Protapatophysis hindukushensis, Miroshnikov, 2020

Miroshnikov, A. I., 2020, A new species of the genus Protapatophysis Semenov-Tian-Shanskij et Stshegoleva-Barovskaja, 1936 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) from Pakistan, Russian Entomological Journal 29 (2), pp. 178-183 : 183

KEY TO SPECIES OF PROTAPATOPHYSIS, BASED ON ♂ CHARAC- TERS

1. Lateral tubercles of pronotum attenuated and sharpened, as in Figs 9–13 ............................................................. 2

— Lateral tubercles of pronotum subrectangularly protruded, as in Figs 14–16 ................................................... 4

2. Lateral tubercles of pronotum longer, as in Figs 10–13; pronotal disc with or without poorly expressed shiny area in basal part at midline, as in Figs 10–13; antennae longer, as in Figs 2–5 ; apical part of both penis and tergite 8 as in Figs 18–21, 26–29 ....................................................... 3

— Lateral tubercles of pronotum shorter, as in Fig. 9; pronotal disc with a very well-expressed shiny area in basal part at midline, as in Fig. 9; antennae shorter, as in Fig. 1 ; apical part of both penis and tergite 8 as in Figs 17, 25 ................................................. P. hindukushensis sp.n.

3. Median longitudinal groove between upper lobes of eyes noticeably extends beyond the line connecting their lower margins; scutellum distinctly triangular, narrowly rounded at apex, as in Fig. 41 ; pronotal disc with a less sharply expressed puncturation ..................................... ........................................... P. kashmiriana (Semenov)

— Median longitudinal groove between upper lobes of eyes distinctly does not reach the line connecting their lower margins; scutellum widely rounded at apex, as in Figs 42– 44 ; pronotal disc with a more sharply expressed puncturation ..................................... P. vartianae (Heyrovský)

4. Elytra more strongly elongated, distinctly narrowed towards apex, as in Fig. 8; tergite 8 emarginate apically, as in Fig. 32 ....................................... P. montana (Gahan)

— Elytra less strongly elongated, barely narrowed towards apex, as in Figs 6 –7; tergite 8 widely rounded or subtruncate apically, as in Figs 30–31 ...................................... ................................................. P. kabakovi Danilevsky

Acknowledgements. I am very grateful to Svetlana V. Andreeva (ZIN), Maxwell V.L. Barclay and Michael F. Geiser (BMNH) for the opportunity to study the museum material, to Sergey V. Murzin (Moscow, Russia) who has provided some specimens from his private collection. I would like to express my sincere thanks to my wife Tatiana P. Miroshnikova (Krasnodar, Russia) for having rendered great help in the preparation of pictures.

Figures

Figs 1–6. Protapatophysis spp., males, habitus, dorsal view: 1 — P. hindukushensis sp.n., holotype; 2–4 — P. vartianae; 5 — P. kashmiriana, lectotype; 6 — P. kabakovi. Рис. 1–6. Protapatophysis spp., самцы, общий вид, сверху: 1 — P. hindukushensis sp.n., голотип; 2–4 — P. vartianae; 5 — P. kashmiriana, лектотип; 6 — P. kabakovi.

Figs 41–44. Protapatophysis spp., males, scutellum: 41 — P. kashmiriana, lectotype; 42–44 — P. vartianae. Рис. 41–44. Protapatophysis spp., самцы, щиток: 41 — P. kashmiriana, лектотип; 42–44 — P. vartianae.