A review of the Japanese Kateretidae fauna (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea)
Author
Hisamatsu, Sadatomo
text
Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae
2011
2011-12-09
51
2
551
585
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.5329313
0374-1036
5329313
Key to
Kateretidae
genera of
Japan
1 Tarsal claws not dentate or slightly dilated at base (
Figs. 3J
,
5E
,
9E
). Apical segment of maxillary palpus slender (
Figs. 3I
,
5F
,
8G
,
9F
). Ovipositor with styli (
Figs. 3D
,
4G
,
5D
,
6F
,
7G
,
8D
,
9D
). ............................................................................................................. 2
– Tarsal claws distinctly dentate at base (
Figs. 10F
,
11H
).Apical segment of maxillary palpus enlarged (
Figs. 10E
,
11G
). Ovipositor without styli (
Figs. 10G
,
11D
). ......................... 5
2 Abdominal sternite III or III–V with tuft of setae in the middle in both sexes (
Figs. 5H
,
9K
). Ovipositor with short styli (
Figs. 5D
,
9D
). ............................................................ 3
– Abdominal sternite III or III–V without tuft of setae. Ovipositor with long styli (
Figs. 3D
,
4G
,
6F
,
7G
,
8D
). ............................................................................................................. 4
3 Color reddish-yellow to dark brown. Lateral margins of pronotum smooth. Male protibia strongly arcuate (
Figs. 2D
,
9I
). Abdominal sternite III with tuft of setae in middle (
Fig. 9K
). ......................................................................................
Sibirhelus
Kirejtshuk, 1989
– Color black. Lateral margins of pronotum distinctly serrate (
Fig. 5G
). Male protibia straight. Abdominal sternites III–V with tuft of setae in middle (
Fig. 5H
). ............................ .................................................................................................
Platamartus
Reitter, 1892
4 Pronotum rounded at posterior angles (
Fig. 3H
). Dorsal pronotal disc surface with coarse, large punctures, larger than eye-facet. Abdominal tergite VIII in males concealed. ........ ......................................................................................................
Kateretes
Herbst, 1793
– Pronotum angulate at posterior angles (
Figs. 6H–N
,
7I
,
8F
). Dorsal pronotal disc surface with dense, small punctures, smaller than eye-facet. Abdominal tergite VIII in males exposed. ....................................................................
Heterhelus
Jacquelin du Val, 1858
5 Dorsal pronotal disc surface with sparse punctures, and sparsely covered with short setae (
Fig. 2E
). Pronotum narrower than elytra at base; posterior angles obtuse (
Fig. 10H
); hind margin straight. ................................................................
Brachypterus
Kugelann, 1794
– Dorsal pronotal disc surface with dense punctures, and densely covered with long setae (
Fig. 2F
). Pronotum as wide as elytra at base; posterior angles angulate (
Fig. 11F
); hind margin sinuate. ............................................................
Brachypterolus
Grouvelle, 1913