Orchidophilus
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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.182379 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6233207 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/7C7587B0-8668-0B3A-7BB7-7DCAFA00FBD1 |
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Orchidophilus |
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Key to the species of Orchidophilus View in CoL
1 Elytra without yellow spots.........................................................................................................................2
- Elytra with yellow spots, either formed by glabrous integument or by imbricate scales............................5
2 Total length 2.7–6.0 mm; metepisternum broader, smaller specimens [usually from greenhouses] with two irregular rows of punctures at narrowest part, larger specimens with three rows; pronotal punctures usually smaller and more widely spaced ( Fig. 2 View FIGURES 2 – 5 ).............................................................................................3
- Total length 2.8–3.8 mm; metepisternum narrower, smaller specimens with single row of punctures at narrowest part, larger specimens with indistinct second row; pronotal punctures coarse and crowded ( Fig. 3 View FIGURES 2 – 5 ) 4
3 Male with conspicuous ventral projection in distal one-third of middle tibia, projection indistinct in small specimens; male with distal margin of ventrite 5 curved gently ( Fig. 6 View FIGURES 6 – 9 ); elytral apices frequently with striae 9 and 10 deeply punctate and amalgamated with interstria to noticeable depression; total length 2.7– 6.0 mm .............................................................................................................. O. aterrimus (Waterhouse)
- Male without ventral projection in distal one-third of middle tibia; male with distal margin of ventrite 5 more steeply projecting medially ( Fig. 7 View FIGURES 6 – 9 ); elytral apices with outer striae and interstriae less modified; total length 3.1–4.8 mm ............................................................................................ O. epidendri (Murray)
4 Male with posterior margin of ventrite 5 with square median process ( Fig. 8 View FIGURES 6 – 9 ), submentum with denticle. ........................................................................................................................... O. peregrinator Buchanan View in CoL
- Male with posterior margin of ventrite 5 bisinuate ( Fig. 7 View FIGURES 6 – 9 ), submentum without denticle O. ran Morimoto View in CoL
5 Elytral spots formed by dense clusters of broad, light yellow scales in basal one-fourth of interstriae 3, 5, 7 and 9 ( Fig. 4 View FIGURES 2 – 5 ); interstriae with single, widely spaced scales; rostrum evenly curved O. eburifer (Pascoe) View in CoL
- Elytral spots formed by unpigmented glabrous integument at base of interstriae 5–8 and near declivity at interstriae 3–8 ( Fig. 5 View FIGURES 2 – 5 ); interstriae with inconspicuous hairs; rostrum strongly curved at base ................... ....................................................................................................................................... O. insidiosus View in CoL sp. n.
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