Oemona Newman

Lu, Wen & Wang, Qiao, 2005, Newman with discussion of the taxonomic position of the Australian species, O. simplex White (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Cerambycinae), Zootaxa 971, pp. 1-31 : 6-7

Key to the species of Oemona Newman

1. Transverse groovebetweententorialpits moreor lessstraightin middle;antennalsegment 5 shorter than segment 6; elytra always distinctly> 4 as long as pronotum; body usually yellowish or pale yellowish brown ................................................ separata Broun

­ Transversegroovebetweententorialpitsdistinctlycurvedtowardfrons;antennalsegment 5 as long as or longer than segment 6; elytra usually 4 as long as pronotum; body usually dark or reddish brown ...................................................................................... 2

2. Pronotal disc without transverse rugae; antennal segment 4 distinctly shorter than segment 3 ......................................................................................... O. simplicicollis Broun

­ Pronotal disc with transverse rugae; antennal segment 4 longer or as long as than segment 3......................................................................................................................... 3

3. Pronotal disc with indistinct and short transverse rugae; postclypeus with a transverse shiny carina in front of transverse groove between tentorial pits; internal sac with a Yshaped chitinous structure ( Fig. 41 ) ................................................. O. plicicollis Sharp

­ Pronotal disc with distinct and long transverse rugae; postclypeus without a transverse shiny carina in front of transverse groove between tentorial pits; internal sac without a Y­shaped chitinous structure (Fig. 31) ............................................. O. hirta (Fabricius)

Figures

FIGURES 41 – 48. Oemona plicicollis: 41, median lobe and internal sac: sr, spined region; ur, unspined region; S 1 – S 3, spined sections 1 – 3; 42, male eighth sternite; 43, male eighth tergite; 44, tegmen; 45, ventral apodeme; 46, ovipositor; 47, spermatheca; 48, female eighth sternite. sm, simple microspines; wss, wave­shaped spines. Scale lines for Figs 41 and 47 = 0.5 mm; scale lines for Figs 42 – 46 and 48 = 1 mm. Scale lines = 1 mm.