Desertaclopus

Ocampo, Federico C. & Mondaca, José, 2012, Revision of the scarab subfamily Aclopinae Blanchard (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in Argentina and Chile, Zootaxa 3409, pp. 1-29 : 21

Key to species of Desertaclopus

1. Distance between clypeal and frontal carinae (at middle) more than twice as the distance between clypeal apical margin and clypeal carina; size 5.0–9.0 mm......................................................................... 2

1’. Distance between clypeal and frontal carinae (at middle) as long as or smaller than the distance between clypeal apical margin and clypeal carina; size> 11.0 mm; males with parameres as in Figs. 40 a–b............. Desertaclopus lucasi new species.

2. Males with parameres as in Fig. 41 a; Argentina........................................... D. marcosi new species.

2’. Males with parameres as in Fig. 42 ; Chile............................................ D. atacamensis new species.

Figures

FIGURES 40 – 42. 40 a – c) Male genitalia of Desertaclopus lucasi, a – b) aedeagus lateral and frontal views, c) ventral plate of the genital segment; 41 a – b) D. marcosi, aedeagus lateral and frontal views; 42 a – b) D. atacamensis, lateral and frontal views.