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Colophon izardi
Barnard, 1929
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 Lemoenshoek, Grootberg,
Langeberg Range. Little is known about its biology but larvae probably feed on
plant roots such as Restioniaceae. Male 22-25mm, female 20-21mm. Named
after
Alfred David Izard, a mountaineer friend of
Dr
K.H. Barnard who named this species.
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Colophon izardi, male. Dorsal
view of head and thorax.
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M. Cochrane, Iziko
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Colophon izardi, male. Ventral
view of head and thorax. [image
M. Cochrane, Iziko
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Colophon izardi. Male genitalia.
Aedeagus (penis and parameres). [image
M. Cochrane, Iziko
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Colophon izardi. 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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