Eleodes (Eleodes) hispilabris (Say, 1823)

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 : 47

Eleodes (Eleodes) hispilabris (Say, 1823)

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Blaps hispilabris Say, 1823

Eleodes hispilabris sculptilus Blaisdell, 1909

Diagnosis. Body elongate-oval. Pronotum with anterior angles acute, more or less anterolaterally directed, lateral margins strongly arcuate, narrowing to moderately constricted posteriorly. Profemur armed in males, sinuate in females. Prosternum slightly inflated posterior of procoxae, without distinct process. All tarsi without tomentose pads beneath. Elytra with sulcate striae, strial punctures asperate to muricate.

Distribution. Mohave, Coconino, Navajo, Apache, Yavapai, Gila, Maricopa, Pinal, Pima, Santa Cruz, and Cochise Counties, Arizona. Broadly distributed from Texas north to Montana and west to California.

Remarks. Eleodes hispilabris found in Arizona belong to a race which inhabits the Great Basin region of the United States, once known as the subspecies E. hispilabris sculptilus . This distinct species can be readily identified by its sulcate, roughly sculptured elytra and the shape of the pronotum. It can be found from the fringes of upper Sonoran Desert habitat through mid–elevation grasslands.

Figures

Fig. 8. Eleodes species, dorsal habitus. A) E. hispilabris, female, B) E. sponsus, female, C) E. gracilis, D) E. grandicollis, male. Scale bars = 1 cm.