Review of Cape Verde Pselactus Broun, 1886 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Cossoninae) with description of a new species, larvae and notes on biology
Author
Batelka, Jan
text
Zootaxa
2017
2017-04-04
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journal article
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10.11646/zootaxa.4317.2.2
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Key to larvae of Cape Verde
Pselactus
The larva of
Pselactus spadix
, described by
Anderson (1952)
, is not inlcuded in this key because some data about body chaetotaxy are missing, and therefore it would not be possible to discriminate it from the two Cape Verde species.
1. Dorsum of epicranium with 4 relatively long setae (
des1–3
and
des5
) and 1 short (
des4
) (
Fig. 3
A). Frons with 5 relatively long to short setae (
fs
) (
Fig. 3
A). One finger-like
dms
on mala located close to
pfs2
, and not in line with 5 remaining
dms
(
Fig. 3
B). Abdominal segment VIII with 1 short
ss
; and 2 very long
eps
(
Fig. 4
D). Abdominal segment IX with 1 very long and 1 short
ps
(
Fig. 4
D). Abdominal segment X with 1 long and 2 very short to minute
ts
(
Fig. 4
D).................
Pselactus obesulus
- Dorsum of epicranium with 4 very long setae (
des1–3
and
des5
) and 1 long (
des4
) (
Fig. 11
A). Frons with 5 long setae (
fs
) (
Fig. 11
A). All 6 finger-like
dms
on mala in one line (
Fig. 11
B). Abdominal segment VIII with 1 long
ss
; and 1 relatively long and 1 very long
eps
(
Fig. 12
C). Abdominal segment IX with 1 very long
ps
(
Fig. 12
C). Abdominal segment X with 1 short and 2 very short to minute
ts
(
Fig. 12
C)....................................................
Pselactus strakai
sp. nov.