Eleodes (Blapylis) snowi Blaisdell, 1909

Johnston, M. Andrew, Fleming, David, Franz, Nico M. & Smith, Aaron D., 2015, Amphidorini Leconte (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) of Arizona: Keys and Species Accounts, The Coleopterists Bulletin (mo 14) 69, pp. 27-54 : 49-50

Eleodes (Blapylis) snowi Blaisdell, 1909

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Diagnosis. Body elongate, rather parallel-sided. Pronotum with disc densely punctate, punctures becoming tubercles in lateral quarter of disc, lateral margins strongly arcuate, widest just anterior of middle, posterior margin narrower than anterior margin. Elytra entirely and evenly covered in rounded tubercles. Profemora unarmed. Probasitarsis with pad of tomentose setae interrupting plantar surface apically. Propleura entirely and evenly tuberculate.

Distribution. Coconino County, Arizona. New Mexico, Colorado, Utah.

Remarks. We have seen only a single specimen of E. snowi from Arizona. Many specimens determined as such are actually E. orophilus , which is apparently much more common. The striking tuburculate elytra clearly separate this species from E. orophilus , and the shape of the pronotum as well as larger size separates it from E. pimelioides , which are the two most similar species in the region.

Figures

Fig. 13. Eleodes species, dorsal habitus. A) E. orophilus, female, B) E. pimelioides, female, C) E. snowi, female, D) E. wynnei, female. Scale bars = 1 cm.