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Revision of the Genus Blapstinus Sturm of America North of Mexico with Notes on Extralimital Species (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) 71^17,9 83 DAVIS, Jerry Collins, 1943- REVISION OF THE GENUS BLAPSTINUS STURM OF AMERICA NORTH OF MEXICO WITH NOTES ON EXTRALIMITAL SPECIES (COLEOPTERA: TENEBRIONIDAE). The Ohio State University, Ph.D., 1970 Entomology University Microfilms, A XEROX Company, Ann Arbor, Michigan REVISION OF THE GENUS BLAPSTINUS STURM OF AMERICA NORTH OF MEXICO WITH NOTES ON EXTRALIMITAL SPECIES (COLEOPTERA: TENEBRIONIDAE) DISSERTATION Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Doctor of Philosophy in the Graduate School of The Ohio State University By Jerry Collins Davis, B.S., M.S The Ohio State University 1970 Approved by Adviser Department of Entomology ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The following institutions and individuals deserve thanks for loan of material (see page 6 for key to abbreviations): AMNH - Dr. Lee H. Herman ANSP - Dr. H. R. Roberts ASUT - Dr. Frank F. Hasbrouck BDUN - Dr. Ira La Rivers 3MNH - Dr. C. M. F. von Hayek CASC - Dr. Hugh B. Leech CISC - Dr. Jerry A. Powell CNCI - Dr. J. M. Campbell CUIC - Dr. L. L. Pechuman DEFW - Dr. Phillip J. Clausen EMUS - Dr. George F. Knowlton ESUW - Dr. R. J. Lavigne INHS - Dr. John D. Unzicker MCZC - Dr. John F. Lawrence NAUF - Dr. C. D. Johnson ODAC - Dr. Richard L. 77estcott OSUC - Dr. C. A. Triplehorn OSUO - Dr. Paul Oman PURC - Dr. Ross H. Arnett SEMC - Dr. George W. Byers * • XI SJSC - Dr. J. Gordon Edwards TAMU - Dr. Horace R. Burke LIAIC - Dr. Floyd G. Werner UCDC - Dr. R. 0. Schuster UCRC - Dr. Saul Frommer UICM - Dr. W. F. Barr USNM - T. J. Spilman Thanks is expressed to the following persons for the loan of material from their private collections: Henry H. Howden, Frank J. Moore, Richard L. Berry, Pamela Petrovic and William Rosenberg. Dr. Barry D. Valentine deserves thanks for the use of his personal library. Dr. A. Zheloc'noutsev (Soviet Union) and Dr. P. Ardoin (France) deserve special thanks for making comparisons of specimens in their respective countries with specimens sent to them. Special thanks to T. J. Spilman, United States Depart­ ment of Agriculture, for consultations and considerations extended to me during my visits to Washington. His excellent knowledge of the literature was most helpful. I am most grateful to Dr. Charles A. Triplehorn for serving as my adviser. His guidance and help with the many technical problems encountered in this study was of the highest caliber. Above all, his encouragement and personal interest contributed greatly to making my doctoral pro­ gram pleasant. The excellent photographic skill of Glenn Berkey, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, is gratefully acknowledged. The assistance of the taxonomists in Room 373 has been most helpful, especially Dr. W. T. Schultz and Eric H. Smith. Special thanks to Eric for his advice and help in preparing the illustrations. This study was supported in part by a Grant-in-Aid of Research of the Sigma Xi Research Foundation, Mew Haven, Connecticut, an Ohio State University Dissertation Fellow­ ship and the Osburn Fund of The Ohio State University. It is indeed appropriate that I acknowledge and thank several persons who have contributed significantly in recent years, both financially and otherwise, to my educa­ tion. To the following persons, I extend my sincere appreciation: Rev. S Mrs. E. B. Collins, Hartwell, Georgia Mr. £ Mrs. W. K. Weeks, Black Mountain, North Carolina Mr. 6 Mrs. W. H. Dunn, Franklin, Kentucky My wife, Shirley and son, Jeff VITA 1943.................. Born, Richland, Georgia 19 61.................. Graduated, Berry Academy, Mount Berry, Georgia 196 5.................. B.S., Mars Hill College, Mars Hill, North Carolina 1965-67 .............. Graduate Teaching Assistant, Zoology and Entomology, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 196 6.................. Married, Sept. 6; Shirley Ann Dunn, Franklin, Kentucky 196 7.................. M.S., The University of Tennessee 1967-6 8 .............. Faculty, Instructor of Biology, Cumberland College, Williamsburg, Kentucky 196 8.................. Son born, Dec. 14; Jeffrey Collins Davis 1968-69 .............. Graduate Teaching Associate, Zoology and Entomology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 1970.................. Ph.D. candidate, The'Ohio State University, Adviser: Dr, C. A. Triplehom 19 70.................. Grant-in-Aid of Research; Sigma Xi Research Foundation, New Haven, Connecticut 1970.................. Ohio State University Dissertation Fellowship v TABLE OF CONTENTS Page ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ............................. ii VITA. ..................................... v LIST OF F I GURES............................. vii INTRODUCTION................................. 