Chaseleodes Thomas, a new subgenus of Eleodes Eschscholtz, is described and proposed to hold two species from central Mexico, Eleodes connatus Solier and Eleodes curtus Champion (designated as type species). A key, map, illustrations, and diagnoses are provided for the species. Characters that in combination define the new subgenus include the wedge-shaped elytron, broadly based epipleuron, and the female valvifers. The subgenus is named in honor of Dr. Chas. A. Triplehorn.
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18 December 2015
Chaseleodes Thomas: A New Subgenus of Eleodes Eschscholtz (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) from the Central Plateau of Mexico
Donald B. Thomas
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The Coleopterists Bulletin
Vol. 69 • No. mo14
December 2015
Vol. 69 • No. mo14
December 2015
Chuck Triplehorn
darkling beetles
Eleodes connatus
Eleodes curtus
taxonomy