Review of the Palaearctic genera of Saprininae (Coleoptera: Histeridae)
Author
Lackner, Tomáš
text
Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae
2010
suppl.
2010-10-20
50
1
254
journal article
9574
10.5281/zenodo.4272127
724cb358-6f18-4816-afc7-bb42cb9b6942
0374-1036
4272127
Subgenus
Colpellus
Reichardt, 1932
Colpellus
Reichardt, 1932: 32
, 33.
Colpellus
:
REICHARDT (1941)
: 282
, 286;
KRYZHANOVSKIJ & REICHARDT (1976)
: 201
, 204;
VIENNA
(1980)
: 171
;
MAZUR
(1984): 84;
MAZUR (1997)
: 250;
YÉLAMOS (2002)
: 308;
MAZUR (2004)
: 93.
Type
species
Saprinus praecox
Erichson, 1834
, original designation.
Diagnosis.
The subgenus
Colpellus
differs from the subgenus
Hypocacculus
and subgenus
Nessus
by the straight carinate frontal stria elevated above eyes continuous as a strongly carinate supraorbital stria. Clypeus often carinate laterally. Frontal disc with scattered fine punctation; punctation of elytra does not form a band of dense punctures before elytral apex. Protibia on outer margin with 6–7 low teeth, topped with short denticle.
Biology.
See Biology of
Hypocacculus
s. l.
Distribution.
This subgenus includes 6 species, distributed in Afrotropical and Palaearctic Regions, with
Hypocacculus
(
Colpellus
)
biskrensis
(
Marseul, 1876
)
reaching as far as
India
and
Hypocacculus
(
Colpellus
)
praecox
(
Erichson, 1834
)
to
Afghanistan
(
MAZUR 1997
).
Species examined.
Hypocacculus
(
Colpellus
)
biskrensis
(
Marseul, 1876
)
,
H.
(
C.
)
infensus
G.
Müller, 1937
,
H.
(
C.
)
praecox
(
Erichson, 1834
)
,
H.
(
C.
)
solieri
(
Marseul, 1862
)
.