Epectinaspis Blanchard

Abstract

Key to the species of Epectinaspis Blanchard (modified from Paucar-Cabrera 2003) 1. Protarsomeres 1–4 subequal in length to protarsomere 5 (Fig. 46). Protarsomere 5 with internomedial protuberance (Fig. 46). Larger claw of protarsus with ventral ramus about 4 times wider than dorsal ramus (Fig. 46). Abdominal sternites weakly concave...........................................................................................(male) 2 - Protarsomeres 1–4 longer than protarsomere 5 (Fig. 47). Protarsomere 5 lacking internomedial protuberance (Fig. 47). Larger claw of protarsus with ventral ramus 1 to 2 times wider than dorsal ramus (Fig. 47). Abdominal sternites weakly convex.................................................................................................(female) 11Published as part of Ramírez-Ponce, Andrés & Curoe, Daniel, 2014, Description of two new species in the genera Epectinaspis Blanchard and Strigoderma Burmeister (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae: Anomalini), pp. 87-94 in Zootaxa 3827 (1) on page 90, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3827.1.8, http://zenodo.org/record/28650