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Chaetodera Jeannel. Characters 1946

Description

Key to African and Madagascan Species of Chaetodera Jeannel

1. Femora iridescent coppery, rarely coppery with green sheen..................................................... 2

— Femora metallic bluish-black or violet-black, rarely entirely black........................................... 4

2(1). Elytra almost entirely yellow, with an oblique black mark at base and numerous round black punctures on disc; Somalia............................................... C. blanchardi (Fairmaire 1882)

— Elytra ivory-white with black or brownish-black fasciae (bands), lacking numerous black punctures on disc; Madagascar................................................................................................................. 3

3(2). Dark elytral markings extending to lateral margin at one and usually two points, forming large oblique bands or stripes............................................................ C. perrieri (Fairmaire 1897)

— Dark elytral markings not extending to lateral margin, often reduced to a network of narrow lines on disc.............................................................................. C. antatsima (Alluaud 1902)

4(1). Yellow elytral markings narrow, strongly oblique (angled).......................................................................................................................................... C. maheva (Künckel d’Herculais 1887)

— Yellow elytral markings broader and more transverse (running more directly across the width of the elytra), especially on apical half (the half closest to the tip).............................................. 5

5(4). Dark elytral markings usually iridescent blue; yellow stripe along suture of elytra very short, not extending more than 1/3 the length of the elytra starting from the base; sub-Saharan Africa........................................................................................................... C. regalis (Dejean 1831)

— Dark elytral markings usually black; yellow stripe along suture of elytra much longer, extending more than 1/3 the length of the elytra starting at the base; Madagascar.................................................................................................................................... C. andriana (Alluaud 1900)

Notes

Published as part of Mawdsley, Jonathan R., 2011, Taxonomy, identification, and phylogeny of the African and Madagascan species of the tiger beetle genus Chaetodera Jeannel 1946 (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae), pp. 1-13 in Insecta Mundi 2011 (191) on page 3, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5161214

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Family
Carabidae
Genus
Chaetodera
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Coleoptera
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
Jeannel. Characters
Taxon rank
genus
Taxonomic concept label
Chaetodera Characters, 1946 sec. Mawdsley, 2011

References

  • Fairmaire, L. 1882. Coleopteres recueillis par M. G. Revoil chez les Comalis. p. 1 - 104. In: G. Revoil (ed.). Faune et flore aux pays Comalis. Challamel Aine; Paris. 104 p.
  • Fairmaire, L. 1897. Materiaux pour la faune coleopterique de la region Malgache (4 e note). Annales de la Societe entomologique de Belgique. 41: 363 - 406.
  • Alluaud, C. 1902. Observations sur divers Cicindelides de Madagascar. Annales de la Societe Entomologique de France 71: 637 - 642.
  • Kunckel d'Herculais, J. 1887. Histoire physique, naturelle et politique de Madagascar, vol. 22, Histoire naturelle des Coleopteres (atlas). Imprimerie Nationale; Paris. 54 pls.
  • Dejean, P. F. M. A. 1831. Species general des Coleopteres, tome cinquieme. Firmin Didot, Freres; Paris. 883 p.
  • Alluaud, C. 1900. Liste des Insectes Coleopteres de la Region Malgache. p. vii + 509. In: A. Grandidier (ed.). Histoire Physique, Naturelle et Politique de Madagascar. Volume XXI. Histoire Naturelle des Coleopteres. I (l), p. vii + 509.