Steriphodon ottomerkli, Telnov, 2021

Telnov, Dmitry, 2021, Redefinition of Steriphodon Abeille de Perrin, 1895 (Coleoptera: Anthicidae), with a new species description, checklist, and key to species, Zootaxa 5020 (1), pp. 141-165 : 158-162

Steriphodon harenosus Telnov, 2016 ( Figs 5–9 , 18 , 21–22 )

Telnov (2016: 69) original description ( United Arab Emirates).

Telnov (2018: 272) records ( Oman).

Telnov et al. (2020: 242) record ( Oman).

Telnov (2020: 617) checklist.

New records. S Iran, 18 km N Jask 22-23. 5. 1973 / Loc. no. 208 Exp. Nat. Mus. Praha (4♂ ♀ NMP); S . Iran, Ziarat 23 km NWN Bila’i 14.- 15.5.1977 / Loc. no. 330 Exped. Nat.Mus. Praha (4♂ ♀ NMP). First records for Iran.

Distribution. Coastal Iran, Oman, United Arab Emirates. Steriphodon indicum Pic, 1903 ( Figs 49–59 )

Pic (1903: 120) original description ( India: Tamil Nadu).

Pic (1911: 15) checklist.

Abdullah (1965: 26) taxonomy, morphology.

Abdullah (1967a: 330–331) redescription, key, record ( India: Tamil Nadu).

Abdullah (1968: 190) key.

Telnov (2003: 292) record ( India: Uttarakhand) [this record is based on the specimen misidentified by G. Uhmann, coll. G. Uhmann at the Zoologische Staatssammlung München, Germany].

Chandler et al. (2008: 449) checklist.

Telnov (2020: 617) checklist.

New record. Ex Coll. Baron Moffaerts. B.M. 1924-367. / Trichinopoly Inde 1905. R.P. du Breuil (2 specimens BMNH) .

Distribution. Southern India (Tamil Nadu). Record from Uttarakhand ( India) by Telnov (2003) is based on misidentified specimen (see above).

Note. Digital images of male terminalia and genitalia are provided for the first time for this species.

Steriphodon ottomerkli sp. nov. ( Figs 1–4 , 10–13 , 14–17 , 19–20 )

Described above.

Distribution. Coastal Pakistan (Balochistan).

Figures

FIGURES 4–9. Habitus and features of Steriphodon Abeille de Perrin, 1895. 4—S. ottomerkli sp. nov., paratype ♀, habitus, dorsal view; 5—S. harenosus Telnov, 2016, specimen from 23 km NWN Bila’I, S Iran, pro- meso-, and metasternum and sternites III–IV; 6—ditto, head, dorsal view, with removed mandibles (consider shape and size of labrum); 7–8—ditto, left mandible in dorsal (7), ventral (8) and lateral (9) (consider concave, setose basal part) view [not to scale].

FIGURES 14–18. Median lobe of Steriphodon Abeille de Perrin, 1895. 14—S. ottomerkli sp. nov., holotype; 15—ditto, apical half, enlarged; 16—ditto, apical one third, enlarged; 17—Median part (enlarged) with gonopore armature; 18—S. harenosus Telnov, 2016, specimen from 23 km NWN Bila’I, S Iran, apical one third, enlarged [not to scale].

FIGURES 19–22. Tegmen of Steriphodon Abeille de Perrin, 1895. 19—S. ottomerkli sp. nov., holotype; 20—ditto, apical por- tion, enlarged; 21—S. harenosus Telnov, 2016, specimen from 23 km NWN Bila’I, S Iran; 22—ditto, apical portion, enlarged [not to scale].

FIGURES 49–51. External morphology of Steriphodon indicum Pic, 1903, ♂ from Trichonopoli (now Tiruchirappalli), In- dia. 49—Habitus, dorsal view; 50—Pro-, meso-, metasternum and abdomen, ventral view (consider abdominal projection); 44—Meso-, metasternum and abdomen, lateral view (consider abdominal projection) [not to scale].

FIGURES 52–59. Male terminalia and genitalia of S. indicum Pic, 1903, ♂ from Trichonopoli (now Tiruchirappalli), India. 52—Tergite VII, dorsal view; 53—Tergite VIII, dorsal view; 54—Morphological sternite VII, ventral view; 55—Morphological sternite VIII, ventral view; 56—Spiculum gastrale; 57—Tegmen; 58—Median lobe; 59—ditto, apical portion, enlarged [not to scale].

FIGURES 1–3. Steriphodon ottomerkli sp. nov., holotype ♂. 1—Habitus, dorsal view; 2—ditto, lateral view; 3—Head, an- terodorsal view [not to scale].

FIGURES 10–13. Male terminalia of Steriphodon ottomerkli sp. nov., holotype. 10—Tergite VII, dorsal view; 11—Morpho- logical sternite VII, ventral view; 12—Tergite VIII, dorsal view with apical setation removed; 13— Morphological sternite VIII, ventral view with apical setation removed [not to scale].