Hypocacculus (Colpellus), Reichardt, 1932

Lackner, Tomáš, 2010, Review of the Palaearctic genera of Saprininae (Coleoptera: Histeridae), Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae (suppl.) 50, pp. 1-254 : 129

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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4342045
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scientific name	Hypocacculus (Colpellus)
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Subgenus Colpellus Reichardt, 1932 View in CoL

Colpellus Reichardt, 1932: 32 View in CoL , 33. Colpellus View in CoL : 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) .