Taxonomic revision of the African genus Trechosiella Jeannel (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Trechinae)
Author
Geginat, Gernot
text
Zootaxa
2013
3716
3
441
459
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.3716.3.7
c3d8f250-18be-4e39-b2fa-937f217c0021
1175-5326
221814
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Key to the species and subspecies of the genus
Trechosiella
1 Temporal lobe well developed, smooth; species from southern Africa........................................... 2
- Temporal lobe weakly developed, rugose; species from
Tanzania
..............................
T. basilewskyi
Jeannel
2 Eyes not protruding, eye diameter smaller than length of temple................................................ 3
- Eyes protruding, eye diameter larger than length of temple.................................................... 4
3 Elytral striae on disc effaced; temple longer than half diameter of eye; microsculpture of elytra strongly transverse, length/ width ratio of mesh approximately 1:5 to 1:10.........................................
T. oligophthalma
spec. nov.
- Elytral striae on disc well discernable;eye diameter subequal to temple length; microsculpture of elytra weakly transverse, length/width ratio of mesh approximately 1:1 to 1:2.............................
T. scotti swartbergensis
subspec. nov.
4 Third elytral stria with two setiferous punctures, one at the level of the anterior quarter, the other posterior of the middle of the elytral disc; 3rd and 4th striae distinctly separate in anterior quarter of elytral disc.................................. 5
- Third elytral stria lacking posterior setiferous puncture; 3rd and 4th striae converging in anterior quarter of elytral disc....................................................................................
T. endroedyyoungai
spec. nov.
5 Microsculpture of elytra strongly transverse, length/width ratio of mesh approximately 1:5 to 1:10; apex of aedeagus tapered (lateral view)........................................................................................ 6
- Microsculpture of elytra less transverse, length/width ratio of mesh approximately 1:2 to 1:3; apex of aedeagus blunt...... 7
6 Apex of aedeagus bended bent ventrad, internal sac with multiple tightly packed, minute sclerotized teeth....................................................................................................
T. laetula
(Pringuey)
- Apex of aedeagus straight, internal sac without any internal sclerotized teeth or pieces microstructures........................................................................................................
T. katicola
Jeannel
7 Brachypterous.....................................................................
T. scotti scotti
(Jeannel)
- Macropterous, only known from
Namibia
....................................
T. scotti macroptera
Casale
, stat. dem.