Laena ferruginea Küster, 1846

Schawaller, Wolfgang, 2020, New taxonomic and faunistic data to species of the genus Laena Dejean from Turkey (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae, Lagriinae), with descriptions of two new species, Zootaxa 4861 (3), pp. 385-398 : 388-390

Laena ferruginea Küster, 1846

( Figs. 9 , 27, 28 )

Laena clivinoides Baudi di Selve, 1876 syn. nov.

Laena constricta Iablokoff-Khnzoryan, 1957 syn. nov.

Laena krueperi Reitter 1881

Laena liliputana Kaszab, 1968 syn. nov.

Laena marthae Reitter, 1881

Laena minima Motschulsky, 1858

Laena parvula Reitter, 1885

Laena villosula Motschusky, 1851

Examined specimens: Greece, about 100 specimens from different localities, including Corfu, Kefalonia, Rhodos, Karpathos, Crete and other islands, MNB, SMNS .— Turkey, Istanbul, Belgrad Ormaný , 1 km N Bahçeköy, 21. III .2014, leg. A. Hetzel, 1 ex. MNB .— Turkey, Antalya, Manavgat , 1.–7.I.1991, leg. V. Assing & P. Wunderle, 4 ex. SMNS , 3 ex. MNB .— Turkey, Antalya, Termessos , 3.IV.1997, leg. V. Brachat, 2 ex. SMNS .— Turkey, 40 km S Antalya, Gazipaşa , 27.IV.1978, leg. C. Besuchet & I. Löbl, 1 ex. SMNS (det. Kaszab as L. liliputana ) .— Turkey, Antalya, Kemer , 800 m, 1.V.1992, leg. L. Behne, 1 ex. SMNS .— Turkey, Antalya, Kemer , 16.–22.X.1996, leg. J. Scheuern, 2 ex. SMNS .— Turkey, Antalya, Günzelbaě , 21.–26.IV. 1984, leg. V. Brachat, 1 ex. SMNS .— Tur- key, Antalya, E Kumluca, 385 m, 3.IV.2002, leg. V. Assing & P. Wunderle, 5 ex. MNB , 4 ex. CPE .— Turkey, 60 km SSW Antalya , Çirali, 220 m, 25. III .2002, leg. V. Assing, 3 ex. CPE .— Turkey, Antalya, Akdağlar , 11 km S Kizilcadağ, 1633 m, 16.II.2011, leg. M. Schülke, 1 ex. MNB .— Turkey, Antakya, Nur Dagh , N Belen Geçidi, 1010 m, 23.IV.2004, leg. H. Meybohm & V. Brachat, 2 ex. SMNS .— Turkey, Hatay, Ziyaret Dağ, Senkoy , 964 m, 6.V.2006, leg. P. Schnitter, 2 ex. CRG .—SW Turkey, Marmaris , 12.X.2002, leg. J. Schönfeld, 1 ex. SMNS .— Turkey, N Burdur, Dinar , 20.IV.2000, leg. J. Schönfeld, 1 ex. SMNS .— Turkey, Eskişehir, Inonü , 26.IV.1992, leg. W. Heinz, 1 ex. CPE .— Turkey, 34 km S Kahrmanmaraş , 1070 m, 12.IV.2004, leg. M. Schülke, 1 ex. SMNS .— Turkey, 30 km W Alanya, Incekum , 21.V.2000, leg. H. Meybohm, 2 ex. SMNS .— Turkey, 22 km W Alanya, Avsallar near Incekum , 9.–23.V.1995, leg. A. Pütz, 4 ex. CPE .— Turkey, 35 km NNE Alanya , 1480 m, 25. XII .2006, leg. V.Assing, 4 ex. CPE .— Turkey, Mersin, road Silifke to Gülnar, 1015 m, 27. XII .2000, leg. V. Assing, 2 ex. CPE .— Turkey, 25 km NW Mersin, 1 km NW Yeniköy , 1200 m, 21.V.2002, leg. A. Weigel, 1 ex. CRG .—E Turkey, Tanin-Tanin-Pass, W Uludere , northern side, 2000 m, 28.VI.1976, leg. W. Heinz, 1 ex. SMNS .— Turkey, 26 km S Bolu , N Seben, 1410 m, 27. III .2010, leg. V. Assing, 3 ex. MNB , 1 ex. SMNS .— Turkey, Kastamonu, 30 km SE Inebolu , 1370 m, 10.IV.2009, leg. V. Assing & P. Wunderle, 2 ex. MNB .— Turkey, 67 km SW Kastamonu , NNW Kurşunlu, 1650 m, 24. III .2010, leg. V. Assing, 1 ex. MNB .— Turkey, Abant Dagh, 10. VII .1970, leg. H. Korge, 1 ex. MNB .— Turkey, Isparta, 10 km SE Sütcüler , 1520 m, 26.IV.2011, leg. P. Wunderle, 1 ex. MNB .— Turkey, Izmir, Boz Dağlar , SE Turgutlu, 650 m, 24. XII .2005, leg. V. Assing, 2 ex. MNB .— Cyprus, Paphos Forest, Kikkos , 1250 m, 6.IV.1995, leg. P. Wunderle, 1 ex. SMNS .— Cyprus, Paphos Forest, Kykkos-Pera Vasa , 400–650 m, 9.IV.1995, leg. P. Wunderle, 1 ex. SMNS .— Cyprus, Limassol, 24.IV.–15.V.1977, leg. R. Köstlin, 1 ex. SMNS .— Cyprus, Limassol, Kellaki , 18.IV.1993, leg. G. Sama, 1 ex. SMNS .— Cyprus, Larnaca, 20.–22.V.1993, leg. M. Egger, 1 ex. SMNS .— Cyprus, Trodos Mt., Stavros , 800–950 m, 12. & 18.IV.2010, leg. I. Wolf, 1 ex. SMNS .— Armenia, Erevan, 4.V.1960, leg. Dlussky, 1 ex. SMNS .— Armenia, Erevan, Nubarashan , 27.IV.1996, leg. M. Kalashian, 1 ex. SMNS (Kalashian det. as L. constricta ) .— Armenia, Kafan Distr., Shikahoh , 900–950 m, 28.IV.1983, leg. S. Golovatch, 1 ex. SMNS .— Armenia, Kapan , SE Chakaten 1010 m, 9. VII .2016, leg. M. Schülke, 1 ex. MNB .

