Araeoschizus armatus

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Araeoschizus armatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Beetle
Suborder: Polyphaga
Family: Tenebrionidae
Genus: Araeoschizus
Species: A. armatus
Binomial name
Araeoschizus armatus
Horn, 1870

Description

Femora toothed. Prothorax with longitudinal groove. Elytral interspaces with squamules

Distribution

CALIFORNIA: Inyo and Mono Counties. - NEVADA: Curchill and Washoe Counties. - IDAHO: Ada County in the nest of Pogonomyrmex salinus.

Biology

Host ants: Pogonomyrmex salinus

REFERENCES

  • Horn, G.H. 1870. Revision of the Tenebrionidae of America, North of Mexico. Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., 14 (64):253-404.
  • Papp,C.S. 1981. Revision of the genus Araeoschizus LeConte (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae), Entomologische Arbeiten aus dem Museum G. Frey 29: 273-420.