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LEPICERIDAE
Author: John F. Lawrence, 2001. |
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Suborder Myxophaga |
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Antenae with 4 segments and a 1 segment club. Antennal insertions concealed. Visible portion of procoxa transverse with the trochantin at least partly exposed. Procoxal cavity externally open and internally closed. Mesocoxae separated by 0.4 to 1 coxal width, with mesocoxal cavity laterally open. Tarsal formula 1-1-1. Number of ventrites 6 with 2 connate. Body length 1.5-2 mm. Tuberculate, similar to georyssine Hydrophilidae. Antennae appearing 1- or 2-segmented. Claw single. Lepicerus. |
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Lepiceridae are distinctive beetles which bear some resemblance to georissine Hydrophilidae and may occur with them in sandy areas bordering streams. The group is easily recognized by the 4-segmented antennae, of which only the last large segment is usually visible, and the 1-segmented tarsi with a single claw. The genus Lepicerus occurs from Mexico to Venezuela. |
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Lepicerus. |
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