Sasajiscymnus, Vandenberg, 2004

Iqbal, Zafar, Nasir, Muhammad Farooq & Bodlah, Imran, 2020, A new species of Sasajiscymnus Vandenberg (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) from Pakistan, Zootaxa 4759 (3), pp. 379-390 : 382

Key to Pakistani species of Sasajiscymnus

1. Elytra entirely black to brown or with pale maculae in basal and apical margins; antenna with 9 antennomeres; paramere shorter than penis guide....................................................................................... 2

-. Elytra yellow, without any dark brown areas; antenna with 10 antennomeres; paramere as long as penis guide.............................................................................................. perpusillus Hayat et al.

2. Elytra predominantly light brown to dark brown with apical area slightly paler than basal area; inner arm of penis capsule longer than outer one, apex of penis simple; penis guide variable;.................................................... 3

-. Elytra black with basal and apical areas yellow; inner arm of penis capsule as long as outer arm, apex of penis strongly recurved toward inner side; penis guide slightly constricted at base, sides rounded and tapering toward blunt apex.... nigritus sp. nov.

3. Penis guide wider at base, gradually tapering to a pointed apex; paramere 1/3 the length of penis guide...................................................................................................... murreensis Ahmad

-. Penis guide with sides broadly rounded, abruptly and acutely pointed toward apex; paramere 2/5 the length of penis guide................................................................................ simmondsi Chapin & Ahmad