Ectospinula, Opitz, 2016

Opitz, Weston, 2016, Classification, Natural History, and Evolution of the Korynetinae (Coleoptera: Cleridae). Part III. The African GeneraEctospinulaOpitz, New Genus, andProsymnusLaporte, The Coleopterists Bulletin 70 (3), pp. 429-446 : 429-446

KEY TO ECTOSPINULA AND PROSYMNUS AND

THEIR SPECIES

1. Antennomeres 6–8 progressively increasing in diameter ( Figs. 3 , 19 ). Zambia.................... ..... Ectospinula graduata Opitz , new species

1′. Antennomeres 6–8 not progressively increasing in diameter ( Fig. 4 ) (genus Prosymnus )...2

2. Terminal labial palpomere digitiform ( Figs. 5 , 22 ). Kenya........................................................ ....... Prosymnus astrictus Opitz , new species

2′. Terminal labial palpomere subsecuriform ( Fig. 6 ) .................................................... 3

3. Interstitial spaces of elytral disc arenose ( Fig. 27 ). Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo.... Prosymnus testaceiventris Pic

3′. Interstitial spaces of elytral disc smooth and shiny.............................................................4

4. Elytral punctation not subseriate, punctation coarse and large, rendering elytral disc subrugose, punctation may be oval and sometimes disbursed amidst large interstitial swellings..............................................5

4′. Elytral punctation subseriate, punctation not coarse and large, uniformly oval, without interstitial swellings.....................................6

5. Aedeagus longer than abdomen ( Figs. 26 , 34 ). Various countries in central and southern Africa.................. Prosymnus rudis Boheman

5′. Aedeagus shorter than abdomen ( Fig. 23 ). Ethiopia, Kenya, Namibia, South Africa....... ..... Prosymnus brevipenis Opitz , new species

6. Posterior angle of pronotum without marginal spine; pronotal and elytral discs with metallic shine...............................................7

6′. Posterior angle of pronotum with marginal spine ( Fig. 14 ); pronotal and elytral discs without metallic shine..................................8

7. Reddish brown, dorsum with a slight metallic sheen; elytral punctation wider than interstitial spaces ( Fig. 21 ). Mozambique.................. ............ Prosymnus arsus Opitz , new species

7′. Dark brown, dorsum with an intense metallic sheen; elytral punctations narrower than interstitial spaces ( Fig. 25 ). South Africa............... ......... Prosymnus mulleri Opitz , new species

8. Body color testaceous ( Fig. 24 ). South Africa, Rwanda, Zambia, Zimbabwe........................... ........................... Prosymnus livens Boheman

8′. Body color dark red-brown ( Fig. 20 ). Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia....................... ......... Prosymnus adustus Opitz , new species

Figures

Figs. 1–8. Body structures. 1) Ectospinula graduata, metathoracic wing. Antennae: 2) Necrobia rufipes; 3) E. graduata; 4) Prosymnus rudis. Terminal labial palpomere: 5) E. graduata; 6) P. rudis. Abdominal sternites: 7) P. rudis; 8) Prosymnus mulleri.

Figs. 19–22. Ectospinula and Prosymnus species, habitus. 19) E. graduata; 20) P. adustus; 21) P. arsus;

Fig. 27. Prosymnus testaceiventris, habitus.

Figs. 23–26. Prosymnus species, habitus. 23) P. brevipenis; 24) P. livens; 25) P. mulleri; 26) P. rudis.

Figs. 28–35. Prosymnus species, male terminalia. 28) P. adustus; 29) P. arsus; 30) P. astrictus; 31) P. brevipenis;

Figs. 9–14. Body structures of Prosymnus rudis. 9) Head, dorsal view; 10) Mouthparts, ventral view; 11) Head, ventral view; 12) Pronotum; 13) Posterior pronotal margin; 14) Pronotal hind angle.