Scolytocis malayanus Lopes-Andrade, 2008

Lopes-Andrade, Cristiano, 2008, An essay on the tribe Xylographellini (Coleoptera: Tenebrionoidea: Ciidae), Zootaxa 1832 (1), pp. 1-110 : 32-33

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.1832.1.1
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:45A82AD6-F369-4A74-A280-048BAE6E2DA5
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038E87B5-FFAC-CE50-FF6A-4EDAFE5BF9A3
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Scolytocis malayanus Lopes-Andrade
status	sp. nov.

Treatment

Scolytocis malayanus Lopes-Andrade sp. nov. ( Figs 102–104 View FIGURES 102–104 , 120 View FIGURES 120–122 , 126A View FIGURES 126–127 , 128A View FIGURES 128–129 , 130 View FIGURES 130–133 , 134 View FIGURE 134 )

Etymology The specific epithet refers to Malaysia, terra typica of this species.

Diagnosis

The species belongs to the lawrencei species-group, and so is distinguishable from the other Scolytocis by the smooth posterior margin of pronotum and the concave prosternum. It differs from all the other species in this group by the surfaces of the prosternum, metaventrite and abdominal ventrites, which have a distinct microreticulation in high relief.

Description

Holotype. ( Fig. 102–104 View FIGURES 102–104 ) Measurements in mm: TL 1.05; PL 0.42; PW 0.42; EL 0.63; EW 0.47; GD 0.47. Ratios: PL/PW 1.00; EL/EW 1.33; EL/PL 1.50; GD/EW 1.00; TL/EW 2.22. Body black; antennae, mouthparts and legs dark yellowish brown. Head sparsely punctate; punctures shallow, interstice finely microreticulate. Each antenna ( Fig. 126A View FIGURES 126–127 ) with nine antennomeres (FL 0.068mm; CL 0.125mm; CL/FL 1.85); length of the antennomeres (in mm) as follows: 0.060; 0.028; 0.030; 0.013; 0.013; 0.013; 0.033; 0.038; 0.055. Eyes with greatest width 1.2X the basal width of scutellum. Pronotum with coarse, sparse, shallow punctation; puncture irregular, separated by a distance of two to three puncture widths, interstice conspicuously microreticulate; anterolateral margins straight; posterolateral angles broadly rounded; posterior margin without a rugose border. Scutellum impunctate; basal width 0.16X the EW. Elytra with subseriate punctation; punctures coarser and shallower than those of pronotum; border of punctures indistinct, interstice slightly rugose; elytral apex rounded, glabrous, its declivity with a weak concavity, cuticular globules absent. Each hindwing ( Fig. 120 View FIGURES 120–122 ) with apical area without conspicuous pigmented lines. Prosternum concave, without longitudinal carina; surface with distinct rugosity. Metaventrite glabrous, finely rugose; discrimen one-fourth the length of the metaventrite at midline. Abdominal ventrites glabrous, rugosity similar to that of prosternum and metaventrite. Each metatibia ( Fig. 128A View FIGURES 128–129 ) near 3X as long as broad; outer apical and outer lateral edges forming an almost perpendicular angle that is rounded; outer edge with spines (around 15) regularly distributed at apical two-thirds, then getting sparser. Male genitalia (in a paratype). ( Fig. 130 View FIGURES 130–133 ) Genitalia barely sclerotized; apex of tegmen acute; median lobe extremely membranous and elongate, around 1.8X longer than tegmen.

Type series

Holotype. (ANIC) Malaysia: / Malaysia, Pahang Temerloh Distr. Krau Game Res. Feb. 18, 1975 J. Fleagle, coll. / Ganoderma sp. / J. F. Lawrence Lot [printed] 3911 [handwritten]/ Scolytocis malayanus Lopes- Andrade HOLOTYPUS [printed on red paper]/. Paratypes. Malaysia: 2 specimens (ANIC), same locality data as holotype; 2 specimens (LAPC), / Malaysia, Pahang Temerloh Distr. Krau Game Res. Feb. 18, 1975 J. Fleagle, coll. / Phellinus sp. / J. F. Lawrence Lot [printed] 3906 [handwritten]/; 2 specimens (1 ANIC, 1 LAPC) / Malaysia: Perak N. slopes Gunong Bubu, K. Kangsar Dist. Feb. 2, 1975 J. Fleagle, coll. / Phellinus sp. /, one additionally labeled /J. F. Lawrence Lot [printed] 3765 [handwritten]/, and the other /J. F. Lawrence Lot [printed] 3768 [handwritten]/. All paratypes with an additional label / Scolytocis malayanus Lopes- Andrade PARATYPUS [printed on yellow paper]/.

Variation

Measurements in mm (n = 5, including the holotype): TL 1.00–1.16 (1.08 ± 0.06); PL 0.37–0.42 (0.40 ± 0.03); PW 0.42–0.47 (0.43 ± 0.02); EL 0.63–0.74 (0.66 ± 0.05); EW 0.42–0.53 (0.47 ± 0.04); GD 0.42–0.47 (0.44 ± 0.03). Ratios: PL/PW 0.88–1.00 (0.93 ± 0.07); EL/EW 1.20–1.56 (1.41 ± 0.14); EL/PL 1.50–1.86 (1.66 ± 0.16); GD/EW 0.89–1.00 (0.94 ± 0.06); TL/EW 2.10–2.44 (2.30 ± 0.14).

Distribution Known only from Malaysia ( Fig. 134 View FIGURE 134 ).

Host fungi Ganoderma sp. (Ganodermataceae) , Phellinus sp. (Hymenochaetaceae) .

Comments

The placement of this species in the lawrencei species-group is justifiable, since it resembles other species of the group not only by external morphological features but also by the morphology of male genitalia (compare Figs 78 View FIGURES 77–79 and 130 View FIGURES 130–133 ).