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TABLE 1 in Lethrus (Heteroplistodus) kucerai (Coleoptera: Geotrupidae: Lethrinae), a new species from China
Authors/Creators
- 1. Kieferndamm 10, D- 15566 Schöneiche bei Berlin, Germany.
- 2. Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Viničná 7, CZ- 128 00 Praha 2, Czechia.
- 3. Zoological Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, Universitetskaya naberezhnaja 1, Russia; Athens Institute for Education and Research, 7 Eptanisou Street, Vrilissia, Athens, Greece.
- 4. Kieferndamm 10, D- 15566 Schöneiche bei Berlin, Germany. & Entomological Laboratory Institute of Biology, Mongolian Academy of Science, Peace Avenue- 54 B, Bayanzurkh, Ulaanbaatar- 13330, Mongolia. & Kieferndamm 10, D- 15566 Schöneiche bei Berlin, Germany.
Description
TABLE 1. Character matrix for the differential diagnosis of males of the Lethrus (Heteroplistodus) potanini species group.
| L. (H.) potanini Jakovlev, 1889 | L. (H.) kucerai Hillert, Král & Bagaturov, new species | |
|---|---|---|
| shape of genae margin | outer edge irregularly serrated (Fig. 14) | outer edge irregular (Fig. 13) |
| surface of head | less roughly wrinkled and punctate, shallowly sculptured (Fig. 10) | roughly wrinkled and punctate, distinctly sculptured (Fig. 9) |
| surface of pronotum | less roughly wrinkled and punctate, shallowly sculptured (Fig. 18) | roughly wrinkled and punctate, distinctly sculptured (Fig. 17) |
| surface of elytra | weakly sulcate and sparsely wrinkled, striae deeper (Fig. 16) | coarsely sulcate and wrinkled, striae shallower (Fig. 15) |
| lateral pronotal margin | weakly broadened, weakly flattened (Fig. 18) | significantly broadened and flattened (Fig. 17) |
| lateral elytral margin | weakly broadened and flattened in frontal quarter, margin over length to apex distinctly shallow (Fig. 16) | significantly broadened and flattened at frontal quarter, margin weak but noticeable over length to apex (Fig. 15) |
| apical spur of protibia | apex pointed (Fig. 24) | apex bifurcate (Fig. 23) |
| shape of elytron | not elongate, shorter, distinctly convex (Fig. 16) | elongate from base to apex, weakly convex (Fig. 15) |
| aedeagus | as in Figs. 20, 22 | as in Figs. 19, 21 |
Notes
Published as part of Hillert, Oliver, Král, David, Bagaturov, Mikhail & Chuluunbaatar, Gantigmaa, 2024, Lethrus (Heteroplistodus) kucerai (Coleoptera: Geotrupidae: Lethrinae), a new species from China, pp. 136 in Zootaxa 5529 (1) on page 136, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5529.1.6, http://zenodo.org/record/14022196
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References
- Jakovlev, B. E. (1889) Insecta, a Cl. A. N. Potanin in China et in Mongolia novissime lecta XI. Coleoptera (Cymindis, Pseudopelta, Lethrus). Horae Societatis Entomologicae Rossicae, 24, 254 - 262.