Cylindera (Conidera), Rivalier, 1961

Zettel, Herbert & Wiesner, Jürgen, 2018, Cylindera (Conidera) mindoroana sp. n. (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae), a new tiger beetle species from the Philippines, Insecta Mundi 632, pp. 1-10 : 4

Key to species of Conidera

1. Labrum strongly protruded in middle, its median length more than twice its lateral length ( Fig. 5 ); each elytron rounded posteriorly; sutural spine shifted anteriorly, in female much stronger than in male ( Fig. 8, 9 ); medium-sized species, body length 9.7–11.1 mm; locality from Mindoro (and Mindanao?)............................................................................ Cylindera (Conidera) mindoroana Zettel and Wiesner , new species

— Labrum weakly protruded in middle, its median length at most 1.6 times its lateral length ( Fig. 6, 7 ); elytron not or hardly rounded posteriorly, truncated in female; sutural spine normal, at apex of elytron ( Fig. 10–13 ); locality from Luzon................................... 2

2(1). Labrum with small medial tooth ( Fig. 7 ); sides of clypeus glabrous; small species, body length 7–8 mm ................................. Cy. (Co.) mandibularis (Schaum, 1860)

— Labrum lacks medial tooth ( Fig. 6 ); sides of clypeus setose; large species, body length 11– 12.5 mm ..................................... Cy. (Co.) conicollis (Schaum, 1862)

Figures

Figures 3–13. Cylindera (Conidera). 3–4) Mandibles of C. mindoroana new species, a = apex, m = molar complex, t1–t4 = tooth 1–4 (see generic diagnosis). 3) Holotype male. 4) Paratype female. 5–7) Labrum and clypeus of males, setae omitted. 5) C. mindoroana new species. 6) C. conicollis (Schaum, 1862). 7) C. mandibularis (Schaum, 1860). 8–13) Left elytron. 8) C. mindoroana new species, male. 9) C. mindoroana new species, female. 10) C. conicollis (Schaum, 1862), male. 11) C. conicollis (Schaum, 1862), female. 12) C. mandibularis (Schaum, 1860), male. 13) C. mandibularis (Schaum, 1860), female.