Eoclivina species (KULT, 1959)

Balkenohl, Michael, 2023, The genus Eoclivina (KULT, 1959) from Africa with the description of two new species (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Clivinini), Belgian Journal of Entomology 138, pp. 1-17 : 5

IdEnTificATion KEY To ThE Eoclivina species

1 Elytron with all intervals opaque, with all intervals completely and distinctly reticulated. Body length 5.45 mm. Eala, Democratic Republic of the Congo....................................... ................................................................................................... E. burgeoni ( Kult, 1959)

- Elytron with the inner intervals smooth (intervals 2-5 at a minimum) ........................... 2

2 Males: Elytron with interval eight reticulated; abdominal sternite smooth, glossy. Females: Elytron with intervals one and six to eight reticulated: abdominal sternite reticulated, opaque. Body length 5.1-5.5 mm. Angola: Dundo; Democratic Republic of the Congo: Kona .............................................................................. E. machadoi ( Basilewsky, 1955)

- Elytron with intervals one to seven in both of the sexes smooth, glossy ........................ 3

3 Elytron with interval 8 reticulated (males and females); disk of pronotum glabrous. Body length 8.3-8.7 mm. Tanzania............................................................. E. schmidli sp. nov.

- Elytron with all intervals smooth, glossy (males and females). Distinctly smaller species (4.2 mm or less) ............................................................................................................... 4

4 Abdominal sternite smooth, glossy; eye distinctly convex. Body length 3.8-4.2 mm. Tropical African rainforest belt from the west coast to the Lake Tanganyika .................. ................................................................................................ E. dumolinii ( Putzeys, 1846)

- All abdominal sternites densely and distinctly reticulated, opaque; eye less distinctly convex. Body length 3.8–4.2 mm). Nigeria: Ile-Ifé .................... E. basilewskyi sp. nov.