A new flightless genus of Thaumastodinae from Australia (Coleoptera: Limnichidae)
Author
Hernando, Carles
text
Zootaxa
2023
2023-07-13
5315
6
559
566
http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5315.6.3
journal article
58998
10.11646/zootaxa.5315.6.3
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1175-5326
8142492
DCD0C570-9808-4198-9998-BBAFD4764982
Key to the genera of the subfamily
Thaumastodinae
1. Tarsal formula 4–5–5; legs slender; antennal insertions situated near eyes; metaventrite short, not covering metacoxae; riparian habitats; Palearctic and Oriental regions............................................
Acontosceles
Champion, 1924
- Tarsal formula 4–4–4; legs stout; antennal insertions situated near mandibles; metaventrite projecting posteriorly, covering metacoxae; terrestrial, riparian and intertidal habitats......................................................... 2
2. Eyes round and widely separated, distance between eyes larger than the diameter of an eye; terrestrial, not associated with riparian habitats; Australian Region
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Austramastodus
gen. nov.
- Eyes elongated and close together, distance between eyes always narrower than the maximum length of an eye; riparian and intertidal habitats..................................................................................... 3
3. Frons between eyes distinctly and arcuately projecting anteriad, narrow; male protarsi enlarged; riparian habitats; Palearctic, Oriental and Australian regions....................................................
Pseudeucinetus
Heller, 1921
- Frons only gently projecting anteriad, wide; male protarsi not enlarged; intertidal habitats............................ 4
4. Antennae 7-segmented; genal antennal groove absent; Neotropical Region.....................
Martinius
Spilman, 1959
- Antennae 11-segmented; genal antennal groove present; Palearctic, Oriental, Australian/Pacific and Neotropical regions......................................................................................
Mexico
Spilman, 1972