Tepa, ROLSTON AND MCDONALD

KEY TO SPECIES OF TEPA View in CoL

1. Distance frommesial margin of ostiole to apex of rugamuch greater than distance from apex of ruga to lateral margin of supporting sclerite ...... ................ 2 - Distance frommesial margin of ostiole to apex of ruga equal to or less than distance from apex of ruga to lateral margin of supporting sclerite ...... ................ 4

2 (1). Ostiolar canal widening toward apex; lateral lobe of paramere bent strongly entad. (Baja California, southwestern United States) ....... .......... T. jugosa (Van Duzee) - Ostiolar canal narrowing toward apex; lateral lobe of paramere bent weakly entad .... 3

3 (2). Anterior lobe of paramere narrowed apically, lateral lobe of paramere usually bent weakly toward anterior lobe (see Rolston, 1972, fig. 42) (western United States, Mexico ....... ............................ T. vanduzeei , n. sp. - Anterior lobe of paramere not narrowed apically, lateral lobe of paramere bent strongly toward anterior lobe (seeRolston, 1972, fig.36) (BajaCalifornia, Curacao, Florida keys) ........ T. panda (Van Duzee)

4 (1). Lateralmargins ofhead converging sinuously, nowhere parallel; ostiolar ruganearly evanescent apically in profile; lateral lobe of paramere bent strongly entad (western United States) ........ T. brevis (VanDuzee) - Lateral margins of head subparallel for some distance between eyes and apex of head; ostiolar ruga truncate apically in profile; lateral lobe of paramere not bent strongly entad............................................................. 5

5 (4). Anterolateral margins of pronotum straight; proctiger with prominent mesial ridge formuch of its length, strongly impressed on each side of ridge;rim of genital cup continuing onto ventral surface of pygophore as short, oblique, mesially convergent carinae (western United States) ............... ................. T. yerma (Rolston) - Anterolateral margins of pronotum concave; proctiger bulbous near base; ventral surface of pygophore not carinate (western United States) ..... ...... T. rugulosa (Say)