Review of the Canadian Eustrophinae (Coleoptera, Tetratomidae)
Author
Pollock, Darren
Eastern New Mexico University, Portales, United States of America
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Eustrophopsis confinis
(
LeConte, 1866
)
(
Figs 6
,
13
,
22
,
30
)
Eustrophus confinis
LeConte, 1866: 152
.—
Horn, 1888: 35
;
Dury, 1906: 260
;
Leng, 1920: 238
;
Csiki, 1924: 10
;
Hatch, 1965: 66
;
Poole
and Gentili, 1996: 299
;
LeSage, 1991: 246
;
Majka and Pollock, 2006: 53
.
Lectotype
(here designated), sex unknown, labelled “Wis / Type 4780 /
E. confinis Lec
”, in MCZ.
Diagnosis
Eustrophopsis confinis
is the only Nearctic species of
Eustrophinae
with a combination of widely separated eyes, and transverse ridges on the outer surface of the meso- and metatibiae. In fact, it may be the only world
Eustrophopsis
with widely separated eyes. Also, its almost uniformly dark color separates
E
.
confinis
from
E
.
bicolor
.
Description
TL
4.8-6.1 mm
; GEW
2.4-3.1 mm
. Body (
Fig. 6
) ovate, subparallelsided; dorsal and ventral color uniformly dark piceous to black; antennomeres 1-4 and 11 slightly lighter in color than antennomeres 5-10; dorsal pubescence relatively long, conspicuous; eyes (
Fig. 13
) widely separated (space 1-1.5 x length of antennomere 1), inner margin deeply emarginate; antennomeres (
Fig. 22
) 5-10 subquadrate; antennal sensilla completely annular (as in
Fig. 25
); last maxillary palpomere unmodified, fusiform; prosternal process triangular, moderately narrowed distally, extended to slightly short of posterior margin of procoxae; prothoracic episternal suture present; elytral punctation coarse, punctures arranged in longitudinal striae (
Fig. 6
); meso- and metatibiae with oblique ridges (as in
Fig. 16
).
Distribution
(
Fig. 30
) Although specimens are seemingly rarely collected,
E
.
confinis
exhibits one of the broadest west-east ranges. Th e species is known from western British Columbia to Nova Scotia. Th e single record from Saskatchewan is the most northerly known specimen of
Eustrophinae
in North America.
US
distribution: ID, MI, ME, NE, NH, SD, WI.
Natural
history
Label data:
Polyporus anceps
(ME).
Chantal (1985)
stated that no natural history data were known to him, but that
E
.
confinis
should be similar to other members of the group.
Material
examined
Specimens
were examined from the following
Canadian
localities:
BRITISH COLUMBIA
:
McIntyre Cr.
,
Oliver
,
6.VI.1959
,
R.E. Leech
, (
CNC
, 1)
;
Radium
,
4.VI.1953
,
B.F. & J.L. Carr
, lot 5, (
CARR
, 3)
;
same locality,
4.VI.1953
, B.F. & J.L.
Carr
, lot 5, (
DAPC
, 2)
;
Trinity Valley
,
16.VIII.1927
,
J.R.L. Howell
, (
PFC
, 1)
;
Vernon
,
11.V.1943
,
H. Leech
, on grass, (
UBC
, 1)
;
Victoria
, (
MCZ
, 1)
;
Tappen
,
3.VI.1978
, B.F. & J.L. Carr, lot 1, (
DAPC
, 1).
SASKATCHEWAN
:
Road 914, 82 km N. Jct. Hwy. 165,
30.VII.1986
,
B.F. & J.L. Carr
, lot 2, (
DAPC
, 1).
MANITOBA
:
Duck Mtn. Prov. Pk.,
19-24.VI.1981
, Ashworth, Schwert & Keller, open gravelly mud with sparse vegetation by water’s edge, (
DAPC
, 1)
;
Riding Mt.
Pk.,
2.VI.1938
, W.J
.
Fig. 30.
Canadian distribution of
Eustrophopsis confinis
. Inset shows US distribution, by state.
Brown
, (
CNC
, 1)
;
Sandilands Forest
,
15.VIII.1993
, N.J. Holliday, (
JBWM
, 1).
ONTARIO:
Constance Bay
,
16.V.1933
, W.J. Brown, (
CNC
, 1).
NOVA SCOTIA
:
Cumberland Co.
, Wentworth,
21.V-5.VII.1965
,
B. Wright
, (
NSMC
, 2)
.