The Hydraenidae (Coleoptera) Of The Republic Of Singapore
Author
Jäch, Manfred A.
Author
Díaz, Juan A.
Author
Skale, Andre
text
Raffles Bulletin of Zoology
2013
2013-02-28
61
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journal article
10.5281/zenodo.5351598
2345-7600
5351598
KEY TO THE SPECIES OF
HYDRAENA
FROM
SINGAPORE
1. Punctures of dorsal surface, especially pronotum and elytra small and shallow, elytal interstices not convex (
Figs. 1, 3, 4
). Body length:
1.05–1.50 mm
...................................................2
– Punctures of dorsal surface, especially pronotum and elytra, moderately large, dense and well impressed, elytral interstices convex (
Fig. 2
). Body length:
1.25–1.50 mm
........................4
2. Mesoventral process (
Fig.12
) wider than mesotibia.Metaventral plaques present or absent. Body length:
1.05–1.50 mm
........3
– Mesoventral process (
Fig. 13
) not wider than mesotibia. Metaventral plaques absent. Body length:
1.05–1.25 mm
....... ......................................................................
H. singaporensis
3. Middle of pronotum darkened (except for teneral specimens). Metaventral plaques present, distinctly convergent anteriorly (
Fig. 12
). Male: foretibia slightly curved, not dilated, with subapical denticle on mesal face. Female tergite X and gonocoxite (
Fig. 6e, f
) more transverse, laterally more rounded. Body length:
1.25–1.50 mm
...............................
H. hendrichi
– Middle of pronotum not darkened. Metaventral plaques absent. Male: foretibia not curved, dilated (lateral view), without denticle. Female tergite X and gonocoxite (
Fig. 7e, f
) less transverse, laterally less rounded, apically subacuminate. Body length:
1.05–1.20 mm
................................................
H
.
yangae
4. Male: Metaventral plaques thin, carinate (
Fig. 14
). Aedeagi as in
Figs. 8a–c
or 9a–c. Female: Abdominal sternite VIII produced apically (see Jäch & Díaz, 1999:
Fig. 7d
) or gonocoxite small, subquadrate (
Fig. 9f
).................................5
– Male: Metaventral plaques unmodified. Aedeagi as in
Figs. 10a–c
or 11a–c. Female: Abdominal sternite VIII apically never produced; gonocoxite transverse, lateral margin distinctly convex subbasally (
Figs. 10e
,
11e
)........................6
5. Maxillary palpi never darkened subapically. Aedeagus Yshaped (
Fig. 8a–c
). Female: Abdominal sternite VIII produced apically (see Jäch & Díaz, 1999:
Fig. 7d
) ..
H. michaelbalkei
– Maxillary palpi usually slightly darkened subapically. Aedeagus not Y-shaped (see
Fig. 9a–c
). Female: Abdominal sternite VIII not produced apically........................
H. formula
6. Male foretibia slightly curved, without denticle. Aedeagus as in
Fig. 10a–c
, ventral margin of main piece with conspicuous denticle near insertion of left paramere; apex of main piece not wide in ventral view. Female tergite X (
Fig. 10f
) less transverse. Gonocoxite (
Fig. 10e
) more transverse.................. ..............................................................................
H. jacobsoni
– Male foretibia not curved, provided with very small denticle on mesal face near apical 0.3. Aedeagus as in
Fig. 11a–c
, ventral margin of main piece without conspicuous denticle; apex of main piece very wide in ventral view. Female tergite X (
Fig. 11f
) more transverse. Gonocoxite (
Fig. 11e
) less transverse ......................................................
H. paulmoritz