| T O P I C R E V I E W |
| Francesco |
Posted - 15/02/2014 : 19:55:16
Nemophas Thomson, 1864 is a genus of the subfamily Lamiinae, tribus Lamiini widespread from the Philippines to New Britain and Solomon Islands throughout Indonesia.
In the last revision, Iothocera Thomson, 1864 was recognized as a synonym of this genus.
Many thank to Gérard Chemin for his collaboration in sending many pictures. 
This key is part of a paper available here (after request).
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| 15 L A T E S T R E P L I E S (Newest First) |
| Francesco |
Posted - 15/02/2014 : 21:54:09
19. Elytral bands bicolour (basal and apical ones red, median ones yellow), 29–38 mm ... N. tricolor Heller, 1896
Photo Gérard Chemin
-. Elytral bands yellow unicolour, 28–40 mm (Fig. 19) ... Nemophas nigriceps Vitali, 2013
Photo Francesco Vitali, Holotype |
| Francesco |
Posted - 15/02/2014 : 21:49:39
18. Integument black, nearly dull; ventral side covered with yellow and black pubescence, 26–43 mm, Moluccas: Sanana; Sulawesi: Peleng ... Nemophas bicinctus Lansberge, 1880
Photo Gérárd Chemin
-. Integument with blue or green metallic reflections; ventral side entirely covered with yellow pubescence, Sulawesi ... 19 |
| Francesco |
Posted - 15/02/2014 : 21:46:01
17. Elytra with fine sparse punctuation, smooth at base, 27–43 mm, Lesser Sunda: Timor, Alor, Flores ... Nemophas zonatus Lansberge, 1880
Photo Francesco Vitali
-. Elytra with dense punctuation, granulose at base ... 18 |
| Francesco |
Posted - 15/02/2014 : 21:40:35
16. Ventral side covered with black pubescence; elytra with bands of ochreous pubescence, 25–39 mm, Moluccas: Seram, Ambon ... Nemophas grayii (Pascoe, 1859)
Photo Gérard Chemin
-. Ventral side mostly covered with yellow pubescence; elytra with bands of yellow pubescence ... 17 |
| Francesco |
Posted - 15/02/2014 : 20:47:57
15. Elytra almost dull, covered with rough dense punctuation, 24–51 mm, Lesser Sunda: Timor ... Nemophas batoceroides Thomson, 1864
Photo Gérard Chemin
-. Elytra shining, covered with fine sparse punctuation, 25–45 mm, Moluccas: Buru ... Nemophas helleri Hauser, 1904
Photo Gérard Chemin
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| Francesco |
Posted - 15/02/2014 : 20:43:15
14. Elytra covered with irregular transversal bands of red pubescence, 23–45 mm, Moluccas: Tanimbar, Kai ... Nemophas forbesi Waterhouse, 1884
Photo Gérard Chemin
-. Elytra hairless, at the most covered with small spots of ochreous pubescence ... 15
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| Francesco |
Posted - 15/02/2014 : 20:41:50
13. Pronotum covered with unicolour red pubescence ... 14
-. Pronotum covered with bicolour pubescence, black at base ... 16
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| Francesco |
Posted - 15/02/2014 : 20:38:28
12. Body pubescence coralline red, 28–32 mm, New Hanover, New Ireland ... Nemophas websteri Jordan, 1898
-. Body pubescence yellow, 31–40 mm, Sulawesi ... Nemophas rosenbergii Ritsema, 1881
Photo Gérard Chemin |
| Francesco |
Posted - 15/02/2014 : 20:31:14
11. Head, scape, pronotum and ventral side covered with yellow pubescence, 24–38 mm, Mindanao ... Nemophas ramosi Schultze, 1920
Photo Gerard Chemin
-. Head, scape pronotum and ventral side covered with red pubescence, 23–32 mm, Samar ... Nemophas subterrubens Schultze, 1924
Photo Francesco Vitali |
| Francesco |
Posted - 15/02/2014 : 20:29:59
10. Antennae densely covered with a light pubescence, Philippines ... 11
-. Antennae without a light pubescence, apparently hairless ... 12
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| Francesco |
Posted - 15/02/2014 : 20:27:30
9. Pronotum covered with a red pubescence, except for a longitudinal hairless black band; elytral spots whitish yellow, 26–46 mm, New Britain ... Nemophas benningseni Aurivillius, 1908
-. Pronotum uniformly covered with ochreous pubescence; elytral spots ochreous, 31-35 mm, Lesser Sunda: Sumba ... Nemophas sumbaensis Vitali, 2013
Photo Francesco Vitali, coll. Wolfgang Heinkel, Syntype
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| Francesco |
Posted - 15/02/2014 : 20:24:42
8. Elytra covered with some conspicuous spots ... 9
-. Elytra covered with transversal bands of pubescence ... 10
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| Francesco |
Posted - 15/02/2014 : 20:20:18
7. Head entirely covered with a light pubescence ............... 8
-. At most, only forehead covered with a light pubescence ... 13
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| Francesco |
Posted - 15/02/2014 : 20:18:35
6. Elytral pubescence missing on shoulders and along the lateral margin, 25–45 mm, New Guinea, Solomon ... Nemophas tomentosus (Buquet, 1858)
Photo Gérard Chemin
-. Elytra with more or less distinguishable transversal hairless bands, 30 mm, Moluccas: Bacan ... Nemophas leuciscus Pascoe, 1866
Francis P. Pascoe's drawing, 1866
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| Francesco |
Posted - 15/02/2014 : 20:11:35
5. Elytra nearly entirely covered with ochreous pubescence ... 6
-. Elytra at most with transversal bands of pubescence ...... 7
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