Laemoglyptus, Fairmaire, 1886

Švihla, Vladimír & Kopetz, Andreas, 2012, A review of the genus Laemoglyptus from the Himalayas (Coleoptera: Cantharidae), Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 52 (2), pp. 443-466 : 445

Key to the groups and subgroups of Himalayan Laemoglyptus -species (males)

1 Emarginations of lateral sides of pronotum are situated near the base ( Fig. 1 ). ................ .............................................................................................. L. ramiferus -group (p. 445)

– Emarginations of lateral sides of pronotum are situated far from base (as in Figs. 2, 3, 4 ). ..................................................................................................................................... 2

2 Lateral emarginations of pronotum are closed laterally in dorsal view; narrowed portion of pronotum behind the emarginations shorter; posterior margin of pronotum convex ( Fig. 4 ). ............................................................................................. L. vicinus -group (p. 462)

– Lateral emarginations of pronotum are mostly open laterally in dorsal view; narrowed portion of pronotum behind emarginations longer; posterior margin of pronotum slightly rounded, slightly sinuate or nearly straight ( Figs. 2, 3 ). ( L. bomfordii -group, p. 448). ................... 3

3 Protruding lateral parts of pronotum strongly convex ( Fig. 3 ). .......................................... .......................................................................................... L. schmidti -subgroup (p. 461)

– Protruding lateral parts of pronotum at most moderately convex as in Fig. 2 . ............... 4

4 Inner portion of dorsal part of aedeagus with strong keels. ............................................... .................................................................................... L. bhutanensis -subgroup (p. 454)

– Inner portion of dorsal part of aedeagus without strong keels. ....................................... 5

5 Apices of fused parameres curved ventrad terminally. .......... L. bilyi -subgroup (p. 452)

– Apices of fused parameres not curved ventrad terminally. ............................................. 6

6 Fused laterophyses at most shallowly emarginate terminally. ........................................... ................................................................................... L. gandakiensis -subgroup (p. 448)

– Laterophyses distinctly divided terminally. ................... L. bomfordii -subgroup (p. 451)

Figures

Figs. 1–8. 1–4 – pronotum. 1 – Laemoglyptus walteri sp. nov; 2 – L. bom- fordii Fairmaire, 1897; 3 – L. schmidti Kazantsev, 2009; 4 – L. vicinus Pic, 1921; 5–6 – antenna of male. 5 – L. himalayanus himalayanus sp. nov.; 6 – L. himalayanus sikkimensis ssp. nov.; 7–8 – L. ramiferus (Champion, 1926). 7 – apical portion of aedeagus, lateral aspect; 8 – apex of dorsal part of aedeagus, dorsal aspect.