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4. Preliminary identification key to subgenera of
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<emphasis id="AAE7EADDFC7AFFC7FD75FE3EFCCBFE53" bold="true" box="[763,887,432,458]" italics="true" pageId="44" pageNumber="387">Euconnus</emphasis>
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(and the
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<emphasis id="AAE7EADDFC7AFFC7FC79FE21FBC1FE53" bold="true" box="[1015,1149,431,458]" italics="true" pageId="44" pageNumber="387">Tetramelus</emphasis>
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problem)
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The subgeneric division of
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<emphasis id="AAE7EADDFC7AFFC7FE7EFE77FDE2FD8B" box="[496,606,505,530]" italics="true" pageId="44" pageNumber="387">Euconnus</emphasis>
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, or even limits of the genus, are still problematic. The Malagasy
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<emphasis id="AAE7EADDFC7AFFC7FF19FD92FEDBFDAF" box="[151,359,540,566]" italics="true" pageId="44" pageNumber="387">Madagassoconnus</emphasis>
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seems to be derived from the continental African
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<emphasis id="AAE7EADDFC7AFFC7FC17FD92FBA8FDAF" box="[921,1044,540,566]" italics="true" pageId="44" pageNumber="387">Tetramelus</emphasis>
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, and
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<emphasis id="AAE7EADDFC7AFFC7FBDDFD92FB23FDAF" box="[1107,1183,540,566]" italics="true" pageId="44" pageNumber="387">Oneila</emphasis>
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may only be a species group within
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<emphasis id="AAE7EADDFC7AFFC7FEA7FDCEFE18FDC3" box="[297,420,576,602]" italics="true" pageId="44" pageNumber="387">Tetramelus</emphasis>
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. The endemic New Caledonian
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<emphasis id="AAE7EADDFC7AFFC7FC8EFDCEFC7EFDC3" box="[768,962,576,602]" italics="true" pageId="44" pageNumber="387">Austroconophron</emphasis>
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seems to be a good candidate to merge with
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<emphasis id="AAE7EADDFC7AFFC7FF19FDEBFEB9FDE7" box="[151,261,613,638]" italics="true" pageId="44" pageNumber="387">Euconnus</emphasis>
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, as it does not have any peculiar characters to maintain it as a separate subgenus. New intermediate forms may be found and some of the existing subgenera may require merging into one. Some subgenera are defined mainly or exclusively by male dimorphic features and females cannot be placed to subgenus. Such subgenera may in fact represent species groups derived from within
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<emphasis id="AAE7EADDFC7AFFC7FD55FD5FFCF5FD73" box="[731,841,721,746]" italics="true" pageId="44" pageNumber="387">Euconnus</emphasis>
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Moreover, some described species of
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<emphasis id="AAE7EADDFC7AFFC7FAA0FD5FFA20FD73" box="[1326,1436,721,746]" italics="true" pageId="44" pageNumber="387">Euconnus</emphasis>
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not placed to subgenus show a unique set of features that may justify proposing a new subgenus, e.g. a large group of Sri Lankan species including and similar to
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<emphasis id="AAE7EADDFC7AFFC7FD2BFC97FC90FCAB" box="[677,812,792,818]" italics="true" pageId="44" pageNumber="387">E. mutabilis</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="FC024B3EFC7AFFC7FCBAFC97FC01FCAB" author="Franz, H." box="[820,957,792,819]" pageId="44" pageNumber="387" pagination="125 - 274" refId="ref24768" refString="Franz, H. (1982) Coleoptera: Die Scydmaenidae Sri Lankas (mit Ausnahme der Genera Cephennium s. lat., Clidicus und Syndicus). Entomologica Scandinavica, Supplement 11, 125 - 274." type="journal article" year="1982">Franz, 1982</bibRefCitation>
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. Such species in the key would very likely go to
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For these reasons, the key should be treated as a summary of the hitherto made changes in the classification of
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<emphasis id="AAE7EADDFC7AFFC7FEDCFCEFFE7CFCE3" box="[338,448,865,890]" italics="true" pageId="44" pageNumber="387">Euconnus</emphasis>
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, pending further study. The same key with illustrated morphological structures is given in
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.
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The key, already in its current form, has a serious flaw.
