Craspedostethus Schwarz, 1898

Douglas, Hume B., 2017, World reclassification of the Cardiophorinae (Coleoptera, Elateridae), based on phylogenetic analyses of morphological characters, ZooKeys 655, pp. 1-130 : 37

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scientific name

Craspedostethus Schwarz, 1898
status

 

Craspedostethus Schwarz, 1898 Figs 151-154

Craspedostethus Schwarz, 1898b: 414. Replacement name for Craspedonotus Schwarz.

Craspedonotus Schwarz, 1898a: 148. Type species: Craspedostethus rufiventris Schwarz, 1898a: 148.

Diagnosis.

Head. Mandibular apex bidentate or tridentate. Prothorax. Pronotum with lateral carina reaching ¾ of distance to anterior edge, hidden in dorsal view by overhanging edge of dorsal part of pronotum (Fig. 152). Legs: tarsomere 4 without ventral lobe or pad extending beyond base of tarsomere 5; tarsal claws with one apex per side. Elytra: with edge in dorsal view between anterior-most point and humeral angle sinuate or tuberculate. Also: Head: dorsal surface of labrum flat in side view. Female bursa copulatrix with a pair of semi-membranous concave sclerites (Fig. 154), or none; base of spermathecal gland duct not sclerotised. Known from Cameroon to Iran, 19 spp.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Elateridae