Doliops curculionoides, Waterhouse, 1841

Barševskis, Arvīds, 2013, Contribution to the knowledge of the genus Doliops Waterhouse, 1841 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae), Baltic Journal of Coleopterology 13 (2), pp. 73-89 : 73-89

For the identification of the closely related species within the D. curculionoides (s.str.) species group, I propose the following key:

1 (4) Elytra behind shoulders with raised nodules.

2(3) Elytra with bright copper luster, each with seven small pale pink spots. Apical spot comma-shaped ( Fig. 2J ). ……………………........................……..…………. D. anichtchenkoi sp. n.

3(2) Elytra black, each elytron with six large green, blue or navy blue spots. Apical spot V–shaped ( Fig. 2A, B, I ) ……………………………............................………. D. animula Kriesche

4(1) Elytra behind shoulders flat, without hump-shaped projections.

5(8) Elytra with four spots dorsally. Lateral pronotal margins with a stripe of pale scales and in anterior part with or without round spot.

6(7) Elytra with seven pale spots on each side. Lateral pronotal margins with stripe of pale scales and round spot in anterior part with. Third antennomere testaceous in basal part.......…………… ..…… …………………………….............................................………………. D. curculionoides Waterh.

7(6) Elytra with six pale spots. Lateral pronotal margins with stripe of pink iridescent scales, without other spots. Third antennomere black.……..................................…………….…… D. gutowskii sp. n.

8(5) Elytra with three spots dorsally. Lateral pronotal margins with stripe of pale scales and in basal part with round or elongate spot.

9(10) Background of elytra black, Elytra with six pale spots. Apical spot oval, not circular ……… ……………….......................................................................…………. D. duodecimpunctata Heller

10(9) Background of elytra with bright metallic luster. Elytra with five pale spots. Apical spot in form of ring, which may be closed or divided into two parts ……………….………….… D.shavrini sp. n.

Figures

Fig. 2. A, B, I - Doliops animula Kriesche; C, J - D. anichtchenkoi sp. n.; D, K - D. curculionoides Waterhouse; E, L - D. gutowskii sp. n., F, M - D. duodecimpunctata Heller; G, N - D. shavrini sp. n.; H, O – D. emmanueli Vives. A - H – dorsal view; I - O – lateral view.