Borboropora Kraatz

Delgado, Leonardo & Santiago-Jiménez, Quiyari J., 2009, Two new species of Borboropora Kraatz from Mexico (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae), Zootaxa 2094, pp. 60-68 : 66

Key to the New World species of Borboropora Kraatz

1 Sculpture of head, pronotum and elytra rough, due to dense asperities ( Figs. 11, 13, 15 ) ................. B. mixe sp. nov.

- Sculpture of head, pronotum and elytra formed by simple, scarce or dense punctures of variable size ( Figs. 1, 3, 5 ).. ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 2

2 Boby length under 1.4 mm. Known only from Florida ................................................................ B. sulcifrons (Casey)

- Body length greater than 2.2 mm. Eastern North America and Mexico...................................................................... 3

3 Eyes shorter than length of temples. Right mandible with two median teeth ....................... B. quadriceps (LeConte)

- Eyes longer than length of temples. Right mandible with one median tooth ( Fig. 2 ) .... B. pseudoquadriceps sp. nov.

Figures

FIGURES 11 – 16. Details of Borboropora mixe sp. nov. 11) Head, dorsal view. 12) Mandibles, dorsal view. 13) Pronotum, dorsal view. 14) Prosternum and peritremes, ventral view. 15) Elytra, dorsal view. 16) Meso- and metaventrite, ventral view.

FIGURES 1 – 6. Details of Borboropora pseudoquadriceps sp. nov. 1) Head, dorsal view. 2) Right mandible, dorsal view. 3) Pronotum, dorsal view. 4) Prosternum and peritremes, ventral view. 5) Elytra, dorsal view. 6) Meso- and metaventrite, ventral view.