Euphoria fulgida Species-Group

Orozco, Jesús, 2012, Monographic Revision of the American Genus Euphoria Burmeister, 1842 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae), The Coleopterists Bulletin (mo 11) 66, pp. 1-182 : 41-42

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https://doi.org/ 10.1649/0010-066X-66.mo4.1

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7086912

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scientific name

Euphoria fulgida Species-Group
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Euphoria fulgida Species-Group

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Species in this group are distinguished by having a shiny surface, greenish to violaceous coloration, impunctate scutellum, males with antennal club longer than stem, sides of abdomen weakly to strongly ridged, mesotarsal length sexually dimorphic (as long as or longer than mesotibiae in males, shorter in females), abdomen of males at middle with weak to deep, medial, longitudinal depression, and distinctive male genitalia. All species in this group are of northern distribution, being present in the United States and northern and central Mexico.

Composition. There are three species included in this group: E. fulgida (F.), E. limbalis Fall , and E. monticola Bates.

K EY TO THE SPECIES OF THE FULGIDA SPECIES- G ROUP

1. Body unicolored, entirely dark green or violaceous ( Fig. 17a, d View Fig ). Abdominal sternites laterally rounded or weakly ridged ............. ........................ E. monticola Bates (p. 45)

1′. Body bright green, yellowish green, or reddish, frequently bicolored. Abdominal sternites strongly ridged laterally.......................2

2. Antennal club shorter than length of head in males. Pronotum at middle with small punctures, giving pronotum a polished appearance ( Fig. 15a, d, e View Fig ) ........... E. fulgida (F.) (p. 42)

2′. Antennal club as long as or longer than length of head in males. Pronotum at middle with moderate-sized punctures, giving pronotum a coarse appearance ( Fig. 16a, d, e View Fig ) ................ ................................ E. limbalis Fall (p. 44)

CLAVE PARA LAS ESPECIES DEL GRUPO FULGIDA

1. Cuerpo unicoloreado, enteramente verde oscuro o violáceo ( Fig. 17a, d View Fig ). Esternitos abdominales redondeados lateralmente o ligeramente aquillados ...................................... E. monticola Bates (p. 45)

1′. Cuerpo verde brillante, verde-amarillento o rojizo, frecuentemente bicoloreado. Esternitos abdominales fuertemente aquillados.............2

2. Maza antenal de los machos más corta que la longitud de la cabeza. Pronoto medialmente con punteaduras pequeñas, dándole una apariencia pulida ( Fig. 15a, d, e View Fig ) ..... E. fulgida (F.) (p. 42)

2′. Maza antenal de las machos tan o más larga que la longitud de la cabeza.Pronoto medialmente con punteaduras medianas, dándole una apariencia rugosa ( Fig. 16a, d, e View Fig )...... E. limbalis Fall (p. 44)

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Cetoniidae

Genus

Euphoria

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