Hoplopisthius (Hoplopisthius) Senna, 1892

Mantilleri, Antoine, 2010, A taxonomic review and phylogeny of the genera Hoplopisthius Senna, 1892 and Carcinopisthius Kolbe, 1892 (Coleoptera: Brentidae, Hoplopisthiini), Zootaxa 2516, pp. 1-26 : 4

Hoplopisthius (Hoplopisthius) Senna, 1892

Diagnosis. Head ( Fig. 20 ) with a basal notch, temples very short; vertex, frons and metarostrum glabrous in male ( Fig. 20 ), with whitish pubescent area in female ( Fig. 22 ). Venter of head quite bulged, not grooved ( Fig. 21 ). Underside of profemora with a strong brush of thick hair ( Fig. 24 ); upper side of metafemora strongly grooved. Metasternum slightly carinate on the sides, especially in male. Elytral interstria 2 present only on the rear part; interstria 8 abruptly interrupted at the apex, forming a tooth ( Fig. 26 ); apex of elytra not in shape of "forceps" but with the first interstria strongly projecting rearward ( Fig. 26 ). Sternites V–VI of abdomen ( Fig. 27 ) with three small basal notches; sternite VII ( Fig. 27 ) with basal notch, apical fovea and two latero-apical depressions. Tergite VIII of female ( Fig. 28 ) not denticulate at the apex.

Figures

FIGURES 20 – 34. Hoplopisthius (Hoplopisthius) trichemerus Senna, 1892. 20, Head (♂), dorsal; 21, Head (♂), venter; 22, Head (Ψ), dorsal; 23, Antenna; 24, Foreleg; 25, Metatarsi and apex of metatibia; 26, Apex of elytra (♂); 27, Abdomen (♂), venter; 28, Tergite VIII (Ψ); 29, Epipleurites VIII (Ψ); 30, Spermatheca; 31, Gonopods IX; 32, Apex of gonopods IX; 33, Tegmen; 34, Hind wing (1 A: primary anal vein; mcu: mediocubital cell). Scale: fig. 20 – 27, 31: 1 mm; fig. 28 – 30: 0.33 mm; fig. 32: 0.17 mm; fig. 33: 0.5 mm; fig. 34: 2 mm.