Zopherus
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Zopherus chilensis | |
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Genus: | Zopherus Gray, 1832
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Zopherus mexicanus Gray, 1832 | |
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Zopherodes Casey, 1907 |
Zopherus is a genus of beetles comprising 19 species. They live in the Americas and are adapted to wood-boring.
Distribution
Species of Zopherus only live in the Americas, where they are distributed from Venezuela to the southern United States.[1] Ten species live in the United States,[1] five of them in California.[2]
Description
Members of the genus are long and cylindrical, with very thick
Ecology
Zopherus species are adapted for
Taxonomy
The genus Zopherus encompasses species previously referred to three other genera, Megazopherus, Zopherinus and Zopherodes, all of which are now synonymized under Zopherus. Many of the species have also been known by a number of
Use as living jewels
The species Zopherus chilensis from Yucatán, Mexico has been used in jewelry as living jewels.[5]
Etymology
The name Zopherus is from the Greek: zopher, meaning "dusky" or "gloomy".[1]
Species
Charles A. Triplehorn recognised 19 species in his 1972 monograph:[3]
- Zopherus angulicollis Champion, 1884
- Zopherus championi Triplehorn, 1972
- Zopherus chilensis Gray, 1832
- Zopherus concolor LeConte, 1851
- Zopherus elegans Horn, 1870
- Zopherus gracilis Horn, 1867
- Zopherus granicollis Horn, 1885
- Zopherus jansoni Champion, 1884
- Zopherus jourdani Sallé, 1849
- Zopherus laevicollis Colier, 1841
- Zopherus mexicanus Gray, 1832
- Zopherus nervosus Solier, 1841
- Zopherus nodulosus Solier, 1841
- Zopherus opacus Horn, 1867
- Zopherus sanctaehelenae (Blaisdell, 1931)
- Zopherus solieri Triplehorn, 1972
- Zopherus tristis LeConte, 1851
- Zopherus uteanus (Casey, 1907)
- Zopherus xestus Triplehorn, 1972
References
- ^ a b c Mike Quinn (September 6, 2008). "Southwestern Ironclad Beetle Zopherus nodulosus haldemani Horn". Texas Beetle Information. Retrieved March 31, 2010.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-520-24657-7.
- ^ Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 108: 1–20.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-8493-0954-0.
- ^ Observaciones sobre la biología del Maquech, Zopherus chilensis Gray, 1832 (Coleoptera: Zopheridae) en Yucatán, México. Jesús Miss y Enrique Reyes Novelo Con acceso el 14 de junio de 2012.