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Listrochelus tarsalis
Species
Listrochelus tarsalis
Classification
Kingdom
Animalia (Animals)
Phylum
Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum
Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class
Insecta (Insects)
Order
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder
Polyphaga
Superfamily
Scarabaeoidea
Family
Scarabaeidae (Scarab Beetles)
Subfamily
Melolonthinae (May Beetles and Junebugs)
Tribe
Rhizotrogini
Genus
Listrochelus
Species
tarsalis
(Listrochelus tarsalis)
Explanation of Names
Listrochelus tarsalis
Schaeffer, 1908
Size
12.5-14 mm
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1
)
Identification
Though resembling several small and densely pruinose species,
L. tarsalis
is the only one with a thorax that is apparently (view vertically) impunctate and glabrous, except at the sides.
(
1
)
Range
AZ-NM
(
1
)
Remarks
Type locality: "Santa Rita Mts., Arizona."
Works Cited
1.
Revision of the scarabaeid beetles of the phyllophagan subgenus Listrochelus of the United States, with discussion...
L.W. Saylor. 1940. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 89(3095): 59-130.
Contributed by
Blaine Mathison
on 13 June, 2010 - 8:58pm
Additional contributions by
Mike Quinn
,
nebbeetle
Last updated 30 June, 2020 - 11:22am