Craspedophorus Hope, 1838

Häckel, Martin, 2017, A contribution to the knowledge of the subfamily Panagaeinae Hope, 1838 from Africa. Part 3. Revision of the Craspedophorus strachani and C. brevicollis groups (Coleoptera: Carabidae), Zootaxa 4330 (1), pp. 1-67 : 41

Key to species groups of Craspedophorus Hope, 1838

(Afrotropical region)

1 Terminal labial palpomere (mainly in males) weakly dilated, elongated, more or less kidney-shaped. If male terminal palpom- ere is strongly dilated and not too elongated, then pronotum is cordiform, with lateral margins strongly sinuate posteriorly.......................................................................................................2

- Terminal labial palpomere in males strongly dilated, more triangular, securiform........................................................................................ ( Epicosmus Chaudoir, 1879 ) species groups not included here.

2 Antennae long and moderately dilated, mainly in intermediate antennomeres.... C. regalis species group ( Häckel 2017: 214)

- Antennae slender, antennomeres not dilated.................................................................3

3 Metepisterna rhombiform, approximately as long as wide ( Plate 4 , Figs 31b, 33b, c).............. C. strachani group nov.

- Metepisterna trapeziform, longer than wide, proximally wider than distally........................................4

4 Ventrites not crenulated anteriorly. ... C. reflexus species group ( Häckel 2016: 506, 2017: 223)......................................................................................... C. leprieuri species group ( Häckel 2017: 203)

- Ventrites distinctly or strongly crenulated anteriorly ( Plate 4 , Figs 28–30, 31a)........... C. brevicollis species group nov.

Figures

PLATE 4. Specimens of C. strachani group I-III, underside. 28. C. klugii (Hope, 1842) female: dorsal habitus (left), ventrites (right); 29. C. klugii (Hope, 1842) male (HT): dorsal habitus (left), ventrites (right); 30. C. tetrastigma milzi (Duvivier, 1891) male: dorsal habitus (left), ventrites (right); 31 a. C. latipennis Burgeon, 1930, male: dorsal habitus (left), ventrites (right); b. left metepisterum, oblique ventral view; 32. C. strachani strachani (Hope, 1842) HT (male): dorsal habitus (left), detail with aedeagus (right); 33 a. C. latemaculatus Alluaud, 1930 HT (female): dorsal habitus (left), ventrites (right); b. left metepisternum, oblique ventral view; left metepisternum outined in yellow.