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Trýzna, Miloš & Baňař, Petr, 2025, Taxonomic and nomenclatural changes in Malagasy species of Anhelita Jordan, Lemurisintor Frieser and Sintor Schoenherr (Anthribidae: Coleoptera), Zootaxa 5621 (3), pp. 301-325 : 302

The previously confused genera Anhelita , Lemurisintor and Sintor can be distinguished using the morphological characters given in the following key:

1 Rostrum at least as long as wide, but usually much longer than wide, lateral margins of rostrum expanded apically........ 2

- Rostrum approximately twice as wide as long, lateral margins of rostrum almost parallel, widest in midline of rostrum, then slightly narrowed apically ( Figs 72–83 )......................................................... Lemurisintor

2 Tarsomere 1 conspicuously long, as long as length of other tarsomeres combined. Claws without teeth. Antennae of males shorter, not extending beyond posterior margin of pronotum. Pronotum as wide as long or only slightly transverse, posterior margin of pronotum more or less as wide as anterior margin ( Figs 1–28 ).................................. Anhelita

- Tarsomere 1 shorter than length of other tarsomeres combined. Claws with teeth. Antennae of males longer, extending well beyond posterior margin of pronotum. Pronotum distinctly transverse, posterior margin of pronotum at least 1.3x as wide as anterior margin ( Figs 29–71 )....................................................................... Sintor

Figures

FIGURES 72–77. Lemurisintor distans comb. nov., holotype male of Lemurisintor longiclava (ZSMC). 72, habitus in dorsal view; 73, head; 74, right antenna; 75, pronotum; 76, habitus in lateral view; 77, original labels. Scale bars in mm.

FIGURES 78–83. Lemurisintor distans comb. nov., holotype male of Anhelita distans (NHMB). 78, habitus in dorsal view; 79, head; 80, right antenna; 81, pronotum; 82, habitus in lateral view; 83, original labels. Scale bars in mm.

FIGURES 1–5. Anhelita lineata, lectotype male (BMNH). 1, habitus in dorsal view; 2, head; 3, pronotum; 4, habitus in lateral view; 5, original labels. Scale bars in mm.

FIGURES 6–10. Anhelita lineata, male (MTDC). 6, habitus in dorsal view; 7, head; 8, right antenna; 9, pronotum; 10, habitus in lateral view. Scale bars in mm.

FIGURES 11–14. Anhelita lineata, male genitalia (MTDC). 11, aedeagus in dorsal view; 12, segment 8 and sternite 9 (= spiculum gastrale) in ventral view; 13, tegmen in ventral view; 14, pygidium.

FIGURES 15–18. Anhelita lineata, female genitalia (MTDC). 15, ovipositor in ventral view; 16, pygidium; 17, segment 8 with apodeme; 18, female, habitus in dorsal view. Scale bar in mm.

FIGURES 19–22. Anhelita unicarinata (NHMB). 19, lectotype male; 20, original labels; 21, specimen not mentioned in the original description [sex not confirmed]; 22, original labels. Scale bars in mm.

FIGURES 23–28. Anhelita unicarinata, paralectotype female (NHMB). 23, habitus in dorsal view; 24, head; 25, right antenna; 26, pronotum; 27, habitus in lateral view; 28, original labels. Scale bars in mm.

FIGURES 29–33. Sintor paradistans, male (MTDC). 29, habitus in dorsal view; 30, head; 31, pronotum; 32, right antenna; 33, habitus in lateral view. Scale bars in mm.

FIGURES 34–39. Sintor paradistans, genitalia male (MTDC). 34, aedeagus in dorsal view; 35, tergite 8 in ventral view; 36, sternite 8 in ventral view [damaged]; 37, sternite 9 (= spiculum gastrale) in ventral view; 38, tegmen in ventral view; 39, pygidium.

FIGURES 40–44. Sintor paradistans, female (MTDC). 40, habitus in dorsal view; 41, head; 42, right antenna; 43, pronotum; 44, habitus in lateral view. Scale bars in mm.

FIGURES 45–49. Sintor paradistans, genitalia female (MTDC). 45, segment 8 with apodeme; 46, apex of ovipositor (toothed plate) in ventral view; 47, ovipositor in ventral view; 48, pygidium; 49, spermatheca.

FIGURES 50–56. Sintor aphanes comb. nov., holotype male (NHMB). 50, habitus in dorsal view; 51, head; 52, right antenna; 53, head and pronotum in oblique view; 54, pronotum; 55, habitus in lateral view; 56, original labels. Scale bars in mm.

FIGURES 57–60. Sintor brevipes comb. nov., holotype [sex not confirmed] (MNHN). 57, habitus in dorsal view; 58, head; 59, pronotum; 60, original labels.

FIGURES 61–65. Sintor cf. brevipes, female (MTDC). 61, habitus in dorsal view; 62, pronotum; 63, head; 64, left antenna; 65, habitus in lateral view. Scale bars in mm.

FIGURES 66–69. Malagasy Sintor (MTDC). 66, S. conglobatus, male; 67, S. impressus, male; 68, S. alternus, paratype male; 69, S. ochraceus, male.

FIGURES 70–71. Malagasy Sintor (MTDC). 70, S. sporadicus, female; 71, S. frenatus, male.