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Alaudes vizcainensis
| Alaudes vizcainensis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Beetle |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Family: | Tenebrionidae |
| Genus: | Alaudes |
| Species: | A. vizcainensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Alaudes vizcainensis Aalbu, Caterino, and Smith, 2018
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Diagnosis
Elytral vestiture erect, slender and hair-like throughout,setae always much longer than twice width;lateral aspect of pronotum slender, with hair-like setae; pronotum regularly slightly expanding anteriorly, anterior angles acute
Description
Sides of pronotum sinuate, expanding anteriorly, anterior angles rounded, Mojave Desert species
Distribution
Mexico, southern Baja California and northern Baja California Sur.
Biology
In pitfall traps in sand dunes; Pheidole vistana Forel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) association. Elevation range 40–130 m.