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NOTES ON SOME NEW WORLD AND PALEARCTIC SPECIES FORMERLY IN ATHOUS ESCHSCHOLTZ AND HARMINIUS FAIRMAIRE WITH NEW SYNONYMIES (COLEOPTERA: ELATERIDAE)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

Edward C. Becker
Edward C. Becker
Affiliation:
Biosystematics Research Institute, Agriculture Canada, Ottawa K1A 0C6
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Abstract

The Nearctic species, as well as several Palearctic species, of Athous Eschscholtz, Harminius Fairmaire, Hemicrepidius Germar, and Acanthathous Champion are studied and rearranged with the following new combinations: the Nearctic Hemicrepidius simplex (LeConte), H. falli (Reitter), and H. palpalis (Fall) (each from Athous); the Palearctic Hemicrepidius hirtus (Herbst) and H. niger (Linnaeus) (each from Athous); Hemicrepidius dauricus (Mannerheim) and H. flavipennis (Cherepanov) (each from Harminius); Hemicrepidius inornatus (Lewis) (from Yukara); and Acanthathous photinoides (Champion), A. campanulatus (Champion), A. mexicanus (Candèze), A. aequinoctialis (Champion), A. marcidus (Champion), A. aztecus (Champion), A. rugipennis (Champion), A. angusticollis (Champion), A. carinicollis (Champion), and A. championi (Schwarz) (each from Athous). Hemicrepidius hirtus (Candèze) (nee hirtus Herbst) is renamed californicus, new name, and the name H. hemipodus (Say) is recognized rather than decoloratus (Say). Pertinent generic characters are illustrated and brief notes are given for each of the above species (except those in Acanthathous) and for Harminius (Diacanthous) triundulatus (Mannerheim), H. (D.) undulatus (DeGeer), and Hemicrepidius pallidipennis (Mannerheim). Renter’s two subgenera of Harminius: Diacanthous and Megathous are recognized. A key to the genera associated with Athous and to the subgenera of Harminius is provided.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 111 , Issue 4 , April 1979 , pp. 401 - 415
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1979

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