Malaia, Heller, 1892
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5104.3.4 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6343755 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03EBE556-FFFA-FFA0-3795-928DAEE6FA2E |
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Plazi |
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Malaia |
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Key for identification of Sulawesian species of Malaia (subgenus Malaia )
Species distribution is adopted from Machatschke (1957) and Miyake (1996, 2000)
1. Elytra with 2–3 fine longitudinal ridges or clearly punctate rows............................................... 2
- Elytra without longitudinal ridges and punctate rows........................................................ 13
2. Pronotum without hairs or with sparse setae only on lateral sides............................................... 3
- Pronotum covered with hairs.......................................................................... …9
3. Pronotum densely transversely or longitudinally rugoso-punctate................................................4
- Pronotum covered with coarsely spatulate punctures, except rugoso-punctate lateral sides............................5
4. Pronotum transversely rugoso-punctate................................................................... 6
- Pronotum longitudinally rugoso-punctate........................................ Malaia (M.) ritsemae Heller, 1892
5. Propygidium with dense fringe of hairs along posterior margin, pygidium with two large triangular hairy patches.............................................................................. Malaia (M.) tondanoensis Miyake, 1996
- Propygidium without hairs along posterior margin, pygidium with two small and thin tufts at base.......................................................................................... Malaia (M.) castanoptera Miyake, 2000
6. Propygidium with dense fringe of hairs along posterior margin................................................. 7
- Propygidium without hairs along posterior margin............................................................8
7. Pygidium with two hairy tufts at base....................................... Malaia (M.) nigrita (Boisduval, 1835)
- Pygidium bears scattered hairs, without hairy tufts …....................... .. Malaia (M.) gnomonica (Schaufuss, 1885)
8. Pygidium with two small hairy tufts at base...................................... Malaia (M.) cyanea Miyake, 1996
- Pygidium with two large triangular hairy patches................................... .. Malaia (M.) taoi Miyake, 1996
9. Pronotum densely covered with hairs.................................................................... 10
- Pronotum covered with scattered hairs, with coarse horseshoe-shaped punctures under the hairs …........................................................................................... Malaia (M.) macassara Miyake, 2000
10. Pronotum covered with longitudinal aciculate cracks, with fine punctures between these........................... 11
- Pronotum covered with dense grained or annulate punctures...................................................12
11. Pronotal hairs arranged in relatively low density............................... Malaia (M.) ornata (Schaufuss, 1885)
- Pronotal hairs arranged in extremely high density................................ .. Malaia (M.) trajecta Heller, 1892
12. Pronotum covered with dense grained punctures................................. Malaia (M.) vestita (Candèze, 1869)
- Pronotum covered with dense annulate punctures................................ Malaia (M.) celebica (Ohaus, 1936)
13. Pronotum covered with dense granulose texture.............................................................14
- Pronotum fairly densely punctured, with lateral sides showing aciculate punctures..... Malaia (M.) vandepolli Heller, 1892
14. Pronotum with weak oblique impression on each side............................ Malaia (M.) simulatrix Heller, 1892
- Pronotum with strong oblique impression on each side and bearing sparkly gloss................................................................................................ Malaia (M.) medea Kaneko & Wada , new species
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