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........Desicasta Thomson, 1878 |
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........Desicasta Thomson 1878: 14. |
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........Moscheuma Thomson 1880: 268. |
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Desicasta laevicostata (van de Poll).
Photo: J. Orozco.
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Distribution: Central America through northern South America.
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Composition: D. laevicostata (van de Poll), D. lobata (Olivier), D. nonfriedi Schoch, D. opaca (Kraatz), D. purpurascens Schoch, D. reichei (Thomson), D. sculptis Thomson, and D. sebosa (van de Poll).
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Larvae: Unknown.
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References:
BLACKWELDER, R. E. 1944. Checklist of the coleopterous insects of Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, and South America. Part 2. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 185: 189-341.
KRAJCIK, M. 1988. Cetoniidae of the World. Catalogue-Part I. Most, Czech Republic.
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Author: Jesús Orozco
Generated on: 30/MAY/2010
University of Nebraska-Lincoln State Museum - Division of Entomology |
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