Hoplopisthius (Pseudotaphroderes) kolbei Senna, 1893

Mantilleri, Antoine, 2010, A taxonomic review and phylogeny of the genera Hoplopisthius Senna, 1892 and Carcinopisthius Kolbe, 1892 (Coleoptera: Brentidae, Hoplopisthiini), Zootaxa 2516, pp. 1-26 : 13-14

Hoplopisthius (Pseudotaphroderes) kolbei Senna, 1893

Hoplopisthius kolbei Senna, 1893a: 255 .

Carcinopisthius kolbei (Senna, 1893) : Senna, 1894: 556.

Carcinopisthius papuanus Senna, 1894b: 555 . Syn. Damoiseau, 1987: 39. Pseudotahroderes forficatus Bolkay, 1911: 264 . Syn. Kleine, 1916: 85. Pseudotaphroderes papuanus Bolkay, 1911: 265 . Syn. Kleine, 1916: 85. Stratiopisthius forficula Arrow, 1940: 320 . Syn. Damoiseau, 1987: 39.

Material examined. Australia. Queensland, 1 ex. ( ANIC); 12°44'S 143°14'E, 3 km ENE of Mt Tozer, QLD, 28 Jun–4 Jul. 1986, T. Weir & A. Calder, 1 ex. ( ANIC); 12°43'S 143°18'E, 11 km ENE of Mt Tozer, QLD, 11– 16 July 1986, T. Weir & A. Calder, 1 ex. ( ANIC). Indonesia. Nouv. Guinée, Baie de Geelvink, Raffray & Maindron 1878, 5 ex. ( MNHN); Nuova Guinea, Andai, L.M. D'Albertis, 1 ex. ( MNHN); Nuova Guinea, Andai, Ag. 1872, L. M. D'Albertis, 2 Ψ paralectotypes H. kolbei ; Andai, N. Guinea, W. Doherty, 1 ex ( MNHN); Ternate, L. Laglaize, 2 ex. ( MNHN); Dorey [= Manokwari], Wallace, 1 ex. ( MNHN); Dutch New Guinea, Humboldt Bay distr., Bewani Mts., 400 meters, vii.1937, 1 ex. ( BMNH); N Dutch New Guinea, Waigeu Camp Nok., 2500 ft, iv.1938, L.E. Cheesman, 1 ex. ( BMNH); Indonesia, Papua, Yapen, Serui, 01°52'S – 136°14'E, 28.XII.2006 – 9.I.2007, S. Bily leg., 1 ex. ( NMPC); Indonesia, Irian Jaya, Nabire distr., Mt Botak near Kwatisore, 150 m, VIII.1998, leg. Melki Wendesi, 1 ex. ( NME). Papua-New-Guinea. N. Guinea, Salvatti, XI.1875, Beccari, Ψ lectotype Hoplopisthius kolbei ( MSNG); Nuova Guinea, Fly River, 1876–1877, L. M. D'Albertis, Ψ paralectotype H. kolbei ; N. Guinea, Ighibirei, VII–VIII.1890, Loria, ɗ holotype Carcinopisthius papuanus ( MSNG); Fergusson I., ix–xii.94, A.S. Meek, 9 ex. ( MNHN); Fergusson, ex Musaeo Desbrochers, 2 ex. ( MNHN); Humboldt Bay, N. Guinea, W. Doherty 1893, 22 ex. ( MZUF, MNHN); N. Guinée, Mniszech, 1 ex. ( MNHN); Redscar Bay, Brit. N. G., (Lix), 5 ex. ( MNHN); Kiriwini, Trobriand Is., iii-iv-v-1895, A.S. Meek, 2 ex. ( MNHN); Papua, Kokoda, 1200 ft., v–x.1933, L.E. Cheesman, 19 ex. ( BMNH, MNHN); Bulolo, N. Guinea, F.H. Taylor, 1 ex. ( BMNH); New Guinea, NE, Bulolo R., 680 m, 4.VI.1969, J. Sedlacek coll., 1 ex. ( BPBM); Neu-Guinea, Bulolo, XII.71, coll. Winkler, 1 ex. ( CEO); Morobe, Umg. Gurakor, XII.1979, W. G. Ullrich, 26 ex. ( MHNG, MNHN); New Ireland, Bismarck arch., Kavieng., x.1936, L.E. Cheesman, 1 ex. ( BMNH); New Guinea, NE, Tifalmin, 1350 m, 19.VIII.1963, R. Straatman coll., 1 ex. ( BPBM); New Guinea, NE, Wau, Little Wau Ck, 1200–1300 m, 3.XII.1965, J. Sedlacek coll., 1 ex. ( BPBM); New Guinea, NE, Wau, 1200 m, 26.I.1966, M. V. light trap, J. & M. Sedlacek, 1 ex. ( BPBM); New Guinea, NE, Wau, 1200–1500 m, 30.IX.1965, J. Sedlacek coll., 1 ex. ( MNHN); New Guinea, NE, 13 km SE Okapa, 1650–1870 m, 26.VIII.1964, J. & M. Sedlacek coll., 1 ex. ( BPBM); New Ireland Pr., N. Ireland, Lelet Plat., 5 km SE Kamiraba, 600–800 m, 03°15'33''S – 151°55'32''E, 11.III.2000, leg. A. Weigel, 1 ex. ( NME); New Guinea, Amazon Bay area, Doveta, 2400 ft, 24.7– 11.9.1962, W. W. Brandt, 2 ex. ( ANIC); New Britain, Mt Sinewit, 3500 ft, 27.6– 17.9.1963, W. W. Brandt, 2 ex. ( ANIC); New Britain, Mt Sinewit, 3500 ft, 27.6– 17.9.1963, W. W. Brandt, 3 ex. ( ANIC); Solomon Islands, Bougainville Island, Kukugai village, 17.10.1960 – 2.2.1961, W. W. Brandt, 1 ex. ( ANIC); Solomon Islands. Temotu Province, Santa Cruz islands: Vanikoro, 11°41'5''S – 166°50'15''E, 2–3m, 24.XI.2003, light trap, H.-P. Aberlenc, 1 ex. ( MZUF); New Georgia, Gizo Is. 13185-6, 28.ii.66, P. Greenslade, 1 ex. ( BMNH); Vanikoro, François, 4 ex. ( MNHN); Solomon Islands, New Georgia, Gizo Is., 28.ii.66, P. Greenslade, 4 ex. ( BMNH); Solomon Islands, New Georgia, Gizo, 2 ex. ( BMNH).

