Selonodon sagittiformis

Selonodon sagittiformis is a click beetle in the Cebrionidae, described as a new from Texas in a 2005 revision of the Selonodon. The genus revision included cladistic analysis recognizing six species groups and documented a trend of phyletic size increase within Selonodon. As a member of Cebrionidae, it belongs to a family of beetles whose includes particular geographic distribution patterns and .

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Selonodon sagittiformis: /sɛˌloʊnəˈdɒn sæˌdʒɪtɪˈfɔːrmɪs/

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Distribution

Texas, United States. Described from Texas as a new in the revision.

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Nomenclatural Context

Selonodon sagittiformis was one of 17 new described from the southern United States in the 2005 revision of the . The revision recognized six species groups containing 23 species, with the relationships of two species (including potentially this species) remaining uncertain in the cladistic analysis.

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