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Genus Distremocephalus

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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 Phengodidae (Glowworm Beetles)
Tribe Mastinocerini
Genus Distremocephalus
Explanation of Names
Distremocephalus Wittmer 1976
Numbers
4 spp. in our area, 11 total(1)
Identification
Pronotum distinctly wider than long, eyes widely separated on ventral side of head (and somewhat dorsally); vertex, frons, or dorsal distance between eyes wide, as wide as long, punctate; antennal pectinations shorter, flattened (1).
Range
s. CA to c. TX / Mex. - Map (1)(2)
Remarks
difficult genus. Riley, E.G. 2022 (pers. comm. to MAQ) reports 5 spp. for Texas, 3 of which are unnamed spp.
Print References
Wittmer W (1976) Arbeiten zu einer Revision der Familie Phengodidae (Coleoptera). Entomologische Arbeiten aus dem Museum G. Frey. 27: 414–524. (Full Text)
Works Cited
1.American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea
Arnett, R.H., Jr., M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley and J. H. Frank. (eds.). 2002. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL.
2.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
Contributed by Mike Quinn on 7 May, 2009 - 5:06pm
Additional contributions by v belov, Arturo Santos
Last updated 10 May, 2022 - 11:49am

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