Pacuvia Curtis, 1844

Smith, Andrew B. T. & Cherman, Mariana, 2021, Review of the genus Pacuvia Curtis, 1844 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Diplotaxini), Revista Chilena de Entomología (Rev. Chil. Entomol.) 47 (4), pp. 955-963 : 957

Key to species of Pacuvia Curtis

1. Pronotum with smaller and denser punctures (compare Figs. 1–2 , 6–7 ); antennae with 9–10 antennomeres; male antennal club distinctly shorter than the pedicel; females with fully developed wings, body elongate …………………...… Pacuvia castanea Curtis, 1844

– Pronotum with larger and sparser punctures (compare Figs. 1–2 , 6–7 ); antennae with 10 antennomeres; male antennal club longer than the pedicel; females brachypterous with fully extended wings shorter than elytra, body oval ..... Pacuvia philippiana Gutiérrez, 1951

Figures

Figures 1–5.Pacuvia castanea Curtis,1844.1. Dorsal habitus.2. Obliquehabitus.3. Head andpronotum. 4. Parameres in dorsal view. 5. Parameres and phallobase in lateral view.

Figures 6–10. Pacuvia philippiana Gutiérrez, 1951. 6. Dorsal habitus. 7. Oblique habitus. 8. Head and pronotum. 9. Parameres in dorsal view. 10. Parameres and phallobase in lateral view.