A taxonomic review of the Selenophori group (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Harpalini) in the West Indies, with descriptions of new species and notes about classification and biogeography
Author
Shpeley, Danny
Author
Hunting, Wesley
Author
Ball, George E.
text
ZooKeys
2017
690
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.690.13751
journal article
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.690.13751
1313-2970-690-1
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Subgenus Celiamorphus Casey
Synonymy.
See synonymy for genus
Selenophorus
.
Recognition
.
Members of this subgenus have the hind tarsus nearly as long as the hind tibia. Additionally, males of all species in this subgenus have a lamina present near the base of the endophallus of the phallic median lobe. Identification of members is best done by using keys.
Description.
Basal lamina present on the endophallus at the apical opening of the phallic median lobe.
Included taxa.
Six species of
subgenus Celiamorphus
, arranged in three species groups, inhabit the West Indies.