Eohomopterus
Wendy Moore
- Eohomopterus aequatoriensis (Wasmann 1899)
- Eohomopterus centenarius Luna de Carvalho 1960
- Eohomopterus paulmuelleri Nagel 1987
- Eohomopterus poinari Nagel 1997
- Eohomopterus bonfilsi Moore and Davidson 2005
Introduction
The genus Eohomopterus contains four described species; two extant species, E. aequatoriensis (WASMANN, 1899) from Ecuador and E. centenarius LUNA DE CARVALHO, 1960 from Brazil, and two fossil species, E. paulmuelleri NAGEL, 1987 and E. poinari NAGEL, 1997, both from Dominican amber. These four species are known only from their respective holotype specimens. Eohomopterus is one of three extant paussine genera that contains fossil species.
Characteristics
 | dorsal surface of the head, pronotal disk and elytral disk glabrous, except for one discal seta near base of each elytron |
|---|---|
 | antennomere 3 reduced |
 | clypeus glabrous |
| proepipleura and proepisternum glabrous | |
| legs with tarsomeres 1 and 4 markedly reduced and tarsomeres 2 and 3 expanded | |
| tarsomeres 2 and 3 expanded with two patches of adhesive setae underneath and a glabrous midline, pubescent patch on outer margin of midline larger than on inner margin | |
| tibia with dorsal apical angle expanded | |
| abdomen markedly broader than pterothorax | |
| aedeagus lies on its right side within the abdomen, the median lobe with apex directed to the right and the apical orifice on the right | |
| parameres glabrous, right larger than the left, left tapers distally and right broadly rounded |
Type Species
- Type Species: Homopterus aequatoriensis Wasmann, 1899, original monotypy.
- Type Locality: Semiradski, Ecuador.
- Holotype deposited at Museum National d'Historie Naturelle. Paris, France.
Discussion of Phylogenetic Relationships
Eohomopterus and its Old World counterpart, Carabidomemnus, together comprise the paussine subtribe Carabidomemnina which is thought to be the sister group of the remaining extant members of the tribe Paussini (Nagel 1987).
References
Luna de Carvalho, E. 1960. Paussides nouveaux ou peu connus du Muséum de Paris (Col. Carab. Paussus.). Revue Française d'Etomologie 27(2): 144-154.
Luna de Carvalho, E. 1963. Paussideos Americanos (Col. Carab. Pauss.). Memorias e Estudos do Museu Zoologico de Universidade de Coimbra 283: 1-22.
Moore, W. and R. Davidson. 2005.
Nagel, P. 1980. Aspects of the evolution of myrmecophilous adaptations in Paussinae. On the Evolution of Behavior in Carabid Beetles. (Ed. by P.J. Den Boer, H.U. Theile and F. Weber), Miscellaneous Papers, 18, 1979, 15-34. Agricultural University Wageningen, The Netherlands.
Nagel, P. 1987. Fossil ant nest beetles (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Paussinae). Entomologische Arbeiten aus dem Museum G. Frey 35/36: 137-170.
Nagel, P. 1997. New fossil paussids from Dominican amber with notes on the phylogenetic systematics of the paussine complex (Coleoptera: Carabidae). Systematic Entomology 22: 345-362.
Wasmann, E. 1899. Neue Paussiden, mit einem biologischen Nachtrag. Notes from the Leyden Museum 21(5): 33-52.
Wasmann, E. 1919. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Zentral-Afrika-Expedition 1907-1908, unter Führung Adolf Friedrichs, Herogs zu Mecklenburg. Tijdschirift voor Entomologie 62: 8-130.
Title Illustrations
| Scientific Name | Eohomopterus centenarius |
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| Specimen Condition | Dead Specimen |
| Sex | Male |
| Life Cycle Stage | adult |
| Collection | Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris |
| Type | Holotype |
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| Scientific Name | Eohomopterus bonfilsi |
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| Specimen Condition | Dead Specimen |
| Sex | Male |
| Life Cycle Stage | adult |
| View | habitus |
| Type | Holotype |
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| Scientific Name | Eohomopterus aequatoriensis |
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| Specimen Condition | Dead Specimen |
| Sex | Male |
| Life Cycle Stage | adult |
| View | habitus |
| Type | Holotype |
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