Hybochaetodus Arrow, 1909
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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.173700 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4891604 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/313B87F1-FF9E-FFB1-FEFD-5F14FCF03753 |
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Plazi |
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Hybochaetodus Arrow, 1909 |
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Hybochaetodus Arrow, 1909 View in CoL
Type species: Hybochaetodus obscurus Arrow, 1909: 500 .
Diagnosis. This genus is distinguished from other genera of Hybosoridae in the New World by the following combination of characters: Mandibles protruding beyond labrum; pronotum with basiomedial fovea or concave area at base in middle, lacking dorsal carinae ( Figs. 1, 2, 5–8 View FIGURES 5 – 6 View FIGURE 7 – 8. 7 ); elytra convex or flat; metasternum shortest at middle; and meso and metatibiae lacking transverse carinae. All known species of Hybochaetodus have their hind wings completely reduced and are flightless.
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