Anoplophora similis ( Gahan, 1900 )

Bi, Wen-Xuan, Chen, Chang-Chin & Ohbayashi, Nobuo, 2020, Notes on the poorly known Anoplophora species, with description of one new species from South China (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Lamiinae), Zootaxa 4853 (2), pp. 265-274 : 266-267

Anoplophora similis ( Gahan, 1900)

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Melanauster similis Gahan, 1900: 350 . Type locality: Hainan, China.

Anoplophora (Anoplophora) similis: Breuning, 1944: 287 ; Breuning, 1961: 338.

Anoplophora similis: Hua, 2002: 194 ; Lingafelter & Hoebeke, 2002: 134, pl. 7a. 31c, map 12; Löbl & Smetana, 2010: 278; Lin & Yang, 2019: 298.

Material examined. 1 male, Hainan, Jianfengling , 1983.VII.10, leg. Mao-Bin Gu ( IZAS) ; 1 male, Hainan, Jianfengling, Mingfenggu , 2014.IV.19, local collector ( CCCC) ; 1 male, ditto except 957 m, 2014.IV.30 ( CCCC) ; 1 male, Hainan, Atuoling , 1,000 m, 1986.V.23, leg. J. Okuma ( EUMJ) ; 1 female, ditto, 1986.V.31. ( EUMJ)

Description. External characters refer to Lingafelter & Hoebeke (2002: 134).

Male endophallus in everted condition ( Fig. 11 ) long and slender, about 3.5 times as long as median lobe; relative lengths of APH: MPH: BPH: PB: CT: MT = 1.0: 2.0: 0.5: 0.2: 0.8: 1.1.

MPH strongly curved dorsally behind middle, subdivided into MT, CT and PB by constrictions; MT moderately swollen near apex dorsally and ventrally; CT provided with minute spicules, which are more distinct on ventro-basal swelling; PB with anterior bulb highly reduced, nearly unrecognizable. APH with apical bulb (ab) ca. 0.8 times as long as apical bubble (bb); apical bulb moderately sclerotized, elongate and subcylindrical with dense microspinules arranged in transverse rows which are getting denser apically; bb provided with a pair of apical rod-like sclerite which is subequal to the length of ab.

Distribution. China: Hainan.

Remarks. This species is known only from Hainan, although a doubtful distributional record from Sichuan was reported by Lingafelter & Hoebeke (2002) based on single specimen. In addition, Hua (2002) firstly reported this species from Fujian and Guangdong, and was followed by Löbl & Smetana (2010) and Lin & Yang (2019). These distributional information has not been adopted in this study because neither reference nor voucher specimen has been provided therein.

Figures

FIGURES 1–6. Habitus of Anoplophora spp. 1–3, Anoplophora siderea Bi, Chen & N. Ohbayashi, sp. nov.; 4, A. chiangi Hua & Zhang, 1991; 5, A similis (Gahan, 1900); 6, A. ankangensis (Chiang, 1981). 1, from Xingan County, Guangxi; 2, from Jinxiu County, Guangxi; 3, from Ruyuan County, Guangdong. 1, 2, 4–6, Male; 3, female.

FIGURES 10–15. Endophallus of Anoplophora spp. 10, Anoplophora siderea Bi, Chen & Ohbayashi, sp. nov. (a: the rod-like sclerite of apical bulb, dorsal view); 11, A. similis (Gahan, 1900); 12, A. ankangensis (Chiang, 1981); 13, A. cheni Bi & N. Ohbayashi, 2015; 14, A. multimaculata (Xie & Wang, 2015); 15, A. flavomaculata (Gressitt, 1935).