Haliplus Latreille, 1802
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https://doi.org/ 10.3897/zookeys.22.91 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3790905 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/505087B1-FFCE-FF8D-FF3C-0B0CFBCAA7E4 |
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Plazi |
scientific name |
Haliplus Latreille |
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Key C: Haliplus Latreille View in CoL View at ENA
1 Metatibia with a longitudinal setigerous striole on dorsal face – subgenus Liaphlus Guignot ........................................................................................ 9
– Metatibia without longitudinal setigerous striole on dorsal face .................. 2
2(1) Base of pronotum with a short longitudinal plica – subgenus Haliplus Latreille View in CoL .......................................................................................................... 3
– Pronotum without basal longitudinal plica – subgenus Paraliaphus Wallis.... 6
3(2) Apicies of elytra strongly sinuate [3.0 mm] ................................................... ................................. Haliplus blanchardi (Roberts) – recorded in Québec
– Apicies of elytra not strongly sinuate; rounded or almost subtruncate and feebly sinuate .............................................................................................. 4
4(3) Basal pronotal plica less than 1/4 the length, measured from base of plica along plica, to anterior margin of pronotum; prosternal process deeply channeled longitudinally; elytra with six black spots in a half ellipse enclosing a common sutural spot; in some, spots almost completely absent [2.5 – 3.0 mm]........................................... Haliplus immaculicollis Harris
– Basal pronotal plica more than 1/4 the length, measured from base of plica along plica, to anterior margin of pronotum; prosternal process not or feebly channeled longitudinally; elytra without, or with indistinct, spots .............. 5
5(4) Left paramere of male with hairs sparsely placed along nearly the entire ventral side; adeagus evenly curved, not narrowed apically [2.8–3.1 mm] ........... .................................................. Haliplus falli Mank – recorded in Québec
– Left paramere of male with hairs confined to apical third of the ventral side; adeagus elongate, narrowed apically [2.7–3.0 mm]........................................ ......................................................................... Haliplus longulus LeConte
6(2) Elytral apices strongly sinuate; penultimate labial palpomere dilated inward forming prominent angle [2.5–3.0 mm]............. Haliplus borealis LeConte
– Elytral apicies at most feebly sinuate; penultimate labial palpomere not dilated............................................................................................................ 7
7(6) Meso-trochanters with deep, coarse punctures [4.0 – 4.2 mm]........................ ......................................................................... Haliplus leopardus Roberts
– Meso-trochanters without or with few punctures........................................ 8
8(7) Tarsal claws short; aedeagus abruptly bent down in apical fifth [3.0–4.0 mm] ........................................... Haliplus triopsis Say – recorded in Maine
– Tarsal claws long; aedeagus almost evenly curved from base to apex [3.5– 4.0 mm] .................................................... Haliplus pantherinus Aubé
9(1) Prosternal ridge and metasternal process margined at sides ....................... 10
– Prosternal ridge and metasternal process not margined at sides ................. 12
10(9) Pronotum with dark mark on anterior margin [4.1 mm] .............................. ......................................................................... Haliplus apostolicus Wallis
– Pronotum without dark mark on anterior margin..................................... 11
11(10) Apicies of elytra distinctly denticulate; sutural stripe narrow, not extending to sutural striae [4.0 mm].................................. Haliplus connexus Matheson
– Apicies of elytra little, if at all, denticulate; sutural stripe broad, extending to sutural striae [4.0– 4.5 mm] ..................................... Haliplus fasciatus Aubé
12(9) Middle of metasternum deeply depressed behind metacoxae..................... 13
– Middle of metasternum at the same level behind as between metacoxae [3.8 – 4.2 mm]................................................. Haliplus fulvus (Fabricius)
13(12) Length greater than 4.5 mm; punctation of elytral striae coarse [4.5–5.0 mm]............................................................... Haliplus cribrarius LeConte
– Length less than 3.8 mm; punctation of elytral striae finer [3.8 mm]............ .......................................................................... Haliplus canadensis Wallis
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