Glasunovia Semenov, 1895

Bologna, M. A. & Pinto, J. D., 2002, The Old World genera of Meloidae (Coleoptera): a key and synopsis, Journal of Natural History 36 (17), pp. 2013-2102 : 2075-2076

64. Glasunovia Semenov, 1895

Type species. Glasunovia caspica Semenov, 1895 , by subsequent designation (Wellman, 1910). 4 spp.

Geographic distribution. Central Asia, from Transcaspia to W China and Karakorum.

References

Taxonomy. Semenov (1895a, 1900); Escherich (1897a key and catalogue); Borchmann (1935); Pic (1938).

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Notes

Semenov (1895a) and Aksentjev (1981) erroneously described the claws as smooth in this genus. We have examined two species, the type, G. caspica Semenov and G. sillemi Borchmann. Both have serrate claws as do most other nemognathines.

The signi cance of the male sternal structure (see couplet 14 in key) has never been studied, but almost certainly is related to mating. Less specialized abdominal modi cations are present in males of several North American Nemognatha and in Stenoria of the analis group (see Enns, 1956; Bologna, 1991a).