Polpochila (Phymatocephalus), Schaum, 1864
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Subgenus Phymatocephalus Schaum, 1864 View in CoL
Phymatocephalus Schaum, 1864: 125. Type species: Phymatocephalus riehlii Schaum, 1864 (= Melanotus erro LeConte, 1854) by monotypy. Etymology. From the Greek phymatos (tumor, growth) and cephale (head), alluding to the big head (" caput crassum ") of the adult [masculine].
Diversity.
Two species in southern North America and Mexico.
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Polpochila (Phymatocephalus)
Bousquet, Yves 2012 |
Phymatocephalus
Schaum 1864 |
Phymatocephalus riehlii
Schaum 1864 |
Melanotus erro
LeConte 1854 |