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<emphasis id="AAE7EADDFC7AFFC7FCA3FC27FC4CFC5B" box="[813,1008,936,962]" italics="true" pageId="44" pageNumber="387">Euconnus kraatzi</emphasis>
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, previously placed in
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<emphasis id="AAE7EADDFC7AFFC7FB6BFC26FADAFC5B" box="[1253,1382,936,962]" italics="true" pageId="44" pageNumber="387">Psomophus</emphasis>
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, and now in
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<emphasis id="AAE7EADDFC7AFFC7FF64FC43FEE4FC7F" box="[234,344,973,998]" italics="true" pageId="44" pageNumber="387">Euconnus</emphasis>
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, has the pronotum broadest clearly in front of middle. This species is not possible to place to subgenus using the key presented below, and there may be more similar
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<emphasis id="AAE7EADDFC7AFFC7FC4BFC7FFB8FFB93" box="[965,1075,1009,1034]" italics="true" pageId="44" pageNumber="387">Euconnus</emphasis>
spp.
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<emphasis id="AAE7EADDFC7AFFC7FBFEFC7FFA88FB93" box="[1136,1332,1008,1034]" italics="true" pageId="44" pageNumber="387">Euconnus kraatzi</emphasis>
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seems to be an intermediate form between
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<emphasis id="AAE7EADDFC7AFFC7FD89FB9BFDC9FBB7" box="[519,629,1045,1070]" italics="true" pageId="44" pageNumber="387">Euconnus</emphasis>
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and the subgenus
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<emphasis id="AAE7EADDFC7AFFC7FCF3FB9AFC44FBB7" box="[893,1016,1044,1070]" italics="true" pageId="44" pageNumber="387">Tetramelus</emphasis>
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, and in future these subgenera may be merged. The European
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species
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are wingless, and consequently they have reduced humeral structures of the elytra. Their antennal clubs are either gradually thickened or with tetramerous clubs, and their pronotal structures and mouthparts are relatively diverse (e.g.,
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). Outside Europe, especially in Africa and
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, there are species that are highly similar to the European
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<emphasis id="AAE7EADDFC7AFFC7FD48FB2AFCFDFB27" box="[710,833,1188,1214]" italics="true" pageId="44" pageNumber="387">Tetramelus</emphasis>
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but winged, and therefore the silhouette of their elytra is clearly different, because the humeral calli are strongly developed.
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<emphasis id="AAE7EADDFC7AFFC7FC23FB46FB94FB7B" box="[941,1064,1224,1250]" italics="true" pageId="44" pageNumber="387">Tetramelus</emphasis>
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may only be a group (or several unrelated groups) within
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This problem requires further study, preferably by molecular methods. Although I prefer in the present study not to go as far as merging
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<emphasis id="AAE7EADDFC7AFFC7FC03FA9EFBB4FAB3" box="[909,1032,1296,1322]" italics="true" pageId="44" pageNumber="387">Tetramelus</emphasis>
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with
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<emphasis id="AAE7EADDFC7AFFC7FBC2FA9FFB06FAB3" box="[1100,1210,1297,1322]" italics="true" pageId="44" pageNumber="387">Euconnus</emphasis>
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(even though there are firm morphological reasons), the fact that it was impossible to construct a key to subgenera that would not allow for exceptions (as
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<emphasis id="AAE7EADDFC7AFFC7FE27FAD7FDAAFAEB" box="[425,534,1368,1394]" italics="true" pageId="44" pageNumber="387">E. kraatzi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
) clearly demonstrates that the subgeneric system of
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<emphasis id="AAE7EADDFC7AFFC7FBD1FAD7FB71FAEB" box="[1119,1229,1369,1394]" italics="true" pageId="44" pageNumber="387">Euconnus</emphasis>
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is still impractical and very likely does not reflect phylogenetic relationships. It is presented nevertheless, as a starting point for future work.
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There is another reason to publish a flawed key. Most of the problematic species, as
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<emphasis id="AAE7EADDFC7AFFC7FB3CFA4BFA9DFA47" box="[1202,1313,1476,1502]" italics="true" pageId="44" pageNumber="387">E. kraatzi</emphasis>
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, would be impossible to key out, and when such a case is encountered, it may mean that the species in question is particularly interesting. For instance, it may show some intermediate or unusual characters. Such species may in fact prove to be indispensable for further study of
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<emphasis id="AAE7EADDFC7AFFC7FDBCF9BFFD1CF9D3" box="[562,672,1585,1610]" italics="true" pageId="44" pageNumber="387">Euconnus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, one of the largest genera of any organisms on Earth. The key below can help identifying such interesting, problematic species, and this is one of its intended functions.
