Eucteniza Ausserer, 1875

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Genus Eucteniza Ausserer, 1875

Type species.

Eucteniza mexicana Ausserer, 1875.

Diagnosis.

For updated diagnosis of the genus see Bond and Godwin (2013): 36.

General description.

For updated description of the genus see Bond and Godwin (2013): 36.

Composition.

Eucteniza cabowabo Bond & Godwin, 2013; Eucteniza caprica Bond & Godwin, 2013; Eucteniza chichimeca Bond & Godwin, 2013; Eucteniza coylei Bond & Godwin, 2013; Eucteniza diablo Bond & Godwin, 2013; Eucteniza golondrina Bond & Godwin, 2013; Eucteniza hidalgo Bond & Godwin, 2013; Eucteniza huasteca Bond & Godwin, 2013; Eucteniza mexicana Ausserer, 1875; Eucteniza panchovillai Bond & Godwin, 2013; Eucteniza relata (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1895); Eucteniza ronnewtoni Bond & Godwin, 2013, Eucteniza rosalia Bond & Godwin, 2013; and Eucteniza zapatista Bond & Godwin, 2013. Total: 14 species.

Distribution.

Mainly from Baja California, along to the Sierra Madre Oriental and central part of the Transmexican Volcanic Belt ( Bond and Godwin 2013: fig. 1), and with only one described species from Texas, United States.