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Colophon endroedyi
Bartolozzi, 2005
Life > Eukaryotes > Opisthokonta > Metazoa (animals) > Bilateria > Ecdysozoa > Panarthropoda > Tritocerebra > Arthopoda > Mandibulata > Atelocerata > Panhexapoda > Hexapoda > Insecta (insects) > Dicondyla > Pterygota > Metapterygota > Neoptera > Eumetabola > Holometabola > Coleoptera (beetles) > Polyphaga > Superfamily: Scarabaeoidea > Family: Lucanidae > Subfamily: Lucaninae > Genus: Colophon
Found in the Osberg, Swartberg Mountains.
Little is known about its biology but larvae probably feed on plant roots such
as Restioniaceae.
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Colophon endroedyi, male. Dorsal
view of head and thorax. [image
M. Cochrane, Iziko
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Colophon endroedyi, male. Ventral
view of head and thorax.[image
M. Cochrane, Iziko
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Colophon endroedyi. Male
genitalia. Aedeagus (Penis and parameres).[image
M. Cochrane, Iziko
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Apomorphic species.
Aedeagus
(penis and parameres) are
distinctly asymmetrical, the right paramere is strongly dilated forming a
hook on the inner margin with the anal sternite correspondingly asymmetrical on
the posterior margin; penis well sclerotised (cuticle hardened); anterior
(front) margin of the clypeus raised above the level of the labrum at the suture
(join). Compare genitalia of species groups.
This
group includes Colophon barnardi,
Colophon berrisfordi,
Colophon
cassoni, Colophon endroedyi,
Colophon
izardi, Colophon
montisatris, Colophon
neli, Colophon oweni,
Colophon
primosi, Colophon
thunbergi, Colophon
westwoodi and Colophon
whitei.
Publications
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