Exomala (Neoblitopertha)

Rössner, Eckehard, Zorn, Carsten & Branco, Tristao, 2009, Exomala (Neoblitopertha) campestris (L, 1804) and Exomala (Neoblitopertha) succincta (C, 1840): two distinct European species (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Rutelinae, Anomalini), Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology 59 (1), pp. 175-189 : 186-187

Key to the species of Neoblitopertha

1 Sides of clypeus parallel; combined lengths of joints 1-4 of fore tarsi in males as long as joint 5 or longer. ..........................................................................................................B

– Clypeus dilated; combined lengths of joints 1-4 of fore tarsi in males distinctly shorter than joint 5; male genitalia: figs 33, 34. (eastern Turkey) .................. bileki PETROVITZ, 1968

2 Pronotum glabrous on disc, only sides setose; widest a little before the base; basal margin reaching the postero-lateral angles; male genitalia: figsC1, 32. ( Montenegro, Albania, Greece) ................................................................................ adriatica PETROVITZ, 1968

– Pronotum entirely setose; widest approximately in the middle; basal margin indistinct or missing in the area of the postero-lateral angles. ...........................................................C

3 Spur of protibia inserted opposite to excision between the two lateral teeth in males ( Italy: Calabria, Sicily). ........................................................................ leonii ( LUIGIONI, 1932)

– Spur of protibia inserted opposite to basal lateral tooth in males. .................................D

4 Inner claw of fore tarsi in males less than half as long as last tarsal joint; sides of pronotum evenly rounded; scutellum most often narrow, rarely semicircular; dark marks of elytra often reduced; male genitalia: figs 1-3 , 23-26. (northern Spain, Pyrenees, southwestern France) .......................................................................................... campestris ( LATREILLE, 1804)

– Inner claw of fore tarsi in males as long as half the length of the last tarsal joint; sides of pronotum with an obtuse, blunt angle; scutellum broad, semicircular; dark marks of elytra almost always extensive; male genitalia: figs 6-8 , 27-30. (Alps and northern Appenines: France, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Slovenia) ...................... succincta ( CASTELNAU, 1840)

Figures

Figs 1-5: Exomala campestris, France, Gironde, La Teste, . – 1: Aedeagus, dorsal. – 2: Aedeagus, ventral. – 3: Aedeagus, lateral. – 4: Last joint and inner claw (outer claw not shown) of right fore tarsus. – 5: Pronotum and scutellum.

Figs 6-10: Exomala succincta, France, Basses Alpes, St. Andire, . – 6: Aedeagus, dorsal. – 7: Aedeagus, ventral. – 8: Aedeagus, lateral. – 9: Last joint and inner claw (outer claw not shown) of right fore tarsus. – 10: Pronotum and scutellum.