Diagnosis (male and female).

Jameson

Mary Liz

Drumont

Alain

Aroid scarabs in the genus Peltonotus Burmeister (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Dynastinae): key to species and new distributional data

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Peltonotus

podocrassus

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Jameson & Wada, 2004

Figs 29, 62, 77

Diagnosis (male and female).

Length 17.6–18.7 mm, color overall castaneous, elytra castaneous with weak iridescent bloom, head with some multisetigerous punctures, labrum deeply bi-lobed, mentum rounded in apical half (Fig. 29), labial palpomere 2 enlarged and obviously dorsoventrally flattened (Fig. 29), mala with lamellate setal brush, maxillary stipes lacking setae curled at apices, male protibia bidentate, form of parameres (Fig. 62), female epipleuron incised and with oblong-oval emargination (Fig. 77).

Distribution.

Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia).

Remarks.

Peltonotus podocrassus and Peltonotus gracilipodus (distributed in Sumatra) are similar with respect to the male parameres and female epipleura. This may be indicative of recent divergence from a common ancestor.

Figures 25–35.

Mentum, ventral view, showing form of apical half of mentum and form of labial palpomere 2 (in comparison to palpomere 1). 25 Peltonotus deltamentum 26 Peltonotus gracilipodus 27 Peltonotus kyojinus 28 Peltonotus malayensis 29 Peltonotus podocrassus 30 Peltonotus nasutus 31 Peltonotus nethis 32 Peltonotus pruinosus 33 Peltonotus similis 34 Peltonotus sisyrus 35 Peltonotus talangensis.

Figures 61–66.

Male parameres (with or without phallobase), dorsal and lateral views, in Peltonotus. Male parameres are highly asymmetrical, and we illustrate the lateral view that best assists in identification. 61 Peltonotus fujiokai 62 Peltonotus gracilipodus and Peltonotus podocrassus 63 Peltonotus karubei 64 Peltonotus malayensis 65 Peltonotus morio 66 Peltonotus nasutus.

Figures 73–87.

Female elytral epipleuron (gray, ventral view) and position relative to metacoxa in Peltonotus. 73 Peltonotus brunnipennis 74 Peltonotus cybele 75 Peltonotus favonius 76 Peltonotus fujiokai 77 Peltonotus gracilipodus, Peltonotus podocrassus and Peltonotus silvanus 78 Peltonotus kyojinus 79 Peltonotus malayensis 80 Peltonotus morio 81 Peltonotus mushiyaus 82 Peltonotus nasutus 83 Peltonotus nethis 84 Peltonotus pruinosus 85 Peltonotus rubripennis 86 Peltonotus similis 87 Peltonotus sisyrus