Geopinus LeConte, 1847
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Genus Geopinus LeConte, 1847 View in CoL View at ENA
Geopinus LeConte, 1847: 371. Type species: Daptus incrassatus Dejean, 1829 by monotypy. Etymology. From the Greek prefix geo- (earth) and pinos (dirt, filth), probably alluding to the habitat where LeConte found his specimens (" terram laborans, quasi fodiens ") [masculine].
Diversity.
One North American species in the temperate regions.
Identification.
The species is covered in Lindroth’s (1968: 832-833) monograph.
Taxonomic Note.
This taxon has always been treated as a valid genus. In a phylogenetic analysis based on characters of the adult conducted by Noonan (1973: Fig. 241), this taxon nested within the genus Anisodactylus . Bousquet and Tchang’s (1992: 769) phylogenetic analysis based on larval characters suggested that Geopinus may be the sister-group to Gynandrotarsus of the genus Anisodactylus . Based on these two studies, Anisodactylus as presently recognized is probably paraphyletic. However, I prefer to leave Geopinus , with its highly distinctive species, as a distinct genus until more conclusive evidence is found.
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Geopinus LeConte, 1847
Bousquet, Yves 2012 |
Geopinus
LeConte 1847 |
Daptus incrassatus
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