Daimothoracodes magnificus Martinez 1994
Creators: name: Ocampo, Federico C.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2005
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Hybosoridae
Daimothoracodes
Daimothoracodes magnificus

description: Daimothoracodes magnificus Martínez 1994
New record. ARGENTINA: La Rioja province, Departamento Rosario Pañaloza, Sierra de Argana, El Rosillo. 20­X­97. M. E. Irwin and F. D. Parker coll., 1 female, (FCOC).
Comment. Daimothoracodes magnificus was previously known only from the type locality, Bolivia, Santa Cruz, Ichilo province, Buenavista (Martínez 1994).
Key to species of Daimothoracodes Petrovitz (modified from Ocampo and Vaz­de­Mello 2002)
1. Pronotal surface with large, deep foveae or deep, irregular depressions, pronotal surface lacking setae, or with (at most) few scattered setae .............................................. 2
1'. Pronotal surface with deep punctures, sparsely arranged; surface with dense, short setae ......................................................................................... D. magnificus Martínez 1994
2. Pronotal disc with deep, large, rounded foveae; foveae variable in number (1425), shape, and depth, not or rarely coalescent....................................................................... ............................................................... D. confossus Ocampo and Vaz­de­Mello 2002
2'. Pronotal disc with irregular, coalescent foveae; foveae variable in number and depth .. ...................................................................................................................................... 3
3. Protibiae with 3 teeth (of them basal and medial poorly developed). Lateral margin of elytra not rugose. Parameres different from Figs. 4, 5 ........ D. mirabilis Petrovitz 1970
3. Protibiae with 2 well developed teeth (Fig. 3). Lateral margin of elytra distinctly rugose (Fig. 2). Parameres as in Figs. 4, 5 ........ D. rugomarginatus Ocampo, new species Clave para las especies de Daimothoracodes Petrovitz (modificada de Ocampo y Vazde­Mello 2002)
1. Pronoto con la surperficie cubierta de foveas grandes y profundas, o depresiones irregulares profundas, glabro, o con unas pocas setas .......................................................... 2
1'. Pronoto con la superficie con punctuaciones profundas, esparcidas; superficie densamente setosa, setas cortas ................................................. D. magnificus Martínez 1994
2. Disco del pronoto con foveas redondeadas grandes y profundas; foveas variables en número (1425), forma y profundidad, no o raramente coalescentes............................... ................................................................... D. confossus Ocampo y Vaz­de­Mello 2002
2'. Disco del pronoto con foveas irregulares, coalescentes; foveas variables en número y profundidad ..................................................................................................................3
3. Protibias con 3 dientes (de ellos, basal y medio pobremente desarrollados). Margen lateral de los élitros no rugosa. Párameros diferentes de las Figs. 4, 5 ........................... ............................................................................................. D. mirabilis Petrovitz 1970
3. Protibias con 2 dientes bien desarrollados (Fig. 3). Margen lateral de los élitros rugosos (Fig 2). Párameros como en las Figs. 4, 5 ................................................................. ................................................................... D. rugomarginatus Ocampo, especie nueva
description: Published as part of Ocampo, Federico C., 2005, A new species of the Neotropical genus Daimothoracodes Petrovitz (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Hybosoridae), pp. 45-51 in Zootaxa 1048 on pages 49-50, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.169919