Miloderes

Van Dam, Matthew H. & O’Brien, Charles W., 2015, Review of the genus Miloderes Casey, 1888 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae), with desciptions of three new species, Zootaxa 4006 (2), pp. 247-284 : 249

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4006.2.2
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5661852
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scientific name	Miloderes
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Key to the species of Miloderes View in CoL

1 Front tibia greatly expanded with external emargination near apex ( Fig. 3 View FIGURE 3 A)......................... Miloderes viridis View in CoL

1’ Front tibia not so greatly expanded and without emargination ( Fig. 3 View FIGURE 3 B–F)....................................... 2

2 Front tibia not expanded distally, with apical spines occurring on ventral surface past apical spur below apex ( Fig. 7 View FIGURE 7 B), prono- tum usually with two dorsal vittae....................................................................... 3

2’ Front tibia expanded distally, without apical spines occurring on ventral surface below apex of tibia ( Fig. 7 View FIGURE 7 A and C)..... 4

3 Pronotum and humerus of elytra nearly of equal width, setae of body relatively sparse ( Fig. 1 View FIGURE 1 G), endemic to Nevada........................................................................................ Miloderes mercuryensis View in CoL

3’ Pronotum width distinctly narrower than humera of elytra ( Fig. 1 View FIGURE 1 H), not known to occur in Nevada...... Miloderes setosus View in CoL

4 Pronotum with one dorsal vitta, ( Fig. 1 View FIGURE 1 C and F)............................................................ 5

4’ Pronotum lacking dorsal vitta, ( Fig. 1 View FIGURE 1 A, B, D and E)........................................................ 6

5 Rostrum about as broad as long, endophallus with transfer apparatus not sclerotized....... Miloderes amargosensis View in CoL sp. nov.

5’ Rostrum narrower than long, endophallus with transfer apparatus sclerotized........... Miloderes panamintensis View in CoL sp. nov.

6 Scales on frons distinctly convex ( Fig. 5 View FIGURE 5 E), color of elytra typically mottled, endophallus lacking ventroapical lobe................................................................................................. Miloderes tingi View in CoL

6’ Scales on frons not distinctly convex, bordering on flat ( Fig. 5 View FIGURE 5 B and D), color of elytra solid coppery pearl to light blue, endophallus with large conical ventroapical lobe........................................................... 7

7 Endophallus with central portion not greatly expanded ( Fig. 10 View FIGURE 10 A), found only in dunes of the Race Track Valley, Death Valley National Park................................................................ Miloderes ubehebensis View in CoL sp. nov.

7’ Endophallus with central portion greatly expanded ( Fig. 10 View FIGURE 10 B).................................... Miloderes nelsoni View in CoL