Cyclocaccus intermediatus, 2016

Hisamatsu, Sadatomo, Bayless, Victoria M. & Carlton, Christopher E., 2016, Revision ofCyclocaccusSharp (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae: Nitidulinae), The Coleopterists Bulletin 70 (4), pp. 825-870 : 825-870

KEY TO THE SPECIES OF THE C. MORULUS

SPECIES- GROUP

1. Abdominal sternite III without subcoxal lines .............. C. intermediatus Hisamatsu , new species

1′. Abdominal sternite III with subcoxal lines ( Fig. 16A ) .................................................. 2

2. Pronotum with same coloration as elytra ( Fig. 15E ) ............. C. morulus Hisamatsu , new species

2′. Pronotum with different coloration than elytra ( Fig. 15A–D, F ) ........................................... 3

3. Pronotum with maculation ( Fig. 15F ) ......... ........ C. smileyeyes Hisamatsu , new species

3′. Pronotum without maculation ( Fig. 15A–D ) ... .......................................................................... 4

4. Humeral area of elytra and lateral margins of abdominal sternites same coloration as other parts ( Fig. 15B–D ); apicolateral corners of gonocoxites prominent laterally ( Fig. 18H ) .................................................... ............... C. stonyx Hisamatsu , new species

4′. Humeral area of elytra and lateral margins of abdominal sternites paler than other parts ( Fig. 15A ); apicolateral corners of gonocoxites rounded ( Fig. 17D ) .......................................... ................ C. lescheni Hisamatsu , new species

Figures

Fig. 16. Diagnostic characters of the C. morulus species-group. Cyclocaccus morulus: A) Ventral habitus, B) Head, dorsal view, C) Head, ventral view, D) Labrum, E) Mentum and labium, ventral view, F) Right maxilla, dorsal view, G) Right mandible, dorsal view, H) Scutellum, I) Male abdominal tergite VII, J) Male abdominal sternite VII. Cyclocaccus intermediatus: K) Male abdominal tergite VII. Cyclocaccus morulus: L) Metendosternite, dorsal view, M) Male protibia and protarsus, dorsal view, N) Male mesotibia and mesotarsus, dorsal view, O) Male metatibia and metatarsus, dorsal view, P) Male abdominal tergite VIII and spiculum gastrale, ventral view, Q) Left metanepisternum. Scale bars: A = 1 mm; B–C, I–K, P–Q = 0.5 mm; D–H, L–O = 0.1 mm.

Fig. 15. Dorsal habitus of Cyclocaccus species in the C. morulus species-group. A) C. lescheni, holotype, B) C. stonyx, holotype, Costa Rica, C) C. stonyx, Panama, D) C. stonyx, Ecuador, E) C. morulus, holotype, F) C. smileyeyes, holotype, Bolivia, G) C. intermediatus, holotype. Scale bars = 1 mm.

Fig. 18. Cyclocaccus stonyx, Costa Rica. A, C, E) Tegmen, ventral view, B, D, F) Median lobe, ventral view, G) Right antenna, ventral view, H) Ovipositor. A–B, G–H from Guanacaste specimens; C–D from Heredia specimen;; E–F from Puntarenas specimen. Scale = equal 0.1 mm.

Fig. 17. Cyclocaccus lescheni, Peru. A) Tegmen, holotype, ventral view, B) Median lobe, holotype, ventral view, C) Right antenna, holotype, ventral view, D) Ovipositor. Scale bars = 0.1 mm.