Peritelini, Lacordaire, 1863

Pierotti, Helio, Bellò, Cesare & Alonso-Zarazaga, Miguel A., 2010, 2376, Zootaxa 2376, pp. 1-96 : 8

Key to the Iberian genera of Peritelini

1 Rostrum in dorsal view apically delimited by a complete elevation in front of anterior margin of pterygia ( Fig. 1b); apex of protibia distinctly widened outwards ( Figs. 2b–c) .......................................................................................... 2

- Rostrum in dorsal view apically delimited by anterior margins of pterygia ( Fig. 1a), sometimes with a short low elevation on prolongation of outer margin of epistome; apex of protibia externally widened, straight or rounded ........ 4

2 Epistome apically notched ................................................................................................................................ Peritelus

- Epistome apically not notched ...................................................................................................................................... 3

3 Rostrum uniformly narrowed towards apex, or more or less equally wide from anterior margin of eye to posterior margin of pterygia ( Fig. 1b); elytra with setae reclinate to appressed ............................................................ Euplister

- Rostrum narrowest a little distance behind pterygia ( Fig. 1c); elytra with setae semi-erect to erect .. Pseudoperitelus

4 Tarsal claws free............................................................................................................................................................ 5

- Tarsal claws fused ......................................................................................................................................................... 6

5 Frons clearly higher than upper eye margin in lateral view; underside of head near lower margin of rostrum densely squamose ................................................................................................................................................................. Simo

- Frons not higher than upper eye margin in lateral view; underside of head near lower margin of rostrum without scales ................................................................................................................................................................ Simopsis

6 Frontal sulcus obsolete, base of rostrum hardly separated from frons and front eye margin ( Figs. 1 -Bc, 1d) ............ 7

- Frontal sulcus deep, base of rostrum evidently separated from frons and front eye margin ( Figs. 1 -Ba, 1b) ............. 9

7 Claws unequal: the posterior one rudimentary, much shorter than anterior one; dorsum usually with sparse scales ... ............................................................................................................................................................... Gymnomorphus

- Claws subequal to equal; dorsum with dense scales .................................................................................................... 8

8 Frons level with vertex; tegmen Y-shaped, manubrium elongate ( Fig. 6a); body never strongly elongate .................. .................................................................................................................................................................... Pseudomeira

- Frons clearly at lower level that vertex; tegmen almost V-shaped, manubrium very short ( Fig. 6b); body strongly elongate, sides subparallel .............................................................................................................................. Borovecia

9 Epistome notched; protarsal onychium clearly recurved and incrassate from base to apex; body elongate, larger (length 3.9–5.1 mm) ............................................................................................................................. Heteromeiropsis

- Epistome not notched; protarsal onychium almost straight, not or hardly incrassate from base to apex; body plump, smaller (length 2.4–3.9 mm) ...................................................................................................................................... 10

10 Funicle very robust, not or hardly narrower than scape and club, last two desmomeres clearly transverse ( Fig. 4b); elytra with strongly imbricate scales; apex of ovipositor fusiform and heavily sclerotised ( Fig. 10b, 13b, 14b) ......... ............................................................................................................................................................................... Meira

- Funicle narrow, clearly narrower than scape and club, last two desmomeres not or hardly wider than long ( Fig. 4a); elytra with scales not or hardly imbricate; apex of ovipositor triangular, not or slightly sclerotised ( Fig. 29c) ........... ........................................................................................................................................................................... Meirella