Aeolodermus Andrewes, 1929

Erwin, Terry L. & Zamorano, Laura S., 2014, A synopsis of the tribe Lachnophorini, with a new genus of Neotropical distribution and a revision of the Neotropical genus Asklepia Liebke, 1938 (Insecta, Coleoptera, Carabidae), ZooKeys 430, pp. 1-108 : 10

Aeolodermus Andrewes, 1929 Velvet-topped Beetles Fig. 3

Aeolodermus Andrewes, 1929:368

Type species.

Homethes emarginatus Chaudoir, 1872:389

Way of life.

Size range - 7.5 mm to 8.0 mm; adults of this genus are active in May (1 ex. CAS) and have been found at lights ( Andrewes 1929).

Distribution.

Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines.

Notes.

Chaudoir (1872) believed his species was close to Stenocheila Laporte de Castelnau; however, Andrewes (1929) followed the advice of Sloane (in litt. or pers. comm.) and left it in the " Anchomenini ." Darlington (1956) followed Andrewes; however, we believe Chaudoir was clearly correct and we have classified it here within the Lachnophorini along with Stenocheila , Diplacanthogaster , and Homethes .

References.

Darlington (1956); Liebherr (1990); Moore et al. (1987).

Figures

Figure 3 - 6. 3 Aeolodermus emarginatus Chaudoir. Digital Photo-illustration. Habitus, dorsal aspect, based on specimen ADP 133799 from Mabatobato, Luzon, Philippines 4 Amphithasus sp. Digital Photo-illustration. Habitus, dorsal aspect, based on specimen ADP 023719 from Rio Sucusari, Peru 5 Anchonoderus apicalis Reiche. Digital Photo-illustration. Habitus, dorsal aspect, based on specimen ADP 132554 from nr. Atalaya, Peru 6 Aporesthus sp. Digital Photo-illustration. Habitus, dorsal aspect, based on specimen ADP 132542 from Tena, Ecuador.