Canuschiza dracaena, Sehnal & Král & Bezděk, 2014

Sehnal, Richard, Král, David & Bezděk, Aleš, 2014, Canuschiza of Socotra Island (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) Part 1. Canuschiza insularis species group, Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 54, pp. 139-171 : 169-170

Canuschiza insularis species group*

1 (2) Elytra finely, sparsely punctate, punctures almost arranged in longitudinal rows; each puncture bearing considerably narrow scale-like macroseta not longer than puncture diameter. ................................................................................. C. dracaena sp. nov.

2 (1) Elytra densely, irregularly punctate; each puncture bearing scale-like macroseta, longer than puncture diameter.

3 (4) Lateral margins of pronotum in anterior half minutely crenate and macrosetaceous.

....................................................................................................... C. skand sp. nov.

4 (3) Lateral margins of pronotum bare or with short, sparse macrosetation in posterior third only (visible in lateral aspect only).

5 (6) Punctation of frons posterior to frontal suture remarkably coarse, individual punctures touching each other with their margins, every puncture bearing short seta, not extending beyond margin of puncture. .................................... C. jatropha sp. nov.

6 (5) Punctation of frons posterior to frontal suture sparser, individual punctures not touching each other with their margins, every puncture bearing short seta, extending slightly beyond margin of puncture.

7 (8) Frons and occiput divided by continuous narrow impunctate area. .......................... ........................................................................................ C. insularis Lacroix, 1999

8 (7) Frons and occiput divided by sharply bordered impunctate area (edge). .................. ........................................................................ C. adah sp. nov. + C. croton sp. nov.