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Termitaxis Krikken 1970
Termitaxis Krikken 1970: 470.
Illustration from Krikken 1970.
| Superfamily .... | Scarabaeoidea |
| Family ............ | Scarabaeidae |
| Subfamily ....... | Aphodiinae |
| Tribe .............. | Stereomerini |
Type species. Termitaxis holmgreni Krikken 1970: 472, by monotypy.
Diagnosis. Body length 2 mm, oval, flattened, brown, opaque due to close micropunctation. Head broad, able to deflect at nearly 90o to pronotum; eyes absent. Pronotum with central grouping of tuberlces and intervening grooves. Elytra short, fused; each with intervals 1-3 distinct and ridged. Prosternum projecting and hastate behind procoxa. Legs flattened. Meso- and metatibia lacking apical spurs.
Distribution. Peru.
Composition. Termitaxis contains a single species.
Termitaxis holmgreni Krikken 1970: 472, Peru.
Life History. The only known specimen of Termitaxis was collected with termites, Rhinotermes taurus Desn. (Krikken 1970).
Larvae. Unknown.
References:
Krikken, J. 1970. Termitaxis holmgreni gen. nov., sp. nov., a blind, flightless termitophilous scarab from Peru (Coleoptera: Aphodiidae). Proceedings of the Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen, Ser. C. 73: 469-476.
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| Author: Paul Skelley Generated on: 12/MAY/08.....Last modified: 12/MAY/08 University of Nebraska State Museum - Division of Entomology |