Clitobius Mulsant & Rey, 1859

Lillig, Martin, 2021, Clitobius grimmi sp. n. from Egypt with notes on C. oblongiusculus (Fairmaire 1875) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Blaptinae), Zootaxa 5082 (5), pp. 476-484 : 482

Key to the species of Clitobius Mulsant & Rey, 1859

Based on Purchart & Kamiński (2017) and Leo & Fancello (2020).

1. Metathoracic wings absent or reduced..................................................................... 2

- Metathoracic wings fully developed...................................................................... 6

2. Elytral intervals flat................................................................................... 3

- Elytral intervals convex................................................................................ 5

3. Body size: 6.2–7.0 mm. Sides of pronotal disc with sparsely punctured distinct submarginal groove or depression along the lateral edge (Djibuti)......................................................... Clitobius grandis Fairmaire, 1896

- Body less than 6.0 mm. Sides of pronotal disc without submarginal groove or depression;surface with coarse punctuation; in some cases lateral margination slightly widened near the posterior ends.......................................... 4

4. Brown, elytra convex (Red Sea area).......................................................... C. grimmi sp. n.

- Black, elytra less convex ( Namibia)........................................ Clitobius strongyloides Fairmaire, 1892