Argopistes

Blanco, Javier & Konstantinov, Alexander, 2013, Review of the New World species of the genus Argopistes Motschulsky (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae: Alticini), Zootaxa 3626 (2), pp. 249-267 : 266

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3626.2.3

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:24EA02A1-14FF-4FFE-8AAB-0C5504C45135

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6165418

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C25287BB-5016-1C60-FF75-FC97FA46FA28

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scientific name

Argopistes
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Key for New World species of Argopistes View in CoL

1. Body rounded in dorsal view and strongly convex in lateral view, almost hemispherical ( Figs 20, 21 View FIGURES 20 – 23 ); aedeagus strongly arched in lateral view ( Fig. 23 View FIGURES 20 – 23 ); spermathecal receptacle elongate, nearly parallel-sided ( Fig. 24 View FIGURES 24 – 26 ).................. A. rubicundus

– Body oblong oval in dorsal view and convex in lateral view (Figs 1–3); aedeagus straight or nearly straight in lateral view ( Figs 5 View FIGURES 5 – 8 , 14 View FIGURES 14 – 16 , 32 View FIGURES 32 – 35 , 46 View FIGURES 46 – 49 ); spermathecal receptacle ovoid, with outer side straight and inner side convex ( Figs 7 View FIGURES 5 – 8 , 17 View FIGURES 17 – 19 , 33 View FIGURES 32 – 35 , 47 View FIGURES 46 – 49 )..... 2

2(1). Bare, basal part of first metatarsomere about as long as apical part covered with setae...................... A. turnbowi

– Bare, basal part of first metatarsomere longer than apical part covered with setae................................... 3

3(2). Aedeagus with short laminae covering dorsal opening, not projecting beyond apical part of aedeagus ( Fig. 32 View FIGURES 32 – 35 )... A. scyrtoides

– Aedeagus with long laminae covering dorsal opening, projecting beyond apical part of aedeagus ( Figs 6 View FIGURES 5 – 8 , 14–16 View FIGURES 14 – 16 , 46 View FIGURES 46 – 49 )...... 4

4(3). Tip of aedeagus bent dorsally in lateral view ( Fig. 46 View FIGURES 46 – 49 ), vaginal palpus more or less triangular in shape with median side much shorter than lateral ( Fig. 48 View FIGURES 46 – 49 ).................................................................... A. woodleyi

– Tip of aedeagus bent ventrally in lateral view ( Figs 46 View FIGURES 46 – 49 ), vaginal palpus more or less trapezoidal in shape ( Fig. 8 View FIGURES 5 – 8 ) [if more or less triangular, posterior margin strongly sinusoidal ( Fig. 18 View FIGURES 17 – 19 )].................................................. 5

5(4). Two apical antennomeres darker than rest of antenna; legs dark brown to reddish brown; posterior margin of vaginal palpus slightly sinusoidal ( Fig. 8 View FIGURES 5 – 8 ); spermathecal pump abruptly narrowing apically, evenly curved towards receptacle ( Fig. 7 View FIGURES 5 – 8 ); aedeagus slender, with apical part only slightly wider than middle in ventral view ( Fig. 5 View FIGURES 5 – 8 )................... A. coccinelloides

– Two apical antennomeres as light as rest of antenna; legs yellowish; posterior margin of vaginal palpus strongly sinusoidal ( Fig. 18 View FIGURES 17 – 19 ); spermathecal pump gradually narrowing apically, sinusoidal ( Fig. 17 View FIGURES 17 – 19 ); aedeagus robust, with apical part significantly wider than middle in ventral view ( Figs 14–16 View FIGURES 14 – 16 ).................................................... A. coronatus

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Chrysomelidae

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