Antillipeltis, a new genus of Antillean Trogossitidae (Coleoptera: Cleroidea) with a key to the Cleroidea Author Lawrence, John F. Author Leschen, Richard A. B. Author Ślipiński, Adam text Zootaxa 2014 3794 3 435 454 journal article 45850 10.11646/zootaxa.3794.3.6 0eda3fd8-d2a8-41d9-b4aa-81e3c68cd222 1175-5326 231124 3AC1D24F-4BFF-4530-A10D-780E8B11746F Key to the species of Antillipeltis 1. Elytra primarily yellow with dark brown or black maculae; vestiture of densely distributed, moderately long, fine, inclined or suberect setae ( Figs 1 B, 1F); pronotal punctures shallow with gradually sloping sides, appearing coarse and dense under oblique light source; pronotal interspaces very finely granulate and moderately shiny; length 4.0– 5.5 mm ; Dominican Republic .................................................................................................... 2 - Elytra usually dark brown or black, sometimes with yellow pigment along suture or sides ( Figs 1 A, 1C–E); if main portion of elytral disc partly yellow, dark maculae absent and length less than 4 mm ; vestiture of sparsely distributed, moderately long, erect fine setae or very short, fine setae, usually not extending beyond edges of punctures............................ 3 2. Head primarily yellow with large black area occupying vertex and part of frons; pronotum yellow with large triangular macula widest anteriorly and narrowing posteriorly ( Fig. 1 B); pronotum more than 0.6 times as long as wide with strongly curved sides; elytra about 3 times as long as pronotum; elytral punctation finer and sparser, and setae shorter..... A. maculata sp. n. - Head dark brown or black; pronotum uniformly reddish-brown ( Fig. 1 F); pronotum about 0.5 times as long as wide with somewhat angulate sides; elytra more than 4 times as long as pronotum; elytral punctation coarser and denser and setae longer......................................................................................... A. pubescens sp. n. 3. Head, pronotum and ventral surfaces yellow; vestiture consisting of sparsely distributed, moderately long, erect, fine setae; elytra more than 1.6 times as long as wide; Miocene specimens in Dominican amber................................ 4 - Head and pronotum reddish-brown to black; vestiture consisting of minute setae usually not extending beyond edges of punctures; elytra less than 1.6 times as long as wide; extant species.................................................. 5 4. Pronotum more than 0.65 times as long as wide, its sides distinctly explanate with distinctly, coarsely crenulate edges; pronotal punctures unevenly distributed but usually separated by one or two diameters; length 3 mm ................. A. iviei sp. n. - Pronotum less than 0.65 times as long as wide, its sides slightly explanate with weakly crenulate edges; pronotal punctures usually separated by more than two diameters; 2.7 mm ............................................. A. alleni sp. n. 5. Pronotal punctures with gradually sloping sides, appearing coarse and dense under oblique light source; pronotal interspaces very finely granulate or smooth and shiny; length less than 4 mm ................................................ 6 - Pronotal punctures with steep, abrupt sides, appearing fine and sparse under oblique light source; pronotal interspaces distinctly granulate with a dull sheen; length greater than 4 mm ................................................... 7 6. Length less than 3 mm ; elytra yellow; pronotum reddish-brown; with sides only weakly rounded ( Fig. 1 C); Dominican Republic ...................................................................................... A. minuta sp. n. - Length greater than 3 mm ; elytra dark brown with sides and suture yellow; pronotum black and somewhat metallic with sides distinctly rounded ( Fig. 1 D); Puerto Rico ........................................................ A. nitida sp. n. 7. Head and pronotum black; pronotum with sides strongly rounded, somewhat angulate at middle and explanate with finely crenulate edges; elytra dark brown with yellow along sides ( Fig. 1 A); length more than 5 mm ; Haiti ..... A. darlingtoni sp. n. - Head black; pronotum reddish-brown with sides weakly rounded, not explanate with coarsely crenulate edges; elytra dark brown with yellow along suture and sides ( Fig. 1 E); length less than 5 mm ; Puerto Rico ............ A. portoricensis sp. n.