A checklist of the New World species of Tillinae (Coleoptera: Cleridae), with an illustrated key to genera and new country records
Author
Burke, Alan F.
Author
Leavengood, John M.
Author
Zolnerowich, Gregory
text
Zootaxa
2015
4059
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journal article
39236
10.11646/zootaxa.4059.1.1
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Key to New World
Tillinae
genera updated and modified from
Opitz (2002)
1. Frons with a pair of protruding horns arising immediately above eyes................................
Bostrichoclerus
- Frons without a pair of horns............................................................................ 2
2. Last antennomere as long as to much longer than length of preceding antennomeres combined (
Fig. 1
-E); eyes strongly emar- ginate......................................................................................
Monophylla
- Last antennomere not enlarged, never as long as or longer than the length of preceding antennomeres combined, all antennom- eres approximately the same length (
Figs. 1
A–D, 1-F); eyes emarginate (
Figs. 2
-C, 2-D) or not....................... 3
3. Head subquadrate, enlarged; clypeus conspicuously wide; antennomeres 5–11 or 6–11 subquadrate, conspicuously wider than antennomeres 1–4 (
Fig. 1
-G) or 1–5 (
Fig. 1
-H); body relatively slender; elytra subparallel; integument smooth to glossy...................................................................................................
Cylidrus
- Head not subquadrate, if conspicuously enlarged throughout its length, distal antennomeres approximately the same width as remaining antennomeres (
Figs. 1
-A, 1-B, 1-D); body slender to robust; elytra subparallel or not; integument smooth to coarsely punctate............................................................................................. 4
4. Antennae strongly serrate (
Fig. 1
-D) to pectinate (
Fig. 1
-C).................................................... 5
- Antennae filiform (
Fig. 1
-A) to moderately serrate (
Fig. 1
-B)................................................... 7
5. Last antennomere as preceding antennomere in shape; antennomeres 4–10 strongly serrate (
Fig. 1
-D); length of specimens approximately
10 mm
or more......................................................................
Bogcia
- Last antennomere flattened laterally, ovoid; antennomeres 4–9 or 4–10 moderately serrate (
Fig. 1
-F) to pectinate (
Fig. 1
-C); length of specimens less than
8 mm
....................................................................... 6
6. Antennae composed of 11 antennomeres (
Figs. 1
-F)..................................................
Barrotillus
- Antennae composed of 10 antennomeres (
Fig. 1
-C)...................................................
Callotillus
7. Tarsal claws with one inner denticle (see Figs. 41, 44,
51 in
Opitz, 2002
)................................
Onychotillus
- Tarsal claws with two inner denticles (see Figs.
27–29 in
Opitz, 2002
)........................................... 8
8. Basal denticle of tarsal claw digitiform in shape (see Fig.
28 in
Opitz, 2002
)............................
Araeodontia
- Basal denticle of tarsal claw triangular in shape (see Figs.
27, 29 in
Opitz, 2002
)................................... 9
9. Elytral punctations coarse, extending to apex (
Fig. 3
-B)...............................................
Lecontella
- Elytral punctations feebly to moderately coarse, not extending to apex (
Fig. 3
-A); if punctations extend to apex, then these are shallow and feebly impressed.......................................................................... 10
10. Diameter of ommatidia narrow (
Figs. 2
-A, 2-B); integument in two colors: testaceous to ferruginous and brunneous to black; eyes weakly emarginate and elongate-ovoid, in lateral view much taller than wide (
Fig. 2
-B); small species, length less than
8 mm
......................................................................................
Cymatoderella
- Diameter of ommatidia wide (
Figs. 2
-C, 2-D); integument unicolored to variously colored; eyes weakly to moderately emarginate, in lateral view form variable, ranging from much taller than wide to almost round (
Fig. 2
-D); species
4–40 mm
in length.....................................................................................
Cymatodera