RHYSODIDAE Laporte, 1840, 1844
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Family RHYSODIDAE Laporte, 1840 View in CoL
Rhysodites Laporte, 1840: 291. Type genus: Rhysodes Germar, 1822.
Diversity.
Worldwide, with about 355 species arrayed in six tribes: Clinidiini (about 135 species), Dhysorini (ten species), Leoglymmiini (one species), Medisorini (one species), Omoglymmiini (about 180 species), and Rhysodini (about 25 species). Over 90% of the species are found in the Southern Hemisphere.
Identification.
Bell (1970) revised the North American, Middle American, and West Indies species and provided keys for their identification.
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