Ainu, Lewis, 1894

Ruzzier, Enrico, 1894, New Species ofAinuLewis, 1894 (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) from Southeastasia, The Coleopterists Bulletin 1894 (4), pp. 659-662 : 659-662

KEY TO THE SPECIES OF AINU

(Modified from Ren and Yuan 2005)

1. Interstrial intervals of elytra nearly flattened.......................................................................2

1. ′ Interstrial intervals of elytra convex.............3

2. Lateral margins of pronotum visible from above ( China).................................................. ................... A. grandis Ren and Yuan, 2005

2. ′ Lateral margins of pronotum not visible from above ( Laos, China)........................................ ...................... A. andoi Ruzzier , new species

3. Pronotum with vague median groove, scutellum broadly linguiform (Taiwan) ............... ......................... A. fukudai Masumoto, 1981

3. ′ Pronotum without median groove, scutellum triangular................................................4

4. Elytra approximately 2.6 times as long as wide ( China).................................................... ................. A. angustus Ren and Yuan, 2005

4. ′ Elytra approximately 2.1 – 2.3 times as long as wide..........................................................5

5. Interstrial intervals of elytra without punctures ( China) ................................................... ............. A. medoganus Ren and Yuan, 2005

5. ′ Interstrial intervals of elytra with sparse, fine punctures...............................................6

6. Body with blue-purple shine, width of frons 1.5 times eye diameter ( Japan) ....................... ......................... A. masumotoi Nakane, 1968

6. ′ Body without blue-purple shine, width of frons 1.2 times eye diameter ( Japan) .............. ............................ A. tenuicornis Lewis, 1894