Euderia
| Euderia | |
|---|---|
| Euderia squamosa | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Family: | Bostrichidae |
| Subfamily: | Euderiinae Lesne, 1934 |
| Genus: | Euderia Broun, 1880 |
| Species: | E. squamosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Euderia squamosa Broun, 1880 | |
Euderia is a genus of beetles found in New Zealand. It monotypic, being represented by the single species Euderia squamosa.
Description
[edit]Euderia squamosa is characterised by protuberances on the elytra and dorsal surface of the pronotum, a 3-segmented antennal club with long flabellate branches for males and shorter segments for females, and protruding eyes.[1] Euderia squamosa adults have been collected by beating Nothofagus branches. Larvae have been found in galleries in moist bark of dead or damaged trees. Roy Crowson provided a detailed description of the bostrichid larva.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ Klimaszewski, J., Watt, J. C., & Manaaki Whenua-Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. (1997). Coleoptera : family-group review and keys to identification. Manaaki Whenua Press.
- ↑ Crowson, R.A. (1961). "Considerations on the genera Endocatomus Mellie and Euderia Broun (Coleoptera: Bostrychidae), with descriptions of their larvae". Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society of London. B(30): 113- 120.
Further reading
[edit]- Broun, T. 1880: Manual of the New Zealand Coleoptera. Government Printer, Wellington.
- Crowson, R.A. 1961: Considerations on the genera Endecatomus Mellié and Euderia Broun (Coleoptera: Bostrychidae), with descriptions of their larvae. Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society of London (B), 30: 113–120.
- Borowski, Jerzy; Węgrzynowicz, Piotr (2012). The Powderpost Beetles of the World (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae): Keys for the Identification of Species, Volume 1. Mantis. ISBN 9788362860036.