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1 Hypostomal ridges running behind posterior submental margin as single transverse carina [
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].
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<emphasis id="AAE7EADDFC7AFFC7FB52F916FAE5F937" bold="true" box="[1244,1369,1688,1710]" italics="true" pageId="44" pageNumber="387">Nodoconnus</emphasis>
Franz
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<keyLead id="236295FAFC7AFFC7FF19F939FA20F952" box="[151,1436,1718,1740]" pageId="44" pageNumber="387">- Hypostomal ridges running posteromesad................................................................. 2</keyLead>
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<keyLead id="236295FAFC7AFFC7FF19F95AFA20F89F" pageId="44" pageNumber="387">
2 Head ventrally with longitudinal gular groove; vertex with step-wise posterior narrowing (in some species indistinct) [Central and South America].................................................................
<taxonomicName id="5F934D4CFC7AFFC7FB33F97EFA20F89F" authority="Franz" authorityName="Franz" box="[1213,1436,1776,1798]" pageId="44" pageNumber="386" rank="subGenus" subGenus="Rhomboconnus">
<emphasis id="AAE7EADDFC7AFFC7FB33F97EFA20F89F" bold="true" box="[1213,1436,1776,1798]" pageId="44" pageNumber="387">
<emphasis id="AAE7EADDFC7AFFC7FB33F97EFAE5F89F" bold="true" box="[1213,1369,1776,1798]" italics="true" pageId="44" pageNumber="387">Rhomboconnus</emphasis>
Franz
</emphasis>
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<keyLead id="236295FAFC7AFFC7FF19F881FA20F8BA" box="[151,1436,1806,1828]" pageId="44" pageNumber="387">- Gular groove lacking; vertex posteriorly not step-wise narrowed................................................ 3</keyLead>
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<keyLead id="236295FAFC7AFFC7FF19F8A2FA20F8D8" box="[151,1436,1835,1858]" pageId="44" pageNumber="387">
3 Sides of pronotum with longitudinal hypomeral groove [
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]......................
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<emphasis id="AAE7EADDFC7AFFC7FB17F8A5FA9DF8D8" bold="true" box="[1177,1313,1835,1857]" italics="true" pageId="44" pageNumber="387">Glabriconnus</emphasis>
Jałoszyński
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<keyLead id="236295FAFC7AFFC7FF19F8C7FA20F8C7" box="[151,1436,1865,1887]" pageId="44" pageNumber="387">- Hypomeral grooves lacking............................................................................. 4</keyLead>
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<keyStep id="23672E6AFC7AFFC7FF19F8E8FA20F800" pageId="44" pageNumber="387">
<paragraph id="982C36CFFC7AFFC7FF19F8E8FA20F8E5" blockId="44.[151,1436,1688,2034]" box="[151,1436,1894,1916]" pageId="44" pageNumber="387">
<keyLead id="236295FAFC7AFFC7FF19F8E8FA20F8E5" box="[151,1436,1894,1916]" pageId="44" pageNumber="387">4 Pronotum broadest in front of middle..................................................................... 5</keyLead>
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<keyLead id="236295FAFC7AFFC7FF19F80AFA20F800" box="[151,1436,1924,1946]" pageId="44" pageNumber="387">- Pronotum broadest at middle, behind middle or with sides parallel in posterior half................................. 8</keyLead>
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<keyLead id="236295FAFC7AFFC7FF19F82FFA20F82E" box="[151,1436,1953,1975]" pageId="44" pageNumber="387">5 Antenna in male unmodified, gradually thickened or with variously distinct tetramerous club......................... 6</keyLead>
</paragraph>
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<keyLead id="236295FAFC7AFFC7FF19F831FA20F84D" box="[151,1436,1982,2004]" pageId="44" pageNumber="387">- Antenna in male modified.............................................................................. 7</keyLead>
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<keyLead id="236295FAFC7AFFC7FF19F852FA20F868" box="[151,1436,2011,2034]" pageId="44" pageNumber="387">
6 Tarsomere
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all legs with long distoventral lobe [
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<emphasis id="AAE7EADDFC7AFFC7FB2FF855FA20F868" bold="true" box="[1185,1436,2011,2033]" pageId="44" pageNumber="387">
<emphasis id="AAE7EADDFC7AFFC7FB2FF855FAE5F868" bold="true" box="[1185,1369,2011,2033]" italics="true" pageId="44" pageNumber="387">Madagassoconnus</emphasis>
Franz
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<keyLead id="236295FAFC7BFFC6FF19FF16FA21FF34" box="[151,1437,151,173]" pageId="45" pageNumber="388">
- Tarsomere 4 lacking long distoventral lobe [worldwide]..................................
