Globothorax Fleutiaux, 1891

Douglas, Hume B., 2017, World reclassification of the Cardiophorinae (Coleoptera, Elateridae), based on phylogenetic analyses of morphological characters, ZooKeys 655, pp. 1-130 : 39

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scientific name

Globothorax Fleutiaux, 1891
status

 

Globothorax Fleutiaux, 1891 Figs 30, 77-78, 79-80

Globothorax Fleutiaux, 1891: ccxxxii. Type species: Globothorax chevrolati Fleutiaux, 1891: ccxxxiii.

Teslasena Fleutiaux, 1892: 410. Syn. n. Type species, Anelastes femoralis Lucas, 1857: 71.

Diagnosis.

Legs. Tibiae flattened and broadened apically (Figs 78, 80), apparently for digging, tarsi without apically extending lobes or pads, tarsal claws with 2-3 apices per side. Also, posterior edge of pronotum bidentate mesally; anterior edge of scutellum straight, females with compound eyes nearly flat and antennae reaching only 2/3 of distance to pronotal hind angles; bursa copulatrix with proximal (only) sclerites parallel sided (Fig. 30). Known from: Brazil, Bolivia, 3 spp.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Elateridae