A Revision of Eleodes Subgenus Litheleodes Blaisdell (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)
Author
Triplehorn, Charles A.
Museum of Biological Diversity, The Ohio State University 1315 Kinnear Road, Columbus, OH 43212, U. S. A.
Author
Thomas, Donald B.
USDA-ARS Cattle Fever Tick Research Laboratory 22675 N. Moorefield Road, Edinburg, TX 78596, U. S. A.
donald.thomas@ars.usda.gov
text
The Coleopterists Bulletin
2015
mo 14
2015-12-18
69
11
21
journal article
10.1649/0010-065X-69.mo4.11
1938-4394
4908226
Eleodes subtuberculatus
Walker, 1866
(
Figs. 18–19
,
Map 3
)
Eleodes subtuberculata
Walker 1866: 328
.
Eleodes letcheri
var.
vandykei
forma
parvula
Blaisdell
1909: 137.
Eleodes vandykei parvula
Blaisdell 1921b: 131
.
Eleodes parvula
: Boddy 1965: 152
.
Diagnosis.
Pronotum small, subcylindrical. Prosternal process deflected. Elytra relatively flat, finely and densely muricate. Profemur mutic in both genders. Probasitarsomere with pencil of dark setae at apex of plantar groove in both genders.
The small, subcylindrical pronotum and relatively flat, finely and densely muricate elytra will distinguish this species from its congeners.
Measurements.
Males: length 11.5–12.0 mm; width
4.8–5.2 mm
. Females: length 11.0–13.0 mm; width 5.0–
5.2 mm
.
Types.
Walker’ s type in the
BMNH
from
Vancouver, BC
was examined (
Thomas
et al
. 2014
).
Holotype
of
parvula
, a unique male (
CASC
No. 2829), dissected:
The Dalles
,
Oregon
, 18-V-no year given,
Hubbard
and Schwarz.
Material Examined. C A N A D A:
B r i t i s h Columbia: Vancouver.
USA
:
Oregon
:
The Dalles
,
Imnah River
,
8 mi.
E Baker
(
Wallowa Co.
)
.
California
:
White Mts.
,
Sheep Mt.
,
17,000 ft.
(
Mono County
)
.
Idaho
:
Blackfoot
,
Clearwater
,
Parker
,
Anthony
(
Fremont Co.
)
.
Montana
: Monida,
West Yellowstone
.
Washington
:
Teiton Canyon
,
Wallula
,
10 mi.
S Wawawai
, N side of
Juniper Annex
, NE of
Pascoe
;
7 mi.
W Wallula
(
Franklin Co.
)
.
Remarks.
We have seen many specimens of this species from sand dunes around Parker and Anthony, Fremont County,
Idaho
, where it appears to be quite common. Specimens were collected in June and July. Hyslop (1912) described the larval stage.