Proscleropterus shennongjianus

Mei Qin, Junhao Huang, Enzo Colonnelli, Runzhi Zhang & Hong Wu, 2016, Two new species and a key to species of the genus Proscleropterus Korotyaev (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) from China, Zoological Systematics 41 (2), pp. 173-185 : 174-175

Key to Proscleropterus species.

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Pronotum bearing only one pair of weak tubercles and with subparallel sides, elytra subparallel on basal 2/3 and bearing larger and sharper granules on elytral intervals ( Figs 1–2 ) ............................................................................................... P. davidiani Korotyaev Pronotum bearing two pairs of sharp large tubercules along middle of lateral sides, and widening on basal half ...............................2 Body thinner, elytra subcordate with sides evenly converging towards apex, outline of sides in dorsal view not abruptly interrupted by tubercles on intervals ( Fig. 15 )..................................................................................... P. shennongjianus Qin & Huang , sp. nov.

Body plumper, elytra oval with sides gradually converging towards apex, outline of sides in dorsal view somewhat abruptly interrupted by tubercles on intervals ( Fig. 29 ) ................................................................. P. rudis Colonnelli, Qin & Huang , sp. nov.

Figures

Figures 1 – 2. Proscleropterus davidiani, male. 1. Dorsal habitus. 2. Lateral habitus.

Figures 13 – 17. Proscleropterus shennongjianus Qin & Huang, sp. nov., male. 13, 15. Dorsal habitus. 14. Lateral habitus. 16. Ventrites. 17. Pygidium. Scale bars: 15 – 17 = 0.50 mm.

Figures 27 – 31. Proscleropterus rudis Colonnelli, Qin & Huang, sp. nov., male. 27, 29. Dorsal habitus. 28. Lateral habitus. 30. Ventrites. 31. Pygidium. Scale bars: 29 – 31 = 0.50 mm.