Neuraphomorphus, Reitter, 1882

Jałoszyński, Paweł, 2025, Africaphes gen. nov., a new genus of Stenichnini in Burundi and Rwanda (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Scydmaeninae), Zootaxa 5666 (2), pp. 262-278 : 275-276

publication ID

https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5666.2.7

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:1144422B-F9D0-4428-BD25-C095582429F5

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16683599

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/12018A00-8951-FF9E-649D-07BD0DCEFE79

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Plazi

scientific name

Neuraphomorphus
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Key to genera of Stenichnini of continental Africa south of Sahara (excl. Neuraphomorphus View in CoL )

1 Frons and vertex with elevated subtriangular median ‘platform’ covered with scale-like microsculpture and narrowing posteriorly........................................................ Afroeudesis Franz View in CoL [ Ivory Coast, Tanzania]

- Frons and vertex lacking subtriangular ‘platform’........................................................... 2

2 Procoxal cavities posteriorly broadly open, posterolateral region of prosternum not forming process directed towards hypomeron....................................................... Magellanoconnus Franz View in CoL [ RSA, Zimbabwe]

- Procoxal cavities posteriorly closed by overlapping postcoxal processes of prosternum and hypomeron................. 3

3 Eyes posterior, situated closer to occipital constriction than to mandibular bases....... Stenichnodes Franz View in CoL [ Chad, Kenya]

- Eyes anterior, situated much closer to mandibular bases than to occipital constriction, or lacking...................... 4

4 Lateral submental sulci present....................................... Africaphes Jałoszyński [ Burundi, Rwanda]

- Lateral submental sulci lacking.......................................................................... 5

5 Metaventral intermetacoxal process lacking pair of strongly elongate pointed spines adjacent mesally........................................................................................... Euconnus Thomson View in CoL [worldwide]

- Metaventral intermetacoxal process composed of a pair of elongate (at least twice as long as broad) pointed spines....... 6

6 Pronotum subtrapezoidal, broadest at base and strongly narrowing anterad............................................................................................... Napoconnus Franz View in CoL [equatorial & subequatorial Africa]

- Pronotum rounded, broadest near middle or in front of middle, narrowing anterad and posterad....................... 7

7 Notosternal sutures complete............................ Oreoeudesis Franz View in CoL [ Cameroon, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania]

- Notosternal sutures largely obliterated........................ Microscydmus Saulcy & Croissandeau View in CoL [cosmopolitan]

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Staphylinidae

SubFamily

Scydmaeninae

Tribe

Stenichnini

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