Auxentius, Horvath, 1915
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.1539.1.1 |
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lsid:zoobank.org:pub:96A2269C-3D7C-498F-914E-0446D52F9988 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CA8F0F-916E-7744-FF1D-78BEDF80F9E0 |
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Felipe |
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Auxentius |
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Key to species of Auxentius
1 Lateral angles of pronotum subacute, not extending much beyond wing base; much of body and legs black ( Fig. 6C View FIGURE 6 ); pronotum of males not humpbacked............................ A. nigriculus sp. nov.
– Lateral angles of pronotum very acute to spinose, extending clearly beyond wing base; body with black maculation but legs never totally black; pronotum of males swollen and humpbacked.............. 2
2 Profemora with dorsal row of 4+ well-developed stout barbs ( Fig. 7A View FIGURE 7 )....... A. clandestinus sp. nov.
– Profemora unarmed or with only two distal short hair-tipped barbs on dorsal surface ( Fig. 7B, C View FIGURE 7 )..... 3
3 Evaporative area distinctly concave; this accentuated by episternal ridge distinctly carinate, carina laterally flanged; peritreme longer than half the distance between ostiole of metathoracic scent gland and episternal ridge, distal portion raised well above evaporative area.................. A. integer Horváth
– Evaporative area slightly concave to flat; episternal ridge raised but not flanged, not distinct along posterolateral margin; peritreme shorter to subequal to half the distance between ostiole of metathoracic scent gland and episternal ridge, distal portion low............................................... 4
4 Profemora armed ventrally with a posterior and anterior row, posterior row reduced to low tubercles tipped with stout setae ( Fig. 7B View FIGURE 7 ).......................................... A. vulgaris sp. nov.
– Profemora appearing unarmed ventrally or with a single anterior row of low tubercles tipped with stout setae.............................................................................. 5
5 Distal portion of dorsolateral lobes of pygophore dramatically curved ventrally, medial extension of cuplike sclerite of pygophore visible above ventral rim when viewed from below ( Fig. 9G–I View FIGURE 9 ); female as in Fig. 10E............................................................ A View FIGURE 10 . zephyrius sp. nov.
– Distal portion of dorsolateral lobes of pygophore roughly straight, medial extension of cuplike sclerite of pygophore not visible above ventral rim when viewed from below ( Fig. 9A–C View FIGURE 9 ); female unknown................................................................... A. quasimodooides sp. nov.
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