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Miller
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(
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,
<figureCitation id="1373FB8B98280B2DFEF7FF1B4C0D1AB9" box="[302,334,226,250]" captionStart="Figures 32-44" captionStartId="38.[192,286,1682,1704]" captionTargetBox="[192,1357,192,1649]" captionTargetId="figure-419@38.[688,779,856,946]" captionTargetPageId="38" captionText="Figures 32-44. Male genitalia of southeastern Heterocerus species. The ventral view is shown unless otherwise stated. 32-39) Species that lack post-mesocoxal lines. 32) H. fatuus. 33) H. glicki. 34) H. intermuralis. 35) H. angustatus; left - ventral view, right - dorsal view. 36) H. longilobulus. 37) H. pallidus; left - ventral view, right - dorsal view. 38) H. gnatho; left - ventral view, right - dorsal view. 39) H. sandersoni; left - ventral view, center - dorsal view, left - lateral view. 40-44) Species with post-mesocoxal lines. 40) H. sinuosus; left - dorsal view, right - ventral aspect. 41) H. mollinus. 42) H. insolens; left - dorsal view, right - ventral aspect. 43) H. parrotus. 44) H. brunneus." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5188382" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5188382/files/figure.png" pageId="19" pageNumber="18">42</figureCitation>
,
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<emphasis id="B93C3B1C98280B2DFF19FEDA4CFA1B79" box="[192,441,290,314]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="18">Heterocerus insolens</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B93C3B1C98280B2DFF19FE9B4C281B39" bold="true" box="[192,363,354,378]" pageId="19" pageNumber="18">Description.</emphasis>
Length
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. Chestnut brown. Apical angles of pronotum usually pale. Elytra dark brown and distinctly trifaciate with relatively large medial and distal pale markings, and small broken pale basal marks; striae absent (
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). Post-metathoracic coxal lines absent; post-mesothoracic coxal lines prominent. Male genitalia (
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) of the typical
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, phallobase constricted to its narrowest point at anterior third and then slightly broadened towards outer edges of parameres; medial edges of parameres approximately 30
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divergent; dorsal plate ovoid, with no constrictions. Hypermandibulate males rare.
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<emphasis id="B93C3B1C98280B2DFF19FD9B4C0E1839" bold="true" box="[192,333,610,634]" pageId="19" pageNumber="18">Diagnosis.</emphasis>
The presence of post-mesothoracic coxal lines and distinctive elytral coloration distinguishes this species from all other southeastern species except
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, the most common North American
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. In most specimens of
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<taxonomicName id="4C489C8D98280B2DFDB3FD5A4FB618F9" authorityName="Miller" authorityYear="1994" box="[618,757,674,698]" class="Insecta" family="Heteroceridae" genus="Heterocerus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="19" pageNumber="18" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="insolens">H. insolens</taxonomicName>
,
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the two distal pale marks on the elytra are much more extensive than is typical of
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(compare
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). Some males of
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<emphasis id="B93C3B1C98280B2DFB58FD3A48451899" box="[1153,1286,706,730]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="18">H. insolens</emphasis>
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are reported to have a small lateral projection on the mandibles, which are absent on
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(
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, but we have not observed this character. The abruptly constricted anterior end of the phallobase and the divergent parameres immediately distinguish
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from
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<emphasis id="B93C3B1C98280B2DFC0DFCDA49241979" box="[980,1127,802,826]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="18">H. mollinus</emphasis>
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, in which the phallobase slowly tapers anteriorly and the internal edges of the parameres only slightly diverge (compare
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). Another southeastern species with post-mesothoracic coxal lines,
<emphasis id="B93C3B1C98280B2DFBEDFC9A498B1939" box="[1076,1224,867,890]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="18">
