Chrysina quiche (Monzon, 2006)

Mora-Aguilar, Eder F., Curoe, Daniel, Delgado, Leonardo & Ramírez-Ponce, Andrés, 2018, A new Mexican species of Chrysina Kirby (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae), with nomenclatural changes, new records, and a key to the C. quiche species group, Zootaxa 4461 (2), pp. 196-204 : 200

Key to males of the Chrysina quiche species group

Males can be distinguished from females by the enlarged protarsus and the last abdominal segment emarginate.

1. Pronotal posterior margin completely beaded. Parameral apical denticles divergent ( Fig. 12 ). Guatemala.. C. quiche (Morón)

- Pronotal posterior margin with bead effaced medially. Parameral apical denticles subparallel and/or fused............... 2

2. Parameres almost entirely fused, with a short notch at apex ( Fig. 13 ). Guatemala.......... C. tecunumani (Cano & Morón)

- Parameres not fused................................................................................... 3

3. Parameres with three denticles on each side ( Fig. 7 ). Eastern Oaxaca , Mexico........................................................................... C. chimalapensis Mora-Aguilar, Curoe, Delgado , & Ramírez-Ponce, new species

- Parameres without lateral denticles ( Fig. 11 ). Eastern Chiapas ( Mexico)..................... C. benesi Pokorný & Curoe

Figures

FIGURES 11–16. Genitalia of the Chrysina quiche species group. 11, Dorsal view of parameres of C. benesi; 12, Dorsal view of parameres of C. quiche; 13, dorsal view of parameres of C. tecunumani; 14, genital plates of C. benesi; 15, genital plates of C. quiche; 16, genital plates of C. tecunumani. Scale line = 1 mm.

FIGURES 1–10. Morphological characters of Chrysina chimalapensis. 1, Habitus of male; 2, lateral view of male; 3, ventral view of male; 4, head of male; 5, distal view of parameres; 6, ventral view of parameres; 7, lateral view of parameres; 8, habitus of female; 9, head of female; 10, genital plates.