Heteroderes vagus Candèze, 1893
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Heteroderes vagus Candèze, 1893 |
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Heteroderes vagus Candèze, 1893 ( Fig. 2C View Fig )
Origin. Neotropical.
Palearctic Distribution. France, Spain, Saudi Arabia (Cate 2007); Portugal ( Zapata de la Vega et al. 2010); Italy ( Platia et al. 2020).
Italian Records. Liguria, Bonassola (SP), VII-1975, leg. S. Bruschi ( EPPC) ; Tuscany, Saturnia (Grosseto), 10.VI.1988, leg. M. Matteini ( GPPC) ( Platia et al. 2020) ; Sicily, Campofelice di Roccella (Palermo), 15-26.V.2018, leg. D. Frenzel, 1 ex ( NMEC) ( Platia et al. 2020) .
IDENTIFICATION KEY TO AGRYPNINAE : OOPHORINI IN ITALY
Agrypninae can be recognized among Elateridae View in CoL by the presence of basal setae on the claws (with the exception of Danosoma Thomson, 1859 ).
Oophorini are characterized by the pronotosternal sutures closed or slightly impressed anteriorly.
1. Posterior angles of pronotum with a dorsal carina........................................................... 2
1′. Posterior angles of pronotum without carina ........ Aeoloderma crucifer (Rossi, 1790) [native]
2. Fourth tarsomeres excavated and dilated or lobate........................................................... 3
2′. Fourth tarsomeres simple.............. Drasterius bimaculatus (Rossi, 1790) [native]
3. Pronotal punctures homogeneous in size........ 4
3′. Pronotal punctures clearly of two different sizes ................................ Heteroderes vagus Candèze, 1893 [exotic]
4. Fourth tarsomeres distinctly lobate with the ventroapical lamella present ......... Conoderus posticus (Eschscholtz, 1822) [exotic]
4′. Fourth tarsomeres excavated and dilated but not lobate, ventroapical lamella missing ............... ...... Aeolus melliculus Candèze, 1859 [exotic]
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