Tomoglossa, Kraatz, 1856

Gusarov, Vladimir I., 2002, A revision of Nearctic species of the genus Tomoglossa Kraatz, 1856 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae), Zootaxa 30, pp. 1-19 : 5-6

Key for Identification of Nearctic Species of Tomoglossa

1 Antennal articles 4 and 5 elongate, 1.1­1.3 as long as wide ( Figs. 29­30 ). Length 2.0 mm. Pronotal length 0.34­0.36 mm....................................... 2

– Antennal articles 4 and 5 quadrate or transverse ( Figs. 31­33 ). Length 1.6­2.1 mm. Pronotal length 0.27­0.36 mm........................................... 3

2 Puncturation of forebody deep. Known from New Jersey.... 2. T. ornatella (Casey)

– Puncturation of forebody shallow. Known from Texas......3. T. improvisa (Casey)

3 Antennal articles 4 and 5 quadrate ( Fig. 31 ). Length 2.0­ 2.1 mm. Pronotal length 0.31­0.36 mm........................................ 1. T. decora (Casey)

– Antennal articles 4 and 5 transverse, 1.2­1.4 as wide as long ( Figs. 32­33 ). Length 1.6­1.8 mm. Pronotal length 0.27­0.29 mm................................ 4

4 Antennal article 11 as long as articles 9 and 10 combined; article 9 1.2 times as wide as long ( Fig. 32 ). Articles 2­11 reddish brown, darker than article 1. Head, pronotum and elytra with finer and denser puncturation. Length 1.8 mm. Pronotal length 0.29 mm.................................................. 4. T. arizonica sp. nov.

– Antennal article 11 shorter than articles 9 and 10 combined; article 9 1.5 times as wide as long ( Fig. 33 ). Antenna uniformly reddish yellow. Head, pronotum and elytra with stronger and sparser puncturation. Length 1.6 mm. Pronotal length 0.27 mm....................................................... 5. T. floridana sp. nov.

Figures

FIGURES 29 ­ 33. Antennae of Nearctic Tomoglossa. 29, T. ornatella (Casey) (lectotype); 30, T. improvisa (Casey) (lectotype); 31, T. decora (Casey) (Pennsylvania); 32, T. arizonica Gusarov, sp. nov. (holotype); 33, T. floridana Gusarov, sp. nov. (holotype). Scale bar 0.1 mm.