Yamatosa
Ross T. Bell
- Yamatosa kryzhanoskiji
- Yamatosa longior
- Yamatosa peninsularis
- Yamatosa niponensis
- Yamatosa kabakovi
- Yamatosa arrowi
- Yamatosa reitteri
- Yamatosa draco
- Yamatosa smetanorum
- Yamatosa boysi
- Yamatosa sinensis
Introduction
Yamatosa is an oriental genus with eleven known species from Japan and the Malay Peninsula to western China and northern India and Pakistan.Characteristics
The dorsal surface of the body is impunctate and shining. The pronotum has basal impressions which are preceded by discal strioles. The eyes are rounded or oval and either full-sized or slightly reduced and elongate. The frontal grooves are complete. The middle and hind tibiae each have two apical spurs.
Dorsal aspect of head, pronotum, and elytra of Yamatosa niponensis. 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.
Bell, R. T. and J. R. Bell. 1985. Rhysodini of the World Part IV. Revisions of Rhyzodiastes and Clinidium, with new species in other genera (Coleoptera: Carabidae or Rhysodidae). Quaestiones Entomologicae 21(1): 1-172.
Title Illustrations
| Scientific Name | Yamatosa sinensis |
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| Location | China, Chung King, Szechwan |
| Specimen Condition | Dead Specimen |
| Collection | USNM |
| Type | paratype |
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| Copyright |
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Ross T. Bell
University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, USA
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- First online 01 March 2000
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Bell, Ross T. 2000. Yamatosa. Version 01 March 2000 (under construction). http://tolweb.org/Yamatosa/2008/2000.03.01 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/
