Cerophytidae

Costa, Cleide, Vanin, Sergio A. & Rosa, Simone P., 2014, Description of a new genus and species of Cerophytidae (Coleoptera: Elateroidea) from Africa with a cladistic analysis of the family, Zootaxa 3878 (3), pp. 248-260 : 251-252

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3878.3.2
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:14A1B63D-32B6-4B6D-9CDC-C14D86F3CA9E
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5625860
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/039C87B6-BD26-7859-31C5-F942FA0BFE90
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Cerophytidae
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Key to genera of Cerophytidae View in CoL (modified from Costa et al., 2003)

1. Profemur (posterior surface) with longitudinal carina, upper distal angle rounded; posterior angles of pronotum acute and produced laterally; Holarctic Region................................................................ Cerophytum View in CoL

- Profemur (posterior surface) without longitudinal carina, upper distal angle acute and produced; Posterior angles of pronotum not produced laterally ( Fig.1 View FIGURES 1 ‒ 2 ); southern Mexico, Central and South America, and Africa............................. 2

2(1) Chin piece strongly produced and rounded; elytral interstria IX strongly convex; southern Mexico, Central and South America...................................................................................... Brachycerophytum View in CoL

- Chin piece weakly produced and truncate ( Fig.7 View FIGURES 7 – 10 ); elytral interstria IX weakly convex ( Fig.2 View FIGURES 1 ‒ 2 )......................... 3

3(2) Elytra with additional subhumeral row of punctures between striae 8 and 9; coxites entire, not divided; southern Mexico, Central and South America........................................................................ Phytocerum Elytra View in CoL without additional subhumeral row of punctures between striae 8 and 9 ( Figs. 2 View FIGURES 1 ‒ 2 , 6 View FIGURES 5 – 6 ); coxites divided ( Figs. 21–23 View FIGURES 20 – 22 View FIGURE 23 ); Ethiopian Region..................................................................... Afrocerophytum , gen. nov.