Sciaphobus, K. Daniel, 1904

Borovec, Roman & Skuhrovec, Jiří, 2015, A review of Sciaphobus (Neosciaphobus) and descriptions of new species of Sciaphobus s. str. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae), Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 55 (2), pp. 745-785 : 780

Key to species of Sciaphobus s. str. without long erect setae on elytra

1 Metafemora in both sexes with distinct tooth ( Figs 7B, D ). Italy. Size: 3.90–5.20 mm. ... ........................................................... S. (S.) abbreviatus ( Desbrochers des Loges, 1871)

– Metafemora in both sexes unarmed ( Figs 8B, D ). .......................................................... 2

2 Dorsal part of pronotum and elytra brownish, remaining parts green ( Figs 7E, G ). Elytra with slightly laterally projecting humeral calli ( Fig. 7E, G ). Scutellum squamose. Greece. Size: 3.60–4.30 mm. .................................................. S. (S.) dorsualis ( Gyllenhal, 1840)

– Entire pronotum and elytra bright green ( Figs 8A, C ). Elytra without laterally projecting humeral calli ( Figs 8A, C ). Scutellum glabrous. ............................................................. 3

3 Elytra with 2–3 irregular rows of short, semierect setae, clearly visible in lateral view. Funicle segment II longer than segment I. Montenegro. Size: 3.63–5.31 mm. ................. ...................................................................................................... S. (S.) pelikani sp. nov.

– Elytra with one irregular row of short, semiadherent setae, hardly visible in lateral view. Funicle segments I and II equally long. .......................................................................... 4

4 Elytra short oval with rounded sides, in males 1.4–1.5× and in females 1.3–1.4× as long as wide ( Figs 8E, G ). Rostrum in apical part parallel-sided. Aedeagus with short and wide apex in dorsal and lateral view ( Fig. 5L ). Spermatheca with ramus cylindrical, twice as long as wide ( Fig. 6J ). Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia. Size: 2.80–3.80 mm. ............... .............................................................................................. S. (S.) rasus ( Seidlitz, 1867)

– Elytra elongate-oval with subparallel sides, 1.5–1.6× as long as wide ( Figs 7I, K ). Rostrum in apical part enlarged apicad. Aedeagus with long and slender apex in dorsal and lateral view ( Fig. 5J ). Spermatheca with ramus subtrapezoidal, isodiametric ( Fig. 6H ). Montenegro. Size: 3.80–3.90 mm. ..................................... S. (S.) formaneki sp. nov.

Figures

Fig. 7. Habitus of Sciaphobus (s. str.) species. Sciaphobus abbreviatus (Desbrochers des Loges, 1871), male (A – dorsal view, B – lateral view), female (C – dorsal view, D – lateral view); S. dorsualis (Gyllenhal, 1834), male (E – dorsal view, F – lateral view), female (G – dorsal view, H – lateral view); S. formaneki sp. nov., holotype, male (I – dorsal view, J – lateral view), paratype, female (K – dorsal view, L – lateral view).

Fig. 8. Habitus of Sciaphobus (s. str.) species. Sciaphobus pelikani sp. nov., holotype, male (A – dorsal view, B – lateral view), paratype, female (C – dorsal view, D – lateral view); S. rasus (Seidlitz, 1867), male (E – dorsal view, F – lateral view), female (G – dorsal view, H – lateral view).

Fig. 5. Aedeagus of Neosciaphobus and Sciaphobus (s. str.) species; Sciaphobus angustus sp. nov., holotype (A); S. globipennis Apfelbeck, 1922 (B); S. reitteri (Stierlin, 1884) (C); S. scheibeli Apfelbeck, 1922 (D); S. squalidus (Gyllenhal, 1834) (E); S. subnudus (Desbrochers des Loges, 1892) (F); S. vittatus (Gyllenhal, 1834) (G); S. abbreviatus (Desbrochers de Loges, 1871) (H); S. dorsualis (Gyllenhal, 1834) (I); S. formaneki sp. nov.: holotype (J); S. pelikani sp. nov.: holotype (K); S. rasus (Seidlitz, 1867) (L).

Fig. 6. Spermatheca, male tegmen and sternite IX, female ovipositor and sternite VIII of Neosciaphobus and Sciaphobus (s. str.) species; Spermatheca of Sciaphobus globipennis Apfelbeck, 1922 (A); S. ningnidus (Germar, 1824) (B); S. reitteri (Stierlin, 1884) (C); S. scheibeli Apfelbeck, 1922 (D); S. squalidus (Gyllenhal, 1834) (E); S. subnudus (Desbrochers des Loges, 1892) (F); S. vittatus (Gyllenhal, 1834) (G); S. formaneki sp. nov.: paratype (H); S. pelikani sp. nov.: paratype (I); S. rasus (Seidlitz, 1867) (J). Tegmen of Sciaphobus scheibeli (K); S. vittatus (L). Male sternite IX of Sciaphobus scheibeli (M). Ovipositor of Sciaphobus ningnidus (N). Female sternite VIII of Sciaphobus ningnidus (O).