Anamorphinae, Strohecker, 1953

Shockley, Floyd W., 2010, Micropsephodes bahamaensis, a new species of Anamorphinae (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea: Endomychidae) from the Bahamas, with a key to the New World genera of Anamorphinae, Insecta Mundi 2010 (112), pp. 1-11 : 2

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.4645498

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10528638

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03F0C738-FFBA-FFE7-7F9F-E7BCFA783AF0

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scientific name

Anamorphinae
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Key to the New World genera of Anamorphinae

1. Elytra with broad, explanate margins; fossil in Dominican amber .... Discolomopsis Shockley

— Elytra without broad, explanate margins; not fossilized ............................................................ 2

2(1). Procoxal cavities open externally ................................................................................................. 3

— Procoxal cavities closed externally .................................. Acritosoma Pakaluk and Slipinski

3(2). Posterior margin of pronotum distinctly lobed medially ............................................................. 4

— Posterior margin of pronotum truncate or weakly bisinuate ................................................... 11

4(3). Tarsal claw with a sharp internal tooth ventrally ...................................................................... 5

— Tarsal claw simple or at most expanded basally ......................................................................... 7

5(4). Pronotum with conspicuous lateral sulci, although sometimes faint ......................................... 6

— Pronotum lacking lateral sulci entirely .................................................. Rhymbomicrus Casey

6(5). Lateral sulci connected by a fine transverse stria near middle of pronotal disc; antennae 9- or 10- segmented ............................................................................................ Anamorphus LeConte

— Lateral sulci not connected; antennae 11-segmented ............................ Micropsephus Gorham

7(4). Pronotum with lateral carinae connecting with lateral sulci externally and reaching the front margin ....................................................................................... Austroclemmus Strohecker

— Pronotum without lateral carinae ............................................................................................... 8

8(7). Pronotum with distinct lateral sulci ................................................. Bystus Guérin-Méneville

— Pronotum lacking lateral sulci .................................................................................................... 9

9(8). Antennal club serrate ................................................................... Micropsephodes Champion

— Antennal club not serrate .......................................................................................................... 10

10(9). Tarsi 4-4-4; antennae 11-segmented .......................................................... Catapotia Thomson

— Tarsi 3-3-3; antennae 9-segmented ................................................................ Dialexia Gorham

11(3). Pronotum with lateral carinae extending to anterior margin; habitus ovoid .......................... 12

— Pronotum with carinae not reaching anterior margin; habitus subparallel ................................. ......................................................................................................... Symbiotes Redtenbacher

12(11). Tarsi 3-3-3 ........................................................................................................ Clemmus Hampe

— Tarsi 3-4-4 ........................................................................................................ Exysma Gorham

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Endomychidae

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