Abiliella, PERACCHI, 1964

Opitz, Weston, 2016, Classification, Natural History, and Evolution of Tarsosteninae (Coleoptera: Cleroidea: Cleridae). Part III. Taxonomy of the New World GeneraArdearsusOpitz, New Genus, AbiliellaPeracchi, OchraceaOpitz, New Genus, andSomaovalisOpitz, New Genus, The Coleopterists Bulletin 70 (1), pp. 153-167 : 153-167

KEY TO THE SPECIES OF ABILIELLA PERACCHI , ARDEARSUS OPITZ, OCHRACEA OPITZ, AND SOMAOVALIS OPITZ

1. Elytral disc with asetiferous punctation ( Fig. 31 ) ........................................................................... 2

1′. Elytral disc without asetiferous punctation ( Fig. 30 ) .......................................................6

2. Legs unicolorous, testaceous; body form oblong subovoid ( Somaovalis )........................................ 3

2′. Legs bicolorous, testaceous and brown; body form oblong rectangular ( Abiliella ) .............4

3. Elytra with maculae ( Bolivia) ( Fig. 31 ) ........ ...... Somaovalis sexnaeva Opitz , new species

3′. Elytra without maculae ( Brazil) ( Fig. 32 ) ..... .... Somaovalis sinestigma Opitz , new species

4. Pronotum testaceous-red; cranium black ( Brazil) ( Fig. 28 ) .............................................................. ............... Abiliella galbina Opitz , new species

4′. Forebody black............................................5

5. Elytral disc with a transverse macula; sutural margins black ( Brazil, Uruguay) ( Fig. 27 ).... ............................ Abiliella fasciata Peracchi

5′. Elytral disc without a transverse macula; sutural margins yellow ( Brazil) ( Fig. 26 )...... ...... Abiliella albosutura Opitz , new species

6. Ten antennomeres; elytral disc black, no testaceous fascia ( Ardearsus ) ( Bolivia) ( Fig. 29 ) ....... Ardearsus morulus Opitz , new species

6′. Eleven antennomeres; elytral disc with testaceous fascia ( Ochracea ) ( Ecuador, Brazil) ( Fig. 30 ) ......................................................... ...... Ochracea xanthosa Opitz , new species

Figures

Figs. 30–32. Habitus. 30) Ochracea xanthosa; 31) Somaovalis sexnaeva; 32) Somaovalis sinestigma.

Figs. 26–29. Habitus. 26) Abiliella albosutura; 27) Abiliella fasciata; 28) Abiliella galbina; 29) Ardearsus morulus.