A revision of the genus Aphengium Harold, 1868 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae: Ateuchini)
Author
Silva, Fernando A. B.
Author
Vaz-De-Mello, Fernando
text
Zootaxa
2015
3955
4
505
520
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.3955.4.3
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1175-5326
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Key to males of
Aphengium
Harold
1. Dorsal surface of head with dense foveiform punctures deeply impressed and often rounded (
Figs. 9
,
15
,
21
). Anterolateral portion of pronotum lacking sleek callus............................................................... 2
- Dorsal surface of head smooth and sleek or punctures almost inconspicuous (
Fig. 27
). Anterolateral portion of pronotum with a longitudinal and sleek callus (
Fig. 29
). Male genitalia figs. 34, 40.
Brazil
(Bahia).....
A. curtum
sp. nov.
(
Fig. 25
).
2. Dorsal surface of head with contiguous foveiform punctures over its central portion (
Figs. 9
,
21
). Anterolateral margin of pronotum explanate (
Figs. 11
,
23
).................................................................... 3
- Dorsal surface of head with foveiform punctures separated by distance equivalent to at least two times puncture diameter along most of midline (
Fig. 15
). Anterolateral margin of pronotum not explanate (
Fig. 17
). Male genitalia figs. 32, 36, 38.
Brazil
(Espírito Santo and Minas Gerais)..........................................
A. cupreum
Shipp
(
Fig. 13
).
3. Pronotum with larger and contiguous foveiform punctures on lateral and posterior portions (
Fig. 11
). Length of parameres one-half that of phallobase (
Fig. 31
); apical third of parameres slightly narrowed (
Fig. 31
); fronto-lateral peripheral sclerite (FLP) as in figure 37.
Brazil
(Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo)..........................
A. sordidum
Harold
(
Fig. 7
).
- Foveiform punctures of lateral and posterior portions of pronotum not contiguous, usually separated by distance equivalent to less than one puncture diameter (
Fig. 23
). Length of parameres less than one-half that of phallobase (
Fig. 33
); apical third of parameres abruptly narrowed (
Fig. 33
); fronto-lateral peripheral sclerite (FLP) as in figure 39.
Brazil
(Alagoas).............................................................................
A. ibateguara
sp. nov.
(
Fig. 19
).