Duboisius
Abdullah, 1961
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2Duboisius is a of antlike flower beetles in the Anthicidae, established by Abdullah in 1961. The genus contains five described distributed in the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. These beetles are characterized by their -mimicking , a common trait within Anthicidae. The genus name honors an individual, following the taxonomic convention of patronymic .
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How to pronounce Duboisius: /duːˈbɔɪsiəs/
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Distribution
Southwestern United States (Arizona, Texas) and adjacent regions of northern Mexico. epithets suggest strong association with Arizona (D. arizonensis) and Texas (D. texanus), with D. wickenburgiensis named after Wickenburg, Arizona.
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Etymology
The name Duboisius appears to be a patronym honoring an individual with the surname Dubois, though the specific honoree is not documented in the available sources. The D. wickenburgiensis is named after Wickenburg, Arizona, indicating type locality significance in species .
Taxonomic History
The was established by Mohammed S. Abdullah in 1961, with D. texanus and D. wickenburgiensis as original . Abdullah described two additional species (D. barri and D. brevicornis) in 1964. D. arizonensis was originally described in the genus Formicilla by Champion in 1916 before being transferred to Duboisius.