Discoderus LeConte, 1853
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Genus Discoderus LeConte, 1853 View in CoL View at ENA
Discoderus LeConte, 1853c: 381. Type species: Selenophorus parallelus Haldeman, 1843 designated by Lindroth (1968: 830). Etymology. From the Greek discos (circular plate) and dere (neck, by extension pronotum), alluding to the rounded lateral edges of the pronota (" thorace ... lateribus rotundatis " for Discoderus parallelus and " magis rotundatis " for Discoderus tenebrosus ) of adults of the two species LeConte had before him [masculine].
Selenalius Casey, 1914: 153. Type species: Discoderus cordicollis Horn, 1891 by original designation. Synonymy established by Noonan (1985: 48).
Diversity.
Twenty-eight species in North America (19 species) and Middle America (11 species).
Identification.
This genus has never been revised and such study is much needed. More than 60% of the currently valid North American species have been described by Casey and some of them will certainly fall in synonymy.
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Discoderus LeConte, 1853
Bousquet, Yves 2012 |
Selenalius
Casey 1914 |
Discoderus cordicollis
Horn 1891 |
Discoderus
LeConte 1853 |
Selenophorus parallelus
Haldeman 1843 |