Collecting camiarine leiodids 3

Genera of Agyrtodini (the most widespread and species-rich camiarine tribe)


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Afropelates (South Africa) A new genus from Chile: the fattest agyrtodine of them all Agyrtodes sp. (Australia, New Zealand, Chile): Agyrtodes is the only agrytodine genus found in both Australia and South America. Shown here is a new species from Australia. Agyrtolasia calliptera (Australia): a dramatically-colored, extremely pubescent, monotypic agyrtodine from Queensland
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Tentatively-identified Chelagyrtes (New Zealand) Chiliopelates (Chile): C. naumanni, shown here, is a particularly distinctive species: males bear hugely expanded front tarsi, presumably used in mating. Cholevomorpha picta (Australia): another festively-colored, monotypic Australian agyrtodines Dasypelates (Chile)
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Dictydiella (South Africa) Eupelates transversistrigosus (Chile) Paragyrtodes (Australia) Ragytodina (Chile): Shown here is R. tuberculosa, so named for its lumpy, "tuberculate" elytra.
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Zeagyrtes (New Zealand) Zeagyrtoma (New Zealand) Zearagytodes (New Zealand): Z. maculifer, shown here, is one of the most easily-collected leiodids in New Zealand.

Last updated: 12/8/06