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Pseudataenius Brown 1927
Pseudataenius Brown 1927: 290.
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Type species. Ataenius socialis Horn 1871, by original designation.
Diagnosis. Body length 4.2-5.1 mm, elongate-oval, somewhat flattened, reddish-brown, glossy. Head short, broad (broader in male), moderately convex. Pronotum nearly circular in shape, with lateral fringe of setae. Male with elongate curved protibial spur and 1-2 lateral teeth; female with protibial spur straight and 3 lateral teeth. Mesotarsi longer than tibia. Mesosternum not carinate. Abdominal fluting weak to absent.
Distribution. Eastern North America.
Composition. Pseudataenius contains 2 species.
Pseudataenius contortus Cartwright 1974: 16, E-USA.
Pseudataenius socialis (Horn 1871: 287) [Ataenius], central-USA.
Life History. Adults are collected at lights.
Larvae. Unknown.
References:
Cartwright, O. L. 1974. Ataenius, Aphotaenius, and Pseudataenius of the United States and Canada. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 154: 1-106.
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| Author: Paul Skelley Generated on: 09/JAN/08.....Last modified: 09/JAN/08 University of Nebraska State Museum - Division of Entomology |