A new genus and species of the subfamily Philinae (Coleoptera: Vesperidae)
Author
Lin, Meiying
Author
Bi, Wenxuan
text
Zootaxa
2011
2777
54
60
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.276934
417c4dae-3fcb-4bbf-aab2-57560fd1c96c
1175-5326
276934
Key to genera of
Philinae
(based on personal observation and
Švácha
et al.,
1997
)
1 The tibial spur formula 2/2/2 (fore tibia with two spurs)....................................................... 2
- The tibial spur formula 1/2/2 (fore tibia with only one spur).................................................... 4
2 Lateral pronotal margins carinate; antennomeres III-X spined (male) or sharply angulate (female)......
Spiniphilus
gen. nov.
- Lateral pronotal carinae absent or only posterior rudiments present; antennae simple................................ 3
3 Male
wings with complete venation, medial region with 5 free veins, females with normal elytra and wings.......................................................................................... “
Philus
”
globulicollis
Thomson
- Male wings with simplified venation with only four free veins in medial region (
Fig. 13
), female micropterous (
Fig. 14
) and with strongly abbreviated elytra..........................................................
Mantitheus
Fairmaire
4 Male
wings with simplified venation (
Fig. 15
), female micropterous (
Fig. 16
) and with abbreviated elytra (last two abdominal segments not covered); mesonotum without longitudinal median line; antennae shorter, male antennae shorter than body length, antennomere V of male extends to the basal pronotal margin, female antennae never extending to the middle of elytra, antennomere V does not reach basal pronotal margin; the undescribed females (
Figs 16–18
) are brachypterous and with somewhat shortened elytra......................................................................
Heterophilus
Pu
- The wings with very complete plesiomorphic venation; mesonotum (with or without stridulatory area) divided by a more or less complete longitudinal median line; antennae longer, male antennae subequal to or longer than body length, antennomere IV of male and V of female extends to the basal pronotal margin, female antennae usually extending to the middle of elytra; females (even if possibly flightless) have normal elytra and wings....................
Philus
Saunders
&
Doesus
Pascoe