A redefinition of Gauromaia Pascoe, 1866 (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Stenochiinae)
Author
Telnov, Dmitry
Department of Life Sciences, Natural History Museum, SW 7 5 BD London, United Kingdom. & Institute of Life Sciences and Technology, Daugavpils University, Vienības iela 13, LV- 5401 Daugavpils, Latvia. & Institute of Biology, University of Latvia, O. Vācieša iela 4, LV- 1004 Rīga, Latvia.
Author
Ruzzier, Enrico
0000-0003-1020-1247
Department of Science, Roma Tre University, Viale G. Marconi 446, 00146, Rome, Italy.
text
Zootaxa
2024
2024-12-13
5551
3
531
555
https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5551.3.5
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.5551.3.5
1175-5326
14443154
6252CBB0-96A2-439D-A281-F55FAE264D96
Key to species assigned to
Gauromaia
subgenus
Celebesa
1
Body length to maximum width ratio ~ 2.8–2.9; prosternal intercoxal process at posterior extent of procoxal cavity nearly right-angled, step-like shaped in lateral view; elytral striae deep, interstriae convex; elytra elongate, ~ 1.8× as long as combined width..........................................................................
G.
(
C.
)
striata
comb. nov.
– Body length to maximum width ratio 2.6 or less; posterior margin of prosternal intercoxal process at posterior extent of procoxal cavity either declivous, rarely step-like in lateral view; elytral striae flat or moderately deep, interstriae flat or slightly convex; elytra less elongate, ≤1.6× as long as combined width........................................................
2
2
Mentum each side to median portion with deep posterolateral pit, pit anterior margin raised in ventral aspect.........................................................................................
G.
(
C.
)
latipennis
comb. nov.
– Mentum posterolaterally without deep pits, with or without shallow ventral impressions.............................
3
3
Prosternal intercoxal process strongly humped in ventral aspect at posterior extent of procoxa; lateral portions of mentum with two rounded tubercles..........................................................
G.
(
C.
)
impressa
comb. nov.
– Prosternal intercoxal process between procoxae flattened or evenly arched in ventral aspect; mentum without obvious rounded tubercles............................................................................................
4
4
Elytral interstriae slightly convex; elytral striae comparatively deeper cut; prosternal intercoxal process constricted apically in ventral, declivous in lateral view..................................................
G.
(
C.
)
angustior
comb. nov.
– Elytral interstriae entirely flat; elytral striae delicately cut, shallow; prosternal intercoxal process subparallel, broadly rounded at apically in ventral, nearly right-angled in lateral view................................
G.
(
C.
)
elongata
comb. nov.