Australian Marsh Beetles (Coleoptera: Scirtidae). 6. Genera Calvarium Pic, Papuacyphon Zwick, and Ypsiloncyphon Klausnitzer
Author
Zwick, Peter
text
Zootaxa
2014
3846
1
1
41
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.1
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1175-5326
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Key to females of species group 3 of
Ypsiloncyphon
(females of
Y. pusillus
,
Y. rugosus
,
Y. velatus
, and
Y. virgulifer
unknown)
1 Apodemes of S8 anteriorly fused, forming a single median sclerite (e.g., Figs. 68, 88, 106)........................... 2
1' Apodemes of S8 connected in front to form an open frame of various forms (e.g.,
Figs. 116
,
119
,
124
).................. 7
2 Unpaired apodeme of S8 wide, a slender triangular sclerite caudally drawn out into the lateral rods, anteriorly with a middorsal tooth (
Fig. 127
)..................................................................................
Y
. sp. A
2' Sclerites of S8 resembling a tuning fork, the unpaired apodeme is a slender rod without tooth......................... 3
3 T7 with two paramedian notches (
Fig. 107
). Vulvar sclerite box-shaped, dictyon composed of few large meshes (
Figs. 108, 109
)................................................................................
Y. katherinae
,
n. sp.
3' T7 without notches. S7 with median nipple which is folded forward, not visible from outside. Vulvar sclerite widening posteri- orly, a dorsally widely open tube ending in two spreading caudolateral lobes (e.g., Figs. 82, 89); dictyon large, composed of many meshes (e.g., Fig. 83)............................................................................. 4
4 Unpaired portion of apodemes of S8 short, less than half as long as the paired branches (
Fig. 129
). Conspicuous scales cau- dolaterally on vulvar sclerite (
Fig. 131
)...............................................................
Y
. sp. B
4' Unpaired and paired parts of apodemes of S8 of similar length. Vulvar sclerite not scaly............................. 5
5 Vulvar sclerite weak, two elongate parallel sclerites caudally connected by a short transverse sclerite bridge (Fig. 68).............................................................................................
Y. ruficollis
,
n. sp.
5' Vulvar sclerite large, resembling a box with dorsal slit........................................................ 6
6 Paramedian crests of vulvar sclerite close together, caudal lobes hard, sharply pointed (Fig. 82)............
Y. longus
,
n. sp.
6' Paramedian crests of vulvar sclerite more widely separate, caudal lobes soft, lappet-like (
Fig. 89
)........
Y. mutilatus
,
n. sp.
7 Anterior ends of apodemes of S8 form a regular oval frame (e.g.,
Figs. 116
,
132
)................................... 8
7' Apodemes of S8 form an anteriorly widening frame with large sclerotized expansions along edge (
Figs. 119
,
124
)......... 9
8 Vulvar sclerite a soft elongate body with several lobes on both ends (
Fig. 133
)................................
Y
. sp. C
8' Vulvar sclerite with transverse sclerotized bar with short forward extensions on the sides (
Fig. 116
)..
Y. micans
(Klausnitzer)
9 Apodemes of S8 trapezoid with sclerotized expansions forming anterior wings extending forward beyond the delicate trans- verse connection between them, vulvar sclerite tube 5–6 times longer than wide (
Fig. 124
). T7 with small mediocaudal out- growth (
Fig. 125
)........................................................................
Y. angustus
,
n. sp.
9' Lateral expansions to apodemes of S8 distinctly behind oval front loop, vulvar sclerite tube at most 4 times longer than wide (
Fig. 119
). T7 unmodified....................................................................
Y. brevis
,
n. sp.