Sa. Wells, Two new species of Horistonotus candeze (Coleoptera : Elateridae), new synonymies, and a key to the species of the United States and Canada, P ENT S WAS, 102(2), 2000, pp. 412-420
Citations number
21
Categorie Soggetti
Entomology/Pest Control
Journal title
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON
Two new species, Horistonotus bontai, n, sp., from Georgia and N, obtusus,
n. sp,, from California are described. A key to the sixties of Horistonotus
occurring in the continental United States and Canada is given. Additional
ly, new synonymies are proposed for the following: H. definitus Horn 1871 (
- H. sufflatus LeConte 1853), H. flavidus Fall 1901, H. fidelis Fall 1934,
H. fidelis fuscus Fall 1934 (= H. simplex LeConte 1863), H. basalis Horn 18
84, and H. transfugus LeConte 1853 (= N. inanus LeConte 1853). Horistonotus
vulneratus Horn 1884 is considered a species of Cardiophorus.