Species Oxycopis howdeni

Classification · Explanation of Names · Identification · Range · Remarks · See Also · Print References · Works Cited

Oxycopis howdeni Arnett - Oxycopis howdeni

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Polyphaga

No Taxon (Series Cucujiformia)

Superfamily Tenebrionoidea

Family Oedemeridae (False Blister Beetles)

Subfamily Oedemerinae

Tribe Asclerini

Genus Oxycopis

Species howdeni (Oxycopis howdeni)

Explanation of Names

Oxycopis howdeni Arnett 1965

patronym for Henry F. Howden (1925-2014)

Identification

The fuscus color of this beetle makes it distinctive (1)

Range

w. to s. TX / Mex. - Map (1)(2)

Remarks

Type: Male, Tornillo Flat, Big Bend National Park, Tex., 3200 ft., May 12, 1959 (collected by Edward Becker and Henry F Howden).

See Also

They resemble somewhat certain populations of Xanthochroina bicolor (LeConte). The darker central spot on the head is confined in most specimens to the interocular area, only rarely extending over a larger area. The paler prothorax varies considerably from specimen to specimen. In a few the prothorax is as dark as the elytra. (1)

The fuscus color of this beetle makes it distinctive from other members of the genus except for O. mariae (Arnett) to which it is closely similar. It is separated from O. mariae by the distance between the eyes in dorsal view; the eyes are more widely set apart in O. howdeni and more placed in O. mariae. The antennal segments of O. howdeni are longer and narrower than those of O. mariae. The general color of 0. howdeni is fuscus, while that of most specimens of O. mariae is a dark chestnut, almost piceus; but some specimens may be fuscus. (1)

Print References

Arnett, R.H., Jr. 1965. Species of Oedemeridae of the Big Bend region of Texas. Proceedings of the United State National Museum, pp. 47-56. (1)

Works Cited

1.	Species of Oedemeridae of the Big Bend region of Texas Arnett R.H., Jr. 1965. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 47-56.

2.	Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)

Contributed by Mike Quinn on 17 May, 2016 - 11:22pm
Last updated 28 May, 2019 - 11:16am

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