Hydraenidae of Madagascar (Insecta: Coleoptera)
Author
Perkins, Philip D.
text
Zootaxa
2017
2017-11-03
4342
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1
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journal article
31639
10.11646/zootaxa.4342.1.1
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1175-5326
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Key to the genera of
Madagastrini
1. Elytral ridges carinate, strong, continuous; third carina (counting sutural carina as first), arcuate posteriorly and attaining elytral apices at or very near sutural angle; intercostal areas with two or three rows of punctures.......................... 2
-. Elytral ridges low and continuous or, if carinate, sometimes with interrupted sections; ridges or carinae not attaining elytral margin; areas between ridges with three to five rows of punctures or granules...................................... 4
2. Head with clypeus laterally widened, labrum and maxillary palpi short and held beneath overhanging clypeus; hydrofuge pubescence on abdominal ventrites reduced, less than first four ventrites plus anterior margin of fifth................... 3
-. Clypeus not widened, maxillary palpi larger, exposed; hydrofuge pubescence on first four abdominal ventrites and anterior margin of fifth; India (
Fig. 174
)...............................................................
Gondraena
Jäch
3. Pronotum with tuberculate carinae; posterior angles of pronotum deeply excavate; hydrofuge pubescence on first two abdominal ventrites; India........................................................................
Davidraena
Jäch
-. Pronotum non-carinate, with circular, flat, dense granules; posterior angles of pronotum not excavate; abdominal ventrites lacking hydrofuge pubescence (
Figs. 162
,
163
,
166
,
167
,
170
,
171
); Madagascar..............
Menomadraena
new genus
4. Prosternum with coxal cavities closed behind; mesoventrite intercoxal process with small tubercle (
Fig. 191
); each elytron with four strong carinate ridges, the first of which is interrupted in one place; hydrofuge pubescence on first three ventrites and anterior margin of fourth; Madagascar................................................
Trinomadraena
new genus
- Prosternum with coxal cavities open behind; mesoventrite intercoxal process without tubercle; elytral ridges variable, low and continuous or if carinate with interrupted areas; hydrofuge pubescence variable, on first two ventrites and anterior margin of third or on first four and anterior margin of fifth; Madagascar....................................
Madagaster
Perkins