Tumboecus FAGEL, 1959

Irmler, Ulrich, 2015, New Neotropical genera and species of the tribe Osoriini (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Osoriinae), Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology 65 (1), pp. 173-196 : 176-177

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Tumboecus FAGEL, 1959
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Tumboecus FAGEL, 1959 View in CoL

The genus Tumboecus was created by FAGEL (1959) on the basis of one African female specimen. The African species, T. nitidus , is characterised by pentamere tarsi, non-geniculate antennae, protibia not enlarged, but with five long spines at its outer edge, normally long elytra and the presence of hind-wings. These characters are also found in the Neotropical species of the genus. In contrast to the African species with fine punctation, the Neotropical species are densely and coarsely punctate and punctures are setiferous. However, this difference does not justify creating a new genus. Unfortunately, the African specimen is a female. Thus, nothing is known about its aedeagal structure. The Neotropical species of the genus have an aedeagus that resembles that of the genera of the Osorius complex. It has no paramera and a specific endophallus, which resembles those of the genus Neosorius FAGEL, 1959 . A generic difference between the African and Neotropical species can be only established, if males of African species are found and the aedeagi differ considerably from the Neotropical species.

The species of the genus Tumboecus FAGEL, 1959 View in CoL are between 2 and 3 mm long. They resemble small species of the genus Osoriellus FAGEL, 1959 View in CoL , but differ in the presence of an endophallus and the non-geniculate 1. Protibia and mesotibia with setae at outer edge, antennae not angulate ..................................................................... 2

- At least protibia with several spines on outer edge, antennae mostly angulate .......................................................... 8

2. Pronotum in front of posterior edge deeply emarginate ................................................................................................ 3

- Pronotum in front of posterior edge not emarginate ..................................................................................................... 5

3. Eyes small, only few omatidia present, elytra short, twice as wide as long ..................... Mimotrochus IRMLER, 1987 View in CoL

- Eyes of normal size, usually distinctly prominent, elytra longer, as wide as or longer than wide ............................ 4

4. Pronotum laterally margined including the emargination in front of posterior angles, posterior angles with depres- sion ............................................................................................................................................. Mimogonus FAUVEL, 1903 View in CoL

- Emargination of pronotum not margined .......................................................................... Mimogonia COIFFAIT, 1978 View in CoL

5. Clypeus emarginate; head and pronotum with broad lateral margin .......................... Craspedus BERNHAUER, 1908 View in CoL

- Clypeus not emarginate; head not margined, pronotum with a fine lateral margin .................................................. 6

6. Elytra with sutural striae .................................................................................................... Holotrochus ERICHSON, 1839 View in CoL

- Elytra without sutural striae or only remains of striae ................................................................................................... 7

7. Body pubescent, eyes normally large and prominent, elytra longer than wide ............. Holotrochopsis FAGEL, 1955 View in CoL

- Body not pubescent, eyes short, not prominent, elytra short, much wider than long, habitus ( Fig. 18 View Fig A-F, 19A, B) ................................................................................................................................................... Paratorchus MCCOLL, 1985 View in CoL

8. Antennae angulate, first antennomere elongate, at least as long as three following antennomeres ....................... 11

- Antennae not angulate, first antennomere thicker than following antennomere, but shorter than three following antennomere ........................................................................................................................................................................ 9

9. Without eyes ...................................................................................................................................................................... 10

- With eyes, tarsi pentamere, habitus ( Fig. 15E, F View Fig ) ................................................................... Tumboecus FAGEL, 1959 View in CoL

10. Tarsi with five tarsomeres, habitus ( Fig. 16 View Fig A-D) ..................................................................... Neorhabdopsis View in CoL gen. nov.

- Tarsi with three tarsomeres, habitus ( Fig. 17B View Fig ) ........................................................... Tavakilianidia OROUSSET, 1985 View in CoL

11. Tarsi with 3 tarsomeres ..................................................................................................................................................... 12

- Tarsi with 5 tarsomeres ..................................................................................................................................................... 13

12 Eyes with one omatidium, habitus ( Fig. 15A View Fig ) ...................................................................... Ouloglene NOTMAN, 1925 View in CoL

- Eyes small or normally large, habitus ( Fig. 15B, C, D View Fig ) ........................................................ Oryssoma NOTMAN, 1925

13. Pronotum without lateral margin, clypeus with two long acute teeth, head and pronotum dull, body totally covered with setae ........................................................................................................................ Anancosorius BERNHAUER, 1908 View in CoL

- Pronotum with lateral margin, clypeal teeth, if present, broad or obtuse ................................................................. 14

14. Shoulders of elytra dentate .................................................................................................... Osoriocanthus FAGEL, 1959 View in CoL

- Shoulders of elytra not dentate ........................................................................................................................................ 15

15. Protibia semicircular, comb of inner emargination not visible in posterior aspect, habitus ( Fig. 17A View Fig ) .....................

.............................................................................................................................................................. Osoriosetus View in CoL gen. nov.

- Protibia broad, but never semicircular, comb of inner emargination at least partly visible in posterior aspect .... 16

16. Pronotum at least slightly emarginate in front of posterior angles, lateral margin of pronotum widened to posterior angles .................................................................................................................................................................................. 17

- Margin of pronotum equal in width, sides evenly narrowed from anterior to posterior angles or with emargination in front of posterior angles ............................................................................................................................................... 18

17. Posterior side of protibia with setae and spines .................................................... Osorius GUÉRIN-MÉNEVILLE, 1829 View in CoL

- Posterior side of protibia only setose, without short and thick spines .......................... Antillosorius IRMLER, 2010b View in CoL

18. Posterior side of protibia only setose, without thick spines, aedeagus without endophallus ............................... ................................................................................................................................................ Osoriellus FAGEL, 1959 View in CoL

- Posterior side of protibia with spines and setae, aedeagus with endophallus, habitus ( Fig. 16E, F View Fig ) ........................... ........................................................................................................................................................... Neosorius FAGEL, 1959 View in CoL

antennae. Referring to the aedeagal structure and the non-geniculate antennae, Tumboecus View in CoL seems to be intermediate between the genera of the Osorius View in CoL complex and the other genera of the tribe Osoriini View in CoL .

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Staphylinidae

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