Strigister

Caterino, Michael S., Tishechkin, Alexey K. & Proudfoot, Glenn A., 2013, A New Genus and Species of North American Exosternini Associated with Cavity-Nesting Owls and a Reassignment ofPhelister simoniLewis (Coleoptera: Histeridae: Histerinae), The Coleopterists Bulletin 67 (4), pp. 557-565 : 559

KEY TO THE SPECIES OF STRIGISTER

1. Fifth dorsal elytral stria complete ( Fig. 4 ); inner subhumeral stria present apically; entire body surface distinctly alutaceous, with ground punctation relatively coarse and conspicuous ( Figs. 4, 6 ); known from Venezuela........... ........................... Strigister simoni (Lewis)

1′. Fifth dorsal elytral stria strongly abbreviated from base ( Fig. 3 ); inner subhumeral stria absent; body surface smooth to at most faintly alutaceous (more so ventrally), with

Figures

Figs. 3–9. Strigister species. 3) Dorsal habitus of S. tecolotito; 4) Dorsal habitus of S. simoni; 5) Frons of S. tecolotito; 6) Frons of S. simoni; 7) Ventral habitus of S. tecolotito; 8) Pro- and mesosterna of S. simoni; 9) Lateral habitus of S. tecolotito.