Coarazuphium, Pellegrini & Ferreira, 2017

Pellegrini, Thais Giovannini & Ferreira, Rodrigo Lopes, 2017, Two new troglobitic Coarazuphium Gnaspini, Godoy & Vanin 1998 species of ground beetles from iron ore Brazilian caves (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Zuphiini), Zootaxa 4306 (4), pp. 551-566 : 559

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4306.4.6

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:6F3B7825-C65A-4DB8-9F40-1C79080903D3

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6032334

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/414D87B1-FFED-FFAB-CCB7-FC32FA0EF8B6

treatment provided by

Plazi

scientific name

Coarazuphium
status

 

Key to adult species of the genus Coarazuphium View in CoL

(modified from Bená & Vanin 2014)

1. Anophthalmous ( Gnaspini et al. 1998: 307, fig.6). Maximum width of elytra near middle. Male genitalia: right paramere ( Gnaspini et al. 1998: fig. 10) styliform, about as long as left paramere............. C. cessaima Gnaspini, Vanin & Godoy View in CoL

1'. Microphthalmous. Maximum width of elytra near middle, or posterior middle. Male genitalia: right paramere styliform or not, distinctly shorter than left paramere.......................................................................2

2(1'). Elytron with apical margin truncate, not sinuate. Male right paramere styliform or broad.............................3

2'. Elytron with apical margin sinuate. Male right paramere broad, not styliform, distinctly shorter than left paramere.........8

3(2). Head dorsally without setae posterior to the anterior supraorbital setae (Pellegrini and Ferreira 2011: 49, fig.2A)..........4

3' Head dorsally with one to three pairs of setae posterior the anterior supraorbital setae............................... 6

4(3) Metafemur bearing a spine at the middle ventral side; antennae short, about 0.68 times of body length ( Fig. 1 View FIGURE 1 C)................................................................................................. C. spinifemur View in CoL sp. n.

4`Metafemur without a spine at the middle ventral side; antennae long, reaching metafemur............................5

5(4`) Aedeagus very long and slender, about 2.89 times longer than left paremere (Pellegrini & Ferreira 2011: Figs. 2 View FIGURE 2 C–E)............................................................................... C. tapiaguassu Pellegrini & Ferreira View in CoL

5`Aedeagus shorter, about 2.6 times longer than left paremere ( Fig. 6 View FIGURE 6 B)............................ C. amazonicus sp. n.

6(3'). Male right paramere slender, styliform ( Ball & Shpeley 2013: fig. 10C)................... C. whiteheadi Ball & Shpeley View in CoL

6'. Male right paramere broad, not styliform (Fig. 19).......................................................... 7

7. Two pairs of prosternal setae ( Álvares & Ferreira 2002: 42, fig.3). Maximum width of elytra posterior to the midline ( Álvares & Ferreira 2002: 42, fig. 1)......................................................... C. pains Álvares & Ferreira View in CoL

7' One pair of prosternal setae ( Fig. 6 View FIGURE 6 ). Maximum width of elytra near middle ( Bená & Vanin 2014: Figs. 1 View FIGURE 1 and 4 View FIGURE 4 )........................................................................................... C. ricardoi Bená & Vanin View in CoL

8(2'). Head dorsally with three pairs of setae posteriad the anterior supraorbital setae....................................9

8'. Head dorsally with one or two pairs of setae posteriad the anterior supraorbital setae...............................10

9(8). Slight apical sinuosity of elytron ( Pellegrini & Ferreira 2014: figs. 12A and 12C).......... C. formoso Pellegrini & Ferreira View in CoL

9'. Pronounced apical sinuosity of elytron (Pelegrinni & Ferreira 2014: figs. 12B and 12D).... C. caatinga Pellegrini & Ferreira View in CoL

10(8') Head dorsally with two pairs of setae (posterior suopraorbitals and occipitals) at posterior border of head capsule ( Gnaspini et al. 1998: fig. 1.) Male left paramere broad, conchoid ( Gnaspini et al. 1998: fig. 3)..... C. bezerra Gnaspini, Vanin & Godoy View in CoL

10'. Single pair of setae (posterior supraorbitals) at posterior border of head capsule ( Godoy & Vanin 1990: 796, fig. 1). Male left paramere styliform ( Godoy & Vanin 1990: 798, fig. 2)................................... C. tessai (Godoy & Vanin) View in CoL

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Carabidae

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