Auletobius (Auletobius) fumigatus (Roelofs, 1874)

Legalov, Andrei A., 2011, A new species of the genus Zherichiniletus Legalov, 2003 with systematic notes on the tribes Sanyrevilleini Auletini and Cesauletini (Coleoptera: Rhychitidae), Baltic Journal of Coleopterology 11 (1), pp. 93-104 : 95-96

Auletobius (Auletobius) fumigatus

( Roelofs, 1874) (Figs. 2, 16)

Figs. 1-8. Rhynchitidae gen. spp. (body, dorsal view): 1 – Auletes fumigatus Roelofs, 1874: 151 Zherichiniletus ponomarenkoi sp.n. (holotype), 2 – Auletes testaceus Roelofs, 1874: 152 Auletobius fukienensis (lectotype), 3 – Pseudomesauletes Auletobius fukienensis Voss, 1941: 239 , klapperichi (lectotype), 4 – Pseudauletes albilineatus syn.n.

(holotype), 5 – P. calosicollis (lectotype), 6 – P. curvirostris (holotype), 7 – P. championi (male), 8 – P. freiburgensis Material. 1 male (ZFMK), “Kuatun (2300 (lectotype). m), 27,40n, Br. 117, 40 ö, L. J. Klapperich, 30.4. 1938 (Fukien)”, “ Auletobius triangular. 3rd segment bilobed. Clausal segment fukienensis m. ausgefürht, det. E. Voss”; 1 male (ZIN), elongated. Claws with long teeth. Length of Japan, Ofune, 14.VI.1936; 1 male (RDP), 1 male

(SZMN), 1 female ( RDP), NE Laos, Hua Phan prov., body: 2.0 mm. Ban Saluei, Phu Phan Mt. , 20’15’N, 104’02’E, 1500 -

Diagnosis. This new species is close to Zh. ovatus 2000 m, 26.IV.-11.V.2001, J. Bezdek. but differs by the more strongly rounded sides Distribution. China (Fujian), Japan, Laos. of the pronotum and armament of the Remarks. The lectotype of Auletobius fukienensis is endophallus. designated by the author – a male from the collection

ZFMK with labels “Shaowu - Fukien (500 m), J. Klapperich, 26.6. 1937 ”, “Type”, “ Auletobius fukienensis n. sp. ”, “ Lectotype Auletobius fukienensis Voss, 1941 , A. Legalov design. 2010”. Paralectotype – a male (ZFMK) with labels “Shaowu - Fukien (500 m), J. Klapperich, 26.1. 1937 ”, “Type”, “ Auletobius fukienensis n. sp. ”, “ Paralectotype Auletobius fukienensis Voss, 1941 ,A. Legalov design. 2010”.

Lectotype and paralectotype of A. fumigatus are studied by the author – female from the collection ISNB with labels “type”, “Coll. R. I. Sc. N. B., Japon: Japon: Lewis, Coll. Roelofs ”, “ A. fumigatus R. Japon. L.” and male from the collection BMNH with labels “Type. H. T.”, “ Japan, G. Lewis, 1910–320”, “ Auletes fumigatus R.” .

A study of type specimens and material from Japon and China has shown that Auletobius fukienensis Voss, 1941 , syn.n. is synonym to A. (A.) fumigatus ( Roelofs, 1874) .

This species is proven the first time for the fauna of Laos.