Longitarsus asperifoliarum

Konstantinov, Alexander S. & Lopatin, Igor K., 2000, Review Of The Longitarsus Asperifoliarum Group Of Species (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Alticinae), The Coleopterists Bulletin 54 (2), pp. 200-220 : 219-220

Key to Longitarsus asperifoliarum Species Group

1(2) Pronotal surface strongly shagreened, dull ----------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- L. tishechkini Konstantinov

1 9 Pronotal surface weakly shagreened, shiny --------------------------------------------------- 2

2(1) First antennomere with base darker than apex --------------------------------------------- 3

2 9 First antennomere with base as dark as apex ----------------------------------------------- 6

3(2) Tibiae yellow. Lateral margin of pronotum without denticle in front of middle ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- L. afghanicus Lopatin

3 9 Tibiae light brown or reddish ferrugineous. Lateral margin of pronotum with denticle in front of middle ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4

4(3) Last abdominal tergite of female with lateral microtrichia ( Fig. 16 ). Median lobe of aedeagus slender, apical part less convex in lateral view ( Figs. 53–60 ) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- L. violentus Weise

4 9 Last abdominal tergite of female without lateral microtrichia ( Figs. 14– 15 ). Median lobe of aedeagus more robust, apical part more convex in lateral view ( Figs. 43, 45, 51 ) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5

5(4) Last abdominal tergite of female with few deep setiferous pores basally ( Fig. 14 ). Spermathecal duct basally pointed in direction opposite to receptacle making almost no loop away from receptacle, apically forming 2 extremely similar coils (Figs. 19–20). Apex of median lobe of aedeagus with wide but well developed denticle ( Figs. 43, 45, 47, 48 ) -------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- L. marguzoricus Konstantinov

5 9 Last abdominal tergite of female without deep setiferous pores basally ( Fig. 15 ). Spermathecal duct basally pointed in direction of receptacle making loop away from receptacle, apically forming irregular coils (Fig. 21). Apex of median lobe of aedeagus with poorly developed denticle ( Fig. 51 ). ---------------------------------------------------------------- L. violentoides Konstantinov

6(1) Elytral apex broadly rounded with well developed angle ( Fig. 8 ). Metatibial spur as long as third metatarsomere. Median lobe of aedeagus with apex forming almost no denticle, and lateral sides nearly straight ( Figs. 40, 41 ) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- L. hissaricus Lopatin

6 9 Elytral apex narrowly rounded without well developed angle ( Fig. 7 ). Metatibial spur smaller than third metatarsomere. Median lobe of aedeagus with apex forming moderately well developed denticle and lateral sides slightly constricted nearly in middle ( Figs. 33, 35, 37–39 ) ------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- L. asperifoliarum Weise

Figures

Figs. 13–16. Last abdominal tergites of female. 13) Longitarsus asperifoliarum Weise; 14) L. marguzoricus Konstantinov; 15) L. violentoides Konstantinov; 16) L. violentus Weise.

Figs. 53–60. Median lobe of aedeagus of Longitarsus violentus Weise. 53, 54) Svyatogorsk region, Russia; 55) Samara region, Russia; 56, 57) Altai, Russia; 58) Naryn, Uzbekistan; 59) Kharog, Tadzhikistan; 60) Baikal Lake, Siberia, Russia.

Figs. 43–52. Median lobe of aedeagus. 43–48) Longitarsus marguzoricus Konstantinov; 49, 50) L. tishechkini Konstantinov; 51, 52) L. violentoides Konstantinov.

Figs. 7–9. Elytral apex. 7) Longitarsus asperifoliarum; 8) Longitarsus hissaricus Lopatin; 9) Longitarsus marguzoricus Konstantinov.

Figs. 31–42. Median lobe of aedeagus. 31, 32) Longitarsus afghanicus Lopatin; 33–