Philothis Reichardt, 1930

Lackner, Tomáš, 2010, Review of the Palaearctic genera of Saprininae (Coleoptera: Histeridae), Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae (suppl.) 50, pp. 1-254 : 166

Key to the subgenera of the genus Philothis Reichardt, 1930

1 (2) Protarsi absent ( Fig. 551 ); elytra with four (rarely even five) dorsal elytral striae. ................................................................................. subgenus Atavinus Olexa, 1990

2 (1) Protarsi present.

3 (4) Prosternal apophysis large, triangular; carinal prosternal striae present, convergent anteriorly ( Fig. 564 ). ....................................... subgenus Farabius Reichardt, 1930

4 (3) Prosternal apophysis faintly triangular, carinal prosternal striae absent ( Fig. 531 ). ........................................................................................... subgenus Philothis s. str.

Figures

Figs. 543–551. Philothis (Atavinus) atavus (Reichardt, 1931), SEM micrographs: 543 – habitus, dorsal view; 544 – ditto, ventral view; 545 – antennal club, ventral view; 546 – head, dorsal view; 547 – ditto, ventral view; 548 – mentum, submentum, cardines and stipites of maxilla, ventral view; 549 – prosternum; 550 – lateral disc of metaventrite, metepisternum and fused metepimeron; 551 – protibia, dorsal view.

Figs. 559–567. Philothis (Farabius) hexeris Reichardt, 1930, SEM micrographs: 559 – habitus, dorsal view; 560 – ditto, ventral view; 561 – mesotibia, dorsal view; 562 – head, dorsal view; 563 – ditto, ventral view; 564 – prosternum; 565 – lateral disc of metaventrite, metepisternum and fused metepimeron; 566 – mesoventrite; 567 – protibia, dorsal view.

Figs. 525–535. Philothis (Philothis) arcanus Reichardt, 1930, SEM micrographs: 525 – habitus, dorsal view; 526 – ditto, ventral view; 527 – clypeus and labrum, dorsal view; 528 – antennal club, dorsal view; 529 – head, dorsal view; 530 – mesotibia, ventral view; 531 – prosternum; 532 – lateral disc of metaventrite, metepisternum and fused metepimeron; 533 – mesotarsus, ventral view; 534 – propygidium and pygidium; 535 – protibia, dorsal view.