Eulichas subocellata ( Fairmaire, 1898 )

Hájek, Jiří, 2009, Revision of the genus Eulichas Jacobson, 1913 (Coleoptera: Eulichadidae) II. E. dudgeoni species group, Zootaxa 2192, pp. 1-44 : 38-39

Eulichas subocellata ( Fairmaire, 1898)

( Figs. 23 , 43 , 63 , 83 )

Lichas subocellata Fairmaire, 1898: 388 (original description, Kina-Balu).

Eulichas subocellata ( Fairmaire, 1898) : Pic 1914: 11 (catalogue); Jäch 1995: 363 (catalogue).

Type locality. “Kina-Balu” [Sabah state, Malaysia].

Type material. Lectotype Ƥ ( MNHN), by present designation: “Kina-Balu / Bornéo. [printed] // TYPE [red label, printed] // MUSÉUM PARIS / 1952 / COLL. R. OBERTHUR [yellow label, printed] // Lichas / subocellatus / Fairm. [handwritten] // LECTOTYPUS / LICHAS / subocellata Fairmaire, 1898 / Jiří Hájek des. 2002 [red label, printed] // EULICHAS (s. str.) / subocellata ( Fairmaire, 1898) / Jiří Hájek det. 2002 [printed]”. Paralectotypes: 1Ƥ, same label data as lectotype; 2ƤƤ: “ Kina Balu. / N. Borneo. [printed] // MUSÉUM PARIS / 1952 / COLL. R. OBERTHUR [yellow label, printed] // SYNTYPE [red label, printed]”, and the respective paralectotype label ( MNHN). Number of syntypes unknown. I designate a lectotype to fix the identity of this species, as available taxonomic works do not allow an unambiguous identification of specimens.

Additional material studied. 113 specimens — MALAYSIA: SABAH: 733 7ƤƤ, Kinabalu ( DEIC, HNHM, IRSNB, MNHN, SMTD, ZMHB); 2ƤƤ, same label data, but 1500 m, H. Rolle ( DEIC, HNHM); 233 4ƤƤ, Mount Kinabalu [ca. 06°04’N, 116°36’E] ( BMNH); 833 8ƤƤ, same label data, but v.–viii.1903, J. Waterstradt ( BMNH, MNHN, NHMB, RMNH); 13, Gunung Kinabalu, Sg. Liwagu nr Kundasang bridge, 06°00’N, 116°34’E, 1185 m, 23.xi.1986, J. Huisman leg. ( RMNH); 733 5ƤƤ, Kinabalu NP, Sayap, 1000 m, 25.–29.XI.1996, W. Schawaller leg. ( NMPC, SMNS); 13, Kinabalu Nat. Park, Sayap, 6°10’N 116°34’E, primary forest edge, 950 m, at light, 8.iii.2001, J.P. Duffels & M.A. Schouten leg. ( ZMAN); 333, Tinamantawaran, near Poring, Ranau, i.1983; 1Ƥ, S of Tambunan, 650 m, 4.–5. & 13.vii.1991, J. Haxaire leg. ( NHMW); 13, Crocker Range Mts., E. Khoo leg. ( VKCZ); 1Ƥ, Crock[er] Range, 17.ii.1989 ( MCSN); 13, same label data, but iv.1990 ( EUMC); 13, same label data, but 5.v.2005, S. Chew leg. ( BMNH); 13, Crocker Range, 16 Mail [miles?] NW of Keningau, 1400 m, 20.iv.1984, S. Nagai leg. ( EUMC); 13, same label data, but 2.–13.v.1984 ( EUMC); 1833 1Ƥ, Crocker Range Mts., 50 km E Kota Kinabalu, Gunung Emas [Mt.], 16.–27.iv.1993, I. Jeniš leg. ( IJCN, NHMW); 13, Crocker Mt., Gunong Emas, 6.–21.v.1995, I. Jeniš leg. ( NMPC); 1Ƥ, same data, but J. Stolarczyk leg. ( NMPC); 13, Kundasang, 1500 m, 4.–8.ix.1994, C.L. Li leg. ( NHMW); 1233, Banjaran Crocker Mts., 16 km SW Gunung Alab, 790–850 m, 4.–9.v.1996, M. Štrba & R. Hergovits leg. ( NHMW, NMPC); 1Ƥ, Mt. Trus Madi, v.2004, S. Chew leg. ( NMPC); 533 2ƤƤ, same data, but 3.iii.2005 ( BMNH, NMPC); 13, Tawau hill, along Sungai Tawau near trail to Air Panas, 300 m, at light, 28.iii.2001, J.P. & M.J. Duffels leg. ( ZMAN); 13, Tawau, 20.iii.2006 ( NMPC). SARAWAK: 333, Mt. Dulit, moss forest, 22.x.1932, Oxford University Expedition: B.M. Hobby & A.W. Moore ( BMNH); 633, 4th Division, Gunung Mulu National Park, at light, 150–200 m, v.–viii.1978, P.M. Hammond & J.E. Marshall leg. ( BMNH); 333 1Ƥ, 105 km S Beuafort, Long Pasia Area, Sg. Maga nr confl. Sg. Pasia, 04°26’N, 115°40’E, 1210 m, at light, along larger fast running stream in lower montane evergreen rain forest, 2.–7.iv.1987, J. van Tol & J. Huisman leg. ( RMNH).

