Camarochilus, Harris, 1930

Weirauch, Christiane, Forero, Dimitri & Schuh, Randall T., 2020, Taxonomic revision of Camarochilus Harris (Hemiptera: Pachynomidae), American Museum Novitates 2020 (3959), pp. 1-32 : 9

KEY TO SPECIES OF CAMAROCHILUS BASED ON MALE SPECIMENS

1. Total length 7 mm or less............................................................ 2

1′. Total length more than 7 mm ........................................................ 3

2. Femur brown contrasting with pale yellow tibia (figs. 1, 3; C. fasciatus ); medium-sized eyes with ratio of head width to synthlipsis ~3.3......................................... C. fasciatus

2′. Legs pale yellow to light brown, with femora distally and two or three longitudinal stripes dorsally, tibiae, and tarsi slightly darker (figs. 1, 3); eyes large, with ratio of head width to synthlipsis ~3.9....................................................................... C. gilli

3. Total length more than 9 mm ........................................................ 4

3′. Total length between 7.2 and 8.7 mm ...................................................5

4. Uniform coloration with concolorous veins; symmetrical pygophore with right and left protuberances of similar size and setation (figs. 2, 3, 5, 6; C. robustus ).................... C. robustus

4′. Brown, castaneous, and pale yellow coloration with faintly contrasting veins; strongly asymmetrical pygophore with right protuberance long and conical (figs. 1, 3, 5, 6; C. confusus )....... C. confusus

5. Pygophore symmetrical with right and left protuberances of similar size and setation (figs. 1, 3, 5, 6; C. medius and C. globosus )......................................................... 6

5′. Pygophore strongly asymmetrical with rounded right protuberance much larger and much larger spinelike setae (figs. 1, 3, 5, 6; C. americanus , C. harrisi , C. picturatus )..................... 7

6. Eyes fairly small (fig. 2); right paramere with capitate apex, left with tapering apex (fig. 6)... C. medius

6′. Eyes large (fig. 1); both parameres with tapering apex (fig. 6)..................... C. globosus

7. Membrane with strongly contrasting pale veins............................... C. picturatus

7′. Membrane with veins either concolorous ( C. harrisi ) or faintly contrasting ( C. americanus )... 8

8. Coloration blackish brown, veins concolorous (fig. 1; C. harrisi )................... C. harrisi

8′. Coloration brown, castaneous, and pale yellow, with faintly contrasting veins (fig. 1; C. americanus )............................................................ C. americanus