Lamellipalpodes nepalensis Wittmer, 1995

Bocakova, Milada, Bocak, Ladislav, Gimmel, Matthew L. & Friedlova, Tereza, 2015, A review of the genus Lamellipalpodes Maulik (Coleoptera: Lampyridae), Zootaxa 3925 (3), pp. 409-421 : 417

Lamellipalpodes nepalensis Wittmer, 1995

( Figs. 4 , 13 , 22 , 49–50 )

Lamellipalpodes nepalensis Wittmer, 1995:109 .

Type material. Holotype, male, „W NEPAL: Kali–Gandaki–Khola, Gasa–Kalopani, Mustang Distr., 2000–2500 m, 20. vi. 1986, J. Probst leg.“ ( LMBC).

Diagnosis. Related to L. montanus Wittmer, 1995 from which it differs in body coloration with head, scutellum, and legs black, and male genitalia strongly sclerotized with parameres considerably longer than phallus.

Redescription. Ventral body parts and pronotum yellow to orange, other bodyparts black, maxillary and labial palpi and legs rather lighter, more or less dark brown. Head small, distance between eyes 1.6x longer than eye diameter. Antennae filiform, reaching elytral humeri, antennomeres 3–10 decreasing in length towards apex, antennomere 11 oval. Terminal maxillary palpomere 13x longer than penultimate palpomeres. Pronotum rather oblong, 1.6x wider than long, anterior angles rounded. Elytra slender, each elytron 4.3x longer than humeral width, lateral margins between basal and distal third parallel-sided ( Fig. 4 ). Elytra densely punctured, with 2–3 slight longitudinal costae. Male genitalia robust, phallus as long as 3/4 of parameres, distal portion of parameres concave ( Fig. 49–50 ), parameral apices bicornuate, internal thorns of parameral apices placed subapically, basal angular projections of phallus stout and short, phallobase trapezoidal. Body length: 5.75 mm, humeral width: 2.1 mm.

Distribution. Nepal.

Remark. Terminal and penultimate abdominal segments of the paratype missing.

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 9. Habitus photographs of Lamellipalpodes species: 1, L. annandalei; 2, L. bajhangensis Bocakova sp. nov.; 3, L. holzschuhi Bocakova sp. nov.; 4, L. nepalensis; 5, L. montanus; 6, L. godawarensis Bocakova sp. nov.; 7, L. lineatus; 8, L. tsurui; 9, L. yunnanensis Bocakova sp. nov. Scale bars = 1.0 mm.

FIGURES 10 – 18. Basal antennomeres of Lamellipalpodes species: 10, Lamellipalpodes annandalei; 11, L. bajhangensis Bocakova sp. nov.; 12, L. holzschuhi Bocakova sp. nov.; 13, L. nepalensis; 14, L. montanus; 15, L. godawarensis Bocakova sp. nov.; 16, L. lineatus; 17, L. tsurui; 18, L. yunnanensis Bocakova sp. nov.. Scale bars = 0.5 mm.

FIGURES 19 – 26. Pronota of Lamellipalpodes species: 19, Lamellipalpodes annandalei; 20, L. bajhangensis Bocakova sp. nov.; 21, L. holzschuhi Bocakova sp. nov.; 22, L. nepalensis; 23, L. montanus; 24, L. godawarensis Bocakova sp. nov.; 25, L. lineatus; 26, L. tsurui.

FIGURES 43 – 60. Male genitalia of Lamellipalpodes species: 43 – 44, Lamellipalpodes annandalei; 45 – 46, L. bajhangensis Bocakova sp. nov.; 47 – 48, L. holzschuhi Bocakova sp. nov.; 49 – 50, L. nepalensis; 51 – 52, L. montanus; 53 – 54, L. godawarensis Bocakova sp. nov.; 55 – 56, L. lineatus; 57 – 58, L. tsurui; 59 – 60, L. yunnanensis Bocakova sp. nov. Scale bars = 0.5 mm.