Sandalus randyi Schnepp and Powell, 2018

Schnepp, Kyle E. & Powell, Gareth S., 2018, A New Species of Sandalus Knoch (Coleoptera: Rhipiceridae), with an Updated Key to the Species of the Eastern USA, The Coleopterists Bulletin 72 (2), pp. 241-245 : 245

KEY TO THE EASTERN USA SPECIES OF SANDALUS

1. Anterior clypeal margin truncate, emarginate, or bilobed, apex glabrous or sparsely pubescent; tooth of mandible covering lateral portion of clypeus when closed ................... 2

1 ʹ. Clypeus acuminate, apex densely pubescent; mandible edentate, not covering clypeus when closed ( Fig. 1F ) ............... Sandalus randyi Schnepp and Powell , new species

2. Pronotum with lateral carina entire; pronotum with sides nearly parallel basally, or widest in the middle, converging apically ................. ..................... Sandalus petrophya Knoch

2 ʹ. Pronotum with distinct carina present only in anterior third; pronotum converging almost evenly from base to apex ......................... ............................ Sandalus niger Knoch

Figures

Fig. 1. Sandalus randyi. A) Allotype, dorsal habitus, B) Holotype, dorsal habitus, C) Holotype, lateral habitus, D) Allotype, lateral habitus, E) Allotype in situ, F) Holotype, frontal view, G) Holotype in situ, H) Type locality habitat.