Clastopus

Iwan, Dariusz, Kamiński, Marcin Jan & Aalbu, Rolf, 2012, A new species of the genus Clastopus Fairmaire, 1898 (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Pedinini) from Madagascar, Zootaxa 3351, pp. 60-68 : 67

Key to the species of Clastopus

1 Circumocular depression shallow ( Fig. 3 ). Elytral intervals convex; rows deep with small, barely visible punctures ( Fig. 5 ) ... 2

- Circumocular depression deep ( Fig. 2 ). Elytral intervals flat; rows shallow with large, clearly visible punctures ( Fig. 4 , 12 ).. 3

2 Margins of the intercoxal process of prosternum interrupted at the apex ( Fig. 16 ). Elytral interrows smooth ( Fig. 5 ).................................................................................................. C. ordinarius

- Margins of the intercoxal process of prosternum complete. Elytal intervals with delicate sculpturing.......... C. aberlenci

3 Body length: 11.0–12.0 mm. Pronotum broadest at the base. Male mesotibia without apical denticle. Male pro- and metafemora hairless.............................................................................. C. eurynotoides

- Body length: 7.0–10.0 mm. Pronotum broadest at at about 0.66 of its length. Male mesotibia with apical denticle. Male proand metafemora with row of hairs on the inner margin........................................................ 4

4 Body length: 7.0–8.0 mm. Intercoxal process of prosternum with ventral surface flat ( Fig. 6 ). Male mesofemora with a denticle on inner side ( Fig. 19 )................................................................ C. griswoldi sp. nov.

- Body length: 8.8–10.0 mm. Intercoxal process of prosternum saddle-like ( Fig. 7 ). Male mesofemora without a denticle................................................................................................ C. tenuiculus

Figures

FIGURES 1–8. Clastopus griswoldi sp. nov. (1, 2, 6, 8); C. ordinarius (3, 5); C. eurynotoides (4); C. tenuiculus (7). Base of pronotal disc and elytron (1), head (dorsal view) (deep circumocular depression—2, shallow circumocular depression—3), elytron (intervals flat—4, intervals convex—5), intercoxal process of prosternum with visible right procoxa (lateral view) (6, 7) and metaventrite with median circular depression (blue) (8).

FIGURES 10–14. Clastopus griswoldi sp. nov. Antennae and elytral hypomeron (10), mentum and submentum (11), elytron sculpture (12), fifth abdominal ventrite (13), aedeagal tegmen (bpt—basal part of tegmen, cla—clavae pe—penis, pra—parameres) (dorsal and ventral views) (14).

FIGURES 15–20. Clastopus griswoldi sp. nov. (15, 17-20). C. ordinarius (16). Intercoxal process of prosternum (ventral view) (15, 16), male legs: protibia and profemora (ventral—17, dorsal—18), mesofemora with denticle (19), metatibia and metafemora (20).