Blindus contractus, Liu & G.-D & R, 2013

Liu, S. - S., G. - D & R, P., 2013, Taxonomy Of The Genus Blindus Mulsant Et Rey From China, With Description Of Two New Species (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae, Pedinini), Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 59 (3), pp. 197-211 : 198-199

KEY TO THE SPECIES OF BLINDUS IN CHINA (MALES ONLY)

1 Protibiawithoutdepressiononventralsurface 2

– Protibiawithadistinctdepressiononventralsurface 6 2 Basalmarginofpronotumwithoutbead B. strigosus ( Faldermann, 1835)

– Basal margin of pronotum with narrow bead 3

3 Basalmarginofpronotumwithintactbead 4

– Basal margin of pronotum with narrow bead only in lateral 5

4 Ventralsurfaceofbodyandabdominalsterniteswithdenseshorthairs B. potaninipotanini Medvedev, 1968

– Ventralsurfaceofbodywithsparseshorthairs, abdominalsternites hardlywithhairs B. potanininudiventris Medvedev, 1968

5 Anterioranglesofpronotumobtuse B. fulvicornis ( Reitter, 1889)

– Anterior angles of pronotum sharp B. curvotibius Ren et Zhang, 2010

6 Metatibiaparticularlyangulatelycurved B. thibetanus ( Fairmaire, 1897)

– Metatibiamoderatelycurvedorstraight 7

7 Basal margin of pronotum with intact bead 8

– Basal margin of pronotum with narrow bead only in lateral 1/4 B. contractus sp. n.

8 Inneredgeofprotibiastraight, ventralsurfaceofprotibiawithanarrow depression B. reichardti Medvedev, 1968

– Inneredgeofprotibiasuddenlydilatedatbasal 2/3, ventralsurfaceof protibiawithadistinctlargefusiformdepression B. discolor sp. n.