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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Elateriformia » Elateroidea » False Click Beetles (Eucnemidae) » Melasinae » Dirhagini » Protofarsus

Genus Protofarsus

Classification · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Size · Identification · Range · Season · Works Cited
Protofarsus caribicus Muona - Protofarsus caribicus Protofarsus caribicus Muona - Protofarsus caribicus Protofarsus caribicus Muona - Protofarsus caribicus
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
No Taxon (Series Elateriformia)
Superfamily Elateroidea
Family Eucnemidae (False Click Beetles)
Subfamily Melasinae
Tribe Dirhagini
Genus Protofarsus
Explanation of Names
Protofarsus Muona 1993
Numbers
a single species in our area, 2 spp. total(1)
Size
5.0-6.5 mm(1)
Identification
The group is easly confused with Arrhipis. Protofarsus can be separated from Arrhipis by presence of complete lateral ridge along the elytra.
Range
Mesoamerican group ranging into so.FL & so.TX(1)
Season
Mar through early Jun
Works Cited
1.A revision of the Nearctic Eucnemidae
Muona J. 2000. Acta Zoologica Fennica 212: 1-106.
Contributed by Tim Loh on 17 February, 2010 - 2:31am
Additional contributions by Robert Otto, v belov
Last updated 25 February, 2021 - 5:17pm

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