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Oedanomerus Sehnal 2018

Description

Key to species of Oedanomerus (modified from Evans 1987 and Lacroix 2005)

1 Antenna with nine antennomeres; club twice combined length of adjacent five antennomeres; clypeus with a subapical carina... 2

- Antenna with eight antennomeres; club subequal to combined length of adjacent four antennomeres; clypeus with apical margin reflexed .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 5

2 Pronotum and elytra with long, fine pilosity; elytral striae clearly visible ................................................... O.snizeki Lacroix, 2005

- Pronotum and elytra covered with short scales, elytral striae weakly visible................................................................................... 3

3 Clypeus flat, matte, micropunctate, without keel.................................................................................. O. squamosus Lacroix, 2005

- Clypeus concave, strongly punctate, with keel ................................................................................................................................ 4

4 Anterior margin of clypeus pointed........................................................................................................ O. capriviensis Evans, 1987

- Anterior margin of clypeus rounded........................................................................................................ O. longicornis Arrow, 1936

5 Pronotum squamose ............................................................................................................................. O. hirsutus Waterhouse, 1875

- Pronotum setose ................................................................................................................................................................................ 6

6 Protibia bidentate.......................................................................................................................... O. bidentatus Sehnal, new species

- Protibia tridentate .............................................................................................................................................................................. 7

7 Elytra squamose; pronotum shiny ................................................................................................................. O. bicolor Evans, 1987

- Elytra setose; pronotum matte ........................................................................................................................................................... 8

8 Pronotal disc with medial line; elytral striae distinct ..................................................................................... O. uhligi Lacroix, 2005

- Pronotal disc without medial line; elytra without striae.................................................................................................................... 9

9 Smaller species, <7.0 mm; clypeal subapical carina long, clypeus widely curved, anteriorly broadly arcuate; Namibia................. ........................................................................................................................................................................... O. pilosus Frey, 1960

- Larger species,> 7.3 mm; clypeal subapical carina short, clypeus pointed apically; Zimbabwe....................................................... ......................................................................................................................................................... O. lupanus Sehnal, new species

Notes

Published as part of Sehnal, Richard, 2018, Two new Oedanomerus species from Zimbabwe (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Tanyproctini), pp. 593-600 in Zootaxa 4377 (4) on page 600, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4377.4.10, http://zenodo.org/record/1165782

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Family
Scarabaeidae
Genus
Oedanomerus
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Coleoptera
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
Sehnal
Taxon rank
genus
Taxonomic concept label
Oedanomerus Sehnal, 2018 sec. Sehnal, 2018

References

  • Evans, A. V. (1987) Revision of the genus Oedanomerus Waterhouse (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae). Journal of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa, 50, 357 - 362.
  • Lacroix, M. (2005) Contribution a la connaissance des Pachydeminae afrotropicains, V. Nouvelles especes de Oedanomerus Waterhouse (Coleoptera, Melolonthidae). Coleopt e res, 11, 51 - 65.