Plateros, Bourgeois, 1879

Tvardik, David & Bocak, Ladislav, 2001, Review of the genus Plateros Bourgeois (Coleoptera; Lycidae) from Sulawesi, Zootaxa 16, pp. 1-12 : 11-12

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.4618537

publication LSID

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4618562

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/039B87E8-B750-FFAA-C56E-CD843A1FFCDA

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scientific name

Plateros
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Key to the Plateros View in CoL View at ENA species known from Sulawesi

1. Elytra concolour yellow...................................................... 2

­ Elytra dark brown to black, at most with very narrow yellow to reddish brown margins.... 4

2. Antennomeres 3­11 almost parallel­sided ( Fig. 22 View FIGURES 11 ­ 27. 11 ­ 13 ), phallus slender in apical part ( Figs 12­13 View FIGURES 11 ­ 27. 11 ­ 13 ), male eyes diameter slightly smaller than interocular distance............... P. lalui sp. n.

­ Antennomeres 3­11 serrate ( Fig. 20 View FIGURES 11 ­ 27. 11 ­ 13 ), male unknown............................... 3

3. Pronotum 1.45 times wider at base than long at midline, frontal margin widely rounded, frontal angles inconspicuous, antennae dark brown to black............. Plateros toliensis nom. n.

­ Pronotum 1.83 times wider at base than long at midline, frontal margin of pronotum slightly projected, frontal angles distinct, antennae dark brown to black..... P. flavidus Kleine, 1933

4. Pronotum red, with a patch at middle of basal margin.............. P. celebensis Pic, 1921

­ Pronotum black, at most with very narrow brown to reddish brown margins............. 5

5. Maximum male eye diameter eyes larger than interocular distance..................... 6

­ Maximum male eye diameter eyes smaller than interocular distance................... 7

6. Maximum diameter of male eye 1.46 times interocular distance, phallus strongly curved in apical part ( Figs 5­6 View FIGURES 1 ­ 10 )...................................................... P. milenae sp. n.

­ Maximum diameter of male eye 1.13 times interocular distance, phallus slender, straight, widened in apical part ( Figs 1­2 View FIGURES 1 ­ 10 )................................... P. kalamensis sp. n.

7. Lateral margins of elytra light brown to reddish brown.............................. 8

­ Elytra concolour dark brown to black............................................ 9

8. Antennomeres 3­10 acutely serrate ( Fig. 27 View FIGURES 11 ­ 27. 11 ­ 13 ), narrow margins of pronotum lighter than disc, phallus slender, curved in middle part, widened apically, internal sac membranous ( Figs 9­10 View FIGURES 1 ­ 10 ). .......................................................... P. tanatorajensis sp. n.

­ Antennomeres 3­10 almost parallel­sided ( Fig. 26 View FIGURES 11 ­ 27. 11 ­ 13 ), margins of pronotum concolour with disc, phallus robust, internal sac partly sclerotized ( Figs 11 View FIGURES 11 ­ 27. 11 ­ 13 )........... P. rubromamasensis sp. n.

9. Margins of pronotum concolour with disc, antennae very slender, antennomeres 3­11 parallelsided ( Fig. 25 View FIGURES 11 ­ 27. 11 ­ 13 ), phallus very slender ( Figs 7­8 View FIGURES 1 ­ 10 )...................... P. orobuensis sp. n.

­ Margins of pronotum lighter than disc, antennomeres 3­10 serrate ( Fig. 23 View FIGURES 11 ­ 27. 11 ­ 13 ), phallus robust, curved in apical part ( Figs 3­4 View FIGURES 1 ­ 10 )................................. P. mamasensis sp. n.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Lycidae

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