Cryptocephalus vitellinus, Lopatin, 1980

Schöller, Matthias, 2014, Revision of the Cryptocephalus vitellinus species group (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cryptocephalinae), Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 54 (2), pp. 645-655 : 646

Key to the C. vitellinus species group

1 Male ¿rst pro- ( Fig. 12 ) and mesotarsomere not strongly widened, female ¿rst mesotarsomere as wide as ¿rst metatarsomere; body smaller, length of male ( Fig. 3 ) 3.2 mm and of female ( Fig. 4 ) 3.8 mm. .................................................... C. vitellinus Lopatin, 1980

– Male ¿rst pro- ( Fig. 19 ) and mesotarsomere strongly widened, female ¿rst mesotarsomere wider than ¿rst metatarsomere; body larger, male 3.4–3.9 mm, female 4.2 mm. ......................................................................................................................................... 2

2 Pronotum yellowish-orange with lighter yellow transverse spot at base, elytra yellow ( Fig. 5 ), black humeral marking distinct, a longitudinal blackish brown marking present in apical third of elytron, pro- and mesotibia with brown marking in apical half ( Fig. 6 ). .................................................................................................... C. lucidus Rapilly, 1980

– Pronotum uniformly yellow, elytra pale yellow with blurred brownish humeral marking, no additional markings present, all tibiae pale yellow ( Figs 1–2 ). ...... C. jirofti sp. nov.

Figures

Figs 7–15. Cryptocephalus vitellinus Lopatin, 1980. 7–9 – aedeagus (7 – lateral view, 8 – dorsal view, 9 – ventral view); 10–11 – kotpresse (10 – dorsal view, 11 – ventral view); 12 – male right protarsus; 13 – spermatheca and spermathecal ductus; 14–15 – hind tarsal claw segment (14 – male, 15 – female).

Figs 1–4. 1–2 – Cryptocephalus jirofti sp. nov. (1 – male, 2 – female); 3–4 – C. vitellinus Lopatin, 1980 (3 – male, 4 – female).

Figs 16–19. Cryptocephalus lucidus Rapilly, 1980. 16–18 – aedeagus (16 – lateral view, 17 – dorsal view, 18 – ventral view); 19 – male right protarsus.

Figs 5–6. Cryptocephalus lucidus Rapilly, 1980 (5 – male dorsal, 6 – male lateral).