Key to species groups of Craspedophorus Hope, 1838

(Afrotropical region)

1 Terminal labial palpomere (mainly in males) weakly dilated, elongated, more or less kidney-shaped. If male terminal palpom- ere is strongly dilated and not too elongated, then pronotum is cordiform, with lateral margins strongly sinuate posteriorly.......................................................................................................2

- Terminal labial palpomere in males strongly dilated, more triangular, securiform........................................................................................ ( Epicosmus Chaudoir, 1879) species groups not included here.

2 Antennae long and moderately dilated, mainly in intermediate antennomeres.... C. regalis species group (Häckel 2017: 214)

- Antennae slender, antennomeres not dilated.................................................................3

3 Metepisterna rhombiform, approximately as long as wide (Plate 4, Figs 31b, 33b, c).............. C. strachani group nov.

- Metepisterna trapeziform, longer than wide, proximally wider than distally........................................4

4 Ventrites not crenulated anteriorly. ... C. reflexus species group (Häckel 2016: 506, 2017: 223)......................................................................................... C. leprieuri species group (Häckel 2017: 203)

- Ventrites distinctly or strongly crenulated anteriorly (Plate 4, Figs 28–30, 31a)........... C. brevicollis species group nov.