TABLE 1 in Platytomus pittinoi Minkina & Byk, a new species of Psammodiini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae) from Greece

TABLE 1. Differential characters of Platytomus pittinoi Minkina & Byk, new species and P. laevistriatus (Perris, 1870).
CharacterPlatytomus laevistriatus (Perris, 1870)P. pittinoi Minkina & Byk, new speciesnumber of long macrosetae on pygidiumtwo longer (Fig. 12) or shorter (Fig. 13) macrosetaetwo (Fig. 9) or four (Fig. 10) long macrosetae; outer pair shortershape of eroded, deeply indented surface above long macrosetae on pygidiumone area, shaped more or less like a bull’s-horn scalp (Figs 12, 13)very large, ocellate one (Fig. 10) to two egg-shaped areas on each side (Fig. 9)body length3.0–4.6 mm2.9–3.6 mmmacrosetation of basal edge of genaedenser, macrosetae longer than tarsomere 2 of protibiae (Fig. 7)much sparser, macrosetae much shorter than tarsomere 2 of protibiae (Fig. 8)epipharynxsomewhat less transverse (Fig. 16)somewhat more transverse (Fig. 15)aedeagussomewhat plumper in lateral view (Fig. 14)somewhat thinner in lateral view (Fig. 11)