Eleodes arcuatus Casey, 1890
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https://doi.org/ 10.1649/1177.1 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4924696 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/755B87E6-FFDE-FF99-6EFB-F344FE6E9570 |
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Carolina |
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Eleodes arcuatus Casey, 1890 |
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(Figs. 43–44, Map 14)
Diagnosis. A small, oblong-ovate species with the integument finely punctate and dull in luster. Pronotum subquadrate, slightly wider than long, widest near the middle; anterior angles prominent; surface of disc sparsely, minutely punctulate. Prosternal process horizontal and acute apically. Base of abdomen about equal in width to base of thorax; elytral surface with small punctures arranged in series on disc, becoming confused laterally. Femora are clavate, feebly arcuate preapically in both genders; protarsal groove without pads of golden setae. Length: 12–16 mm.
Distribution. Texas specimens were collected in the Davis Mountains. The species ranges west to Arizona where it is more common; also known from Sonora and Chihuahua in Mexico.
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