Monographic Revision of the American Genus Euphoria Burmeister, 1842 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae) Author Orozco, Jesús Molecular Ecology and Systematics Group Department of Botany and Department of Zoology and Entomology Rhodes University Grahamstown, SOUTH AFRICA 6140 text The Coleopterists Bulletin 2012 mo 11 2012-12-20 66 1 182 journal article 145591 10.1649/0010-066X-66.mo4.1 4476f1cf-3ad0-4538-8407-9c8a6aeb0fe1 1938-4394 4907222

Table 6. Diagnostic characters for proposed species-groups of Euphoria. abs = absent; prs = present; tmts = tomentous.

						Antennal Pronotal		Emargination
		Cretaceous Clypeus Clypeus			Frons	club longer sides		of the base
	Dorsal surface	markings reflexed	convergent Longitudinal flattened in males than sexually					of the
Species-group	vestiture	on dorsum in males Clypeal apex anteriorly ridge on frons and strigose in females dimorphic						pronotum
biguttata group	shiny	prs; abs absent	entire present	absent	absent	absent	absent	weak; strong
histrionica group	shiny	prs; abs absent	entire absent	absent	present absent		absent	weak; strong
sepulcralis group	shiny	present prs; abs	entire absent	absent	absent	prs; abs	absent	weak; strong
fulgida group	shiny	prs; abs prs; abs	entire absent	absent	absent	present	absent	weak; strong
herbacea group	tomentous	present present	entire absent	absent	absent	present	prs; abs	weak; strong
candezei group	tmts; shiny	prs; abs absent	entire absent	prs; abs absent		present	prs; abs	strong
hera group	tomentous	absent absent	emarginate absent	present	absent	present	prs; abs	strong
avita group	tmts; shiny	absent present	entire absent	absent	absent	present	prs; abs	weak; strong
geminata group	tmts; shiny	prs; abs prs; abs	sinuate absent	absent	absent	present	prs; abs	absent; weak
pulchella group	tmts; shiny	prs; abs absent	entire present	absent	absent	prs; abs	absent	weak; strong
inda group	tmts; shiny	absent absent	entire absent	absent	absent	prs; abs	absent	weak; strong
areata group	shiny	prs; abs absent	quadridentate absent	absent	absent	present	absent	absent
discicollis group	shiny	absent absent	entire absent	absent	absent	present	absent	absent
verticalis group	shiny	absent absent	bidentate absent	absent	absent	absent	absent	absent
					Metatarsi Tarsal claws as
	Elytral striae Mesometasternal Protibiae Protibial teeth Mesotarsal				strongly long or longer Abdomen Sides of abdomen
	composed mostly process small		sexually short and length sexually compressed than last strongly convex					weakly to
Species-group	of deep grooves and compressed dimorphic perpendicular dimorphic				in females tarsomere in females strongly ridged
biguttata group	absent	absent	absent absent	absent	absent	absent	absent	absent
histrionica group	absent	absent	absent absent	absent	absent	absent	absent	absent
sepulcralis group	absent	absent	absent absent	absent	absent	absent	absent	absent
fulgida group	absent	absent	absent absent	absent	absent	absent	prs; abs	present
herbacea group	absent	absent	absent absent	prs; abs	absent	absent	present	prs; abs
candezei group	absent	absent	absent absent	present	present	absent	present	absent
hera group	absent	absent	absent absent	absent	absent	absent	present	absent
avita group	absent	absent	present absent	present	absent	absent	present	absent
geminata group	absent	absent	present absent	prs; abs	absent	absent	present	absent
pulchella group	present	absent	absent absent	absent	absent	absent	present	absent
inda group	absent	prs; abs	absent absent	absent	absent	absent	prs; abs	absent
areata group	absent	present	absent absent	absent	absent	absent	present	absent
discicollis group	absent	present	present absent	absent	absent	present	present	absent
verticalis group	absent	present	absent present	absent	absent	absent	present	absent