Smilax

Chatzimanolis, Stylianos, 2016, A revision of the myrmecophilous genus Smilax Laporte (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Staphylininae), Zootaxa 4162 (2), pp. 283-303 : 300

Key to the species of Smilax

1. Pronotum with metallic green-golden coloration ( Figs. 3 , 10 ); aedeagus with paramere having sensory spinules ( Figs. 26, 28 )............................................................................................ .. S. kuntzeni

- Pronotum with metallic dark blue-brown coloration ( Figs. 9, 10–11 ); aedeagus without sensory spinules................. 2

2. Posterior-lateral margins of head straight ( Figs. 1 , 5 ), not rounded; pronotum explanate ( Figs. 1 , 9 ); overall body shape not robust; aedeagus with paramere straight ( Fig. 24 )................................................ S. deneinephyto

- Posterior-lateral margins of head rounded ( Figs. 2 , 4 , 7–8 ); pronotum disc broadly and strongly concave ( Figs. 2 , 4 , 11–12 ); overall body shape robust; aedeagus with paramere strongly to slightly concave ( Figs. 29 , 31)......................... 3

3. Head with reddish-brown coloration ( Figs. 4 , 7 ); anterolateral and lateral sides of pronotum reddish-brown ( Figs. 4 , 11 ); aedeagus with paramere strongly concave ( Fig. 29 )........................................................ S. lynchi

Figures

FIGURES 3 – 4. Habitus photographs of Smilax Laporte. 3. Smilax kuntzeni (Scheerpeltz), total length = 19.1 mm. 4. Smilax lynchi (Bruch), total length = 18.5 mm.

FIGURES 9 – 12. Pronotum of Smilax Laporte. 9. Smilax deneinephyto Chatzimanolis. 10. Smilax kuntzeni (Scheerpeltz). 11. Smilax lynchi (Bruch). 12. Smilax pilosa (F.). Not to scale.

FIGURES 26 – 28. Aedeagus of S. kuntzeni (Scheerpeltz). 26. Lateral view. 27. Dorsal view. 28. Detail of paramere, ventral view.

FIGURES 1 – 2. Habitus photographs of Smilax Laporte. 1. Smilax deneinephyto Chatzimanolis, total length = 18.5 mm. 2. Smilax pilosa (F.), total length = 16.6 mm.

FIGURES 5 – 8. Head of Smilax Laporte. 5. Smilax deneinephyto Chatzimanolis. 6. Smilax kuntzeni (Scheerpeltz). 7. Smilax lynchi (Bruch). 8. Smilax pilosa (F.). Not to scale.

FIGURES 24 – 25. Aedeagus of S. deneinephyto Chatzimanolis. 24. Lateral view. 25. Dorsal view.

FIGURES 29 – 30. Aedeagus of S. lynchi (Bruch). 29. Lateral view. 30. Dorsal view.