Ateliini, Kleine, 1929

Malohlava, Vladimír & Bocak, Ladislav, 2009, A revision of Paratelius Kazantsev, 1992 (Coleoptera: Lycidae), Zootaxa 2306 (1), pp. 44-50 : 49

Key to genera of Ateliini and males of Paratelius

1. Elytra with long, erect setae ......................................................................................................................................... 2

1'. Elytra without long erect setae, only short, dense pubescence present in whole elytra. Male genitalia with robust straight phallus, antennae often with widely triangular antennomeres 3-11 (Sri Lankan species), or at least slightly triangular in Indochinese species .................................................................................................... Atelius Waterhouse

2. Each elytron with three longitudinal costae, phallus straight, robust with obtuse apex or short, slender, and pointed at apex ............................................................................................................................................... Scarelus Waterhouse

2'. Each elytron with four longitudinal costae. Male genitalia with very slender, curved phallus ( Figs 1 A-J) ( Paratelius Kazantsev ) .................................................................................................................................................................... 3

3. Head dark brown to black, pronotum similarly colored to or slightly lighter than head, antennae completely dark colored .............................................................................................................................................................................. 4

3'. Head testaceous to reddish brown, pronotum similarly colored .................................................................................. 5

4. Pronotum dark brown, usually lighter than coloration of head; elytra cinnamon brown; body robust, elytra 5.8 times longer than width at middle ........................................................................................................... P. juvencus (Kleine)

4'. Pronotum black, same color as head, elytra reddish brown, body slender, elytra 8.0 times longer than width at middle ................................................................................................................................................... P. nigricornis n. sp.

5. Elytra dark brown to black, slightly lighter at humeri, phallus slender, curved as in Figs 1 G-H ... P. diversicornis Pic

5'. Elytra completely light brown to light reddish brown ................................................................................................. 6

6. Antennomeres 3-11 slender, antennomere 6 4.2 times longer than wide at middle, phallus very long and slender ( Figs 1 C-D) ...................................................................................................................................... P. emasensis n. sp.

6'. Antennomeres 3-11 more robust, antennomere 6 3.8 times longer than wide at middle, phallus slightly shorter that in P. emasensis ( Figs 1 A-B) ....................................................................................................................... P. snizeki n. sp.

Figures

FIGURES 1A–J. Male genitalia in the ventral and lateral views. A, B Paratelius snizeki n. sp.; C, D P. emasensis n. sp.; E, F P. nigricornis n. sp.; G, H P. diversicornis (Pic).; I, J. P. juvencus (Kleine). Scales 0.5 mm.