Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Phloeodes LeConte 1862 - Syn. nov. of Nosoderma Solier 1838 (see García-Paris et al, 2006, Reference below)
Numbers
Nearctica.com and Arnett, p. 465
(1) list eight North American species.
Identification
Species North of Mexico:
Pacific group: Nosoderma diabolicum, N. plicatum, N. pustulosum (see also Internet References)
Unresolved is whether N. diabolicum and N. pustulosum are different species. García-Paris & coauthors (2006; see reference below), state that the diagnostic characters "seem valid", but they have examined specimens from Monterey and Los Angeles Counties with intermediate characters. They also point to local variation and the need for "a more detailed study with large samples from several populations along the distribution ranges of both species."
[i]Nosoderma emarginatum species group (Atlantic): one sp. North of Mexico, N. emarginatum(Type from "near San Antonio, Texas")
Print References
García-Paris, M., M.M. Coca-Abia, & G. Parra-Olea. 2006. Re-evaluation of the genera Phloeodes, Noserus and Nosoderma (Coleoptera: Zopheridae) with description of a new species of Nosoderma from northern México.. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Fr. 42(2):215-230.
Internet References
Type specimens at Harvard:
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Cotinis on 12 August, 2004 - 2:10pm
Additional contributions by
Hartmut WischLast updated 2 July, 2008 - 6:17pm
