Cucochodaeus Paulsen, 2007

Paulsen, M. J., 2007, Nomenclatural changes in the Nearctic Ochodaeinae and description of two new genera (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Ochodaeidae), Insecta Mundi 2007 (21), pp. 1-13 : 9

Cucochodaeus Paulsen , new genus

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Figures

Figure 1-4. Propygidia of Nearctic Ochodaeinae genera. Scale bars = 0.5 mm. 1) Unmodified propygidium of Cucochodaeus sparsus, with elytral apices evenly rounded. 2) Two tubercles present on apex of propygidium in Parochodaeus duplex, dentate elytral apices also shown. 3) Elongate propygidium with subparallel sulcus in Xenochodaeus simplex. 4) Short propygidium with trapezoidal sulcus in Neochodaeus praesidii, arrow indicates stridulatory peg.