The Genus Eleodes Eschscholtz (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) In Texas
Author
Triplehorn, Charles A.
Department of Entomology The Ohio State University Columbus, OH 43210, U. S. A.
Ctriplhrn@aol.com
Author
Thomas, Donald B.
USDA-ARS Subtropical Agriculture Research Center Weslaco, TX 78596, U. S. A.
donald.thomas@ars.usda.gov
Author
Rile, Edward G.
Department of Entomology Texas A & M University College Station, TX 77843, U. S. A.
egrchryso@tamu.edu
text
The Coleopterists Bulletin
2009
2009-12-29
63
4
413
437
journal article
10.1649/1177.1
1938-4394
4924379
Eleodes spiculiferus
Triplehorn, 2007
(Figs. 19–20, Map 7)
Diagnosis.
This is a medium-sized species in which the elytral surface is densely papillose, each papilla bearing a short, pale, recumbent seta. The pronotum is broader than long, the basal and apical angles obtusely rounded. The profemora are dentate in the male, mutic in the female. In the male, the basal protarsomere has a dense pad of golden setae. Length:
14–17 mm
.