Smilax

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4162.2.5
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:1F76AD06-AA68-42C7-BBAF-DA6CF276E332
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6089857
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C78788-A906-2E71-FF46-0B9EDBF2A59A
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Smilax
status

Key to the species of Smilax View in CoL

1. Pronotum with metallic green-golden coloration ( Figs. 3 View FIGURES 3 – 4 , 10 View FIGURES 9 – 12 ); aedeagus with paramere having sensory spinules ( Figs. 26, 28 View FIGURES 26 – 28 )............................................................................................ .. S. kuntzeni View in CoL

- Pronotum with metallic dark blue-brown coloration ( Figs. 9, 10–11 View FIGURES 9 – 12 ); aedeagus without sensory spinules................. 2

2. Posterior-lateral margins of head straight ( Figs. 1 View FIGURES 1 – 2 , 5 View FIGURES 5 – 8 ), not rounded; pronotum explanate ( Figs. 1 View FIGURES 1 – 2 , 9 View FIGURES 9 – 12 ); overall body shape not robust; aedeagus with paramere straight ( Fig. 24 View FIGURES 24 – 25 )................................................ S. deneinephyto View in CoL

- Posterior-lateral margins of head rounded ( Figs. 2 View FIGURES 1 – 2 , 4 View FIGURES 3 – 4 , 7–8 View FIGURES 5 – 8 ); pronotum disc broadly and strongly concave ( Figs. 2 View FIGURES 1 – 2 , 4 View FIGURES 3 – 4 , 11–12 View FIGURES 9 – 12 ); overall body shape robust; aedeagus with paramere strongly to slightly concave ( Figs. 29 View FIGURES 29 – 30 , 31)......................... 3

3. Head with reddish-brown coloration ( Figs. 4 View FIGURES 3 – 4 , 7 View FIGURES 5 – 8 ); anterolateral and lateral sides of pronotum reddish-brown ( Figs. 4 View FIGURES 3 – 4 , 11 View FIGURES 9 – 12 ); aedeagus with paramere strongly concave ( Fig. 29 View FIGURES 29 – 30 )........................................................ S. lynchi View in CoL