Prosphodrus, Britton, 1959

Larochelle & Larivière, Marie-Claude, 2021, Synopsis of the tribe Platynini in New Zealand (Coleoptera: Carabidae), Insecta Mundi 2021 (864), pp. 1-96 : 13

Key to species of Prosphodrus

1. Pronotum subquadrate; elytra oblong; antennae moderately long; eyes moderately large and convex; larger, body length 23.0– 26.2 mm; Fig. 42 . [Northern North Island (ND, AK, CL)].......................................... Prosphodrus mangamuka Larochelle and Larivière , new species

— Pronotum cordate or trapezoidal; elytra subovate; antennae very long; eyes small, strongly convex; smaller, body length 20.1 mm or less.................................................... 2

2(1). Pronotum strongly cordate; eyes small, very convex; tempora strongly inflated, very long; mentum with six long setae; Fig. 43 . [Body length 17.0– 20.1 mm; mostly western North Island (AK–CL to WI)]........................................................... Prosphodrus waltoni Britton

— Pronotum trapezoidal or subcordate; eyes larger, moderately convex; tempora moderately inflated, moderately long; mentum with two long setae................................................ 3

3(2). Pronotum subcordate and narrow, sides moderately sinuate posteriorly, anterolateral angles angulate; antennae, palpi, and legs reddish; microsculpture of elytra isodiametric; Fig. 44 . [Body length 14.0– 16.1 mm; southern North Island (RI–HB to WN–WA)]....................................................................... Prosphodrus sirvidi Larochelle and Larivière , new species

— Pronotum trapezoidal and wide, sides not sinuate posteriorly, anterolateral angles rounded; antennae and palpi reddish brown, legs dark brown; microsculpture of elytra moderately transverse..... 4

4(3). Pronotum feebly wrinkled medially and laterally, posterior bead complete; Fig. 45 . [Body length 16.1– 18.0 mm; eastern central North Island (BP, TO, GB ( East Cape area ))]....................................................... Prosphodrus waimana Larochelle and Larivière , new species

— Pronotum deeply wrinkled throughout, posterior bead obsolete medially; Fig. 46 . [Body length 16.3– 19.0 mm; eastern central North Island (RI, HB, GB)]............. Prosphodrus occultus Britton

Figures

Figures 41–44. Dorsal habitus. 41) Notagonum submetallicum. 42) Prosphodrus mangamuka new species. 43) P. waltoni. 44) P. sirvidi new species. Scale line = 1 mm.

Figures 45–48. Dorsal habitus. 45) Prosphodrus waimana new species. 46) P. occultus. 47) Maoriplatynus marrisi new species. 48) Kiwiplatynus bidens. Scale line = 1 mm.