Miritius

Morais, Ana Carla C., Ribeiro-Costa, Cibele S. & Linzmeier, Adelita M., 2016, On the taxonomy of the Brazilian flea beetle genus Miritius Bechyné & Bechyné (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae: Alticini: Monoplatina) with description of two new species, Zootaxa 4067 (3), pp. 334-344 : 344

Key to species of Miritius

1 Pronotum 1.2 longer than wide; metatibiae with an apical protuberance on outer inferior margin; antennomeres 6 to 8 darker; elytra apex rounded; abdominal ventrite I of male with a circular hole with setae................................................................................................. Miritius benevidensis Bechyné & Bechyné, 1967

- Pronotum 1.2 to 1.3 wider than long; metatibiae without an apical protuberance on outer inferior margin; antennomeres 7 and 8 or 6 and 7 darker; elytra apex truncated; abdominal ventrite I of male with or without a hyaline drop-shaped marking..... 2

2 Metatibia slightly arched in lateral view; antennomeres 6 and 7 darker; markings on elytra forming an X pattern; abdominal ventrite I of male with a drop-shaped marking; aedeagus without a large, C-shaped sclerite at the apex of internal sac of internal sac...................................................... Miritius abdominalis Morais & Linzmeier sp. nov.

- Metatibia straight in lateral view; antennomeres 7 and 8 darker; markings on elytra forming distinct patterns from above; abdominal ventrite I of male without a drop-shaped marking; aedeagus with a large, C-shaped sclerite at the apex........ 3

3 Elytral markings forming a triangular pattern; body long, flat in lateral view, suprafrontal and frontolateral sulci present; vertex with gold pubescence; aedeagus with spicules distributed in the apical third of internal sac.......................................................................................... Miritius claudius Morais & Linzmeier sp. nov.

- Elytral markings not forming a triangular pattern; body robust, moderately convex in lateral view suprafrontal and frontolateral sulci absent; vertex with silver pubescence; aedeagus without spicules in internal sac.................................................................................................... Miritius egleri Bechyné & Bechyné, 1965