Cladocalon, Nascimento & Bocakova, 2022

Nascimento, Elynton Alves Do & Bocakova, Milada, 2022, Cladocalon, a new genus of net-winged beetles from Central America and Mexico (Coleoptera: Lycidae), Zootaxa 5124 (5), pp. 577-584 : 583

Key to species of Cladocalon gen. nov.

1. Elytra yellow, humeral region yellow. Pronotum dark brown with lateral sides yellow. Phallus broad medially, as wide as phallobase in ventral view.............................................................................. 2

1’. Elytra dark brown, humeral region yellow. Pronotum dark brown with lateral sides yellow. Phallus broad medially, but narrower than phallobase in ventral view.......................................................................... 3

2. Maxillary palpomere 2 twice longer than 3. Phallus constricted at distal 3/4. Parameres double-hooked apically......................................................................................... C. chiriquense comb. nov.

2’. Maxillary palpomere 2 2.4× longer than palpomere 3. Phallus constricted at distal 2/3. Parameres with single apical hook..................................................................................... C. bugabense sp. nov.

3. Terminal palpomere of maxillary palpi constricted distally. Elytra dark brown with yellow stripes restricted to humeral region, and femur dark brown. Male genitalia with parameres presenting single apical hook.......... C. histrionicum comb. nov.

3’ Terminal palpomere of maxillary palpi rounded distally. Elytra dark brown with yellow stripes from humeral region to basal 1/3 or basal half......................................................................................... 4

4. Phallus medially broad, narrower than phallobase in ventral view, phallic folding weakly projected ventrally in lateral view. Parameral apex hooked.............................................................. C. mexicanus sp. nov.

4’. Phallus medially broad, almost as large as phallobase in ventral view, phallic folding strongly projected ventrally in lateral view. Parameral apex curved and pointed ventrally in lateral view............................... C. guatemalense sp. nov.