Chilocorini, Mulsant, 1846
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5378.1.1 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11067896 |
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Key to genera of Chilocorini of the Indian subcontinent
1. Meso- and metatibiae with a pair of apical spurs. Spermatheca somewhat pear shaped, cornu without a terminal appendage ( Fig. 3s, w View FIGURE 3 ).............................................................................................. 2
– Meso- and metatibiae without apical spurs. Spermatheca more robust with a shorter cornu, cornu with a terminal appendage ( Fig. 3t View FIGURE 3 )............................................................................................. 5
2. Antenna with 8 antennomeres ( Fig. 3h View FIGURE 3 ). Elytra yellow with three black stripes ( Fig. 2c, d View FIGURE 2 ). Tarsal claws simple ( Fig. 3u View FIGURE 3 )......................................................................................... Brumoides Chapin View in CoL
– Antenna with 10 antennomeres ( Fig. 3i, j View FIGURE 3 ). Elytral pattern variable. Tarsal claws usually appendiculate ( Fig. 3v View FIGURE 3 ).......... 3
3. Clypeal margin of head medially excised and truncate ( Fig. 3b View FIGURE 3 ). Abdominal postcoxal line apically strongly recurved and incomplete ( Fig. 3n View FIGURE 3 ). Adult dark bluish violet, lateral sides of pronotum yellow-orange ( Fig. 2e View FIGURE 2 )............ Curinus Mulsant View in CoL
– Clypeal margin of head medially not excised ( Fig. 3a, c View FIGURE 3 ), emarginate or truncate. Abdominal postcoxal line complete ( Fig. 3m View FIGURE 3 ) or incomplete ( Fig. 3l View FIGURE 3 ). Adult coloration different............................................................ 4
4. Dorsum glabrous or pubescent. Base of pronotum and elytra not contiguous all along their length... Parexochomus Barovsky
– Dorsum always distinctly pubescent ( Fig. 2g, i View FIGURE 2 ). Base of pronotum and elytra contiguous all along their length................................................................................................ Priscibrumus Kovář
5. Antenna with 7–8 antennomeres ( Fig. 3g View FIGURE 3 ). Clypeus without a median projection. Widely distributed...... Chilocorus Leach View in CoL
– Antenna with 10 antennomeres. Clypeus with a distinct horn-like median projection in male, a wide, raised median ridge in female. Distributed in north-eastern India, China.............................................. Renius Li & Wang
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