<taxonomicName id="4C489C8D98280B2DFBEDFC9A49801939" authorityName="King &amp; Lago" authorityYear="2012" baseAuthorityName="King &amp; Lago" baseAuthorityYear="2012" box="[1076,1219,867,890]" class="Insecta" family="Heteroceridae" genus="Heterocerus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="19" pageNumber="18" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="sinuosus">H. sinuosus</taxonomicName>
,
</emphasis>
has the pronotum consistently darker than the head and elytra, which immediately distinguishes it from
<taxonomicName id="4C489C8D98280B2DFB05FC7A482019D9" authorityName="Miller" authorityYear="1994" box="[1244,1379,898,922]" class="Insecta" family="Heteroceridae" genus="Heterocerus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="19" pageNumber="18" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="insolens">
<emphasis id="B93C3B1C98280B2DFB05FC7A482019D9" box="[1244,1379,898,922]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="18">H. insolens</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. The external features and genital morphology of this species are also similar to those of
<taxonomicName id="4C489C8D98280B2DFB31FC5A48C319F9" authorityName="Melsheimer" authorityYear="1844" box="[1256,1408,930,954]" class="Insecta" family="Heteroceridae" genus="Heterocerus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="19" pageNumber="18" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="brunneus">
<emphasis id="B93C3B1C98280B2DFB31FC5A48C319F9" box="[1256,1408,930,954]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="18">H. brunneus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, a western species with several dubious southeastern records (see
<bibRefCitation id="EFD99AFF98280B2DFC13FC3B49361999" author="Pacheco, F." box="[970,1141,962,986]" pageId="19" pageNumber="18" pagination="1 - 155" refId="ref22030" refString="Pacheco, F. 1964. Sistematica, filogenia y distribucion de los Heteroceridos de America (Coleoptera; Heteroceridae). Monografias del Colegio de Post-graduados, No. 1, Escuela Nacional de Agricultura, Chapingo, Mexico, Vol. 1: 1 - 155." type="journal article" year="1964">Pacheco 1964</bibRefCitation>
). Characters of the male genitalia must be used to separate these two species (see couplet 19).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BF7E70E98280B2DFF19FBDB4CE51ED9" blockId="19.[192,1440,1058,1243]" pageId="19" pageNumber="18">
<emphasis id="B93C3B1C98280B2DFF19FBDB4C4C1E79" bold="true" box="[192,271,1058,1082]" pageId="19" pageNumber="18">Notes</emphasis>
. During this project,
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<emphasis id="B93C3B1C98280B2DFDC4FBDA4FE51E79" box="[541,678,1058,1082]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="18">H. insolens</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
was collected on two occasions. In both instances the beetles were taken from cypress-dominated overflow areas along the Tallahatchie and Yazoo rivers. Previously collected
<taxonomicName id="4C489C8D98280B2DFEEDFB9A4CFD1E39" authorityName="Miller" authorityYear="1994" box="[308,446,1122,1146]" class="Insecta" family="Heteroceridae" genus="Heterocerus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="19" pageNumber="18" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="insolens">
<emphasis id="B93C3B1C98280B2DFEEDFB9A4CFD1E39" box="[308,446,1122,1146]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="18">H. insolens</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
came from a variety of habitats, including small streams above the fall line in northern
<collectingRegion id="498C29EC98280B2DFEEAFB7B4CE01ED9" box="[307,419,1154,1178]" country="United States of America" name="Alabama" pageId="19" pageNumber="18">Alabama</collectingRegion>
.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BF7E70E98280B2DFF29FB5B4FEE1E98" blockId="19.[192,1440,1058,1243]" pageId="19" pageNumber="18">
Several of Millers
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were found to be misidentified specimens of
<taxonomicName id="4C489C8D98280B2DFBB8FB5A49AC1EF9" baseAuthorityName="Miller" baseAuthorityYear="1994" box="[1121,1263,1186,1210]" class="Insecta" family="Heteroceridae" genus="Heterocerus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="19" pageNumber="18" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="mollinus">
<emphasis id="B93C3B1C98280B2DFBB8FB5A49AC1EF9" box="[1121,1263,1186,1210]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="18">H. mollinus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. Genitalia had not been extracted from these
<typeStatus id="54F359AC98280B2DFDF5FB3A4FEA1E98" box="[556,681,1219,1243]" pageId="19" pageNumber="18" type="paratype">paratypes</typeStatus>
.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C352B48598280B2DFF19FAFB4F841FB9" pageId="19" pageNumber="18" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="8BF7E70E98280B2DFF19FAFB4C581FF9" blockId="19.[192,1440,1282,1466]" pageId="19" pageNumber="18">
<emphasis id="B93C3B1C98280B2DFF19FAFB4C2F1F59" bold="true" box="[192,364,1282,1306]" pageId="19" pageNumber="18">Distribution</emphasis>
.
