A new brachypterous genus of Brazilian stag beetle (Coleoptera: Lucanidae: Lucaninae) with description of three new species
Author
Grossi, Paschoal Coelho
text
Zootaxa
2016
4078
1
218
229
journal article
46802
10.11646/zootaxa.4078.1.20
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1175-5326
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Key to the species of
Montesinus
gen. nov.
1. Body surface opaque. Smaller species, females ≈
15 mm
in length. Ocular canthi of males triangular. Male mandibles with basal internal tooth elongate and cylindrical with acute apex. Elytral punctures distinct, deep and with an internal wall...................................................................................
Montesinus monnei
sp. nov.
1’. Body surface shiny. Larger species, females more than
15 mm
. Males unknown. Elytral punctures shallow.............. 2
2(1’). Dark brown/piceous species; maxillae without hooklets. Pronotal posterior margin uniform. Elytral punctures everywhere not distinct, weakly marked. Mesotibiae with 1–2 spines.....................................
Montesinus tatula
sp. nov.
2’. Black species. Maxillae with 1 hooklet on galea. Pronotal posterior margin with a small concavity at middle. Elytral punctures more distinct on disc. Mesotibiae with more than 2 spines............................
Montesinus machadoi
sp. nov.