Cycadophila, a new genus (Coleoptera: Erotylidae: Pharaxonothinae) inhabiting Cycas debaoensis (Cycadaceae) in Asia
Author
Xu, Guang
Author
Tang, William
Author
Skelley, Paul
Author
Liu, Nian
Author
Rich, Stephen
text
Zootaxa
2015
3986
3
251
278
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.3986.3.1
b859fccb-4e8c-4941-a0cc-90594a0c5df8
1175-5326
240311
5A852805-93B7-4C96-8521-A8D91DAC97CF
Key to species of adult
Cycadophila
occurring with
Cycas debaoensis
1 Head dorsally flattened, clypeus flat in lateral view (
Figs. 2
C, 5C); ventral interocular distance <1/3 head width; pronotal angles rounded, surface near anterior angle more convex, lateral margins evenly arched most of length, basally appearing rounded (
Figs. 2
D, 5A); body always yellow-brown, elytra never solid color, with dark maculation along part of suture....
2
- Head appearing dorsally ‘swollen’, clypeus convex in lateral view (
Figs. 8
E, 9E); ventral interocular distance> 1/2 head width; pronotal angles more sharply angulate, surface near angle more reflexed, lateral margin parallel most of length, basally appearing more quadrate (
Figs. 8
A, 9C); body dark brown, elytra unicolored or with dark maculation along part of suture and sometimes part of lateral margin..........................................................................
3
2 Protibia distinctly dilated distally (more prominent in males), with short, stout, ventrally directed spinule fringe (
Fig. 3
E); supraocular stria long, reaching anterior inner angle of eye (
Fig. 3
C); dark elytral mark, usually bluntly rounded anteriorly (
Fig. 2
A)....................................................................
Cycadophila debaonica
,
n. sp.
- Protibia narrow distally, with fine distally directed setal fringe, without stout spinules (
Fig. 6
D); supraocular stria short, not reaching middle of eye (
Fig. 6
A); elytral mark usually acutely narrowed anteriorly (
Fig. 5
A).....................................................................................................
Cycadophila fupingensis
,
n. sp.
3 Body larger, length> 4.0 mm, entirely brown, lacking color pattern (
Fig. 8
A); supraocular stria strong, reaching middle of eye; male hind tibial inner swelling large, angulate (
Fig. 8
F);
China
,
India
,
Thailand
............
Cycadophila nigra
(Gorham)
- Body smaller, length <
3.5mm
, with or without color pattern (
Fig. 9
A); supraocular stria weak, occupying basal 1/4 of eye; male hind tibial inner swelling small, rounded (
Figs. 10
B–C);
China
..............
Cycadophila yunnanensis
(Grouvelle)