<taxonomicName id="4C489C8D98280B2DFEA3FAFA4F311F59" authorityName="Miller" authorityYear="1994" box="[378,626,1282,1306]" class="Insecta" family="Heteroceridae" genus="Heterocerus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="19" pageNumber="18" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="insolens">
<emphasis id="B93C3B1C98280B2DFEA3FAFA4F311F59" box="[378,626,1282,1306]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="18">Heterocerus insolens</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
has been collected in four different physiographic regions above the fall line in northern
<collectingRegion id="498C29EC98280B2DFE10FADB4F751F79" box="[457,566,1314,1338]" country="United States of America" name="Alabama" pageId="19" pageNumber="18">Alabama</collectingRegion>
and it is also common throughout the Alluvial and Coastal plains of
<collectingRegion id="498C29EC98280B2DFF19FABB4C0B1F19" box="[192,328,1346,1370]" country="United States of America" name="Mississippi" pageId="19" pageNumber="18">Mississippi</collectingRegion>
and
<collectingRegion id="498C29EC98280B2DFE5FFABB4CB71F19" box="[390,500,1346,1370]" country="United States of America" name="Alabama" pageId="19" pageNumber="18">Alabama</collectingRegion>
(
<figureCitation id="1373FB8B98280B2DFDDCFABB4F1C1F19" box="[517,607,1346,1370]" captionStart="Figures 54-57" captionStartId="39.[192,286,1864,1886]" captionTargetBox="[192,1436,1076,1850]" captionTargetId="figure-932@39.[788,832,1441,1510]" captionTargetPageId="39" captionText="Figures 54-57. Distribution by county in the United States. 54) Heterocerus pallidus. 55) Heterocerus gnatho. 56) Heterocerus longilobulus. 57) Heterocerus insolens." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5188388" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5188388/files/figure.png" pageId="19" pageNumber="18">Fig. 57</figureCitation>
).
<bibRefCitation id="EFD99AFF98280B2DFDADFABB4E551F19" author="Miller, W. V." box="[628,790,1346,1370]" pageId="19" pageNumber="18" pagination="11 - 18" refId="ref21914" refString="Miller, W. V. 1994. New species of Heteroceridae from Canada and the United States. Coleopterists Bulletin 48: 11 - 18." type="journal article" year="1994">Miller (1994)</bibRefCitation>
provided single records from
<collectingRegion id="498C29EC98280B2DFB50FABB48401F19" box="[1161,1283,1346,1370]" country="United States of America" name="Louisiana" pageId="19" pageNumber="18">Louisiana</collectingRegion>
and
<collectingRegion id="498C29EC98280B2DFA98FABB48DF1F19" box="[1345,1436,1346,1370]" country="United States of America" name="Illinois" pageId="19" pageNumber="18">Illinois</collectingRegion>
. Since this distribution indicates adaptation to a variety of habitats, and because the species was described fairly recently, it is probable that
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<emphasis id="B93C3B1C98280B2DFD18FA7A4E0A1FD9" box="[705,841,1410,1434]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="18">H. insolens</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
has a much wider distribution than is currently known.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BF7E70E98280B2DFF19FA1B4F841FB9" blockId="19.[192,711,1506,1530]" box="[192,711,1506,1530]" pageId="19" pageNumber="18">
<emphasis id="B93C3B1C98280B2DFF19FA1B4CA01FB9" bold="true" box="[192,483,1506,1530]" pageId="19" pageNumber="18">Specimens examined.</emphasis>
98 (See Appendix).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
</treatment>
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