Three new Praociini (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) from Peninsula Valdés (Argentina), with zoogeographical and ecological remarks
Author
Flores, Gustavo E.
Author
Carrara, Rodolfo
Author
Cheli, Germán H.
text
Zootaxa
2011
2965
39
50
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.205983
ec48a020-fd38-4176-8517-bc4d2a065cab
1175-5326
205983
Praocis
(
Hemipraocis
)
sellata
Berg, 1889
This species is characterized by its round shape, width of elytra equal to length, and lateral margin of pronotum and elytron with long, black setae (
Kulzer 1958
). The most recent key for the subgenus
Hemipraocis
is that by
Kulzer (1958)
to separate three subspecies of
Praocis
(
Hemipraocis
)
sellata
Berg
and other five species. Later,
Kaszab (1964)
described
Praocis
(
Hemipraocis
)
sellata topali
which is synonymized in this paper with
P.
(
H.
)
sellata bruchi
.
Flores
(2007
, 2009) established three synonymies within the subgenus. A new key to identify the current five subspecies of
Praocis
(
Hemipraocis
)
sellata
is herein provided.
Type
material examined in the present study for
Praocis
(
Hemipraocis
)
sellata sellata
Berg
and
P.
(
Hemipraocis
)
sellata bergi
Kulzer 1958
is listed in Appendix 2 and for
P.
(
Hemipraocis
)
sellata bruchi
in the previous section.