Revision of the Malagasy genusNesiotusGuillebeau (Coleoptera: Phalacridae)
Author
Gimmel, Matthew L.
text
The Coleopterists Bulletin
2013
2013-06-30
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KEY TO SPECIES OF
NESIOTUS
GUILLEBEAU
NOTE: Many undescribed species are anticipated; see discussion section below. Aedeagi should always be examined for definitive identification.
1. Male antennomere XI distinctly longer than IX and X together (
Fig. 2
); dorsal color dark brown with basal reddish patches on elytra (
Fig. 20
); aedeagus as in
Figs. 6, 13
............. ................................
N. basalis
,
new species
1′. Male antennomere XI about as long as or shorter than IX and X together (
Figs. 3–4
); dorsal color more or less uniform (
Figs. 21–26
) ............................................................................ 2
2. Eyes large, separated by about width of a single eye in frontal view (
Fig. 32
); aedeagus as in
Figs. 10, 17
...
N. ocularis
,
new species
2′. Eyes smaller, separated by at least 1.5 times width of a single eye in frontal view...........3
Figs. 6–19.
Aedeagal sclerites of
Nesiotus
species.
Penis:
6
)
N. basalis
;
7
)
N. fisheri
;
8
)
N. joebranhami
;
9
)
N. nocitus
;
10
)
N. ocularis
;
11
)
N. olibroides
;
12
)
N. steineri
. Tegmen:
13
)
N. basalis
;
14
)
N. fisheri
;
15
)
N. joebranhami
;
16
)
N. nocitus
;
17
)
N. ocularis
;
18
)
N. olibroides
;
19
)
N. steineri
. Scale bar = 0.1 mm.
3. Microsetae in elytral interval in 1 row (sometimes slightly irregular).................................4
3′. Microsetae in elytral interval in 2 irregular rows...............................................................5
4. Average size slightly larger (
1.8 mm
); tegmen with fused parameres about as wide as long (
Fig. 16
); penis as in
Fig. 9
............................ .................................
N. nocitus
,
new species
4′. Average size slightly smaller (
1.5 mm
); tegmen with fused parameres much longer than wide (
Fig. 19
); penis as in
Fig. 12
........ .................................
N. steineri
,
new species
5. Tegmen broadly rounded at apex (
Fig. 14
); penis sharply pointed at apex (
Fig. 7
) ........... ...................................
N. fisheri
,
new species
5′. Tegmen pointed at apex (
Figs. 15, 18
); penis narrowly rounded at apex (
Figs. 8, 11
)........5
6. Penis parallel-sided (
Fig. 8
); tegmen as in
Fig. 15
.......
N. joebranhami
,
new species
6′. Penis distinctly wider subbasally (
Fig. 11
); tegmen as in
Fig. 18
....................................... ................................
N. olibroides
Guillebeau