Platynotina, Mulsant & Rey, 1853

Kamiński, Marcin Jan, 2013, A new genus and species of the Afrotropical Platynotina from Tanzania (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Pedinini), Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 53 (2), pp. 703-714 : 711

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.5740697

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:5AB363C2-5414-4AD4-A971-121287812672M

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5740887

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F52087F0-287C-8806-FE46-FC028C1C0328

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scientific name

Platynotina
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Key to the Central African Platynotina

1 Pronotal disc with a pair of basal depressions. .................................................................. ....................................................... see IWAN’ s (2002a: 47) identification key, couplet 42

– Pronotal disc evenly convex ........................................................................................... 2

2 Anterior margin of mentum emarginate medially ( Fig. 10 View Figs 7–12 ). .......................................... 3

– Anterior margin of mentum straight (e.g. Figs 2 View Figs 2–6 , 11 View Figs 7–12 ). ................................................... 4

3 5th abdominal ventrite bordered on its posterior margin. ......... Angolositus Koch, 1955

– 5th abdominal ventrite without bordering. ................................. Aberlencus Iwan, 2002

4 A groove below ventral margin of eye present ( Fig. 12 View Figs 7–12 ). Distribution: Madagascar. ....... ........................................................................................................... Lechius Iwan, 1995

– A groove below ventral margin of eye absent. Distribution: continental Africa only.....5

5 Upper edge of elytral base disappearing before humerus ( Fig. 9 View Figs 7–12 ). 5 th abdominal ventrite without bordering. ...................................................................... Upembarus Koch, 1956

– Upper edge of elytral base reaching the humerus ( Fig. 8 View Figs 7–12 ). 5 th abdominal ventrite bordered on its posterior margin ( Fig. 3 View Figs 2–6 )........................................................................................6

6 Intercoxal process of prosternum narrow ( Fig. 4 View Figs 2–6 ). Mentum with middle part not projecting anteriad ( Fig. 2 View Figs 2–6 ). Basal half of lateral pronotal margins parallel. Bursa copulatrix without sclerites ( Fig. 14 View Figs 13–15 ). .......................................................................... Paraselinus gen. nov.

– Intercoxal process of prosternum wide ( Fig. 7 View Figs 7–12 ). Mentum with middle part projecting anteriad ( Fig. 11 View Figs 7–12 ). Basal half of the lateral pronotal margins rounded. Bursa copulatrix with longitudinal sclerite ( Fig. 15 View Figs 13–15 ). ........................................ Pseudoselinus Iwan, 2002

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Tenebrionidae

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