Eleodes (Metablapylis) dissimilis Blaisdell, 1909

Johnston, M. Andrew, Fleming, David, Franz, Nico M. & Smith, Aaron D., 2015, Amphidorini Leconte (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) of Arizona: Keys and Species Accounts, The Coleopterists Bulletin (mo 14) 69, pp. 27-54 : 46

Eleodes (Metablapylis) dissimilis Blaisdell, 1909

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Diagnosis. Body ovate to elongate. Pronotum narrowing in posterior half, anterior angles rounded and more or less produced forward. Elytra punctatestriate, with moderately large punctures, with intervals 2–5 times the width of the punctures. Terminal antennomere wider than long to as long as wide. Female genitalia with inner lobe of coxite moderately long, gonostyle fairly large, length of coxite from tip of gonostyle to posterior margin about the same length as gonostyle.

Distribution. Coconino, Yavapai, Gila, Maricopa, Pima, Santa Cruz, and Cochise Counties, Arizona. New Mexico, southern Utah; Sonora, Mexico.

Remarks. This somewhat variable species is most similar to E. wheeleri and may be separated by the shorter antennae and distribution. It is also quite similar to E. delicatus and may be separated by the pronotal shape, elytral punctures, and generally more robust size. The taxon E. nevadensis , originally described as a subspecies of E. dissimilis from Arizona, is here unrecognized between E. dissimilis and E. delicatus . See the discussion on that species.

Figures

Fig. 12. Eleodes species, dorsal habitus. A) E. dissimilis, female, B) E. nigrinus, male, C) E. obscurus sulcipennis, female, D) E. obscurus dispersus, male. Scale bars = 1 cm.