Published December 31, 2015 | Version v1
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Melobasina (Ulaikoilia) Bily & Kuban

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Description

Key to the species of Melobasina (Ulaikoilia) Bílý & Kubáň

1 Pronotum with well-developed posterolateral depressions (Fig. 1); anal ventrite without lateral longitudinal carinae and depressions (Fig. 8); pronotum not bell-shaped.............................................................. 2

- Pronotum without posterolateral depressions; anal ventrite with lateral longitudinal carinae and depressions; pronotum bellshaped; colour dark blue; species from Papua New Guinea.............................. M. (U.) jelineki Bílý & Kubáň

2 Elytral apices bidentate (Fig. 1); anal ventrite trispinose (Fig. 8); elytra blue-green with coppery and golden markings; species from Sulawesi....................................................................... M. (U.) jennyae sp. n.

- Elytral apices tridentate; anal ventrite bispinose; elytra bright green with a golden reflection; species from Philippines...................................................................................... M. (U.) hoschecki Hołyński

Notes

Published as part of Levey, Brian, 2015, A new species of Melobasina (Ulaikoilia Bílý & Kubáň) (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) from Sulawesi, pp. 132-136 in Zootaxa 3955 (1) on page 136, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3955.1.8, http://zenodo.org/record/245151

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Biodiversity

Family
Buprestidae
Genus
Melobasina
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Coleoptera
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
Bily & Kuban
Taxon rank
subGenus