Ligyrus Burmeister, 1847
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https://doi.org/ 10.1649/0010-065X-75.2.279 |
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lsid:zoobank.org:pub:23DC47F9-AB1D-4237-854D-89D1815EDD7D |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13252126 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03A887D8-FFA9-7D43-6E27-FE36053842BF |
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Felipe |
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Ligyrus Burmeister, 1847 |
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Ligyrus Burmeister, 1847 View in CoL
Ligyrus Burmeister 1847: 542 View in CoL .
Ligyrodes Casey 1915: 178 (in part, subgenus). Anagrylius Casey 1915: 204 (subgenus). Ligyrellus Casey 1915: 206 (synonym).
Ligyrus View in CoL is distinguished by the presence of a frontoclypeal carina or two small tubercles; clypeus in the Chilean species tapering to narrow, with 2 reflexed teeth on the emarginate apex; mandibles distinctly bidentate with a small, rounded basal lobe; pronotum in the Chilean species with a small subapical tubercle and lacking a subapical fovea; protibia tridentate; and male inner protarsal claw simple in the Chilean species. The genus Ligyrus View in CoL is comprised of 18 species that occur from southern Canada to Argentina and in the West Indies (López-García 2019). One species occurs in Chile. Adults are nocturnal and attracted to lights. In general, larvae are found in soil rich in organic matter where they often feed on the roots of living plants.
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Ligyrus Burmeister, 1847
| Ratcliffe, Brett C., Cave, Ronald D. & Mondaca, José 2021 |
Ligyrodes
| Casey, T. L. 1915: 178 |
| Casey, T. L. 1915: 204 |
| Casey, T. L. 1915: 206 |
Ligyrus
| Burmeister, H. 1847: 542 |