Amphidorini Leconte (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) of Arizona: Keys and Species Accounts
Author
Johnston, M. Andrew
School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University PO Box 874501, Tempe, AZ 85287 - 4501, U. S. A.
ajohnston@asu.edu,
Author
Fleming, David
School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University PO Box 874501, Tempe, AZ 85287 - 4501, U. S. A.
david.fleming.1@asu.edu
Author
Franz, Nico M.
School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University PO Box 874501, Tempe, AZ 85287 - 4501, U. S. A.
nico.franz@asu.edu
Author
Smith, Aaron D.
Department of Biological Sciences, Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ 86011 - 5640, U. S. A.
aaron.smith@nau.edu
text
The Coleopterists Bulletin
2015
mo 14
2015-12-18
69
27
54
journal article
0.1649/0010-065X-69.mo4.27
1938-4394
10086147
Eleodes
(
Melaneleodes
)
rileyi
Casey, 1892
(
Fig. 9A
)
Diagnosis.
Body elongate-ovate, rather parallelsided. Pronotum subquadrate, slightly arcuate laterally, widest just anterior of middle, disc moderately and evenly punctate. Elytra punctate-striate with punctures becoming scabrous to slightly tuberculate laterally and posteriorly on disc. Profemora unarmed, clavate. Prosternum flat, slightly projected posteriorly of procoxae.
Distribution.
Coconino and Apache Counties,
Arizona
. Widely distributed from
Minnesota
west to
California
and north to
Montana
.
Remarks.
This species is most similar to
E. carbonarius
and can be distinguished from the latter by the scrabrous punctures of the elytra. It also resembles
E. halli
, which can be separated from the present species by the elytra bearing small though well-formed tubercles each with a single, black seta.