Glaresis, Erichson, 1848

Gordon, Robert D. & Hanley, Guy A., 2014, Systematic revision of American Glaresidae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea), Insecta Mundi 2014 (333), pp. 1-91 : 8

Glaresis - Ecostata Group

Description. Size large, length 3.0 to 5.0 mm. Clypeal apex straight, smooth, angled posteriorly ( Fig. 2B ). Pronotal fovea completely lacking ( Fig. 2C ). Elytral striae flat or weakly convex. Metasternum with surface ridges unmodified ( Fig. 2D ). Metatasternal surface with ridges unmodified. Metasternal groove absent. Mesotibia with about 5 spines on outer margin, mesotibial apex not produced; posterior metatrochanteral margin tridentate ( Fig. 3F ). Metatibia deeply incised apically on inner and outer margins ( Fig. 2G ). Apex of 5th abdominal ventrite truncate in both sexes.

Remarks. The ecostata group contains 3 species and is the most easily recognized group within the genus.

Figures

Figures 2A-2H. Glaresis ecostata Fall. A) Habitus view. B) Clypeus and head surface. C) Pronotal surface. D) Metasternum and mesotibia. E) Elytral striae. F) Male genitalia. G) Metaleg and trochanter, dorsal view. H) Metaleg and trochanter, ventral view.

Figures 3A-3G. Glaresis bajaensis, new species. A) Habitus view. B) Clypeus and head surface. 3C) Pronotal surface. D) Metasternum and mesotibia. E) Elytral striae. F) Metaleg and trochanter, dorsal view. G) Metaleg and trochanter, ventral view.