On the microphthalmous Lathrobium Gravenhorst species of Turkey II. Two new species, a new synonymy, and an updated key to Turkish species (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae)
Author
Anlaş, Sinan
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Zootaxa
2021
2021-10-13
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journal article
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10.11646/zootaxa.5052.1.7
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Key to the microphthalmous
Lathrobium
species of
Turkey
The keys to Turkish microphthalmous species in
Assing (2001
,
2007
) and
Anlaş (2018)
are modified as follows:
1.
Eyes strongly reduced, without ommatidia.................................................................
2
-
Eyes weakly reduced, with> 30 ommatidia.................................................................
4
2.
Eyes completely reduced, without ommatidia or pigmentation; aedeagus almost symmetrical (
Assing, 2001
: figs 30−36)..................................................................................
L. brignolii
Bordoni, 1980
-
Eyes barely visible in dorsal view, without distinct ommatidia, but with pigmentation; aedeagus strongly asymmetrical...
3.
3.
Head with pronounced microreticulation; pronotum narrower in relation to head; aedeagus smaller,
0.60–0.65 mm
(
Assing, 2007
: figs 1−12).................................................................
L. distortum
Assing, 2007
-
Head with shallow microreticulation; pronotum broader in relation to head; aedeagus larger, approximately
0.9 mm
(
Assing, 2007
: figs 13−22).................................................................
L. deforme
Assing, 2007
4.
Micro-pubescence on median posterior area of female sternum VIII absent; area with modified dark setae of male sternum VII confined to posterior median emargination; apical sclerotized structure of internal sac of the aedeagus shaped like a spoon apically in lateral view (
Figs 1-10
)............................................................
L. kacari
sp. n.
-
Micro-pubescence on median posterior area of female sternum VIII present; area with modified dark setae of male sternum VII extending further anteriad..............................................................................
5.
5.
Apical sclerotized structure of internal sac in the aedeagus shaped like a hook or a barb in lateral view.................
6.
-
Apical sclerotized structure of internal sac in the aedeagus shaped like a straight spine or protruding as two parts in lateral view...............................................................................................
7.
6.
Male sternum VIII with pubescence present along median line, with slightly smaller apical emargination; apical sclerotized structure of internal sac of the aedeagus shaped like a barb in lateral view (
Assing, 2001
: figs 17−21;
Anlaş, 2018
: figs. 18−24)........................................................................
L. uncinatum
Assing, 2001
-
Male sternum VIII without pubescence along median line, with larger apical emargination; apical sclerotized structure of internal sac in the aedeagus shaped like a hook in lateral view (
Assing, 2001
: figs 8−16;
Anlaş, 2018
: figs. 11−17)..................................................................................
L. bodemeyeri
Bernhauer, 1903
7.
Lighter colouration of the forebody; aedeagus smaller (
0.9 mm
long); apical sclerotized structure of internal sac of the aedeagus shaped like a straight spine in lateral view (
Anlaş, 2018
: figs. 1−10)...........................
L. newtoni
Anlaş, 2018
-
Darker colouration of the forebody; aedeagus larger (
1.15−1.20 mm
long); apical sclerotized structure of internal sac of the aedeagus protruding as two parts in lateral view (
Figs. 10-18
).......................................
L. celiki
sp. n.