Propedicellus, Huang & Huang & Liu, 2020

Huang, Gui-Qiang, Huang, Jian-Bin & Liu, Yi-Feng, 2020, Review of the genus Hechinoschema Thomson, 1857 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae Lamiinae: Monochamini), with description of a new genus and two new species, Zootaxa 4768 (4), pp. 517-537 : 535

Key to species of Propedicellus gen. nov.

1. Female............................................................................................. 2

- Male............................................................................................... 3

2. Scutellum parallel at sides, each elytron with two series of sharp tubercles, one located at side and starting from near lateral base to apical 1/3, another one located near dorsal side and from near basal 1/3 to near apical 1/3, hind wing with CuA 2 and MP 4 veins longer than MP 3 vein................................................................. P. qiului sp. nov.

- Scutellum not parallel at sides, each elytron without two series of sharp tubercles, hind wing with CuA 2, MP 4 and MP 3 veins sub-equal in length.................................................................... P. guoliangi sp. nov.

3. Lateral spines of prothorax not covered with short yellowish-brown setae dorsally, distance between sides of marginated portion at apical 1/3 as wide as elytra or slightly wider than elytra....................... Propedicellus vitalisi ( Pic, 1925)

- Lateral spines of prothorax densely covered with short yellowish-brown setae dorsally, distance between sides of marginated portion at apical 1/3 distinctly narrower than elytra........................................................... 4

4. Yellowish-brown setal bands on sides of pronotum extending to base, each elytron with two series of sharp tubercles, one located at side and starting from near lateral base to apical 1/3, another one located near dorsal side and from near basal 1/3 to near apical 1/3; hind wing with CuA 2 vein longer than MP 3 and MP 4 veins, MP 3 and MP 4 veins sub-equal in length; tergite VIII truncated apically, stem of spiculum gastrale curved towards dorsum at base, apex of dorsal struts of penis slightly expanded towards inner sides....................................................................... P. qiului sp. nov.

- Yellowish-brown setal bands on sides of pronotum not extending to base, each elytron without two series of sharp tubercles; hind wing with MP 4 vein longer than CuA 2 vein, CuA 2 vein longer than MP 3 vein; tergite VIII notched at apical middle, stem of spiculum gastrale curved towards venter at base, apex of dorsal struts of penis not expanded towards inner sides.........