Eleodes (Blapylis) orophilus Somerby, 1977

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

Eleodes (Blapylis) orophilus Somerby, 1977

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Diagnosis. Body ovate, with dull luster. Pronotum strongly arcuate laterally, narrowing posteriorly, anterior angles slightly produced, obtusely rounded, disc moderately punctured mesally, becoming tuberculate near lateral margins. Prosternum flat behind, not extending beyond procoxae. Proepimeron with scattered tubercles anteriorly, few or no tubercles posteriorly. Profemora unspined in both sexes. Elytra covered in eroded tubercles, having a wrinkled appearance.

Distribution. Coconino, Apache, Gila, Graham, and Greenlee Counties, Arizona. New Mexico.

Remarks. This species is quite similar to E. snowi and can be separated most easily by the sculpturing of the elytra and proepimeron. Most Arizona specimens determined as E. snowi that we have examined belong to E. orophilus .

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.