Tarphius_azoren Bestimmungstabelle

Gattung Tarphius - Arten der Azoren

Coleoptera - Zopheridae - Colydiinae - Tarphius

By Paulo A.V. Borges, Isabel R. Amorim, Sofia Terzopoulou, François Rigal, Brent C. Emerson, Artur R.M. Serrano (rearranged by Arved Lompe)
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Gillerfors, G. (1985): Two new species of the genus Tarphius Erichson from the Azores and redescription of Tarphius wollastoni Crotch (Coleoptera: Colydiidae) - Bocagiana - Museu Municipal do Funchal, 85 Private Datei: F:\taxa\coleo\scans\Gillerfors1985 Tarphius Azoren.tif
Gillerfors, G. (1986): Two new Species of Tarphius Erichson (Coleoptera, Colydiidae) and a New Species of Mniophilosoma Wollaston (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) From the Azores - Bocagiana - Museu Municipal do Funchal, 98 Private Datei: F:\taxa\coleo\scans\Gillerfors1986 Tarphius Mniophilosoma Azoren.pdf
Borges, P. (1991): Two new species of Tarphius Erichson, 1848 (Coleoptera, Colydiidae) from the Azores - Bocagiana - Museu Municipal do Funchal, 143:1-11 Private Datei: F:\taxa\coleo\scans\Borges1991 Tarphius Azoren.pdf
Borges, P.A.V. et al. (2017): Cryptic diversity in the Azorean beetle genus Tarphius Erichson, 1845 (Coleoptera: Zopheridae): An integrative taxonomic approach with description of four new species - Zootaxa, 4236(3):401-449 Private Datei: F:\taxa\coleo\scans\Borges_et_al2017 Tarphius Azoren.pdf

This is the original key by Borges et al. (l.c.).

Elytral nodules well developed with a pattern formula 3, 3, 2, 1 [fig.1]; "azoricus+wollastoni+depressus" complex.

...2

fig.1

Elytral nodules well developed with a pattern formula 2, 3, 2, 1; "tornvalli" complex.

...6

Elytral nodules well or not so well developed with a different pattern formula; other species.

...8

First three tarsomeres of all legs with one pair of long hyaline hair-like setae on ventral side; anterior margin of clypeus straight or slightly arcuate inwards; external row of the lateral margin of pronotum with 30-34 setae [fig.2]; pronotal and elytral setae short and obtuse (leaf shaped) [fig.3]; Habitus [fig.4]. Aedeagus as in [fig.5]; São Miguel and Flores Islands.

...azoricus Gillerfors, 1986

First three tarsomeres of all legs with two or more pairs of long hyaline hair-like setae on ventral side resembling a brush; ante-rior margin of clypeus straight.

...3

Pronotal and elytral setae recumbent and slightly acuminate [fig.6]; external row of the lateral margin of pronotum with 27-28 setae [fig.7]; Habitus [fig.8]. Flores Island.

...floresensis Borges & Serrano, 2017

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Pronotal and elytral setae short and leaf shaped (broad obtuse setae); external row of the lateral margin of pronotum with 30 or even more setae.

...4

Lateral margins of pronotum straight and sub-parallel in the posterior half [fig.9]; [fig.10]. Aedeagus as in [fig.11]; Santa Maria Island.

...depressus Gillerfors, 1985

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Lateral margins of pronotum arcuate since the anterior angles to the posterior ones, slightly sinuate before the hind angles.

...5

Lateral margins of pronotum slightly arcuate between the anterior and the hind angles [fig.12]; pronotal setae obtuse, rigid and semi-erect [fig.13]; [fig.14]. Pico Island.

...gabrielae Borges & Serrano, 2017

fig.12

fig.13

fig.14

Lateral margins of pronotum arcuate between the anterior and the hind angles [fig.15]; pronotal setae obtuse, rigid and decumbent [fig.16]; Faial Island.

...wollastoni Crotch, 1867

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fig.16

Setae acuminate with lateral sides slightly rounded and maximum width at middle [fig.17] [fig.18]; external row of the lateral margin of pronotum with 30 or more setae; 2,6-4,24 mm. Habitus [fig.19]. Faial, Pico and São Jorge Islands.

...furtadoi Borges & Serrano, 2017

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fig.18

fig.19

Pronotal and elytral setae long and needle shaped [fig.20] [fig.21].

...7

fig.20

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Lateral margins of pronotum slightly arcuate and sub-parallel in the posterior half; setae less needle shaped [fig.21]; 2,34-3,48 mm. Habitus [fig.22]. Terceira Island.

...relictus Borges & Serrano, 2017

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Lateral margins of pronotum arcuate since the anterior angles to the posterior ones, slightly sinuate before the hind angles; setae strongly needle-like [fig.22]; aedeagus as in [fig.23]; 2,37-3,77 mm. Habitus [fig.24]. São Miguel Island.

...tornvalli Gillerfors,1985

fig.23

fig.24

First three tarsomeres of all legs with one pair of long hyaline hair-like setae on ventral side; anterior margin of clypeus marke-dly arcuate inwards; elytral nodules fair developed with a pattern formula 3/2, 3, 1/2, 0; external row of the lateral margin of pronotum with more or less 15 setae; pronotal and elytral setae long and acuminate (needle shaped);Habitus [fig.25]. Aedeagus as in [fig.26]; Pico Island.

...acuminatus Gillerfors, 1986

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First three tarsomeres of all legs with two or more pairs of long hyaline hair-like setae on ventral side resembling a brush.

...9

Anterior margin of clypeus arcuate inwards; humeral angle of elytron very protrude upwards resembling a nodule or a gibbosi-tie; elytral nodules fair developed with a pattern formula 1, 3, 3, 2, 0; Habitus [fig.27]. Aedeagus as in [fig.28]; Santa Maria Island.

...pomboi Borges, 1991

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fig.28

Anterior margin of clypeus straight; humeral angle of elytron not protrude upwards.

...10

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Body surface sparingly covered with setae; external row of lateral margin of pronotum with about 30 short and leaf shaped setae; elytrae with pale pattern enclosing nodules; elytral nodules developed with a pattern formula 1, 2/3, 2, 2, 1; Habitus [fig.29]. Aedeagus as in [fig.30]; Santa Maria Island.

...rufonodulosus Israelson, 1984

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fig.30

Body surface covered with more dense setae; external row of lateral margin of pronotum with 15-16 almost leaf shaped setae; elytral nodules evanescent with a pattern formula 3/2, 3, 2, 0/1; Habitus [fig.31]. Aedeagus as in [fig.32]; Santa Maria Island.

...serranoi Borges, 1991

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fig.32

acuminatus
azoricus
depressus
floresensis
furtadoi
gabrielae

pomboi
relictus
rufonodulosus
serranoi
tornvalli
wollastoni

First prepared: 27.11.2019
Latest edit: 27.11.2019 - 17:46:07

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