1 MATERIALS AND METHODS ....................... 6 MORPHOLOGY................................... 16 BIONOMICS................................... 32 TRIBE PEDININI........ ' ..................... 37 KEY TO NORTH AMERICAN GENERA OF THE TRIBE PEDININI......................... 3 8 GENUS BLAPSTINUS STURM....................... 41 CATALOG OF BLAPSTINUS STURM IN AMERICA NORTH OF MEXICO.......... 46 KEY TO SPECIES OF BLAPSTINUS STURM IN AMERICA NORTH OF MEXICO................ 50 KEY TO MALES OF SPECIES OF BLAPSTINUS STURM IN AMERICA NORTH OF MEXICO ............ 72 SPECIES TREATMENT............................ 90 SUMMARY..................................... 329 LITERATURE CITED............................. 3 31 LIST OF FIGURES 1. Blapstinus sp. (semi-diagrammatic), tegmen and spicule apparatus, lateral view. 2. Same, aedeagus, ventral view. 3. Same, penis (removed), ventral view. 4. Blapstinus sp. (semi-diagrammatic), ovipositor extended, ventral view. 5. Same, ovipositor extended, dorsal view. 6. Blapstinus fortis LeConte, metathoracic wing. 7. Blapstinus fortis LeConte, labrum, dorsal view. 8. Same, left mandible, ventral view. 9. Same, left maxilla, ventral view. 10. Same, labium, ventral view. 11. Blapstinus sulcatus LeConte, antenna, dorsal view. 12. Blapstinus pratensis LeConte, antenna, dorsal view. 13. Blapstinus pubescens LeConte, antenna, dorsal view. 14. Blapstinus debilis Casey, antenna, dorsal view. 15. Blapstinus lobatus n. sp., profemur, lateral view. 16. Blapstinus validus Casey, profemur, lateral view. 17. Ulus sp., protibia, anterior view. 18. Blapstinus sp., protibia, anterior view. 19. Trichoton sp., protibia, anterior view. 20. Blapstinus dilatatus LeConte, subgenital sternite, ventral view. 21. Blapstinus lobatus n. sp., subgenital sternite, ventral view. V I• 1* 22. Blapstinus validus Casey, subgenital sternite, ventral view. 23. Hecysmus sp., pronotum, dorsal view. 2 4. Blapstinus alutaceus Casey, pronotum, dorsal view. 25. Blapstinus dispar Casey, pronotum, dorsal view. 26. Blapstinus pubescens LeConte, pronotum, dorsal view. 27. Blapstinus sulcatus LeConte, pronotum, dorsal view. 2 8. Blapstinus fortis LeConte, pronotum, dorsal view. 29. 31apstinus dilatatus LeConte, pronotum, dorsal view. 30. Blapstinus brevicollis LeConte, pronotum, dorsal view. 31. Blapstinus auripilis Horn, pronotum, dorsal view. 32. Blapstinus magnipunctatus n. sp., pronotum, dorsal view’i 33. Blapstinus metallicus (Fabricius), pronotum, dorsal view. 34. Blapstinus pinorum Casey, pronotum, dorsal view. 35. 31apstinus moestus Melsheimer, pronotum, dorsal view. 36. Blapstinus pratensis LeConte, pronotum, dorsal view. 37. Blapstinus vestitus LeConte, pronotum, dorsal view. 38. Blapstinus barri Boddy, pronotum, dorsal view. 39. Blapstinus debilis Casey, pronotum, dorsal view. 40. Blapstinus aoiculus Blatchley, pronotum, dorsal view. 41. Blapstinus fuscus Casey, pronotum, dorsal view. 42. Blapstinus histricus Casey, pronotum, dorsal view. 43. Blapstinus intermixtus Casey, pronotum, dorsal view. 44. Blapstinus vandykei Blaisdell, pronotum, dorsal view. • m * V I 1 1 45. Blapstinus lobatus n. sp., pronotum, dorsal view. 46. Blapstinus validus Casey, pronotum, dorsal view. 47. Blapstinus castaneus Casey, pronotum, dorsal view. 48. Blapstinus substriatus Champion, pronotum, dorsal view. 49. Same, pronotum, dorsal view. 50. Blapstinus pulverulentus Mannerheim, pronotum, dorsal viewI 51. Blapstinus discolor Horn, pronotum, dorsal view. 52. Blapstinus pimalis Casey, pronotum, dorsal view. 53. Blapstinus oculonotus n. sp., pronotum, dorsal view. 54. Blapstinus longulus LeConte, pronotum, dorsal view. 55. Blapstinus brevicollis LeConte, metathoracic wing. 56. Blapstinus auripilis Horn, metathoracic wing. 57. Same, metathoracic wing. 58. Blapstinus moestus Melsheimer, metathoracic wing. 59. Same, metathoracic wing. 60. Blapstinus pratensis LeConte, metathoracic wing. 61. Blapstinus pulverulentus Mannerheim, metathoracic wing. 52. Same, metathoracic wing. 63. Same, metathoracic wing. 64. Same, metathoracic wing. 65. Same, metathoracic wing. 66. Same, metathoracic wing. 67. Same, metathoracic wing. ix 6 8. Sane, metathoracic wing. 69. Blapstinus alutaceus Casey, Left: apical portion of tegmen, ventral'View"; Right: left paramere, lateral view. 70. Blapstinus dispar Casey, Left: apical portion of tegmen, ventral view; Right: left paramere, lateral view. 71. Blapstinus pubescens LeConte, Left: apical portion of "tegmen, ventFaTView; Right: left paramere, lateral view. 72. Blapstinus sulcatus LeConte, Left: apical portion of 'tegmen, ventral view; Right: left paramere, lateral view. 73. Blapstinus fortis LeConte, Left: apical portion of tegmen, ventral view; Right: left paramere, lateral view. 74. Blapstinus dilatatus LeConte, Left: apical portion of tegmen, ventral view; Right: left paramere, lateral view. 75. Blapstinus brevicollis LeConte, Left: apical portion
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