A review of New World Laemophloeus Dejean (Coleoptera: Laemophloeidae): 1. Species with antennal club of more than three antennomeres
Author
Thomas, Michael C.
text
Insecta Mundi
2013
2013-03-22
2013
294
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journal article
10.5281/zenodo.5175873
1942-1354
5175873
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Laemophloeus
Dejean, 1835: 315
Type
species.
Cucujus monilis
Fabricius
[by subsequent designation of
Lefkovitch 1959: 101
].
Diagnosis.
The following combination of character states is diagnostic for this genus: Epistome with five emarginations anteriorly (
Fig. 1
); transverse groove marking epistomal suture present (reduced in some species) (
Fig. 1
); antennal scape without a stout, erect sensillum anterodorsally; pronotum with antebasal denticle (
Fig. 2
); humeral carinae of elytra present; procoxal cavities open posteriorly; all coxae widely separated; intercoxal process of prosternum broad, truncate or slightly curved posteriorly (
Fig. 3
); intercoxal process of sternum III acuminate apically (
Fig. 4
); tarsal formula 5-5-
4 in
males, 5-5-
5 in
females; tarsomere I shorter than penultimate tarsomere; anterior tibial spurs very unequal in size, longer spur strongly curved; parameres present, internal sac with flagellum and basal plates (as in
Fig. 17
,
25
).
Discussion.
Lefkovitch (1959)
provided a detailed generic description of
Laemophloeus
and designated the European
Cucujus monilis
Fabricius, 1787
, as
type
species.