Ammoecius lusitanicus ERICHSON, 1848
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12587363 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/101D8782-FF94-2A63-FD9F-FAACA86598C2 |
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Ammoecius lusitanicus ERICHSON, 1848 |
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Ammoecius lusitanicus ERICHSON, 1848 View in CoL
( Figs 57–60 View Figs 53–64 , 83 View Figs 81–84 )
Ammoecius lusitanicus ERICHSON, 1848: 908 View in CoL ; HAROLD 1871: 13.
Aphodius (Ammoecius) lusitanicus : REITTER 1892: 184; d’ORBIGNY 1896: 206; SCHMIDT 1913: 125; SCHMIDT 1922:68; BALTHASAR 1964:81; BARAUD 1971:69; DELLACASA M.1988:156.
Type locality: Portugal .
Type depository: Museum für Naturkunde der Humboldt Universität, Berlin .
Description – Length 4.5–5.0 mm. Oblong, moderately convex, shiny, glabrous ( Fig. 83 View Figs 81–84 ). Blackish, elytra dark brownish; clypeal margin brown-reddish; legs brown-reddish with tarsi paler; antennal club testaceous. Head with epistoma strongly gibbous, finely, rather densely and subregularly punctured on disc; punctation somewhat larger and irregular laterally, subrugose in front of distinctanteriortransversecarina.Clypeuswidelysinuateatmiddle,obtuselyroundedatsides,thinly bordered, border feebly upturned anteriorly; genae angulose, shortly ciliate, distinctly protruding more than eyes; frontal suture finely impressed, somewhat gibbous at middle; frons finely, distinctly and subregularly punctured; epipharynx: Fig. 57 View Figs 53–64 ; apex of corypha: Fig. 58 View Figs 53–64 . Pronotum transverse, moderately convex, doubly punctured; large punctures sparser on disc, somewhat denser on sides, fine punctures subregularly sparse throughout; anterior margin finely bordered; sides almost rounded, thinly bordered; hind angles obtusely rounded; base faintly bisinuate, rather thinly bordered. Scutellum regularly triangular, somewhat sunken, basally almost imperceptibly punctured. Elytra moderately convex, slightly broadened posteriorly; epipleural carina almost faint at shoulder; striae rather deep, superficially punctured, faintly crenulate; interstices flat on disc, slightly convex on preapical declivity, almost imperceptibly punctured. Hind tibiae with superior apical spur longer thanfirsttarsalsegment;lattersomewhatshorterthanfollowingthreecombined.Male:pronotumrelatively more transverse, with large punctures sparser on disc; middle tibiae with inferior apical spur very short, stout, obliquely truncate apically; metasternal plate deeply excavate; aedeagus: Figs 59–60 View Figs 53–64 . Female: pronotum relatively less transverse, with large punctures denser on disc; middle tibiae with inferior apical spur regularly elongate and acuminate apically; metasternal plate slightly concave.
Distribution: Portugal, Spain, Morocco?, Algeria?
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Ammoecius lusitanicus ERICHSON, 1848
DellacaSa, M. & DellacaSa, G. 2002 |
Aphodius (Ammoecius) lusitanicus
BARAUD, J. 1971: 69 |
BALTHASAR, V. 1964: 81 |
SCHMIDT, A. 1922: 68 |
SCHMIDT, A. 1913: 125 |
REITTER, E. 1892: 184 |
Ammoecius lusitanicus
HAROLD, E. 1871: 13 |
ERICHSON, W. F. 1848: 908 |