Brachylepis, Kolbe, 1894
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4377.2.9 |
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lsid:zoobank.org:pub:B0EDD476-B035-4DE6-81FA-408CE915DE10 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5987731 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/3C0087AB-2912-4E1B-C5A1-F90AF0BDF85F |
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Plazi |
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Brachylepis |
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Key to species of Brachylepis View in CoL
1. Entire pronotum densely covered by imbricating, semirecumbent, pointed scales; epicuticle not visible. Scales at least 2x longer than puncture diameters. Antennal shaft and club blackish brown .................................................... B. elephas (Gerstaecker, 1867) View in CoL
- Pronotal scales no longer than 1.1x puncture diameters, do not cover entire surface, colour and punctation of cuticle visible ...... 2
2. Pronotal scales oval, toward base weakly overlap margins of punctures. Antennal shaft reddish brown, antennal club yellow....... ........................................................................................................................................................ B. turmensis Sehnal View in CoL , new species
- Pronotal scales spherical, fill punctures and do not overlap their margins. Antennal shaft and club reddish brown ......................... ..................................................................................................................................................................... B. werneri Lacroix, 2009 View in CoL
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Melolonthinae |