Philhammus, FROM
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https://doi.org/ 10.1649/0010-065X-72.1.129 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5465569 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F709F305-FFC3-3D34-FF1D-FD3437326475 |
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Diego |
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Philhammus |
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KEY TO THE SPECIES OF PHILHAMMUS FROM AFRICA AND ARABIA
1. Posterior corners of pronotum prominent ... 2
1´Posterior corners of pronotum rounded.... 3
2. Pronotum with complete, deep, medial, longitudinal furrow ( Djibouti) ..................... ........... P. ambouli Schawaller and Steiner , new species
2´. Pronotum with flat, medial, longitudinal furrow only in posterior part (western and central Africa) ............. P. ferenczi Kaszab, 1967
3. Eyes small, diameter not larger than length of 1 antennomere of antennal club (Canary Islands, Spain, Morocco, Egypt) .............. .................... P. sericans Fairmaire, 1871
3´. Eyes larger, diameter as large as length of 2–3 antennomeres of antennal club .............. 4
4. Body length 3.5 mm; pronotal disc with transverse and longitudinal convexity, reduced medial furrow of pronotum deep at base ( Chad) .................... P. tschadensis Kaszab, 1967
4´. Body length 2.5–3.0 mm; pronotal disc with only transverse convexity, reduced medial furrow of pronotum flat at base ............. 5
5. Body narrower, elytra 1.8X longer than wide; eyes larger, diameter with 7–8 smaller facets; genae not wider than eyes (southern Africa) ......................... P. brincki Ferrer, 1995
5´. Body broader, elytra 1.6X longer than wide; eyes smaller, diameter with 3–5 larger facets; genae wider than eyes (Middle East, Arabia, Egypt, Sudan) ......................................... ........................ P. aharonii (Reitter, 1910)
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