schizopodid

English

Noun

schizopodid (plural schizopodids)

1. (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”, in 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

• 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

beetle of family Schizopodidae

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