Palnia, STEBNICKA, 1985

Bellmann, Axel, 2020, A new Palnia STEBNICKA, 1985 species from Oriental region (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Aulonocneminae), Linzer biologische Beiträge 52 (1), pp. 89-92 : 90-91

Key to the species of Palnia

1 Meso- and metatibia with a row of 7-9 short imbricated setae ( Fig 5 ) ................................2

- Meso- and metatibia lacking row of short imbricated setae; South India............................3

2 Large species, 2.8-3.0 mm; Thailand..................................................... thailandica nov.sp.

- Small species, 2.4-2.6 mm; China: Yunnan .............................................. cambeforti KRÁL

3 Aedeagus in lateral view dorsal and ventral margins curved, with a distinct contrasting top quarter; South India, Madras ............................................................... loebli STEBNICKA

- Aedeagus simple, in lateral view dorsal and ventral margin nearly straight, tapering to the top; South India, Nilgiri Hills .................................................... stebnickae CAMBEFORT

Figures

Figs 1-7: Palnia thailandica nov.sp.: (1) facies (male, dorsal); (2) facies (male, ventral); (3) facies (male, lateral); (4) head/pronotum; (5) metatibia; (6) aedeagus (dorsal); (7) aedeagus (lateral).