Tab. 2 - Critical comparison between A. caelatus and A in The Aplocnemus Stephens, 1830, of Greece (Coleoptera, Cleroidea, Dasytidae). A contribution to their knowledge

Tab. 2 - Critical comparison between A. caelatus and A. cribrarius. The differences, between the two species, reported by Brullé (1832) are compared with the differences actually found (to support the interpretation of the name cribrarius here proposed).
Brullé’s differential diagnosis between A caelatus and A. cribrariusActual comparison between the two speciesA. caelatusA. cribrariusA. cribrarius against A. caelatusCommentPunctuation deeperPunctuation smaller and denserPunctuation similar, slightly different on elytra (where, in cribrarius, it might be considered denser)More or less in agreementPubescence not as dense, which allows better sight of surface punctuationBlack pubescence much more densePubescence only slightly denser, on average, in cribrariusMore or less in agreementBrighter colour (“couleur plus gaie”)Body entirely black with an hint of violetGood correspondence with the differential diagnosisFull agreementAntennae serrateAntennae less serrateGood correspondence with the differential diagnosis (comparing same sexes)Full agreementPronotum transversePronotum balanced (not wider than long)Pronotum actually less transverse in cribrarius (but still transverse)Possible agreementTarsi blackTarsi reddish dark (rusty)Tarsi black in both speciesDisagreement