1 | | Female: metasoma with four segments | | 2 |
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– | | Male: metasoma with five segments | | 12 |
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2 | | Mesopleuron with V-shape loop (Plates 7D, 12D) | | 3 |
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– | | Mesopleuron without V-shape loop (Plates 1D, 3D, 4D, 6D, 8D, 10D) | | 7 |
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3 | | Pronotum with longitudinal median sulcus complete (Plate 9C) or incomplete (Plate 12C) | | 4 |
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– | | Pronotum without longitudinal median sulcus (Plate 7C) | | 5 |
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4 | | Posterior pit row of pronotum without considerably larger median pits; longitudinal median sulcus complete | | Cleptes seoulensis Tsuneki |
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– | | Posterior pit row of pronotum with two median pits considerably larger than the others (Plate 12C); longitudinal median sulcus incomplete | | Cleptes sjostedti Hammer |
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5 | | Posterior pit row of pronotum with round pits and two median pits considerably larger than the others | | Cleptes asianus Kimsey |
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– | | Posterior pit row of pronotum with elongated pits and two median pits not considerably larger than the others (Plate 7C) | | 6 |
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6 | | Mandibles with distinct striatopunctures; metanotum with two foveae along the posterior margin (Plate 7E) | | Cleptes metallicorpus Ha, Lee & Kim |
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– | | Mandibles without striatopunctures; metanotum with a broad fovea along the posterior margin | | Cleptes taiwanus Tsuneki |
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7 | | Body without metallic colouration (Plates 1A, 3A, 8A) | | 8 |
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– | | Body with metallic colouration (Plates 4A, 6A, 10D) | | 10 |
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8 | | Antennae with pedicels and F-I–F-III testaceous (Plate 3B) and rest of flagellum black; vertex with two oblique yellow stripes; mesosoma mostly black, with yellow stripes on pronotum and mesoscutellum (Plates 3C, 3E) | | Cleptes flavolineatus sp. n. |
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– | | Antennae with pedicels, F-I–F-III black (Plate 1B) or F-I blackish-brown and rest of flagellum black (Plate 8B); vertex and mesosoma entirely black (Plates 1A, 8A) | | 9 |
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9 | | Metapleuron polished and weakly striate (Plate 8D); dorsal surface of propodeum with six longitudinal ridges and numerous weak transverse wrinkles (Plate 8E); propodeal angles long and blunt (Plate 8E) | | Cleptes niger sp. n. |
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– | | Metapleuron transversely striate (Plate 1D); dorsal surface of propodeum with dense and irregular wrinkles (Plate 1E); propodeal angles short and blunt (Plate 1E) | | Cleptes albonotatus sp. n. |
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10 | | Pronotum with distinct posterior pit row (Plate 10C); metanotum with a big anteromedian pit and two foveae along the posterior margin (Plate 10E) | | Cleptes shengi sp. n. |
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– | | Pronotum without posterior pit row (Plates 4C, 6C); metanotum without anteromedian pit and fovea along the posterior margin (Plates 4E, 6C) | | 11 |
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11 | | Pronotum golden, with green tints on lateral sides (Plate 4A); mesopleuron and metanotum golden-red (Plate 4E); mesopleuron somewhat polished, scrobal sulcus well defined (Plate 4D) | | Cleptes helanshanus sp. n. |
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– | | Pronotum and mesopleuron metallic blue, metanotum dark metallic blue (Plate 6A); mesopleuron with aligned and elongated punctures, scrobal sulcus not well defined (Plate 6D) | | Cleptes mareki Rosa |
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12 | | Body entirely metallic green to blue; mesopleuron with V-shape loop complete (Plates 13D, 14D, 16D), or incomplete, missing of upper branch, not reaching anterior corner (Plate 9D) | | 13 |
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– | | Body not entirely metallic, only head and part of mesosoma with metallic colouration; mesopleuron without V-shape loop (Plates 2D, 11D, 15D) | | 16 |
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13 | | Pronotum with complete or incomplete longitudinal median sulcus (Plates 9C, 13C); metanotum with a big anteromedian pit (Plates 9E, 13E) | | 14 |
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– | | Pronotum without longitudinal median sulcus (Plates 14C, 16C); metanotum with an indistinct or small anteromedian pit (Plates 14E, 16E) | | 15 |
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14 | | Pronotum with longitudinal median sulcus complete (Plate 9C); posterior pit row of pronotum without considerably larger median pit (Plate 9C); mesopleuron with V-shape loop incomplete, missing of upper branch, not reaching anterior corner (Plate 9D) | | Cleptes seoulensis Tsuneki |
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– | | Pronotum with longitudinal median sulcus incomplete (Plate 13C); posterior pit row of pronotum with two median pits considerably larger than the others (Plate 13C); mesopleuron with complete and strong V-shape loop (Plate 13D) | | Cleptes sjostedti Hammer |
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15 | | Face with sparse punctures (1.0–5.0 PD) (Plate 14B); frontal sulcus absent (Plate 14B); lower margin of clypeus with acute teeth at corners; head with sparse hairs on clypeus and vertex (Plate 14B); metanotum with transverse depression anteriorly and a broad fovea along the posterior margin (Plate 14E) | | Cleptes tibetensis sp. n. |
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– | | Face with dense punctures (0.5–1.0 PD) (Plate 16B); frontal sulcus complete but weak (Plate 16B); lower margin of clypeus without acute teeth at corners; head with dense hairs on clypeus and vertex (Plate 16B); metanotum without transverse impression anteriorly, with two medially fused foveae along the posterior margin (Plate 16E) | | Cleptes villosus sp. n. |
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– | | Pronotum without longitudinal median sulcus (Plates 2C, 5D, 11C, 15C) | | 17 |
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17 | | Body mostly blackish, with metallic colour restricted to face (Plate 15B) or head (Plate 2B) | | 18 |
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– | | Body with metallic blue colour on head and mesosoma (Plates 5A, 11A) | | 19 |
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18 | | Face with metallic colour (Plate 15B); face and vertex with small and sparse punctures; dorsal surface of propodeum irregularly reticulate (Plate 15E); propodeal angles short and stumpy (Plate 15E) | | Cleptes townesi Kimsey |
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– | | Head entirely with metallic colour (Plates 2B, 2C); face with deep and dense punctures; dorsal surface of propodeum with six longitudinal ridges, with numerous and weak transverse wrinkles (Plate 2E); propodeal angles long and blunt (Plate 2E) | | Cleptes eburnecoxis sp. n. |
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19 | | Metanotum with a broad fovea along the posterior margin (Plate 11E); metapleuron smooth and polished (Plate 11D) | | Cleptes sinensis sp. n. |
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– | | Metanotum without fovea along the posterior margin (Plate 5D); metapleuron transversally striate in upper part | | Cleptes mareki Rosa |
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