Eulagius, Motschoulsky, 1845

Esser, Jens, Varandi, Hassan Barimani & Farashiani, Mohammad Ebrahim, 2018, A new species of Eulagius M, 1845 (Coleoptera: Mycetophagidae) from Iran, Linzer biologische Beiträge 50 (1), pp. 239-243 : 240

Key for the species of Eulagius MOTSCHULSKY, 1845 from the Western

Palaearctic

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3 Elytra with regular striae of punctures ................................................................................2 Elytra with irregular punctures .................................................... irregularis REITTER, 1888 Remark: species from the Eastern Paelaearctic with irregular punctures on elytra are also: E. chinensis NIKITSKY, 1996, E. ussuriensis NIKITSKY, 1988 Spaces between striae with finer and sparser puncture (also, more or less, in rows), diameter half of the puncture of striae, distance two diameter. Elytra bicoloured................. ....................................................................................................... filicornis REITTER, 1887 Smaller, less elongate, legs and antennae stout, puncture of pronotum denser ..................... .............................................................................................. acernus MOTSCHULSKY, 1845 - Larger, elongate, legs and antennae slender, puncture of pronotum sparse ........................... ................................................................................................................ hyrcanicus nov.sp. Remark: also with regular stria: E. dentatus NIKITSKY, 1988, E. lewisi REITTER, 1889, E. reitteri LEWIS, 1896