Pegylis, Erichson, 1847

Sehnal, Richard, 2017, A new species of Pegylis Erichson, 1847 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Pegylini) from Ethiopia, Zootaxa 4323 (3), pp. 423-426 : 426

Key to Pegylis species of group 1 (modified from Lacroix 2015)

1. Anterior angles of the pronotum rounded; metasternum with abundant pilosity.............................................................................. 2

- Anterior angles of the pronotum acute; metasternum sparsely pilose, without setae in middle ....................................................... 5

2. Elytra yellowish brown to golden yellow, with two longitudinal darker strips; clypeus with granular punctation, anterior margin of clypeus rounded; proximal tooth of protibia very short, rounded at apex; length 14 mm; Uganda .............................................. .............................................................................................................................................................. P. ugandensis Lacroix, 2008b

- Elytra dark brown, with multiple, poorly visible maculae; clypeus punctate and wrinkled, anterior edge of clypeus straight; proximal tooth of protibia elongate........................................................................................................................................................... 3

3. Pronotum regularly rounded, length 14 mm; Tanzania, Kenya................................................................. P. rufolineata Kolbe, 1894

- Pronotum irregularly rounded ........................................................................................................................................................... 4

4. Antennal shaft (antennomeres 1–7 combined) of same length as club; elytral striae prominent....... P. majori Sehnal , new species

- Antennal shaft (antennomeres 1–7 combined) longer than club; elytral striae absent; length 15–18 mm; Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia..................................................................................................................................................................... P. gestroi Brenske, 1895

5. Dark elytral maculae abundant over entire elytra; anterior margin of clypeus rounded; pronotum 2.4 times wider than long; metasternum densely covered with long setae; anterior margin of clypeus flat; elytral punctation not wrinkled; length 14–18 mm; Kenya, Tanzania.......................................................................................................................... P. conspurcata (Gerstaecker, 1867)

- Dark elytral maculae present only on sides; anterior margin of clypeus straight; pronotum 2.2 times wider than long; metasternum with short setae; anterior margin of clypeus upturned; elytral punctation strongly wrinkled with indicated striae; length 14–15 mm; Kenya .................................................................................................................................................... P. lineata Lacroix, 2008