N. josiahi species group

Baca, Stephen M. & Short, Andrew Edward Z., 2021, Review of the New World Notomicrus Sharp (Coleoptera, Noteridae) I: Circumscription of species groups and review of the josiahi group with description of a new species from Brazil, ZooKeys 1025, pp. 177-201 : 177

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https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1025.60442

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N. josiahi species group
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1. N. josiahi species group

Diagnosis.

The Notomicrus josiahi group is diagnosed by the following combination of characters. Dorsal (outer) margin of protibia without notable robust seta at or near mid-length (Fig. 2a View Figure 2 ). Body form elongate, strongly, but regularly attenuated posteriorly. Eyes large relative to head capsule. Elytra with notable contrasting dark and light colors (Figs 5 View Figure 5 , 6 View Figures 6, 7 ); shiny and iridescent; microsculpture very fine. Prosternal process narrow (Fig. 3a View Figure 3 ). Protibiae elongate, with penultimate dorsal seta only slightly longer than others on dorsal margin (Fig. 2a View Figure 2 ); males with profemur lacking notable protuberance on posteroventral margin (Fig. 2a View Figure 2 ), only weakly angulate at mid-length; protarsal claws very small, distinctly less than half the length of protarsomere V (Figs 2a View Figure 2 , 8 View Figures 8, 9 , 9 View Figures 8, 9 ), not distinctly larger than female claws, anterior protarsal claw bifurcate, with small dorsal spur (Figs 8 View Figures 8, 9 , 9 View Figures 8, 9 ). The large eyes, elytral color pattern and coloration and characters of the protibiae, make this species group easily distinguishable from others. There are only two species known.