Two new species of obligatory termitophilous rove beetles from Brazil (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Termitomorpha Wasmann)
Author
Caron, Edilson
Author
Bortoluzzi, Sidnei
Author
Rosa, Cassiano S.
text
Zootaxa
2018
2018-04-24
4413
3
566
578
journal article
30200
10.11646/zootaxa.4413.3.10
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1175-5326
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Key to the species of
Termitomorpha
This key is updated from that proposed by
Seevers (1957)
, incLuding the recent diagnostic characters of
T. fissipennis
(
Kistner & Jacobson 1976
)
,
T. meinerti
and
T. huachii
(Kistner 2006)
.
1 Outer margin of metafemur with arcuate emargination in proximal two-thirds (
Kistner & Jacobson, 1976: 11,
Fig. 7f
).........................................................................................
T. fissipennis
(Casey)
- Outer margin of metafemur normal, not as above........................................................... 2
2 Inner margin of mesofemur with conspicuous notch at the base (Kistner 2006: 623,
Fig. 26e
)......................... 3
- Inner margin of mesofemur normal, without notch at the base.................................................. 4
3 Mesotrochanter with a triangular projection (Kistner 2006: 623,
Fig. 26e
)...........................
T. huachii
Seevers
- Mesotrochanter normal, without projection (Kistner 2006: 627,
Fig. 29b
)....................
T. meinerti
Wasmann
4 Pronotum with sinuous lateral margin...................................................................... 5
- Pronotum with straight lateral margin..................................................................... 6
5 Mentum with apical margin almost straight.............................................
T. costaricensis
(Seevers)
- Mentum with apical margin conspicuously arcuate (
Fig. 9
).................
T. sinuosa
Caron, Bortoluzzi & Rosa
,
sp. nov.
6 Pronotum with base strongly notched at middle (
Fig. 45
), wings well-developed.......
T.alata
Caron & Bortoluzzi,
sp.nov.
- Pronotum with base slightly notched at middle, wings vestigial...................................
T. manni
(Seevers)