Physodera Eschscholtz

Ma, Yunlong, Shi, Hongliang & Liang, Hongbin, 2017, Revision of the Oriental Genus Physodera Eschscholtz, 1829 (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Lebiini, Physoderina), with the descriptions of two new species, Zootaxa 4243 (2), pp. 297-328 : 298

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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4243.2.3

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6046734

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scientific name

Physodera Eschscholtz
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Key to species of Physodera Eschscholtz View in CoL

1. Pronotum bicolor, dark with distinct light pattern; sternum and tergum VII blackish, both with striking yellowish pattern ( Figs. 45–47)..............................................................................................2

- Pronotum unicolor View in CoL , sometimes lateral expansion a little lighter, but never forming distinct pattern; sternum and tergum VII usually uniformly blackish, sometimes only tergum VII with vague yellowish pattern around spiracles (Fig. 48)...........6

2. Pronotum light pattern plain, not forming callosity; elytra dark with light pattern on disc or apex ( amplicollis View in CoL -group).......3

- Pronotum each side with an ivory callosity ( Figs. 29, 30 View FIGURES 25 – 30 ); elytra unicolor View in CoL ( dejeani View in CoL -group)............................5

3. Elytra with large orange-yellow zigzag pattern on disc ( Figs. 27, 28 View FIGURES 25 – 30 ); interval punctures dense and same size as stria punctures, strial puncture rows indistinct........................................................ P. bousqueti Mateu, 1990 View in CoL

- Elytra with narrow yellowish band at apex ( Figs. 13 View FIGURES 13 – 18 , 25, 26 View FIGURES 25 – 30 ); interval punctures much smaller than stria punctures, strial punc- ture rows distinct......................................................................................4

4. Pronotal hind angles fully round; pronotal lateral expansions yellow, without dark spot ( Fig. 13 View FIGURES 13 – 18 ).. P. diglena Andrewes, 1930

- Pronotal hind angles more or less distinct; pronotal lateral expansions yellow to orange yellow, each side with a dark spot in ( Figs. 25, 26 View FIGURES 25 – 30 )................................................................ P. amplicollis Van de Poll, 1889 View in CoL

5 Pronotal callosities large, distinctly larger than eyes; pronotum base shortly lobed, lateral notch (between posterior angle and basal lobe) width more than two times as length ( Fig. 52); elytral interval finely punctate; larger species, 9.5–10.5mm; widely distributed in Oriental Realm, except for Malay Peninsula and Borneo..................... P. dejeani Eschscholtz, 1829 View in CoL

- Pronotal callosities small, about same size as eyes; pronotum base strongly lobed, lateral notch width about same as length ( Fig. 53); elytral interval impunctate; smaller species, 8.5–9.0mm; Malay Peninsula and Borneo...................................................................................................... P. chalceres Andrewes, 1930 View in CoL

6. Elytra dark, disc with a pair of ivory callosities; antennomeres 5–11 distinctly widened (Fig. 59) ( eburata View in CoL -group).........7

- Elytra without callosity, unicolor View in CoL or bicolor; apical antennomeres not widened (Fig. 58)..............................9

7 Elytral callosity ovate, larger, length more than 0.4 times as elytral length ( Fig. 18 View FIGURES 13 – 18 ); Borneo..... P. bifenestrata Heller, 1923 View in CoL

- Elytral callosity smaller, length about 0.2–0.25 times as elytral length............................................8

8. Elytral callosity nearly round, without distinct notch ( Fig. 19 View FIGURES 19 – 24 ); third interval with five or six setigerous pores; fifth interval with three or four pores ( Fig. 62); Sulawesi..................................................... P. sciakyi View in CoL sp. n.

- Elytral callosity distinctly notched posteriorly ( Fig. 17 View FIGURES 13 – 18 ); third interval with two setigerous pores; fifth interval with one pore near base; the Philippines............................................................. P. eburata Heller, 1923 View in CoL

9. Elytra dark metallic, with two reddish spots near apex........................................................ 10

- Elytra uniformly metallic, without spot................................................................... 11

10. Head and pronotum reddish brown, elytra metallic blue; elytral red spots occupied intervals 1 to 6 ( Fig. 20 View FIGURES 19 – 24 ); the Philippines............................................................................... P. andrewesi ( Jedlička, 1934) View in CoL

- Head and pronotum dark brown, elytra metallic dark green; elytral red spots occupied intervals 2 to 4 ( Fig. 21 View FIGURES 19 – 24 ); New Guinea, China (Xizang) . ................................................................ P. bacchusi Darlington, 1971 View in CoL

11. Pronotal lateral margins more or less angulate near middle ( Fig. 49); the fifth elytral interval with one large setigerous pore near base only................................................................... P. eschscholtzii Parry, 1849 View in CoL

- Pronotal lateral margins about evenly round near middle; the fifth elytral interval with three or more setigerous pores..... 12

12. Body form relative flat; pronotal hind angles blunt, not projected; elytral intervals with fine punctures; SE. China................................................................................................. P. unicolor View in CoL sp. n.

- Body form strongly convex; pronotal hind angles about acute, a little projected laterally; elytral intervals almost impunctate; Sulawesi ................................................................... P. cyanipennis Van de Poll, 1889 View in CoL

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Carabidae

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