Laboratorio de Entomología, Instituto de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas, CCT-CONICET Mendoza, Mendoza, Argentina.
J Insect Sci. 2010;10:205. doi: 10.1673/031.010.20501.
The South American genus Eucranium Brullé has been revised and now includes six species: E. arachnoides Brullé, E. belenae Ocampo new species, E. cyclosoma Burmeister, E. dentifrons Guérin-Méneville, E. planicolle Burmeister, and E. simplicifrons Fairmaire. Eucranium pulvinatum Burmeister is a new junior synonym of Eucranium arachnoides Brullé, and Eucranium lepidum Burmeister is a new junior synonym of E. dentifrons Guérin-Méneville. The following lectotypes and neotypes are designated: Eucranium pulvinatum Burmeister, lectotype; Eucranium planicolle Burmeister, lectotype; Psammotrupes dentifrons Guérin-Méneville, neotype; and Eucranium lepidum Burmeister, neotype. Description of the genus and new species, diagnosis and illustrations, and distribution maps are provided for all species. A key to the species of this genus is provided, and the biology and conservation status of the species are discussed.
南美属 Eucranium Brullé 已被修订,现包括六个物种:E. arachnoides Brullé、E. belenae Ocampo 新种、E. cyclosoma Burmeister、E. dentifrons Guérin-Méneville、E. planicolle Burmeister 和 E. simplicifrons Fairmaire。Eucranium pulvinatum Burmeister 是 Eucranium arachnoides Brullé 的新同物异名,Eucranium lepidum Burmeister 是 E. dentifrons Guérin-Méneville 的新同物异名。指定了以下模式标本和近模式标本:Eucranium pulvinatum Burmeister,模式标本;Eucranium planicolle Burmeister,模式标本;Psammotrupes dentifrons Guérin-Méneville,近模式标本;以及 Eucranium lepidum Burmeister,近模式标本。为所有物种提供了属和新种的描述、诊断和插图以及分布图。提供了该属物种的关键,讨论了物种的生物学和保护状况。