Helluomorphoides papago

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Helluomorphoides papago
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Beetle
Suborder: Polyphaga
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Helluomorphoides
Species: H. papago
Binomial name
Helluomorphoides papago
(Casey, 1913)

Diagnosis

The outstanding characters of this species are the fineness and sparseness of the elytral pnnctation, the shallow elytral striae, and the broad terminal segment of the maxillary palpus. In most specimens the elytral punctures are arranged in discrete groups of two.

Description

Arizona (Type), Texas, Mexico.

Distribution

Biology

REFERENCES

  • Ball, G.E. 1951. A note concerning the correct application of the generic name Helluomorpha Castelnau, 1834, and proposal of a new name. (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Helluonini). Bulletin of the Brooklyn Entomological Society 46: 135–136. BHL