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Genus Pronomaea of Western Palaearctis

Coleoptera - Staphylinidae

By Volker Assing (rearranged by Arved Lompe)
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Assing, V. (2007): A revision of the species of Pronomaea ERICHSON of the Western Palaearctic region, including Middle Asia - Beitr.Ent. 57(2):367-396 Private Datei: F:\TAXA\coleo\Scans\Assing2007 Pronomaea.pdf

Antennae and legs conspicuously long and slender; antennomere X not transverse. Pronotum cordiform, distinctly narrowed posteriad; width at posterior margin 0.75-0.80 times maximal pronotal width; lateral margins smoothly sinuate in posterior half (dorsal view), posterior angles pronounced. Elytral puncturation less dense. ♂: median lobe of aedeagus shaped as in figures 23-25 in Assing (in press) [fig.1], with very long flagellum. ♀: spermatheca minute and with very short duct (figure 34 in Assing (in press)). Iran [fig.2].

...procerula Assing

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Antennae and legs shorter; antennomere X transverse, usually approximatey 1.5 times as wide as long. Pronotum weakly tapering posteriad; width at posterior margin usually approximately 0.90-0.95 times maximal pronotal width; lateral margin not or only indistinctly sinuate in posterior half; posterior angles obtuse. Elytral puncturation denser. ♂: aedeagus of different shape and with shorter flagellum.

...2

Eyes less prominent and smaller, shorter than postocular region in dorsal view (Fig. 35). Coloration of body on average paler, head and pronotum rufous to brown. ♂: aedeagus without projection at base of ventral process (lateral view).

...3

Eyes more prominent and larger, at least as long as postocular region in dorsal view. Coloration of body on average darker; head and pronotum usually dark brown to blackish.

...4

♂: median lobe of aedeagus at base of ventral process (i. e. near crista apicalis) not bulging; apex of ventral process obliquely truncate; flagellum shorter, darker, and stouter: 36-39 in [fig.3]. ♀ Spermatheca: 40 in [fig.3]. Widespread from Caucasus region to Cyprus, Lebanon, and Iran [fig.4].

...araxicola Reitter
(=subterranea Iablokoff-Khnzorian, 1957)
(=libanotica Fagel, 1969)
(=orientalis Fagel, 1969)

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fig.4

♂: median lobe of aedeagus at base of ventral process (i. e. near crista apicalis) somewhat bulging; apex of ventral process rounded; flagellum longer and more slender: 41-42 in [fig.5]. ♀ Spermatheca: 43 in [fig.5]. Israel. (Map 3).

...spalacis Assing, 2007

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♂: median lobe of aedeagus at base of ventral process (near crista apicalis) without projection or transverse carina (best seen in lateral view). ♀: spermatheca shaped as 47 in [fig.6], minute and with extremely short duct. Eastern Mediterranean, Caucasus region, Middle Asia.

...5

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♂: median lobe of aedeagus at base of ventral process (near crista apicalis) with more or less pronounced projection or carinae. ♀: spermatheca less minute; duct distinctly longer than capsule.

...7

♂: median lobe of aedeagus shaped as in [fig.7], ventral process almost straight in lateral view. Tajikistan, Afghanistan [fig.2].

...flavirostris Semenov

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♂: ventral process of aedeagus strongly sinuate in lateral view. Distribution different.

...6

♂: apical internal structure of aedeagus very slender and evenly bent: 48-50 in [fig.8]. Caucasus region to northern Turkey, Armenia, Iran, and Turkmenistan [fig.9].

...khnzoriani Semenov

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fig.9

♂: apical internal structure of aedeagus of different shape: 44-46 in [fig.6]. ♀ Spermatheca: 47 in [fig.6]. SE-Bulgaria, SW and S-Anatolia [fig.9].

...anatolica Fagel

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fig.9

Pronotum larger in relation to head, usually at least 1.3 times as wide as head; pronotal pubescence shorter and usually more or less depressed. Antennae usually uniformly blackish, with the basal antennomeres at most only slightly paler than apical antennomeres. ♂: median lobe of aedeagus shaped as in 1-7 [fig.10]. ♀: spermatheca with longer duct: 8 in [fig.10]. Distribution Atlanto-Mediterranean, from NW-Africa and the Iberian Peninsula to Belarus [fig.11].

...rostrata Er., 1837
(=horioni Lohse, 1968)

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Pronotum smaller in relation to head, usually at most 1.3 times as wide as head; pronotal pubescence longer and usually suberect. Basal antennomeres often of paler coloration than apical antennomeres. ♂: median lobe of aedeagus of different shape. ♀: spermatheca with shorter duct.

...8

♂: median lobe of aedeagus at base of ventral process with fine carina very close to crista apicalis: 26-28 in [fig.12]. Crete [fig.13].

...wunderlei Assing, 2007

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♂: median lobe of aedeagus at base of ventral process with more prominent projection in ifferent position. Distribution different.

...9

♂: median lobe of aedeagus at base of ventral process with less pronounced and distinctly angular projection (Figs 30-34). Species from Sardinia and Sicily.

...10

♂: median lobe of aedeagus at base of ventral process with more massive and usually not istinctly angular projection. Distribution different.

...11

#10

♂: median lobe of aedeagus smaller, approximately 0.38 mm long; flagellum shorter; angular projection at base of ventral process more prominent: 32-34 in [fig.14]. Sardinia [fig.11].

...sardoa Assing, 2007

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fig.11

♂: median lobe of aedeagus larger, approximately 0.42 mm long; flagellum longer; angular projection at base of ventral process less prominent: 29-31 in [fig.15]. Sicily [fig.11].

...sicula Assing, 2007

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#11

Habitus [fig.16]. Antenna usually of uniformly blackish coloration, basal antennomeres at most only slightly paler than apical antennomeres. ♂: projection at base of ventral process of aedeagus rounded to nearly angular; apex of ventral process more slender in lateral view: 18-24 in [fig.17]. ♀ Spermatheca: 25 in [fig.17]. Corsica [fig.13].

...corsicana Assing, 2007

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fig.17

fig.13

Basal antennomeres usually somewhat paler than remainder of antenna, yellowish brown to brown. ♂: projection at base of ventral process more or less truncate apically; apex of ventral process less slender: 9-15 in [fig.18]. Spermatheca: 16 in [fig.18]. Widespread Ponto-Mediterranean species, distributed from the Balkans to western France [fig.13].

...picea Heer, 1841
(=dalmatina Sachse, 1852)
(=korgei Lohse, 1974)

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anatolica
araxicola
corsicana
flavirostris
khnzoriani
picea

procerula
rostrata
sardoa
sicula
spalacis
wunderlei

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