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Grouvellina

Ross T. Bell
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Grouvellina gigas
taxon links Phylogenetic position of group is uncertain[down<--]Clinidiina Interpreting the tree
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Containing group: Clinidiina

Introduction

Grouvellina is a genus with 15 species. It is confined to Madagascar and the nearby Comoro Islands, where it is the only group of Rhysodini present.

Characteristics

The eyes and hind wings are fully developed. There are 2-6 temporal setae. The labrum has one or two pairs of setae. The paramedian grooves of the pronotum are present. The antenna-cleaning organ is distad to the base of the tarsus or nearly so. The middle tibia has one spur and medial process. The hind tibia has two spurs in the female, one spur in the male.

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Dorsal aspect of head and pronotum of Grouvellina radama.
Modified from Bell and Bell (1979). Copyright © 1979 Ross T. Bell and Joyce R. Bell.

References

Bell, R. T. and J. R. Bell. 1979. Rhysodini of the World part II. Revisions of the smaller genera (Coleoptera: Carabidae or Rhysodidae). Quaestiones Entomologicae 15: 377-446.

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Grouvellina gigas
Scientific Name Grouvellina gigas
Location Madagascar, Chutes de la Mort
Specimen Condition Dead Specimen
Collection CAS
Type paratype
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Copyright © 2000 David R. Maddison
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Ross T. Bell
University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, USA

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Bell, Ross T. 2000. Grouvellina. Version 01 March 2000. http://tolweb.org/Grouvellina/1805/2000.03.01 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/

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