Lymantor

Type species

Lymantor sepicola Lovendal

Adapted from Wood 1982, p. 706-708

Diagnosis

Among the Dryocoetina, Lymantor can be distinguished by the 4-segmented antennal funiclefunicle:
the antennal segments located between the scape and the club in some Coleoptera
and the procurvedprocurved:
pertaining to structure (antennae, setae) which is basally perpendicular to the body and whose apical part is curved anteriorly
basalbasal:
situated at the base or inner edge and proximal to the main body
area of the clubclub:
the apical segment of the insect antennae that is enlarged or thickened such that it is anatomically differentiated from the preceding segments
with the distaldistal:
near the free end of an appendage; away from the body
area flattened.

Description

Species in this genus range from 1.5 to 1.9 mm in length and are approximately 2.8 times as long as wide. Their color is reddish brown. The pronotumpronotum:
the upper or dorsal surface of the first thoracic segment
is longer than wide and the anterior third is asperateasperate:
of a surface or texture which is rough
. The scutellumscutellum:
a shield-like bony plate or scale, as on the thorax of some insects
is small. The declivitydeclivity:
the apical portion of the beetle elytra that slopes downward
is convex with a vestiturevestiture:
a surface covering of scales or setae on the body, wing, or other appendage
of hair-like setaehair-like setae:
setae that are thin and similar to a hair
and is unarmedunarmed:
having no granules, teeth, tubercles, spines, or other protective structures
. The anterior margin of the compound eye is emarginateemarginate:
notched or indented
. The scapescape:
the first and basal segment of the insect's antennae
is longer than the 4-segmented funiclefunicle:
the antennal segments located between the scape and the club in some Coleoptera
. The clubclub:
the apical segment of the insect antennae that is enlarged or thickened such that it is anatomically differentiated from the preceding segments
is oval to near circular, with two procurvedprocurved:
pertaining to structure (antennae, setae) which is basally perpendicular to the body and whose apical part is curved anteriorly
sutures. The procoxaeprocoxae:
extra segment occasionally preceding coxa (hip joint) of the first or anterior pair of legs of arthropods
are contiguouscontiguous:
sharing an edge or boundary; touching
.

Distribution

North America and Europe

World fauna

Number of species: 5, Native species: 2, Introduced species: 0

Hosts

Acer, Hamamelis, Rhus, Salix