Prothyma (Genoprothyma) Rivalier 1964
Creators: name: Wiesner, Jürgen
name: Anichtchenko, Alexander
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Carabidae
Prothyma

description: Key to the Philippines species of the subgenus Genoprothyma Rivalier, 1964
1 Disc of pronotum irregularly wrinkled: wrinkles relatively wide, in the anterior third and laterally becoming indistinct (Fig. 2) ................................................................................................... 2
- Disc of pronotum more or less evenly wrinkled, wrinkles much narrow (Fig. 3).................................... 7
2 Central rugae between eyes zigzag (Fig. 2d–f).............................................................. 5
- Central rugae between eyes nearly straight (Fig. 2a–c)....................................................... 3
3 Rugae on occipital zone weakly evident (Fig. 2c). Elytra violet, head and pronotum copper, femora brownish yellow with dark apical part; Sibuyan.......................................................... P. discretepunctata Horn, 1924
- Rugae on occipital region evident (Fig. 2a–b)............................................................... 4
4 Predominant color of head, pronotum and elytra copper (Fig. 8); Luzon.......................... P. hopkinsi hopkinsi
- Head, pronotum and humeral part of elytra blue-violet (Fig. 9). Luzon and Catanduanes ..... P. hopkinsi bakeri Horn, 1914
5 Lateral band of elytra triangular, subapical band triangular or comma-shaped..................................... 6
- Lateral band of elytra oblique, subapical band round. Apex of aedeagus short and blunt. Biliran ............................................................................................... P. rotundatocuprascens Horn, 1923
6 Subapical band comma-shaped; apex of aedeagus elongate and slightly downturned; basal chitinous shield of endophallus (situated near apical orifice) composed of long spines (Fig. 12f, g). Masbate ................... P. masbateensis sp. nov.
- Subapical band of elytra triangular; apex of aedeagus short. Mindanao.................. P. lucidicollis (Chaudoir, 1869)
7 Pronotum elongate (Figs 3a–c). Medium size or small species (9–13 mm)........................................ 8
- Pronotum nearly square (Fig. 3d). Large species (14–15 mm); body, antennae and legs nearly black; elytra along suture coarsely, transversely rugate................................................................ P. banksi Horn, 1923 here
8 Dorsal surface of protarsomeres 1–3 in males smooth...................................................... ... 9
- Dorsal surface of protarsomeres 1–3 in males covered by unusually long and dense setae; body small and slender, 9–11 mm. Luzon, Mindanao.................................................................. P. tenuipenis Horn, 1934
8 Apex of aedeagus strongly downturned in lateral view (Figs 13, 15)............................................. 9
- Apex of aedeagus slightly downturned in lateral view; endophallus in basal extent (near apical orifice) with one sclerotized shield composed of flat scales (Fig. 6). Mindanao, Negros......................... P. confluenteangustata Horn, 1924
9 Head, pronotum and elytra matte, dull copper with green and blue tinges (Fig. 13); aedeagus shorter; endophallus in basal part with two groups of spines. Marinduque …............................................. P. miltonmedinai sp. nov.
- Head, pronotum and elytra with bright coppery-red luster (Fig. 15); aedeagus longer, endophallus without two basal groups of spines. Romblon ................................................................... P. schultzei Horn, 1908
description: Published as part of Wiesner, Jürgen & Anichtchenko, Alexander, 2023, The Philippines species of the genus Prothyma Hope, 1838 (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae) Part 1: Subgenera Prothyma Hope, 1838, Genoprothyma Rivalier, 1964 and Parasymplecthyma subgen. nov., pp. 1-36 in Zootaxa 5315 (1) on pages 6-7, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5315.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/8129911