Termitomorpha, Wasmann, 1894

Caron, Edilson, Bortoluzzi, Sidnei & Rosa, Cassiano S., 2018, Two new species of obligatory termitophilous rove beetles from Brazil (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Termitomorpha Wasmann), Zootaxa 4413 (3), pp. 566-578 : 577

Key to the species of Termitomorpha

This key is updated from that proposed by Seevers (1957), incLuding the recent diagnostic characters of T. fissipennis ( Kistner & Jacobson 1976) , T. meinerti and T. huachii (Kistner 2006) .

1 Outer margin of metafemur with arcuate emargination in proximal two-thirds ( Kistner & Jacobson, 1976: 11, Fig. 7f )......................................................................................... T. fissipennis (Casey)

- Outer margin of metafemur normal, not as above........................................................... 2

2 Inner margin of mesofemur with conspicuous notch at the base (Kistner 2006: 623, Fig. 26e )......................... 3

- Inner margin of mesofemur normal, without notch at the base.................................................. 4

3 Mesotrochanter with a triangular projection (Kistner 2006: 623, Fig. 26e )........................... T. huachii Seevers

- Mesotrochanter normal, without projection (Kistner 2006: 627, Fig. 29b ).................... T. meinerti Wasmann

4 Pronotum with sinuous lateral margin...................................................................... 5

- Pronotum with straight lateral margin..................................................................... 6

5 Mentum with apical margin almost straight............................................. T. costaricensis (Seevers)

- Mentum with apical margin conspicuously arcuate ( Fig. 9 )................. T. sinuosa Caron, Bortoluzzi & Rosa , sp. nov.

6 Pronotum with base strongly notched at middle ( Fig. 45 ), wings well-developed....... T.alata Caron & Bortoluzzi, sp.nov.

- Pronotum with base slightly notched at middle, wings vestigial................................... T. manni (Seevers)

Figures

FIGURES 4–13. Termitomorpha sinuosa sp. nov. 4. Head, dorsal vieW; 5. Head, lateral vieW; 6. Head, ventral vieW; 7. Antenna; 8. Labrum, dorsal vieW; 9. Mentum and labium, ventral vieW; 10. Mandible, dorsal vieW, apeX With dashed line; 11. Pronotum, dorsal vieW; 12. Elytrum, internal vieW; 13. Proleg.

FIGURES 23–33. Termitomorpha sinuosa sp. nov. 23. Tergite 7, male, dorsal vieW; 24. Sternite 7, male, ventral vieW; 25. Sternite 8, male, ventral vieW; 26. Tergite 9 and 10, male, dorsal vieW; 27. Sternite 9, male, lateral vieW; 28. Aedeagus, paramere; 29. Aedeagus, median lobe, lateral vieW; 30. Sternite 7 and 8, female, ventral vieW; 31. Tergite 9 and 10, female, dorsal vieW; 32.Sternite 9, female, ventral vieW; 33. Spermatheca.

FIGURES 37–45. Termitomorpha alata sp. nov. 37. Head, dorsal vieW; 38. Head, lateral vieW; 39. Head, ventral vieW; 40. Antenna; 41. Labrum, dorsal vieW; 42. Labium, ventral vieW; 43. Mandibles, dorsal vieW,apeX With dashed line; 44a.MaXilla, ventral vieW; 44b.Detail of the apeX of galea and lacinia,ventral vieW; 45. Pronotum, dorsal vieW.