Heteropromus Blaisdell, 1909

Triplehorn, Charles A., Thomas, Donald B. & Rile, Edward G., 2009, The Genus Eleodes Eschscholtz (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) In Texas, The Coleopterists Bulletin 63 (4), pp. 413-437 : 428

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https://doi.org/10.1649/1177.1

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scientific name

Heteropromus Blaisdell, 1909
status

 

Subgenus Heteropromus Blaisdell, 1909

This subgenus is monotypic. The dorsal plates at the apex of the female ovipositor are small, triangular, and lack an appendage. The femora are unarmed and the male has the basal two protarsomeres nondilated, with only a small transverse tuft of golden pubescence.

Blaisdell, F. E. 1909. A monographic revision of the Coleoptera belonging to the tenebrionid tribe Eleodiini, inhabiting the United States, Lower California, and adjacent islands. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 63. 524 pp.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Tenebrionidae