Lissotes, Westwood, 1855

Bartolozzi, Luca, Keyzer, Roger De & Zilioli, Michele, 2014, Contribution to the Knowledge of the Australian Stag Beetles, with Description of a New Species ofLissotesWestwood, 1855 (Coleoptera: Lucanidae), The Coleopterists Bulletin 68 (3), pp. 345-350 : 349

KEY TO THE SPECIES OF LISSOTES INHABITING

MAINLAND AUSTRALIA

1. Mandibles well-developed, as long as head or longer (males)...........................................2

1′. Mandibles small, simple, shorter than head (females)........................................................5

2. Frons with a medial protuberance................3

2′. Frons flat or concave....................................4

3. Mandibles with a vertical tooth on the upper ridge ( Fig. 7 ) .................................... L. krakei

3′. Mandibles without vertical tooth ( Fig. 10 ) .... ..................................................... L. kershawi

4. Apex of mandibles simple, acute ( Fig. 8 )...... ................................................. L. darlingtoni

4′. Apex of mandibles double or truncate ( Fig. 9 ) .................................................. L. furcicornis

5. Lateral sides of prothorax more or less obliquely directed forwards............................................. 6

5′. Lateral sides of prothorax almost subparallel, canthus prominent.................... L. darlingtoni

6. Pronotal and elytral disc with some shiny areas..............................................................7

6′. Pronotal and elytral disc strongly and uniformly punctate ...................... L. furcicornis

7. Canthus anteriorly distinctly protruding, head with some shiny areas .................... L. krakei

7′. Canthus not protruding, head more uniformly punctate ....................................... L. kershawi

Figures

Figs. 7–10. Lissotes species, male heads and mandibles. 7) L. krakei; 8) L. darlingtoni; 9) L. furcicornis;