Apotomoderes

Franz, Nico, 2010, Revision and phylogeny of the Caribbean weevil genus Apotomoderes Dejean, 1834 (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Entiminae), ZooKeys 49 (49), pp. 33-75 : 65-66

Key to the species of Apotomoderes

1. Length 4.32–6.28 mm; profemur unarmed ( Fig. 7C ); protibia lacking a ridge-like projection; aedeagus with rami along ostium curved outward ( Fig. 8A ); sternum VIII (female) slightly incised at posterior end of lamina ( Fig. 8B ) ............................................................ A. anodontos Franz , sp. n.

1' Length 5.40–11.88 mm; profemur armed with a large, knife-like tooth (e.g. Fig. 2B ); protibia with a ridge-like, toothed projection along anteromesal margin (e.g. Fig. 2B ); aedeagus with rami along ostium curved inward (e.g. Fig. 12A); sternum VIII (female) with lamina posteriorly not incised......... 2

2(1') Pronotum only slightly globular in males ( Fig. 9C ); pronotum with larger, subfoveate punctures in posterior half ( Fig. 9C ); elytral punctures without an iridescent metallic scale; elytra with a patch of suberect scales near mesal anterior end of declivity in females ( Fig. 9D ) .... A. menocrater Franz , sp. n.

2' Pronotum strongly globular in males (e.g. Fig. 13A); pronotum without larger punctures; elytral punctures with an iridescent metallic scale (e.g. Fig. 13A); elytral punctures typically with an iridescent metallic scale; elytra without suberect scales near mesal anterior end of declivity in females .................... 3

3(2') Protibial projection rounded near basal 2/5 (Fig. 11B); elytra with regularly appearing, creamy white scale stripes along striae (Fig. 11A) ........................ ....................................................................... A. sotomayorae Franz , sp. n.

3' Protibial projection triangular near basal 2/5, particularly so in large males (e.g. Fig. 13C); elytra variously covered with scales though without pronounced creamy white stripes .................................................................... 4

4(3') Length 6.68–8.20 mm; aedeagus apically (widely) rounded, internal sac without apparent rami ( Fig. 5D ); lamina of sternum VIII (female) longer than wide ( Fig. 6A ) and spermatheca with ramus moderately long, tubular ( Fig. 6C )................................................................. A. lateralis (Gyllenhal)

4' Length 7.58–10.70 mm; aedeagus apically (very) narrowly rounded, internal sac with apparent rami (Figs. 15A, 17A); lamina of sternum VIII (female) nearly as wide as long (Figs. 15B, 17B) and spermatheca with ramus very short (Figs. 15C, 17C) ............................................................................... 5

5(4') Aedeagus with apex narrowly rounded though not pointed, in lateral view apex with a small, knob-like, minimally deflexed projection (Fig. 15A); spermatheca with cornu abruptly angled at basal one third, thereafter slightly curved and a straight, slightly deflected tip (Fig. 15C) ................................. ........................................................................... A. chariedris Franz , sp. n.

5' Aedeagus with apex very narrowly rounded, point-like, in lateral view with a small, lobe-like projection is neither expanded nor reclined (Fig. 17A); spermatheca with cornu strongly curved at basal 2/5, thereafter more gradually curved towards end (Fig. 17C).......................... A. hadroprion Franz , sp. n.

Figures

Figure 2. Habitus of female type specimen of A. lateralis, located in the Naturhistoriska Riksmuseet, Stockholm, Sweden: A lateral view B head, thorax and prolegs, dorsal view C specimen label. Photographs taken by Johannes Bergsten.

Figure 5. Terminalia of A. lateralis, male: A sternum VIII B spiculum gastrale C tegmen D aeadeagus, ventral and lateral view.

Figure 6. Terminalia of A. lateralis, female: A sternum VIII B coxites and styli C spermatheca.

Figure 7. Habitus of A. anodontos, male: A dorsal view B lateral view C frontal view, showing unarmed profemora.

Figure 8. Terminalia of A. anodontos: A aedeagus, ventral and lateral view B sternum VIII, female C spermatheca.

Figure 9. Habitus of A. menocrater: A female, dorsal view B female, lateral view C male, head and pronotum, dorsal view, showing subfoveate punctures D female, declivity with patch of suberect setae, lateral view.