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HARIS A.: STUDY ON THE PALAEARCTIC PRISTIPHORA SPECIES<br />

211<br />

variable light colour. Figs. 197, 202, 209 and 218.................................................table K<br />

- More extensively light coloured <strong>species</strong>. Abdominal sternites light or <strong>the</strong> total body<br />

sometimes even <strong>the</strong> head light coloured. Figs. 192 and 196...................................table L<br />

Males<br />

1. Head and <strong>the</strong> whole thorax densely punctured matt. Larger <strong>species</strong>: (5.0) 6.0-7.0<br />

mm. Apex of penis valve acute, with ventral bypass (Figs. 57-64) except P. mollis<br />

(Hartig) (Fig. 56). Body dominantly black. Pr<strong>on</strong>otum, tegula and legs partly straw yellow<br />

or ochraceous.................................................................................................Table M<br />

- At least partly <strong>the</strong> thorax (mesopleur<strong>on</strong> or mes<strong>on</strong>otum) more or less shining. If <strong>the</strong><br />

<strong>species</strong> is matt than smaller and/or penis valve structure and colorati<strong>on</strong> different.........2.<br />

2. Mesosternum always pale. Body variously coloured from dark till wholly pale.<br />

Penis valves in Figs. 132 and 151-161...................................................................Table N<br />

- Mesosternum dark (mostly black)..............................................................................3.<br />

3. At least abdominal sternites in <strong>the</strong> middle yellow or abdomen red banded............Table O<br />

- Abdominal tergites and sternites always dark (Sometimes apical sternite(s) of<br />

abdomen may be light coloured)......................................................................................4.<br />

4. Penis valve curved in <strong>the</strong> middle, its lobe chitinised and golden coloured with small<br />

spines al<strong>on</strong>g its margin (Figs.64-72) or penis valve with fine cilia <strong>on</strong> dorsal margin (Figs.<br />

72-80).................................................................................................................... Table P<br />

- Penis valve different..................................................................................................5.<br />

5. Penis valve with hook (Figs. 107-130). Dominantly black <strong>species</strong>, tegula may be<br />

pale. Legs black and white, sometimes entirely dark (black and dark brown) or entirely<br />

white......................................................................................................................Table Q<br />

- Penis valve without hook. Variously coloured <strong>species</strong>..............................................6.<br />

6. Penis valve acute (Figs. 162 and 163). Thorax, head and legs more or less coloured<br />

with yellow. Small <strong>species</strong> 3.0-4.5 mm.(Subgenus Sharliphora W<strong>on</strong>g, 1969)......Table R<br />

- Penis valve different. Head, thorax and abdominal tergites and sternites dominantly<br />

black. Pr<strong>on</strong>otum, tegula may be light coloured.......................................................Table S<br />

FEMALES<br />

Table A<br />

Subgenus <strong>Pristiphora</strong> Latreille, 1810. Sawsheath extremely deeply notched, has a pair<br />

of pliers shape, see Fig. 1.<br />

1. Abdomen yellow with l<strong>on</strong>gitudinal black stripe. Head ochraceous (in male with<br />

large black spot <strong>on</strong> fr<strong>on</strong>tal area). Sawsheath in Fig. 1. Thorax black with ochraceous<br />

spots. Hind legs black. (Fig. 186) 6.0-8.0 mm........................................P. fausta (Hartig)<br />

Hungary, Austria, Belgium, Slovakia, Switzerland, Germany, France, Ne<strong>the</strong>rlands, Portugal, Turkey and<br />

Asia Minor.<br />

- Abdominal tergites black, sternites and sawsheath yellow. Head black but labrum,<br />

mandibles and clypeal margin yellow. Thorax black <strong>on</strong>ly pr<strong>on</strong>otum and tegula yellow. Legs<br />

nearly entirely yellow, <strong>on</strong>ly <strong>the</strong> very base of hind coxa black and apex of hind tibia with light<br />

brown ring. Fig. 194. Small <strong>species</strong>: 4.1 mm. Males unknown.........P. m<strong>on</strong>golofausta Haris<br />

Known <strong>on</strong>ly from M<strong>on</strong>golia.

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