Deltepilissus Pereira, 1949

Silva, Fernando A. B., Ferreira, Ana B. M. & Génier, François, 2022, Taxonomic revision of the genus Deltepilissus Pereira, 1949 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae: Deltochilini), Zootaxa 5120 (1), pp. 83-96 : 86

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5120.1.5

publication LSID

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6393901

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/039A2A76-FFDF-FFAF-09C9-E4F0FA15FF05

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Plazi

scientific name

Deltepilissus Pereira, 1949
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Key to adults of Deltepilissus Pereira, 1949 View in CoL and similar genera in the tribe Deltochilini

(modified from Vaz-de-Mello et al. 2011)

1. Tarsal claws reduced, straight or only weakly curved ( Figs 1G–I View FIGURE 1 , 2I–L View FIGURE 2 ). Hypomera convex or weakly excavated anteriorly ( Figs 1D View FIGURE 1 , 2F View FIGURE 2 ). Head lacking transverse carina................................................................... 2

- Tarsal claws large, strongly curved, falciform or angulate; if only weakly developed, then either hypomera deeply excavated anteriorly or head with transverse carina or both............ other Deltochilini View in CoL genera (see Vaz-de-Mello et al. 2011, 2020)

2. Protibiae short, with lateral teeth large and contiguous. Metatibial spur spiniform...................................3

- Protibiae long, with three small and spaced teeth ( Figs 1A–B View FIGURE 1 , 2A–D View FIGURE 2 ). Metatibial spur short, spatulate, with denticle (spiniform process) at least on inner edge ( Figs 1H–I View FIGURE 1 , 2K–L View FIGURE 2 )..................................... Deltepilissus Pereira, 1949 View in CoL ...4

3. Protibiae with lateral teeth set along apical third, at least apical two directed towards apex...... Scatonomus Erichson, 1835 View in CoL

- Protibiae with lateral teeth set along apical half or more; at least second tooth directed laterally..................................................................................................... Anomiopus Westwood, 1842 View in CoL

4. Punctures of central portion of pronotum spaced by at least twice their diameter ( Figs 2A, 2C View FIGURE 2 ). Males with denticle on external edge of protibial spur ( Fig. 2I View FIGURE 2 ). Males with a conspicuous denticle on inner edge of metatibial spur ( Fig. 2K View FIGURE 2 ). Body length 9–11 mm. Apex of parameres sightly curved inward in dorsal and ventral views ( Figs 3D–E View FIGURE 3 ). Brazil (Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, and São Paulo)................................................................. D. infernalis ( Harold, 1880) View in CoL

- Punctures of central portion of pronotum closely set, spaced by less than their diameter ( Fig. 1A View FIGURE 1 ). Males with wide and rounded protibial spur, without denticle apically ( Fig. 1G View FIGURE 1 ). Males with rounded metatibial spur apically, inner denticle almost inconspicuous ( Fig. 1H View FIGURE 1 ). Body length about 15 mm. Apex of parameres distinctly curved inward in dorsal and ventral views ( Figs 3A–B View FIGURE 3 ). Brazil (Bahia)....................................................... D. diabolicus ( Harold, 1880) View in CoL

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Scarabaeidae

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