Parathlibops, FROM

Aswathi, S. B., Thomas, Sabu K. & Aswathi, P., 2022, A New Apterous Species of the Genus Parathlibops Basilewsky (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Scaritinae) from the Western Ghats, a Global Hotspot of Biodiversity in Southwest India, The Coleopterists Bulletin 76 (4), pp. 584-588 : 585

KEY TO THE SPECIES OF PARATHLIBOPS FROM THE INDIAN SUBCONTINENT

1. Pronotum longer than wide............................ 2

1′. Pronotum stout (clearly wider than long) ........ ................................... P. BuLIRScHI Fedorenko

2. Pronotum with coarse punctures; elytral striae crossing the basal declivity............................ 4

2′. Pronotum without coarse punctures; elytral striae not crossing the basal declivity ........................ 3

3. Pronotal basal fovea lightly impressed ...................................... P. gLABeR (Andrewes)

3′. Pronotal basal fovea deeply impressed.......... 5

4. Pronotum punctate laterally, basal fovea deep; elytral striae punctate..................................... 6

4′. Pronotum punctate near front angles only, basal fovea shallow; elytral striae impunctate on basal three-fourths, punctate on apical fourth ................................. P. fILIfORmIS (Andrewes)

5. Pronotal disc slightly wrinkled, transverse impression impunctate, sulcus faintly impressed, anterior angles distinctly emarginate; submentum asetose.......................... P. wITTmeRI Casale

5′. Pronotal disc evidently wrinkled, transverse impression clearly punctate, sulcus deeply impressed, anterior angles slightly emarginate; submentum bisetose................ P. devAgIRIenSIS Aswathi, Thomas, and Aswathi, new species

6. Odd elytral intervals markedly wider than even intervals, striae obliterated on basal declivity ................................. P. nepALenSIS Fedorenko

6′. Even elytral intervals clearly wider than odd elytral intervals, all striae well impressed on basal declivity................ P. puncTIcOLLIS (Gestro)