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Afrodiastictus Pittino and Mariani 1986
Afrodiastictus Pittino and Mariani 1986: 136.
Photo by Paul Skelley.
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Type species. Diastictus carinatus Paulian 1954: 64, by original designation.
Diagnosis. Body length 1.6-2.2 mm, elongate, parallel-sided, dark reddish-brown to black, dorsal surfaces glabrous. Head surface granulate. Clypeus rounded each side of median emargination. Pronotum with 2 transverse grooves (3 ridges), one median longitudinal basal groove. Elytral base margined, intervals strongly convex to carinulate. Metafemur elongate. Metatibia gradually widening to apex. Metatarsi elongate.
Distribution. Fundu Is., Central Africa, South America.
Composition. Worldwide, Afrodiastictus contains 7 species, 2 of which occur in the New World.
Afrodiastictus minutus (Petrovitz 1970: 238) [Rhyssemus], Brazil, Venezuela.
Afrodiastictus mimicus (Gordon and Cartwright 1980: 14) [Rhyssemus], Bolivia.
Life History. Unknown, adults are collected at lights.
Larvae. Unknown.
References:
Gordon, R. D. , and O. L. Cartwright. 1980. The Western Hemisphere species of Rhyssemus and Trichiorhyssemus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 317: 1-29.
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| Author: Paul Skelley Generated on: 08/JAN/08.....Last modified: 08/JAN/08 University of Nebraska State Museum - Division of Entomology |