Sphondyliini Rodríguez-Mirón, 2021

Rodríguez-Mirón, Geovanni M., 2025, Redescription of the African genus Poecilomorpha Hope, 1814 (Megalopodidae: Megalopodinae) and description of a new species, European Journal of Taxonomy 987, pp. 264-280 : 265-266

Tribe Sphondyliini Rodríguez-Mirón, 2021

Key to the genera of Sphondyliini Rodríguez-Mirón, 2021

1. Pronotum same width or wider than base of elytra, posterior edge sinuated ..................................... ............................................................................ Monrosolopha Erber & Medvedev, 2002 ( Fig. 1A )

– Base of pronotum less wide than base of elytra, posterior edge not sinuated ( Fig. 1B ) ................... 2

2. Mesoventrite with transverse fovea anteriorly ( Fig. 1C ) .................................................................. 3

– Mesoventrite without transverse fovea anteriorly ............................................................................ 7

3. Apical edge of elytra crenulate ( Fig. 1D ). Pronotum subconical in shape ( Fig. 1E ) .......................... .................................................................................................. Antonaria Jacoby & Clavareau,1905

– Apical edge of elytra not crenulate. Pronotum not subconical in shape ( Fig.1A–B, G–I ) ............... 4

4. Antennae short, not extending beyond procoxae. Pronotum without lateral projections ( Fig. 1H ). 5

– Antennae of medium length, beyond procoxae. Pronotum with lateral projections ( Fig. 1B, G ) .... 6

5. Pronotum with anterior and posterior groove ( Fig. 1F ) ............................ Falsocolobaspis Pic, 1942

– Pronotum without anterior or posterior groove ....................................... Macroantonaria Pic, 1951

6. Pronotum surface with points separated from each other ( Fig. 1B ). Elytra without hump behind scutellum ....................................................................................................... Bryantonaria Pic, 1951

– Pronotum surface with contiguous punctuations ( Fig. 1G ). Elytra with hump behind scutellum ...... ............................................................................................... Piomelopus Jacoby & Clavareau, 1905

7. Pronotum subcircular in shape, with setae conspicuous in some region of the body ( Fig. 1H ) ......... ...................................................................................................................... Sphondylia Weise, 1902

– Pronotum trapezoidal in shape, with setae scattered ( Fig. 1I ) ................ Poecilomorpha Hope, 1841

Figures

Fig. 1. A. Pronotum of Monrosolopha tarsata (Bryant, 1941). B. Pronotum of Bryantonaria crampeli (Pic,1913), syntype, ♂ (MNHN). C. Mesoventrite pit of B. crampeli, ♂ (MNHN). D. Crenate elytral edge of Antonaria sp. E. Pronotum of Antonaria sp. F. Pronotum lateral view of Falsocolobaspis elongatus Pic, 1951, ♂ (RMCA). G. Pronotum of Piomelopus flabellicornis (Jacoby, 1895), ♂ (MNHN). H. Pronotum of Sphondylia sp. I. Pronotum of Poecilomorpha passerinii Hope, 1841, ♂ (MNHN).