A new genus of blister beetles linking Meloetyphlus with Tetraonyx (Coleoptera: Meloidae)

A new genus of Tetraonycini, Opiomeloe, is proposed for Tetraonyx flavipennis Guérin-Méneville, which is redescribed from adult material collected in Cundinamarca, Colombia. In adult characters the genus is intermediate between Tetraonyx Latreille and the blind, flightless Meloetyphlus Waterhouse. E...

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Published in:Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 1985-10, Vol.58 (4), p.611-619
Main Author: Selander, R.B
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adults
Beetles
COLEOPTERA
Entomology
HABITAT
HABITATS
Insect antennae
Insect larvae
Legs
Male animals
Meloidae
New genus
Sternum
TAXA
TAXON
TAXONOMIA
TAXONOMIE
TAXONOMY
Vertices
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Summary:A new genus of Tetraonycini, Opiomeloe, is proposed for Tetraonyx flavipennis Guérin-Méneville, which is redescribed from adult material collected in Cundinamarca, Colombia. In adult characters the genus is intermediate between Tetraonyx Latreille and the blind, flightless Meloetyphlus Waterhouse. Evidence from comparative anatomy suggests that Opiomeloe is the closest known relative of Meloetyphlus and that the Opiomeloe-Meloetyphlus line evolved either directly from Tetraonyx or from an immediate common ancestor with that genus.
ISSN:0022-8567
1937-2353