Description. Total length: 6.3–11.5 mm. Width across humeral calli: 0.9–1.6 mm. Body red-brown with or without darker area on elytra. Habitus of types: Figs 13–16 .

Head ( Fig. 72 ) broader than long, smooth. Vertex and frons not grooved. Meta- and mesorostrum grooved, without fovea. Prorostrum 0.30–0.45 as long as head + metarostrum + mesorostrum. Antennomere 3 conical, weakly lengthened; 4–8 almost cylindrical, broader than long; 11th 1.50–1.90 longer than 10th. Venter of head very weakly grooved.

Pronotum shiny, smooth. Prosternellum hardly distinct. Underside of first protarsal segment denticulate ( Fig. 76 ). Metasternum convex, smooth. Base of elytra straight, interstria 1, 3, 4 and 5 slightly protruding forward. Interstria 3 abruptly stopped before apical declivity but not forming a sharp tooth ( Fig. 73 ); interstria 5, 6 and 7 connected forward to form a common humeral interstria. External border of apical "forceps" with a small tooth at base ( Fig. 73 , arrow). Inner side with a long median tooth in the female ( Fig. 73 ), and without median tooth in male ( Fig. 74 ).

Sternites III–IV of abdomen ( Fig. 75 ) not or very weakly depressed, with a very light median groove, laterally carinate. Tergite VII of female with long hair (as on Fig. 88 ). Gonopods IX: Fig. 77 . Spermatheca: Fig. 78 .

Remarks. Westward, this species reaches the Moluccas ( Sforzi & Bartolozzi, 2004) but I could not examine specimens from these islands. One specimen in BMNH is labelled "Perak, Doherty" ( Malaysia), but this is very probably an erroneous datum. It is not listed in the "Material examined". Distribution map: Fig. 98.

Figures

FIGURES 12 – 16. Hoplopisthius spp., types. 12, Carcinopisthius ocularis Damoiseau, 1987, Ψ holotype; 13, Hoplopisthius kolbei Senna, 1893, Ψ lectotype; 14, Carcinopisthius papuanus Senna, 1894, ♂ holotype; 15, Pseudotaphroderes papuanus Bolkay, 1911, Ψ syntype; 16, Pseudotaphroderes forficatus Bolkay, 1911, ♂ syntype.

FIGURES 72 – 78. Hoplopisthius (Pseudotaphroderes) kolbei Senna, 1893. 72, Head (Ψ), dorsal; 73, Apex of elytra (Ψ); 74, Apex of elytra (♂); 75, Abdomen (♂), venter; 76, Foreleg; 77, Apex of gonopods IX; 78, Spermatheca. Figures 79 – 82. Hoplopisthius (Pseudotaphroderes) ocularis (Damoiseau, 1987). 79, Head (Ψ), dorsal; 80, Spermatheca; 81, Apex of elytra (Ψ); 82, Abdomen (Ψ), venter. Scale: 1 mm, except fig. 77: 0.17 mm, fig. 78: 0.33 mm and fig. 80: 0.5 mm.

FIGURES 83 – 90. Hoplopisthius (Pseudotaphroderes) maximus n. sp. 83, Head (Ψ), dorsal; 84, Apex of elytra (Ψ); 85, Abdomen (Ψ), venter; 86, Foreleg; 87, Apex of gonopods IX; 88, Tergite VII (Ψ); 89, Tergite VIII (Ψ); 90, Spermatheca. Scale: 1 mm, except fig. 87: 0.17 mm.