Dima marvani Mertlik & Dusanek, 2006

Mertlik, Josef, Németh, Tamás & Kundrata, Robin, 2017, Revision of the flightless click-beetle genus Dima Charpentier, 1825 (Coleoptera: Elateridae: Dimini) in the Balkan Peninsula, Zootaxa 4220 (1), pp. 1-63 : 22-23

Dima marvani Mertlik & Dusanek, 2006

Figs 62–65 , 144 , 198 , 243 .

Dima marvani Mertlik & Dusanek, 2006: 147 ; Schimmel & Platia 2008: 569.

Type depositories. Holotype, ♂ (PCJM); allotype, ♀ (PCJM); 3 paratypes, 1 ♂, 2 ♀♀ ( PCRM, PCRS, PCRU). Type locality. Montenegro: Lovčen Mts. [Kotor Mts.], Njeguš–Rajčeviči (42°25'28.87"N, 18°49'5.43"E), 880 m.

Redetermined material. MONTENEGRO: Rumija Mts., Virpazar [Virpozar], 20. VI.1984, 1 ♀, M. & J. Hladilovi leg. (as D. dalmatina in Schimmel & Platia 2008 ) ( PCRS).

New material. MONTENEGRO: Njeguši vill. env., 1000–1200 m (42°25'30.09"N, 18°50'45.00"E), 7.– 10. V.2014, 1 ♂, fagetum, Jan Habarta leg. ( PCJM).

Diagnosis. Dima marvani is a medium-sized species (body length: 9.5–12.8 mm) with an elongate body shape, relatively long antennae (surpassing hind angles by 3.5–4.5 segments), shiny pronotum with sides with the short semi-erect setae along the whole length, elytra with short dense decumbent pubescence, and the elytral interstices matt, microreticulated. This species can be easily distinguished from D. elateroides by the denser body pubescence and matt elytra ( Figs 22–24 , 62–65 ), from D. moraveci by the more elongate body shape and microreticulated surface of elytra ( Fig. 66 ), and from D. pelikani sp. nov. by the shiny pronotum ( Figs 144, 151 ). Dima marvani is very like D. dalmatina ( Figs 14–19 , 62–65 ). The specimens from the type locality (Lovčen Mts.) differ from the typical D. dalmatina by the less distinct keel between the frons and clypeus, longer antennae in males (more than 60% of the body length), longer pronotum (1.3 times wider than long), pronotal pubescence sparser, near sides of pronotum directed towards sides ( Figs 62–63 ), and apical lobe of paramera longer ( Fig. 198 ).

Intraspecific variability. The specimens from Rumija Mts. have a darker body, almost no keel between the frons and clypeus, slightly longer antennae, and more convex and shorter pronotum than the specimens from Lovčen Mts. ( Figs 64–65 ). Similar variability in Rumija Mts. is known also for the very similar D. dalmatina ( Figs 18–19 ). More material of both species from different collecting sites is needed for further conclusions.

Distribution. Montenegro (Lovčen Mts., Rumija Mts.; Fig. 243 ).

Figures

FIGURE 243. The distribution of Dima species in the northern Balkan Peninsula and surrounding areas.

FIGURES 60 – 74. Habitus images of Dima species. Dima macedonica Schimmel, 1993, 60 — non-type male from Ehloec, 61 — female paratype of D. hladilorum Schimmel, 1987 from Galičica Mts.; D. marvani Mertlik & Dusanek, 2006, 62 — holotype, male, 63 — female paratype from Lovčen Mts., 64 — female paratype from Rumija Mts., 65 — non-type male from Rumija Mts.; 66 — D. moraveci Schimmel & Platia 2008, holotype, female; D. neumanni Platia, 2013, 67 — holotype, male, 68 — non-type male from Erimanthos Mts., 69 — non-type female from Erimanthos Mts., 70 — non-type male from Aroania Mts., 71 — non-type female from Aroania Mts., 72 — non-type female from Aroania Mts., 73 — non-type female from Panachaiko Mts., 74 — non-type female from Panachaiko Mts. Not to scale.

FIGURES 143 – 154. Pronotal details of Dima species. 143 — D. macedonica Schimmel, 1993, male; 144 — D. marvani Mertlik & Dusanek, 2006, holotype, male; 145 — D. moraveci Schimmel & Platia, 2008, holotype, female; 146 — D. neumanni Platia, 2013, female; 147 — D. olympica Meschnigg, 1934, male; 148 — D. orientalis sp. nov., holotype, male; 149 — D. parnonensis Schimmel & Platia, 2008, female; 150 — D. pecoudi Fleutiaux, 1944, male; 151 — D. pelikani sp. nov., holotype, male; 152 — D. pelionensis sp. nov., paratype, female, 153 — D. pelionensis sp. nov., paratype, female paratype of D. fokidensis; 154 — D. raineri Wurst, 1997, female. Not to scale.

FIGURES 192 – 201. Aedeagus images of Dima species. 192 — D. lebenbaueri Schimmel & Platia 2008, holotype; 193 — D. lebenbaueri, non-type specimen; 194 — D. macedonica Schimmel, 1993, holotype; 195 — D. macedonica, paratype; 196 — D. macedonica, non-type specimen from Galičica Mts.; 197 — D. macedonica, non-type specimen from Ehloec; 198 — D. marvani Mertlik & Dusanek, 2006, holotype; 199 — D. neumanni Platia, 2013, holotype; 200 — D. neumanni, non-type specimen from Erimanthos Mts.; 201 — D. neumanni, non-type specimen from Aroania Mts. Not to scale.

FIGURES 15 – 29. Habitus images of Dima species. Dima dalmatina Küster, 1844, 15 — syntype, male, 16 — non-type male from Vosac, Croatia, 17 — non-type female from Vosac, Croatia, 18 — non-type male from Rumija Mts., Montenegro, 19 — nontype female from Rumija Mts., Montenegro; D. dusaneki sp. nov., 20 — holotype, male, 21 — paratype, female; D. elateroides Charpentier, 1825, 22 — non-type male from Serbia; 23 — non-type male from Slovenia, 24 — non-type female from Croatia; 25 — D. etoliensis Platia, 2012, holotype, female; D. evritaniensis Schimmel & Platia, 2008, 26 — paratype, female, Panetoliko Mts., 27 — non-type male from Timfristos Mts., 28 — non-type female from Timfristos Mts.; 29 — D. fialai sp. nov., holotype, male. Not to scale.

FIGURES 1 – 14. Habitus images of Dima species. Dima arndti Platia, 2013, 1 — holotype, male, 2 — paratype, female, 3 — nontype specimen, male, 4 — non-type specimen, female; 5 — Dima sp. from Crete, male; D. assingi Schimmel & Platia, 2008, 6 — holotype, male, 7 — holotype of D. peloponnensis Schimmel & Platia, 2008, male, 8 — non-type male from Kilini Mts., 9 — nontype female from Kilini Mts.; D. bruhai sp. nov., 10 — holotype, male, 11 — paratype, female, 12 — paratype, male, 13 — paratype, male; D. dalmatina Küster, 1844, 14 — syntype, male, lateral view. Not to scale.