Systematic revision of American Glaresidae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) Author Gordon, Robert D. Author Hanley, Guy A. text Insecta Mundi 2014 2014-01-10 2014 333 1 91 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.4645613 1942-1354 4645613 112A1F0B-1A82-4672-842B-A79A21F251D6 Glaresis - Ecostata Group Description . Size large, length 3.0 to 5.0 mm. Clypeal apex straight, smooth, angled posteriorly ( Fig. 2B ). Pronotal fovea completely lacking ( Fig. 2C ). Elytral striae flat or weakly convex. Metasternum with surface ridges unmodified ( Fig. 2D ). Metatasternal surface with ridges unmodified. Metasternal groove absent. Mesotibia with about 5 spines on outer margin, mesotibial apex not produced; posterior metatrochanteral margin tridentate ( Fig. 3F ). Metatibia deeply incised apically on inner and outer margins ( Fig. 2G ). Apex of 5th abdominal ventrite truncate in both sexes. Remarks . The ecostata group contains 3 species and is the most easily recognized group within the genus.