Euphoria discicollis Species-Group

(Appendix 3: Plate 5k–m)

The only member of this group resembles those in the verticalis and areata species-groups in the globular body shape and ecology, but it exhibits a unique combination of characters to warrant placement in a different group. Together with the areata and verticalis species-groups, this group exhibits a strongly reduced mesometasternal process and a rounded pronotal basal margin. It is distinguished from these two other species-groups by the following: clypeus without denticles; tibial teeth strongly developed; antennal club longer in males; pronotum with a color pattern, body without cretaceous markings; and tarsal claws as long as or longer than last tarsomere (shorter than the last tarsomere in all other species in the genus).