SCAPHIDIINAE, Latreille, 1806

Ogawa, Ryo & Maeto, Kaoru, 2015, The Termitophilous Scaphidiinae (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) from Sulawesi, Indonesia, The Coleopterists Bulletin 69 (2), pp. 301-304 : 301-304

KEY TO THE SULAWESIAN TERMITOPHILOUS SPECIES OF SCAPHIDIINAE

1. Body length more than 2.5 mm. Metacoxal area extended and apically long. Apex of scutellum exposed ( Fig. 2G )............................... ....................... Baeoceridium celebense Löbl

1′. Body length less than 2.5 mm. Metacoxal area not extended. Scutellum concealed............... 2

2. Body with weakly iridescent luster and body surface pubescent. Lateral keels of elytra without macrosetae. Ventral surface of body coarsely punctate, except for hypomera; hypomera finely punctate. Tibiae not compressed and without spurs................................ ............ Vituratella termitophila (Champion)

2′. Body shiny without iridescent luster and body surface bare. Lateral keels of elytra with some macrosetae in dorsal view ( Fig. 2A ). Ventral surface of body finely punctate, except for smooth hypomera. Tibiae compressed and enlarged with spurs ......................................... ...................... Termitoscaphium kistneri Löbl

Figures

Fig. 2. Termitoscaphium kistneri: A) Dorsal view, B) Lateral view, C) Male genitalia. Baeoceridium celebense, paratype, male: D) Dorsal view, E) Lateral view, F) Male genitalia, G) Scutellum.