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Zopherus Gray, 1832

Foley, Ian A. & Ivie, Michael A., 2008, A phylogenetic analysis of the tribe Zopherini with a review of the species and generic classification (Coleoptera: Zopheridae), Zootaxa 1928 (1), pp. 1-72 : 15-16

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 https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.1928.1.1

DOI

 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5230997

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scientific name

 Zopherus Gray
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Genus Zopherus Gray View in CoL View at ENA

Figs. 1 View FIGURES 1–5. 1–3 , 6–7, 9 View FIGURES 6–9. 6–8

Zopherus Gray, 1832: 796 View in CoL . Blanchard, 1861: pl. 7A, fig. 6. Guérín-Méneville, 1844: 18. Lucas, 1852: XXIII. Solier, 1841: 42–46. Sturm, 1842: 349. Sallé, 1849: 301. LeConte, 1851: 130. Horn, 1867: 160–162. Horn, 1870: 271–272. Champion, 1884: 39–43. Horn, 1885: 160. Champion, 1892: 489. Casey, 1907a: 36–41. Casey, 1907b: 464–467. Casey, 1924: 304–305. Blaisdell, 1931: 111. Gebien, 1936: 665. Blackwelder, 1945: 514. Triplehorn, 1972: 1–24. Doyen and Lawrence, 1979: 344. Ṡ lipi ń ski and Lawrence, 1999: 17. Ivie, 2002: 49. García-París et al., 2006: 216. (Type species Zopherus mexicanus Gray, 1832 , subsequent designation by Casey, 1907a).

Megazopherus Casey, 1907a: 36 . Gebien, 1936: 665. Blackwelder, 1945: 514. (Synonymy by Triplehorn, 1972: 3).

Zopherinus Casey, 1907a: 36 . Gebien, 1936: 666. Blackwelder, 1945: 514. (Synonymy by Triplehorn, 1972: 3).

Zopherodes Casey, 1907a: 36 . Gebien, 1936: 666. Blackwelder, 1945: 514. (Synonymy by Triplehorn, 1972: 3).

Diagnosis: The genus can be distinguished from all other Zopheridae by having 9-segmented antennae with the club composed of 3 fused segments, and complete antennal cavities on the hypomeron.

Description: See Triplehorn (1972), Ṡ lipi ń ski and Lawrence (1999).

Notes: The genus was described by Gray (1832) and the type species was subsequently designated by Casey (1907a) as Zopherus mexicanus Gray 1832 . This is the largest genus in the tribe with 19 valid species, and is the only one that has been critically examined ( Triplehorn 1972). It is well supported based on several synapomorphies including the 9-segmented antennae with the apical 3 segments fused, the overlapping cuticle between the tarsal claws, glabrous pronotum and ventrite 5 with a sinuate preapical groove. For a key to species and excellent revision, see Triplehorn (1972).

Blackwelder, R. E. (1945) Checklist of the Coleopterous insects of Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, and South America, Part 3. Smithsonian Institution, United States National Museum Bulletin, 185, 343 - 550.

Casey, T. L. (1907 a) Notes on Chalcolepidius and the Zopherini. Canadian Entomologist, 39, 35 - 46.

Casey, T. L. (1907 b) A revision of the American components of the tenebrionid subfamily Tentyriinae. Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Sciences, 9, 275 - 522.

Casey, T. L. (1924) Additions to the known Coleoptera of North America. Memoires on the Coleoptera by Thos. L. Casey, 11, 1 - 347.

Champion, G. C. (1884) Fam. Tenebrionidae (part), In: F. D. Godman & O. Salvin, (eds.) Biologia Centralia-Americana. Insecta. Coleoptera. Vol. IV, Part 1. Porter, London, pp. 1 - 88.

Champion, G. C. (1892) Supplement to Heteromera, In: F. D. Godman & O. Salvin, (eds.) Biologia Centralia-Americana. Insecta. Coleoptera. Vol. IV, Part 1. Porter, London, pp. 477 - 524.

Doyen, J. T. & Lawrence, J. F. (1979) Relationship and higher classification of some Tenebrionidae and Zopheridae (Coleoptera). Systematic Entomology, 4, 333 - 377.

Garcia-Paris, M., Coca-Abia, M. M. & Parra-Olea, G. (2006) Re-evaluation of the genera Phloeodes, Noserus, and Nosoderma (Coleoptera: Zopheridae) with a description of a new species of Nosoderma from northern Mexico. Annales Societe Entomologique de France, 42, 215 - 230.

Gebien, H. (1936) Katalog der Tenebrioniden (Col.: Heteromera). Teil I. (abgeschlossen August 1936) Pubblicasioni del Museo Entomologico Pietro Rossi , 2, 505 - 883.

Gray, G. R. (1832) Notices of New Genera and Species. In: Griffith, E. & E. Pidgeon, The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization by the Baron Cuvier, Vol. 15. London, 796 pp.

Horn, G. H. (1867) Notes on the Zopheri of the United States. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, 1, 159 - 162.

Horn, G. H. (1870) Revision of the Tenebrionidae of America, North of Mexico. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, 2, 271 - 273.

Ivie, M. A. (2002) Chapter 105. Zopheridae Solier 1834, pp. 457 - 462. In: Arnett, R. H., M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley, and J. H. Howard (eds.), Vol. 2 American Beetles. Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press, Boca Raton Florida.

LeConte, J. L. (1851) Description of a new species of Coleoptera, from California. Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History, 5, 125 - 216.

Solier, A. J. J. (1841) Essai sur les Collapterides (suite). Annales de la Societe Entomologique de France, 10, 29 - 51, pl. 2.

Triplehorn, C. A. (1972) A review of the genus Zopherus of the World (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, 108, 1 - 24.

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FIGURES 1–5. 1–3. Antennal clubs. 1. Zopherus nodulosus; 2. Sesaspis sylvatica; 3. Zopherosis georgei. 4–5. Apex of last antennomere. 4. Nosoderma echinatum; 5. Scoriaderma cordicolle. Scale bar = 1 mm.

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FIGURES 6–9. 6–8. Dorsal habiti. 6. Zopherus championi, Mexico, Nuevo Leon; 7. Z. jansoni, Costa Rica; 8. Zopherosis georgei, Australia, Victoria. 9. Zopherus nodulosus apex of tarsal claw. Scale bars = 5mm.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Zopheridae

Specimens