Epiphanops, Reitter, 1895

Key to the species of the genus Epiphanops View in CoL (only male body size is given in parentheses)

1. Body covered with brownish or greyish scales with or without microsculpture. Epistome widely triangular. Outer surface of mandibles with sparse scales............................................................................ 2

– Body usually covered with golden-green scales without microsculpture. Epistome equilateral triangular. Outer surface of mandibles with noticeable scales......................................................................... 3

2. Body smaller (length 6.2–6.5 mm). Dorsum of rostrum without median depression. Elytra widest in middle. Middle tibiae of male on inner face without long hairs. Tarsi wider, 3 rd segment of fore tarsi 3.1 times as wide as claw segment. Scales smooth, without microsculpture in concave central part. Aedeagus with unclear anteapical setae............ E. jucundus (Reitter) View in CoL

– Body larger (length 7.5–8.5 mm). Dorsum of rostrum with median depression. Elytra subparallel-sided in middle part. Mid tibiae of male on inner face with long hairs. Tarsi very narrow, 3 rd segment of fore tarsi 2.4–2.6 times as wide as claw segment. Scales flat or barely convex, with distinct microsculpture of longitudinal costulae. Aedeagus with long tufts of anteapical setae............................................................................... E. davidiani Pelletier View in CoL

3. Antenna with 5–7 th funicular segments elongate. Pronotum subtrapezoidal; scales slightly convex, setae short, subrecumbent. Inner face of apical part of mid tibiae covered with long silky hairs............................. E. talamellii Białooki View in CoL

– Antenna with 5–7 th funicular segments usually about as wide as long. Pronotum barrel-shaped, widest in middle part; scales concave in central part, or flattened; setae semi-erect. Inner face of apical part of middle tibiae without long silky hairs.... 4

4. Setae on pronotum and elytra hair-like, usually pointed apically. Penis with very thin, moderately long anteapical setae and with noticeable median carina on ventral side................................................ E. persicus (Chevrolat) View in CoL

– Setae on pronotum and elytra flattened, blunted apically. Anteapical setae of aedeagus absent or thickened and short........5

5. Aedeagus at base of lamella without lateral tubercles, anteapical setae absent or ill-defined....... E. dohrni dohrni (Faust)

– Aedeagus at base of lamella with conspicuous angular lateral tubercles and with short and thickened anteapical setae................................................................................. E. dohrni margaritae ssp. nov.