Ischalia, Pascoe, 1860

Young, Daniel K., 2014, A new Philippine species of Ischalia (Coleoptera: Ischaliidae), with a checklist and key to the Philippine species, Insecta Mundi 2014 (375), pp. 1-7 : 3

Key to the Species of Philippine Ischalia

Mt. Apo, southern Mindanao

Basilan ( Island) Province northwest of Maramag, Mindanao

Mt. Makiling, southern Luzon; Mindanao

Mt. Data, Bontoc Province, Luzon

Mt. Apo, southern Mindanao

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Pronotum yellowish-orange .......................................................................................................... 2 Pronotum black ( Fig. 1–3 ) ........................................... Ischalia (Ischalia) montana sp. nov.

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— Elytra unicolorous yellowish-orange to orange ( Fig. 10 ), orange with brownish to black sutural maculae ( Fig. 8 ), or bicolorous (orange in basal half, apical half black with metallic blue luster: Fig. 9 ) .......................................................................................................................................... 3

Elytra unicolorous black with strong metallic blue sheen ( Fig. 6 ) ................................................ .................................................................................... Ischalia (Ischalia) yasuakii M. Satô 3.

— Elytra orange and black ................................................................................................................ 4 Elytra unicolorous yellowish-orange to orange ( Fig. 10 ) ...............................................................

....................................................................................... Ischalia (Ischalia) sumaoi M. Satô 4.

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Figures

Figures 1–3. Ischalia (Ischalia) montana, sp. nov. 1) Holotype, female, dorsal habitus. 2) Paratopotype, f e m a l e (?), dorsal habitus. 3) Pronotum, dorsal view.

Figures 8–10. 8) Ischalia (Ischalia) aposana M. Satô. Dorsal habitus. 9) Ischalia (Ischalia) dimidiata Blair. Dorsal habitus. 10) Ischalia (Ischalia) sumaoi M. Satô. Dorsal habitus.

Figures 4–7. Ischalia (Ischalia) atricornis Pic. 4) Dorsal habitus. 5) pronotum, dorsal view. Ischalia (Ischalia) yasuakii M. Satô. 6) Dorsal habitus. 7) pronotum, dorsal view.