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<emphasis id="AAE7EADDFC7BFFC6FB28FF19FA21FF34" bold="true" box="[1190,1437,151,173]" pageId="45" pageNumber="388">
<emphasis id="AAE7EADDFC7BFFC6FB28FF19FAA8FF34" bold="true" box="[1190,1300,151,173]" italics="true" pageId="45" pageNumber="388">Tetramelus</emphasis>
Motschulsky
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<keyLead id="236295FAFC7BFFC6FF19FF3BFA20FF71" pageId="45" pageNumber="388">
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antennomeres 89 with longitudinal microserrate mesal ridges; pronotal base with 6 pits and median longitudinal carina [Palaearctic].........................................................................
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<emphasis id="AAE7EADDFC7BFFC6FB42FF5CFA20FF71" bold="true" box="[1228,1436,210,232]" pageId="45" pageNumber="388">
<emphasis id="AAE7EADDFC7BFFC6FB42FF5CFAF3FF71" bold="true" box="[1228,1359,210,232]" italics="true" pageId="45" pageNumber="388">Cladoconnus</emphasis>
Reitter
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- 13 middle antennomeres in males enlarged and asymmetrical; pronotal base with 4 pits and lacking median carina [
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] ................................................................................
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<emphasis id="AAE7EADDFC7BFFC6FB62FE82FA20FEBA" bold="true" box="[1260,1436,268,291]" pageId="45" pageNumber="388">
<emphasis id="AAE7EADDFC7BFFC6FB62FE82FA93FEBB" bold="true" box="[1260,1327,268,290]" italics="true" pageId="45" pageNumber="388">Oneila</emphasis>
Peringuey
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8 Antennal club in males trimerous AND distinctly modified, with at least antennomere 9 asymmetrical [Borneo].............................................................................................
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<emphasis id="AAE7EADDFC7BFFC6FB46FEC6FA20FEC4" bold="true" box="[1224,1436,328,349]" pageId="45" pageNumber="388">
<emphasis id="AAE7EADDFC7BFFC6FB46FEC6FAE5FEC4" bold="true" box="[1224,1369,328,349]" italics="true" pageId="45" pageNumber="388">Borneoconnus</emphasis>
Franz
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9 In males, antennae gradually thickened and antennomeres 911 (in some species 9 indistinctly) modified, with asymmetrical impressions and projections [Central and South America].....................................
<taxonomicName id="5F934D4CFC7BFFC6FB5CFE11FA20FE2C" authority="Franz" authorityName="Franz" box="[1234,1436,415,437]" class="Insecta" family="Staphylinidae" genus="Androconnus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="45" pageNumber="384" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="subGenus" subGenus="Androconnus">
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<emphasis id="AAE7EADDFC7BFFC6FB5CFE11FAE5FE2C" bold="true" box="[1234,1369,415,437]" italics="true" pageId="45" pageNumber="388">Androconnus</emphasis>
Franz
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<keyLead id="236295FAFC7BFFC6FF19FE33FA20FE76" pageId="45" pageNumber="388">- In males, antennae either with clearly delimited club or gradually thickeningAND antennomeres 10 and 11 lacking asymmetrical modifications....................................................................................... 10</keyLead>
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<keyLead id="236295FAFC7BFFC6FF19FE76FA20FDB3" pageId="45" pageNumber="388">
10 Pronotum broadest at middle and similarly narrowing posterad and anterad, lacking any antebasal structures AND antennae in both sexes gradually thickening [
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- Pronotum of various shapes, but rarely as above, if equally narrowing anterad and posterad and lacking antebasal pits, grooves and carinae, then antenna with club [worldwide]...............................................
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