Lophoglossus LeConte, 1853
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Genus Lophoglossus LeConte, 1853 View in CoL View at ENA
Lophoglossus LeConte, 1853a: 248. Type species: Feronia tartarica Say, 1823 designated by Casey (1918: 324). Etymology. From the Greek lophos (crest) and glossa (tongue), alluding to the carinate glossal sclerite (" ligula carinata ") of the adult [masculine].
Diversity.
Six species in the temperate regions of eastern North America.
Identification.
Will (1999) reviewed the species and provided a key for their identification.
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Lophoglossus LeConte, 1853
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Lophoglossus
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Feronia tartarica
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