Synonymy: The body length of this species varies extremely, at hands in MNB and SMNS alone from Greece are 100 specimens with a body length of 2.8–4.8 mm. Depending from body length, also length of antennae, extent of dorsal punctuation and setation, as well as shape of pronotum and elytra are somewhat different.Already Schuster (1916) mentioned the high variability of body size and punctation in L. ferruginea , and synonymised therefore L. minima Motschulsky, 1858 . Random investigation of the aedeagus from different localities in the wide distributional area also show no distinct differences. According to this variability, the following three taxa are considered as new synonyms of L. ferruginea .

The description of L. liliputana Kaszab, 1968 from Turkey is based on 4 specimens, to be recognised by the small body size of 3 mm. This fits completely into the range.— L. clivinoides Baudi di Selve, 1876 from Cyprus was unknown to Weise (1878: p. 236) and Reitter (1900: p. 285). Available specimens from Cyprus show no distinct differences to specimens from Greece. Already Schuster (1916) assumed its synonymy.— L. constricta Iablokoff- Khnzoryan, 1957 was described from adjacent Armenia. The available specimens from Armenia cannot be distinguished from Greek specimens.

Remarks: L. syriaca Baudi di Selve, 1876 was described from Aleppo as variation of L. ferruginea . Reitter (1899) noted only Cyprus as locality for L. syriaca (because he did not know L. clivinoides ). The status of this taxon remains unknown. Available specimens from Syria belong to L. longula Marseul, 1876 . See also under L. wanensis Schuster, 1940 .

Published localities: Several localities in the Balkan Mts., in Greece, and in Near East ( Schuster 1916); Cyprus (type locality of L. clivinoides syn. nov.); Dodurga near Fethiye (type locality of L. liliputana syn. nov.); Side near Antalya ( Ferrer & Soldati 1999 under L. syriaca ); Armenia (type locality of L. constricta syn. nov.).

Figures

FIGURES 9–21. Dorsal view of Laena species from Turkey (and few from Greece and Bulgaria). 9 L. ferruginea, Antalya, SMNS. 10 L. wanensis, Kayseri, SMNS. 11 L. merkli, Göksun, SMNS. 12 L. parvidens, Amasya, SMNS. 13 L. pici, Antakya, SMNS. 14 L. deplanata, Izmir, SMNS. 15 L. byzantina, Abant, SMNS. 16 L. bozdagica sp. nov., holotype SMNS. 17 L. sp. ♀, Antalya, SMNS. 18 L. lindbergi, Bingöl, SMNS. 19 L. korbi, Konya, SMNS. 20 L. obscuricornis, Tarsus, SMNS. 21 L. graeca, Bulgaria Burgas, SMNS. Scale line: 3.0 mm.

FIGURES 22–46. Right posterior male tibia of Laena species from Turkey and Greece (Figs. 22–25), and apicale of aedeagus of Laena species from Turkey and few from Greece (Figs. 26–46). 22 L. apfelbecki, Greece Évia, SMNS. 23 L. bozdagica sp. nov., holotype Izmir, SMNS. 24 L. kraatzi, Greece Chios, SMNS. 25 L. lindbergi, Bingöl, SMNS. 26 L. deplanata, Izmir, SMNS. 27 L. ferruginea, Greece Corfu, SMNS. 28 L. ferruginea, Antalya, SMNS (det. Kaszab as L. liliputana syn. nov.). 29 L. wanensis, Nur Daglari, SMNS. 30 L. bozdagica sp. nov., paratype Izmir, SMNS. 31 L. merkli, Hakkari, CPE. 32 L. obscuricornis, Meselik, SMNS. 33 L. byzantina, Artvin, SMNS. 34 L. korbi, Konya, SMNS. 35 L. lindbergi, Bitlis, SMNS. 36 L. apfelbecki, Greece Evia, SMNS. 37 L. pici, Antakya, SMNS. 38 L. ganglbaueri, Alem Dagh, SMNS. 39 L. weisei, Greece Sapka, SMNS. 40 L. theana, Erfelek, SMNS. 41 L. assingi sp. nov., holotype Fethiye, CPE. 42 L. graeca, Bolu, SMNS. 43 L. osmanlis, Bursa, SMNS. 44 L. quadricollis, Rize, SMNS. 45 L. quadricollis, Krasnodar Maikop, SMNS. 46 L. kraatzi, Alem Dagh, SMNS. Scale line: 1 mm.