A taxonomic revision of the Quadrideres simplicipes species-group (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Pedinini), including description of a new species from Tanzania
Author
Kamiński, Marcin Jan
text
Zootaxa
2015
3986
2
217
226
journal article
39861
10.11646/zootaxa.3986.2.5
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Key to the species of the
Q. simplicipes
species-group
1 Inner contours of male protibae with conspicuous postmedian dilatation....................................................................................................
Q. interioris
species-group
(see Kamiński 2013a: 93)
- Inner contours of male protibae without postmedian dilatation................................................ (2)
2 Secondary intervals and epipleurae of elytra with fine punctures.........
Q. scutatus
species-group
(see
Koch 1956
: 192)
- Secondary intervals and epipleurae of elytra with coarse punctures..................
Q. simplicipes
species-group...
(3)
3 5th abdominal ventrite without margin (
Fig. 10
)............................................................ (4)
- 5th abdominal ventrite with complete margin (
Fig. 9
)..............................................
Q. simplicipes
4 Pronotal base with strong lateral indentations (
Fig. 7
). Emargination of pronotal base interrupted laterally (
Fig. 7
). Pronotum widest at 0.75 of its length (
Fig. 7
)......................................................
Q. kazimierzi
sp. nov.
- Pronotal base with fine lateral indentations (
Fig. 8
). Emargination of pronotal base complete (
Fig. 8
). Lateral sides of pronotum widest at the base … (5)
5 Protibae with shallow distal cavity on the inner side. Punctuation on the head, pronotum and elytra coarse. Body size: 10.0– 12.0 mm.....................................................................................
Q. robynsi
- Protibae with relatively deep distal cavity on the inner side (
Fig. 11
). Punctuation on the head, pronotum and elytra relatively fine. Body size:
8.5–10.5 mm
.................................................................
Q. parallelus