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Cameron Co. Sabal Palm Grove Sanct., X-10- 1994 E. G. Riley-13 |
Specimen curated in the TAMUIC
Range: Cameron County, Texas south to Central America
Similar Species:
There are 17 species of Anchastus in the U.S.
Texas taxa includes:
Anchastus augusti (Candèze)
Anchastus bicolor LeConte
Anchastus rufus Candèze
Biography: Ernest Charles Auguste Candèze (1827-1898) was a Belgian doctor and entomologist - Wikipedia
Arnett, R.H., Jr., M.C. Thomas, P.E. Skelley & J.H. Frank. (editors). 2002. American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press. 861 pp.
Champion, G.C. 1882-1897. Insecta. Coleoptera. Serricornia. Elateridae. Volume III , Part 1. Biologia Centrali Americana. R.H. Porter, London. Pg 393, Tab. 17.
Heffern, D.J., & R.M. Brattain. 1991: First United States record for Anchastus augusti (Candeze) (Coleoptera: Elateridae). The Coleopterists Bulletin, 45(2): 192.
Van Dyke, E.C. 1932. Miscellaneous studies in the Elateridae and related families of Coleoptera. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 4th series, 20(9): 291-465.
10 Dec 2008 © Mike Quinn / Texas Entomology / Texas Beetle Information