Nototylini
Nototylus fryi
Introduction
Nototylus is known from only a single specimen, collected over 130 years ago in the state of Espirito Santo, Brazil (Schaum, 1863).Characteristics
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Side view. Top illustraton from Schaum (1863), reversed; bottom, photograph of holotype.
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Front leg (shown at left) and middle leg (shown at right) of Nototylus, from Schaum (1863).
References
Deuve, T. 1994. The Nototylidae, an enigmatic family of Coleoptera Adephaga. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 30:133-144.
Schaum, H. 1863. Descriptions of four new genera of Carabidae. The Journal of Entomology (London), 2:74-78, plus plate IV.
Title Illustrations
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On left, Nototylus fryi, holotype (BMNH). Photograph by David R. Maddison. On right, illustration of holotype from Schaum (1863).
Scientific Name | Nototylus fryi |
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Type | holotype |
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