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

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4137.4.7

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:F5BB50FE-28CF-4225-8E82-B47BEFCE6465

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6067595

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/5432D01C-FF8E-B448-FF68-B9D4FA7011FD

treatment provided by

Plazi

scientific name

Microcosmodes
status

 

Key to species groups of Microcosmodes View in CoL

(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 View FIGURES 4 – 11 )...................................................................................................... M. laetus View in CoL group, M. flavopilosus View in CoL / quadrimaculatus View in CoL 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 View FIGURE 2 , Figs 6, 9 View FIGURES 4 – 11 ) or reduced to minor humeral spot ( Fig. 7 View FIGURES 4 – 11 ); if fully formed only reaches medially 3rd or sometimes 2nd interval ( Figs 4, 5, 8 View FIGURES 4 – 11 Africa, Iran, Oman, Yemen).................................................................... M. cruciatus View in CoL group.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Carabidae

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