Eleodes (Eleodes) suturalis (Say, 1823)

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 : 50

Eleodes (Eleodes) suturalis (Say, 1823)

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Blaps suturalis Say, 1823

Diagnosis. Body elongate, parallel-sided. Pronotum explanate laterally, disc rather flat, lateral margins strongly arcuate, anterior angles prominent, acute. Elytra with dorsal and lateral aspect clearly demarked by longitudinal carina, disc punctatestriate, striae moderately impressed, area near elytral suture generally red in color. Profemora spined in both sexes. Probasitarsis with a pad of tomentose setae covering plantar surface. Prosternum flat and slightly projected posteriorly of procoxae.

Distribution. Cochise County, Arizona. Broadly distributed through the Great Plains from South Dakota south to Texas and west to New Mexico.

Remarks. This large, distinctive species is only known from a handful of specimens in Arizona. It is known to be a minor crop pest in other parts of its range.

Figures

Fig. 4. Eleodes species, dorsal habitus. A) E. armatus, male, B) E. tricostatus, C) E. suturalis, D) E. halli. Scale bars = 1 cm.