Xylopertha, Guerin-Meneville, 1845

Liu, Lan-Yu & Beaver, Roger A., 2017, A review of the powderpost beetle genus, Xylopertha Guérin-Méneville, 1845, with a new species and new synonymy (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae: Bostrichinae: Xyloperthini), European Journal of Taxonomy 380, pp. 1-22 : 17

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5852/ejt.2017.380

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:F80DE451-78CA-406A-A879-E7BD08279ECD

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5695413

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03DF879F-9F3C-A03E-1ACA-FD7CFAC2F991

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Plazi

scientific name

Xylopertha
status

 

Key to species of Xylopertha View in CoL

1. Elytral declivity with a spine on each elytron in both sexes ( Fig. 1E–H View Fig. 1 ) ………………………2

– Elytral declivity without spines in both sexes ( Fig. 1A–D View Fig. 1 ) ……………………………………3

2. Tubercle-like spine with a pointed apex located on the dorso-lateral margin of the declivity of each elytron ( Figs 1E–F View Fig. 1 ; 3B). Male: 8th tergite and genitalia as in Fig. 5C–D View Fig. 5 . Female: last four abdominal ventrites as in Fig. 4C View Fig. 4 ……………………………………… X. praeusta ( Germar, 1817) View in CoL

– Spine located on the middle of upper margin of the declivity of each elytron ( Figs 1G–H View Fig. 1 ; 3D). Male: eighth tergite and genitalia as in Fig. 5G–H View Fig. 5 . Female: last three abdominal ventrites as in Fig. 4D View Fig. 4 ……………………………………………………………… X. reflexicauda ( Lesne, 1937) View in CoL

3. Male: upper margin of elytral declivity without long, erect hairs. The 8th tergite and genitalia as in Fig. 5E–F View Fig. 5 . Female: apex of each elytron projecting as a broad approximately rectangular process, its apex with a small pointed tooth next to the suture, the processes separated by a shallow U-shaped emargination, a broad emargination lateral to each process ( Fig. 3C View Fig. 3 ); 3rd abdominal ventrite projecting medially over 4th, which is visible only at sides; 5th ventrite very deeply, broadly emarginate, base of emargination projecting ventrally as a thin lamina behind process on the 3rd ventrite, concealing middle part of 4th ventrite ( Fig. 4B View Fig. 4 ) ……………… X. elegans sp. nov.

– Male: upper margin of elytral declivity bearing long, erect hairs. The 8th tergite and genitalia as in Fig. 5A–B View Fig. 5 . Female: apex of each elytron strongly emarginate, the emargination filled by a pair of ventrally-directed processes with rounded tips next to suture ( Fig. 3A View Fig. 3 ); 3rd abdominal ventrite not projecting medially over 4th, which is visible across its entire width, base of emargination of 5th ventrite not projecting ventrally as a thin lamina ( Fig. 4A View Fig. 4 ) …… X. retusa ( Olivier, 1790) View in CoL

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

SuperFamily

Bostrichidae

Family

Bostrichidae

SubFamily

Bostrichinae

Tribe

Xyloperthini

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