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A NEW SPECIES OF CTENICERA FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND A RE-EVALUATION OF THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE NEARCTIC SPECIES OF ESTHESOPUS AND HORISTONOTUS (COLEOPTERA: ELATERIDAE)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

Edward C. Becker
Edward C. Becker
Affiliation:
Biosystematics Research Institute, Canada Department of Agriculture, Ottawa
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Abstract

A new species, Ctenicera sleeperi, from the desert areas of southern California is described and illustrated. It is closely allied to C. pilatei (Champion), new combination, from Yucatan, Mexico; both species differ from all other nearctic species by the presence of setae on the tarsal claws and by the absence of the cubital crossvein. The differences between the nearctic species of Esthesopus and Horistonotus are discussed and illustrated. H. mitis Horn is transferred to Esthesopus, with H. pallidus Fall as a synonym.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 105 , Issue 12 , December 1973 , pp. 1529 - 1534
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1973

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