schizopodid
English
editNoun
editschizopodid (plural schizopodids)
- (zoology) Any beetle in the family Schizopodidae; a false jewel beetle.
- Synonym: schizopodine (obsolete)
- 2002, G. H. Nelson, C. L. Bellamy, 40. Schizopodidae LeConte 1861, Ross H. Arnett, Jr., Michael C. Thomas, Paul E. Skelley, J. Howard Frank (editors), American Beetles, Volume 2, Taylor & Francis (CRC Press), page 95,
- The body of adult schizopodids is somewhat to very stout and strongly convex.
- 2006, Arthur V. Evans, James N. Hogue, Field Guide to Beetles of California, University of California Press, page 123,
- Schizopodid beetles or false jewel beetles are similar to metallic wood-boring beetles or jewel beetles (Buprestidae) but are distinguished by the deeply bilobed fourth tarsal segment of the adults.
- 2021, Arthur V. Evans, Beetles of Western North America, Princeton University Press, unnumbered page,
- Schizopodids are typically found feeding on spring-blooming desert flowers, clinging to dry grasses (Schizopus) or on foliage of oaks (Dystaxia) and junipers (Glyptoscelimorpha).
Usage notes
edit- The synonym schizopodine was rendered obsolete following a 1991 review which promoted the subfamily Schizopinae to family status.
- Usage of the synonym false jewel beetle is likely a logical consequence of the move (Schizopinae had been classified within the jewel beetle family, Buprestidae).
Translations
editbeetle of family Schizopodidae
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