Campyloxeninae

Campyloxeninae
Hind-wings of Neotropic elaterids; ones of Campyloxenus pyrothorax (fig. 155) have 'wedge cell' (annotated as W), which those of members of the tribe Pyrophorini (subfamily Agrypninae; figs. 156–160) lack.
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Elateriformia
Family: Elateridae
Subfamily:
Costa, 1975
Genera

Campyloxeninae is a subfamily of click beetles in the family Elateridae. It was established by Cleide Costa in 1975 with the genus Campyloxenus, former member of the tribe Pyrophorini under the subfamily Agrypninae, as the only member.[1] In 2015, genus Malalcahuello was described from Chile as a new member of this subfamily.[2]

Description

Claws without setae near the base; hind wings with wedge cell; female genitalia with stylus and a very elongate baculum.[3]

The features of Campyloxenus pyrothorax Fairmaire & Germain, 1860 (the only member of the genus Campyloxenus) which distinguish it from members of Pyrophorini are as follows:[4]

Campyloxenus pyrophorax Pyrophorini
Setae on the claw near the base Absent Present
Wedge cell on hind-wings Present Absent
Luminous organs Present only on prothorax Present on prothorax and/or abdomen
Mesosternal cavity Almost horizontal Generally sinusoidal

References

  1. ^ Costa (1975:49, 114–115).
  2. ^ Arias-Bohart, E.T. (2015). "Malalcahuello ocaresi gen. & sp. n. (Elateridae, Campyloxeninae)". ZooKeys (508): 1–13. doi:10.3897/zookeys.508.8926. PMC 4492203.
  3. ^ Costa (1975:114).
  4. ^ Costa (1975:52, 81, 114).

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