Hololepta reichii

Notice:

This page is derived from the original publication listed below, whose author(s) should always be credited. Further contributors may edit and improve the content of this page and, consequently, need to be credited as well (see page history). Any assessment of factual correctness requires a careful review of the original article as well as of subsequent contributions. If you are uncertain whether your planned contribution is correct or not, we suggest that you use the associated discussion page instead of editing the page directly. This page should be cited as follows (rationale): Aballay F, Arriagada G, Flores G, Néstor D. Centeno (2013) An illustrated key to and diagnoses of the species of Histeridae (Coleoptera) associated with decaying carcasses in Argentina. ZooKeys 261 : 61–84, doi. Versioned wiki page: 2013-01-24, version 30196, https://species-id.net/w/index.php?title=Hololepta_reichii&oldid=30196 , contributors (alphabetical order): Pensoft Publishers. Citation formats to copy and paste BibTeX: @article{Aballay2013ZooKeys261, author = {Aballay, Fernando H. AND Arriagada, Gerardo AND Flores, Gustavo E. AND Néstor D. Centeno,}, journal = {ZooKeys}, publisher = {Pensoft Publishers}, title = {An illustrated key to and diagnoses of the species of Histeridae (Coleoptera) associated with decaying carcasses in Argentina}, year = {2013}, volume = {261}, issue = {}, pages = {61--84}, doi = {10.3897/zookeys.261.4226}, url = {http://www.pensoft.net/journals/zookeys/article/4226/abstract}, note = {Versioned wiki page: 2013-01-24, version 30196, https://species-id.net/w/index.php?title=Hololepta_reichii&oldid=30196 , contributors (alphabetical order): Pensoft Publishers.} } RIS/ Endnote: TY - JOUR T1 - An illustrated key to and diagnoses of the species of Histeridae (Coleoptera) associated with decaying carcasses in Argentina A1 - Aballay F A1 - Arriagada G A1 - Flores G A1 - Néstor D. Centeno Y1 - 2013 JF - ZooKeys JA - VL - 261 IS - UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.261.4226 SP - 61 EP - 84 PB - Pensoft Publishers M1 - Versioned wiki page: 2013-01-24, version 30196, https://species-id.net/w/index.php?title=Hololepta_reichii&oldid=30196 , contributors (alphabetical order): Pensoft Publishers. M3 - doi:10.3897/zookeys.261.4226 Wikipedia/ Citizendium: <ref name="Aballay2013ZooKeys261">{{Citation | author = Aballay F, Arriagada G, Flores G, Néstor D. Centeno | title = An illustrated key to and diagnoses of the species of Histeridae (Coleoptera) associated with decaying carcasses in Argentina | journal = ZooKeys | year = 2013 | volume = 261 | issue = | pages = 61--84 | pmid = | publisher = Pensoft Publishers | doi = 10.3897/zookeys.261.4226 | url = http://www.pensoft.net/journals/zookeys/article/4226/abstract | pmc = | accessdate = 2025-04-04 }} Versioned wiki page: 2013-01-24, version 30196, https://species-id.net/w/index.php?title=Hololepta_reichii&oldid=30196 , contributors (alphabetical order): Pensoft Publishers.</ref> See also the citation download page at the journal.

Taxonavigation

Ordo: Coleoptera
Familia: Histeridae
Genus: Hololepta

Name

Hololepta reichii Marseul – Wikispecies link – Pensoft Profile

Diagnosis

Large size (length: 6.9 mm, width: 5.3 mm). Body black, shiny, depressed, elongated, parallel, head prognathous, not retractile, mandibles long, prominent, as long as head. Pronotum lacking punctures, with marginal stria well demarcated, in males ending in a fovea on anterior angles. Pronotal hypomeron glabrous in dorsal view. Elytron lacking spot and punctures, with only two dorsal striae, first stria reduced to anterior half, second complete, almost reaching apex. Propygidium larger than pygidium, pygidium without grooves. Protibiae with four teeth, the two distal ones longer.

Distribution

Argentina, Brazil, French Guiana, Mexico and Central America (Mazur 1984, 2011).

Taxon Treatment

• Aballay, F; Arriagada, G; Flores, G; Néstor D. Centeno, ; 2013: An illustrated key to and diagnoses of the species of Histeridae (Coleoptera) associated with decaying carcasses in Argentina ZooKeys, 261: 61-84. doi

Images

Figures 5–10. Habitus in dorsal view. 5Carcinops (Carcinops) troglodytes 6 Hololepta (Leionota) reichii. 7 Phelister rufinotus 8 Euspilotus (s. str.) lacordairei 9 Euspilotus (s. str.) patagonicus 10 Xerosaprinus (Xerosaprinus) diptychus. Scale bars: 2 mm. Scale bars: 2 mm.