Glipidiomorpha

Lu, Wenhua & Fan, Xiang, 2000, Two New Chinese Glipidiomorpha Franciscolo (Coleoptera: Mordellidae) And A Key To Mainland Species, The Coleopterists Bulletin 54 (1), pp. 1-10 : 8-9

Key to Mainland Chinese Species of Glipidiomorpha

1 Elytra bicolored black and red with golden pubescent markings -------------- 2

19 Elytra entirely brown with golden pubescent markings, sometimes lateral margins black ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3

2 Pronotum and scutellum black; medial branch of left parameron much shorter than dorsal branch ( Fig. 5 ) ------------------------------- G. atraterga ( Fig. 11 )

29 Pronotum except anterior portion and scutellum red; medial branch of left parameron half as long as dorsal branch ( Fig. 9 ) ---- G. rufiterga ( Fig. 12 )

3 Whitish pubescence leaving 3 black spots on pronotum; pygidium long (¼ of elytra) with reddish basal and black apical halves ----------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G. rufobrunneipennis ( Fig. 14 )

39 Whitish pubescence not dividing pronotal black area into 3 black spots -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4

4 Pronotal black area with two white pubescent spots; pygidium short (1 ⁄ 5 of elytra) with apical pubescence golden --------------------- G. curticauda ( Fig. 13 )

49 Pronotal black area continuous without white ---- G. kuatunensis ( Fig. 15 )

Figures

Figs. 2–6. Glipidiomorpha atraterga, male, holotype. 2) eighth sternite; 3) ninth sternite; 4) ninth sternite in lateral view; 5) left paramere; 6) left paramere. L, left; R, right; m, medial branch; r, basal ridge; d, dorsal branch; v, ventral branch.

Figs 11–15. Diagrammatic pubescent patterns of species of Glipidiomorpha. 11) G. atraterga. 12) G. rufiterga. 13) G. curticauda. 14) G. rufobrunneipennis. 15) G. kuatunensis. Figs. 13–15 redrawn from Ermisch (1968). Unshaded is red to brown. Stipple is dark gray to black. Fine line indicates white to yellow pubescence.

Figs. 7–10. Glipidiomorpha rufiterga, male, holotype. 7) eighth sternite; 8) ninth sternite; 9) left paramere; 10) right paramere. L, left; R, right; m, medial branch; r, basal ridge; d, dorsal branch; v, ventral branch.