Stenotarsus Subtilis Arrow, The Aggregating Fungus Beetle Of Barro Colorado Island Nature Monument, Panama (Coleoptera: Endomychidae)
Author
Roubik, David W.
Author
Skelley, Paul E.
text
The Coleopterists Bulletin
2001
2001-09-30
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1649/0010-065x(2001)055[0249:ssataf]2.0.co;2
journal article
10.1649/0010-065X(2001)055[0249:SSATAF]2.0.CO;2
10102784
Key to the Known
Stenotarsus
of
Panama
1) Antennomeres III–VIII not elongate, moniliform; antennal club segments narrow, nearly parallel sided (
Fig. 1
)
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S. validicornis
Gerstaecker
1') Some or all of antennomeres III–VIII elongate; antennal club segments not narrowed (
Figs. 2, 3
) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2
2) Antennomere XI elongate and appearing curved (
Fig. 2
); antenna long, reaching middle of elytra
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S. purpuratus
Gerstaecker
2') Antennomere XI oval, not elongated or curved (
Fig. 3
); antenna not as long, reaching only basal 1/3 of elytra -------------------------------------------------------------- 3
3) Pronotal lateral margin relatively narrow (
Fig. 4
), width at hind angle distinctly less than length of antennomere II
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S. cyanopterus
Gorham
3') Pronotal lateral margin broad for entire length (
Figs. 5–7
), width at hind angle equal or greater than length of antennomere II
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4
4) Base of pronotum between pores with margin weak or absent (
Fig. 5
); pronotal base weakly concave over scutellum
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S. lemniscatus
Gorham
Figs. 8–18.
Stenotarsus
spp.
:
8–10)
Dorsal habitus:
8)
Stenotarsus cuprivestis
;
9)
S. panamanus
;
10)
S. subtilis
.
11–14)
Ventral view of male:
11)
S. globosus
;
12)
S. obtusus
;
13)
S. ovalis
;
14)
S. subtilis
.
15–18)
Aedeagus, ventral and lateral views:
15)
S. panamanus
;
16)
S. obtusus
;
17)
S. ovalis
;
18)
S. subtilis
.
Scale line = 1 mm.
4') Base of pronotum between pores with strong margin that leads into the pores (
Figs. 6, 7
); pronotal base convex over scutellum
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5
5) Elytron with basal punctures in the depression next to the humerus not much larger than those near the scutellum (
Fig. 6
); disc of elytron with weak foveate punctures
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S. subtilis
Arrow
5') Elytron with coarse basal punctures in the depression next to the humerus distinctly larger than those near the scutellum (
Fig. 7
); disc of elytron with notable foveate punctures, often impressed
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6
6) Body relatively elongate and small, less than
4.5 mm
(
Fig. 8
) ------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
S. cuprivestis
Gorham
6') Body oval and larger, generally more than
4.5 mm
(
Figs. 9, 10
)
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7
7) Body with color pattern (
Fig. 9
) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8
7') Body entirely orange (
Fig. 10
) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9
8) Pronotal pubescence dark purple to black (best viewed in profile); metafemur of male with basal spine (
Fig. 11
)
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S. globosus
GuérinMéneville
8') Pronotal pubescence goldenyellow; metafemur of male lacking spine
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S. panamanus
Gorham
and
S. chiriquinus
Arrow
9) Male metatrochanter lacking spine; male genitalia long and narrow (
Fig. 15
) -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
S. panamanus
Gorham
9') Male metatrochanter with spine (
Figs. 12–14
); male genitalia relatively short and broad (
Figs. 16–18
) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10
10) Male with circular depression on anterior part of metasternum (
Fig. 12
); male genitalia simple, lacking accessory process (
Fig. 16
) ------------------------- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
S. obtusus
Gerstaecker
10) Male with transversely elongated depression on anterior part of metasternum (
Fig. 13
); male genitalia with an accessory process (
Fig. 17
) ----- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
S. ovalis
Arrow