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Lomanoxoides Stebnicka 1999
Lomanoxoides Stebnicka 1999: 293.
Photo by Paul Skelley.
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| Eupariini Key |
Type species. Euparia bitubericollis Schmidt 1909: 44, by subsequent designation.
Diagnosis. Body length 3.5-5.5 mm, oval, robust, reddish brown to black. Head broad. Pronotum usually broad, but not explanate. Pronotum and elytra usually with fringe of short setae. Elytra usually inflexed at interval 8. Meso- and metatibia slender.
Distribution. Central and South America.
Composition. Lomanoxoides contains 7 species.
Lomanoxoides bitubericollis (Schmidt 1909: 44) [Euparia], Argentina.
Lomanoxoides herediae Stebnicka and Skelley 2005: 30-31, Costa Rica, Honduras.
Lomanoxoides mapitunari Stebnicka and Skelley 2005: 29-30, Peru.
Lomanoxoides nigrolineatus (Hinton 1938: 116) [Ataenius], Panama.
Lomanoxoides tesari (Balthasar 1963: 285) [Euparia], Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay.
= Ataenius fastigatus Petrovitz 1973: 168.
= Ataenius hrubantovai Chalumeau 1992: 198.
Lomanoxoides selviriaensis Stebnicka 1999: 296, Brazil (Mato Grosso do Sul).
Lomanoxoides setosus (Balthasar 1941: 174) (Odontolytes), Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Guianas, Venezuela.
= Ataenius thoracalis Petrovitz 1964: 284.
Life History. Some members of Lomanoxoides have been collected with leaf cutter ants, Atta spp. (Stebnicka 1999, Stebnicka and Skelley 2005, Stebnicka 2007).
Larvae. Unknown.
References:
Stebnicka, Z. T. 1999. Neotropical Eupariini: New and little known genera and species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae). Revue Suisse de Zoologie 106: 285‑300.
Stebnicka, Z. T., and P. E. Skelley. 2005. Review of some New World aphodiine genera and descriptions of new species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae). Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia 48B(1-2): 23-42.
Stebnicka, Z. T. 2007. New species of Iarupea Martínez and morphological specializations among related taxa associated with ants and termites (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Eupariini). Revue Suisse de Zoologie 114(3): 573-590.
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| Author: Paul Skelley Generated on: 08/MAY/08.....Last modified: 08/MAY/08 University of Nebraska State Museum - Division of Entomology |