Brachysomus (Hippomias)
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5193.1.1 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7140461 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0383A324-4636-FFD8-FF6C-A611FA3B6CE5 |
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Plazi |
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Brachysomus (Hippomias) |
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Hippomias View in CoL : B. ponticus group
1. Elytra covered with lanceolate scales occasionally with bidentate apical margin.................................... 2
- Elytra covered with ovate, broad-ovate or round scales with bidentate or multidentate apical margin.................... 3
2. Elytral interstriae with rows of narrow, long, suberect setae as long as interstrial width. Transverse depression separating epifrons from vertex very weak.......................................................... B. boroveci Yunakov
- Elytral interstriae with rows of spatulate, short, suberect setae, shorter than interstrial width. Transverse depression separating epifrons from vertex distinct............................................................ B. simulans Yunakov
3. Fore tibiae in male strongly curved. Lateral margins of vertex convex, forming ridge-shaped structure above eyes........................................................................................... B. curvimanus Yunakov
- Fore tibiae in male straight. Lateral margins of vertex flat, not forming ridge-shaped structure above eyes............... 4
4. Eyes weakly convex. Epifrons flat............................................................ B. oertzeni Faust
- Eyes strongly convex. Epifrons longitudinally convex........................................................ 5
5. Internal margin of hind tibiae in male, blade-sharpened........................................ B. armatus Yunakov
- Internal margin of hind tibiae in male, not blade-sharpened.................................................... 6
6. Base of 10th male elytral interval strongly depressed. Internal sac with narrow spiculate field..................................................................................................... B. samos Yunakov & Germann
- Base of 10th male elytral interval flat. Internal sac with wide spiculate field....................................... 7
7. Pronotum densely covered with V-shaped scales, elytra fully covered with broad-ovate scales. Body with degraded brownspotty scale pattern...................................................................... B. assingi Yunakov
- Both pronotum and elytra fully covered with broad-ovate scales. Coloration of scale vestiture monochrome, without spotty pattern.............................................................................................. 8
8. Scales overlapping. Elytral interstriae with one row of thin, short setae, 1/2 as long as interstrial width; epifrons with median longitudinal sulcus; apex of median lobe rounded........................................... B. commutatus Košťál
- Scales not overlapping. Elytral interstriae with one row of thin, long setae, as long as interstrial width; epifrons without median longitudinal sulcus; apex of median lobe acute............................................. B. ponticus Apfelbeck
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