Microcosmodes

Häckel, Martin & Azadbakhsh, Saeed, 2016, Two new species of Microcosmodes Strand (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Panagaenini) from Oman and Iran, Zootaxa 4137 (4), pp. 553-560 : 559

Key to species groups of Microcosmodes

(except continental Africa and Madagascar)

1 Yellowish translucence of lateral pronotal margin evident throughout length, near hind angles broadened and visible without magnification or transmitted light. Orange elytral maculae always present in both sexes, medially reaching at most 4th interval ( India, China, Japan, eastern to northern Australia, Figs 10, 11 )...................................................................................................... M. laetus group, M. flavopilosus / quadrimaculatus complex.

- Yellowish translucence of lateral pronotal margin anteriorly indistinct or absent, before hind angles slightly widened but still narrow, often apparent only under magnification or transmitted light. Orange elytral maculae either absent ( Fig. 2 , Figs 6, 9 ) or reduced to minor humeral spot ( Fig. 7 ); if fully formed only reaches medially 3rd or sometimes 2nd interval ( Figs 4, 5, 8 Africa, Iran, Oman, Yemen).................................................................... M. cruciatus group.

Figures

FIGURE 2 Microcosmodes persicus sp. nov., HT (male): a. dorsal habitus; b. aedeagus, lateral view; c. aedeagus, dorsal view to apex.

FIGURES 4 – 11. Microcosmodes cruciatus group, dorsal habitus (Scale bar = 5 mm): FIg. 4. Microcosmodes arabicus sp. nov., HT (male). FIg. 5. Microcosmodes cruciatus (Dejean, 1831), HT (male, MNHN). FIg. 6. Microcosmodes persicus sp. nov., HT (male). FIg. 7. Microcosmodes persicus sp. nov., PT, female. FIg. 8. Microcosmodes persicus sp. nov., PT, female. FIg. 9. Microcosmodes persicus sp. nov., PT, female. FIg. 10. Microcosmodes flavopilosus (Laferté-Sénectere, 1851), male, Pakistan (Sind). FIg. 11. Microcosmodes laetus (Dejean, 1831), male, Sierra Leone (det. by Alluaud, MNHN).