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Iapir Py-Daniel, Fonseca & Barbosa

Description

Key to the species of Iapir Py-Daniel, Fonseca & Barbosa

1. Humeral callus feebly to strongly protuberant (anterior margin of elytron sinuate) (Fig. 2a); hind trochanter with a tooth-like projection (Fig. 2 c).................................................................................... 2

1’. Humeral callus not protuberant (anterior margin of elytron slightly sinuate) (Fig. 2 b); hind trochanter without projection like a tooth (Fig. 2 d)........................................................................................ 4

2. Supra-orbital carina fading before the posterior margin of eye; semilunar impression of abdomen dimorphic in male and female (on females the impression is projected medially toward the apex of abdomen) (Figs. 2 e, f)..................................................................... Iapir borgmeieri (Reichardt & Vanin) [Brazil, Minas Gerais State]

2’. Supra-orbital carina reaches the posterior margin of eye; semilunar impression of abdomen similar on males and females.. 3

3. Hind trochanter with tooth-like projection conspicuous (Fig. 2 c); hind wing with RP vein reaching the oblongum cell in the apex of rp-mp1 vein, near to r4 (Fig. 2 h).... Iapir quadridentatus Braule-Pinto, Fonseca & Hamada [Brazil, Pernambuco State]

3’. Tooth-like projection on hind trochanter present but not conspicuous; hind wing with RP vein reaching the oblongum cell in the middle of rp-mp1 vein (Fig. 2 g)............... Iapir trombetensis (Fonseca, Py-Daniel & Barbosa) [Brazil, Pará State]

4. Pronotum slightly raised medially, forming a keel feebly conspicuous on posterior third...................................................................................... Iapir castalia (Reichardt) [Brazil, Rio de Janeiro State]

4’. Pronotum entirely convex, without raised area forming a keel.................................................. 5

5. Hind wing reduced (Fig 1 a); male genitalia with subapical tufts of setae (Fig. 1 c)................................................................................................ Iapir vanini sp. nov. [Brazil, Espirito Santo State]

5’. Hind wing developed (Fig. 2 g, h); male genitalia glabrous........................................................................................ Iapir britskii (Reichardt & Costa) [Brazil, Espirito Santo and Rio de Janeiro State]

Notes

Published as part of Sampaio, Brunno Henrique Lanzellotti & Ferreira-Jr, Nelson, 2014, A new species of Iapir Py-Daniel, Fonseca & Barbosa (Coleoptera: Myxophaga: Torridincolidae) from Brazil with key to species of the genus, pp. 196-200 in Zootaxa 3753 (2) on pages 199-200, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3753.2.9, http://zenodo.org/record/226814

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Biodiversity

Family
Torridincolidae
Genus
Iapir
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Coleoptera
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
Py-Daniel, Fonseca & Barbosa
Taxon rank
genus