The Helopini (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) ofVirginia
Steiner, Jr. WE. 2009. The Helopini (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) ofVirginia. Virginia Museum of Natural History Special Publication No. 16. 16:331-339
Recent field work and examination of museum collections has led to the discovery that Virginia has seven species of the Tribe Helopini (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae ), more than most neighboring states. Virginia specimen data for species of the two currently recognized genera, Helops Fabricius and Tarpela Bates, are given, with a brief diagnosis of each species. Digital images of male specimens of each species are included, with notes on life history and habitats. Helops carolina Manee, 1924, is a junior synonym of He/ops aereus Germar, 1824 (new synonymy). Tarpela americana Beauvois, 1805, and T undulata LeConte, 1866, confused in some earlier literature, are considered to be distinct species.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Steiner, Jr., Warren
- Units
- GWMP
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Terrestrial Invertebrates