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Species Zagloba satana

Zagloba satana Gordon - Zagloba satana
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
No Taxon (Series Cucujiformia)
Superfamily Coccinelloidea
No Taxon (Coccinellid group)
Family Coccinellidae (Lady Beetles)
Subfamily Scymninae
Tribe Scymnillini
Genus Zagloba (Scalehunter Lady Beetles)
Species satana (Zagloba satana)
Explanation of Names
Zagloba satana Gordon, 1985
The specific epithet refers to the type locality. (1)
Size
Length 1.45 to 1.75 mm (1)
Range
Devils River to Laredo, TX - Map (1), plus one unconfirmed report from Latimer Co., OK (2)
Remarks
Holotype: Male. TEXAS: Devils River, V-2-07, E. A. Schwarz coll.
Allotype: Female. Same data as holotype except "on Pithecolobium" (Fabaceae)
Paratypes: Total 8. TEXAS: Devils River, V-4-07, FC Pratt Collector; same data as holotype; Laredo, 28-5, Hubbard and Schwarz. (1)
See Also
The punctation, both dorsal and ventral, is obviously finer than in hystrix which satana most closely resembles.
Genitalia should be examined in members of this group to ensure accurate determination. (1)
Internet References
Type Info - Smithsonian
Works Cited
1.The Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) of America North of Mexico
Robert D. Gordon. 1985. Journal of the New York Entomological Society, Vol. 93, No. 1.
2.List of Coleoptera Collected in Latimer County, Oklahoma by Karl Stephan (2002)
Contributed by Mike Quinn on 23 October, 2014 - 9:34pm
Additional contributions by James Bailey, PaleoJon
Last updated 26 April, 2022 - 9:28am

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