(Coleoptera: Clavicornia and Heteromera)
Vol. 6
Karl H. Stephan
1989
Abstract
Ninety species, representing 7 genera of Bothrideridae and 23 genera of Colydiidae of America north of Mexico, are reviewed, reflecting recent changes. Keys to families, tribes, genera, and species are provided, as well as distributions, and biological information. Habitus drawings show a representative of each genus. New taxa in each family are:
BOTHRIDERIDAE: n. gen.: Rustleria; n. sp.: Rustleria obscura, Bothrideres cryptus; n. records: Bothrideres depressus, Bothrideres subvittatus. Placed in synonymy: Redistes cylindricus.
COLYDIIDAE: n. gen.: Pseudotaphrus, Deno phoelus. n. sp.: Rhagodera interrupta, Rhagodera texana, Megataphrus arizonicus, Megataphrus chandleri, Pseudotaphrus longus, Bitoma neglecta, Lasconotus knulli, Colydium robustum, Colydium glabriculum, Colydium thomasi, Pycnomerus arizon icus, Pycnomerus quercus. Removed from synony my: Endeitoma, Colydium nigripenne, Aulonium aequicolle. Placed in synonymy: Synchitafloridana, Eucicones Latus, Bitoma sobrina, Bitoma trinotata, Bitoma suffusa, Bitoma prosopis, Bitoma paradisea, Lasconotus apicalis, Lasconotus schwarzi, Lascono tus krausi, Co/ydium bicoloratum. New records: Bitoma crenata, Bitoma exarata, Bitoma brevipes, Phloeonemus interruptus.