Themus (Telephorops) coelestis (Gorham, 1889)

Yang, Yuxia, Xi, Huacong, Yang, Xingke & Liu, Haoyu, 2019, Taxonomic review of the Themus (Telephorops) nepalensis species-group (Coleoptera, Cantharidae), ZooKeys 884, pp. 81-106 : 81

Themus (Telephorops) coelestis (Gorham, 1889) Figs 6C , 9C

Telephorus coelestis Gorham, 1889: 104, t.10, fig. 7.

Themus (Telephorops) coelestis : Wittmer 1983b: 197, figs 1 (aedeagus illustration), 59 (female abdominal sternite VIII illustration).

Themus rugosus Pic, 1929b: 8. Synonymized by Wittmer 1983b: 197.

Themus violetipennis Wang & Yang, 1992: 265, fig. 2 (habitus illustration). Synonymized by Yang et al. 2013: 3.

Type material examined.

1♂ (NHMB, lectotype of Telephorus coelestis ): without locality information, [h]"coelestis ♂", [h] “♂”, [h]"Themus \ (Telephorops) \ coelestis \ (Gorh.) \ det. W. Wittmer", [h] “Type”, [p] “LECTOTYPUS”, [p]"Naturhist. \ Museum Basel \ coll. W. Wittmer", [p]"CANTHARIDAE \ CANTH00001277". The lectotype was designated by Wittmer (1983b).

1♀ (MNHN, holotype of Themus rugosus ), [h] “Fokien” (China, Fujian), [h]"Themus \ rugosus \ n. sp.", [h]"Themus \ (Telephorops) \ coelestis \ (Gorh.) \ det. W. Wittmer", [h] “type”, [p] “TYPE”. The holotype is damaged, lacking antennae and right meta-leg.

1♀ (IZAS, neotype of Themus violetipennis ), [p] "Hunan, Yongshun, Shanmuhe forestry station \ 600m", [p] "4.VIII.1988 \ leg. Shu-Yong Wang". The neotype was designated by Yang et al. (2013).

Other material examined.

CHINA, Shaanxi: 2♂ (MHBU), Chushui, Niubeiliang, 1056 m, 2011.VIII.22-29, leg. X.C. Zhu & Y. Zhao. Hubei: 1♀ (MHBU), Badong, Lvcongpo, 1700 m, 2006.VII.14, leg. M. Li; 1♀ (MHBU), same data, leg. J. H. Wan; 1♀(MHBU), Yuan’an, Hehua, 2009.VII.12, leg. X.M. Sun; 1♀ (MHBU), same data, leg. Y. Dong; 1♀ (MHBU), Yichang, Xianrenxi, 2009.VI.25, leg. G.L. Xie; 1♀ (MHBU), Yichang, Dalaoling Forestry, 2009.VI.26, leg. Y. Tian; 1♀ (MHBU), Yidu, Niejiahe, 2008.VI.16, leg. G. L. Xie; 1♀ (MHBU), Yichang, Hejiaping, Qinggangping, 2013. VII–XI, leg. T.H. Du; 1♀ (MHBU), Changyang, Langping, Changfeng, 900 m, 2013.VII.11, leg. Y.Q. Wu; 1♂ (MHBU), Jingshan, Huzhuashan Forestry, 2007.VII.15, leg. G.L. Xie; 1♂ (MHBU), Wufeng, Houhe, 2002.VII.16, leg. F.Y. Wang; 1♂ (MHBU), same locality, 2002.VII.21, C.H. Shi. Guangxi: 1♀ (MHBU), Luocheng, Pingying, 2004.V.29, leg. J.M. Zhang. Guangdong: 1♀ (MHBU), Nanling, 2010.VIII.8-18, leg. H.Y. Liu; 1♀ (MHBU), same locality and collector, 2010.VIII.17; 1♀ (MHBU), same locality and collector, 2010.VIII.8-11. Hebei: 1♂ (MHBU), Changli, Huangjin seaside, 1999.VIII.18, leg. H.Z. Liang; 1♂ (MHBU), same data, leg. Z.J. Ma; 1♂(MHBU), Zushan, 1998.VII.14, leg. X.J. Li. Zhejiang: 1♀ (MHBU), Longquan, Fengyangshan, 2007.VII.25, leg. L.K. Tan; 1♀ (MHBU), same locality and collector, 2007.VII.30; 1♀ (MHBU), same locality, 2007.VII.26, leg. G.L. Xie; 1♀ (MHBU), same locality and collector, 2007.VII.27; 1♀ (MHBU), same locality and collector, 2007.VII.31; 3♂, 1♀ (MHBU), same locality, 2007.VII.25-VIII.1, leg. H.Y. Liu & Z.H. Gao; 1♂ (MHBU), same locality, 2012.VII.18, leg. G.L. Xie & J. Jiao; 2♀ (MHBU), Lin’an, Tianmushan, 2013.VI.26-VII.2, leg. J.Y. Su; 2♀ (MHBU), Hangzhou, Lin’an, Dajingwu, 2012.VI.10, leg. H. Xu; 1♂ (MHBU), Qingyuan, Baishanzu, 2012.VII.24, G.L. Xie & X. Wang. Yunnan: 2♂ (MHBU), Dali, 2008.VIII.18, leg. G. L. Xie.

Supplementary description.

Female. Like male, but antennomeres IV–X without impressions along outer edges (while present with smooth narrow longitudinal or oblong impressions in male), terminal abdominal ventrite wide (while narrow and triangular in male) ( Fig. 9C ) with posterior edge triangularly emarginate medially and largely and triangularly emarginate on both sides, lateral emargination about twice as deep as middle one, the protuberances between middle and lateral emarginations acute, exceeding the rounded apices of apicolateral angles. Internal genitalia ( Fig. 6C ): diverticulum hardly narrowed apically and rounded at apex, about twice as long as its maximal width; spermatheca expanded apically.

Distribution.

China (Shaanxi, Gansu, Henan, Anhui, Zhejiang, Hubei, Jiangxi, Hunan, Fujian, Hainan, Guangxi, Sichuan, Guizhou).

Figures

Figure 6. Female internal genitalia, lateral view A Themusbicoloricornis Wittmer, 1983 B T. cavipennis Champion, 1926 C T. coelestis (Gorham, 1889) D T. crassipes Pic, 1929. Scale bars: 1.0 mm.

Figure 9. Female abdominal sternite VIII, ventral view A Themus bicoloricornis Wittmer, 1983 B T. cavipennis Champion, 1926 C T. coelestis (Gorham, 1889) D T. crassimargo Champion, 1926 E T. crassipes Pic, 1929 F T. impressipennis (Fairmaire, 1886) G T. laboissierei (Pic, 1921) H T. masatakai Okushima, 2003 I T. sauteri (Pic, 1912) J T. uncinatus Wittmer, 1983. Scale bars: 1.0 mm.