Monographic Revision of the American Genus Euphoria Burmeister, 1842 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae)
Author
Orozco, Jesús
Molecular Ecology and Systematics Group Department of Botany and Department of Zoology and Entomology Rhodes University Grahamstown, SOUTH AFRICA 6140
text
The Coleopterists Bulletin
2012
mo 11
2012-12-20
66
1
182
journal article
10.1649/0010-066X-66.mo4.1
1938-4394
4907222
Euphoria fulgida
Species-Group
(Appendix 3:
Plate 1s–y
)
Species in this group are distinguished by having a shiny surface, greenish to violaceous coloration, impunctate scutellum, males with antennal club longer than stem, sides of abdomen weakly to strongly ridged, mesotarsal length sexually dimorphic (as long as or longer than mesotibiae in males, shorter in females), abdomen of males at middle with weak to deep, medial, longitudinal depression, and distinctive male genitalia. All species in this group are of northern distribution, being present in the
United States
and northern and central
Mexico
.
Composition.
There are three species included in this group:
E
.
fulgida
(F.),
E
.
limbalis
Fall
, and
E
.
monticola
Bates.
K EY TO THE
SPECIES
OF THE
FULGIDA
SPECIES- G ROUP
1. Body unicolored, entirely dark green or violaceous (
Fig. 17a, d
). Abdominal sternites laterally rounded or weakly ridged ............. ........................
E
.
monticola
Bates
(p. 45)
1′. Body bright green, yellowish green, or reddish, frequently bicolored. Abdominal sternites strongly ridged laterally.......................2
2. Antennal club shorter than length of head in males. Pronotum at middle with small punctures, giving pronotum a polished appearance (
Fig. 15a, d, e
) ...........
E
.
fulgida
(F.)
(p. 42)
2′. Antennal club as long as or longer than length of head in males. Pronotum at middle with moderate-sized punctures, giving pronotum a coarse appearance (
Fig. 16a, d, e
) ................ ................................
E
.
limbalis
Fall
(p. 44)
CLAVE
PARA
LAS ESPECIES DEL
GRUPO
FULGIDA
1. Cuerpo unicoloreado, enteramente verde oscuro o violáceo (
Fig. 17a, d
). Esternitos abdominales redondeados lateralmente o ligeramente aquillados ......................................
E
.
monticola
Bates
(p. 45)
1′. Cuerpo verde brillante, verde-amarillento o rojizo, frecuentemente bicoloreado. Esternitos abdominales fuertemente aquillados.............2
2. Maza antenal de los machos más corta que la longitud de la cabeza. Pronoto medialmente con punteaduras pequeñas, dándole una apariencia pulida (
Fig. 15a, d, e
) .....
E
.
fulgida
(F.)
(p. 42)
2′. Maza antenal de las machos tan o más larga que la longitud de la cabeza.Pronoto medialmente con punteaduras medianas, dándole una apariencia rugosa (
Fig. 16a, d, e
)......
E
.
limbalis
Fall
(p. 44)