Description. Habitus elongate, fusiform. Body colouring dark brown. Pale part of setation consists of recumbent grey-whitish setae forming indistinct ocellation on head, pronotum and ventral part, and characteristic distinct ocellations on elytra ( Fig. 23 ).

Measurements. Males: 24–26 mm; females: 31–34 mm (lectotype 33 mm).

Head punctation consists of sparse moderately large setigerous punctures. Antenna long, slender. Last antennomere narrowly oval with apical elongation, 3.40–4.46 times as long as wide ( Fig. 43 ), its ventral side smooth.

Pronotum trapezoidal, ca. 1.95–2.09 times as wide as long. Sides slightly, almost regularly rounded ( Fig. 63 ). The disc convex, in some specimens with irregular shallow depressions. Punctation consists of sparse moderately coarse setigerous punctures on the disc, which become slightly coarser and denser laterally.

Elytra with numerous longitudinal rows of moderately large punctures, and fine interstitial setigerous punctures.

Ventral part with fine punctures, which are sparse medially and become larger and denser laterally. Last abdominal ventrite laterally regularly rounded to apex.

Male. Aedeagus with phallobase shorter than parameres. Parameres parallel sided, with twisted emarginated apex; their distal part rather short. Median lobe narrowly lanceolate, with thin apical part; exceeding parameres ( Fig. 83 ).

Female. Similar to male in habitus, but larger. Antenna shorter, and more slender.

Collection circumstances. Collected at light in the primary forest.

Distribution. Known from the Malay part of the Greater Sunda Island of Borneo – Sabah and Sarawak.

Figures

FIGURES 13 – 24. Habitus of Eulichas. 13 — E. oborili sp. nov. (holotype); 14 — E. robusta sp. nov. (holotype); 15 — E. sausai sp. nov. (holotype); 16 — E. serricornis (paratype, Felda Lasah); 17 — E. sikkimensis (Danda Pakhar); 18 — E. sundaensis sp. nov. (holotype); 19 — E. sundaensis sp. nov. Ƥ (Java); 20 — E. wewalkai sp. nov. (holotype); 21 — E. fasciolata (Crocker Range); 22 — E. jakli sp. nov. (holotype); 23 — E. subocellata (Tawau); 24 — E. villosa sp. nov. (paratype, Gunung Emas).

FIGURES 25 – 44. Male antennomeres IX – XI of Eulichas. 25 — E. alesbezdeki sp. nov.; 26 — E. bertiae; 27 — E. dudgeoni; 28 — E. jendeki; 29 — E. siamensis sp. nov.; 30 — E. similis sp. nov.; 31 — E. uniformis; 32 — E. baeri; 33 — E. incisicollis; 34 — E. oborili sp. nov.; 35 — E. robusta sp. nov.; 36 — E. sausai sp. nov.; 37 — E. serricornis sp. nov.; 38 — E. sikkimensis; 39 — E. sundaensis sp. nov.; 40 — E. wewalkai sp. nov.; 41 — E. fasciolata; 42 — E. jakli sp. nov.; 43 — E. subocellata; 44 — E. villosa sp. nov. Scale bar 1 mm.

FIGURES 55 – 64. Pronotum of Eulichas. 55 — E. robusta sp. nov.; 56 — E. sausai sp. nov.; 57 — E. serricornis sp. nov.; 58 — E. sikkimensis; 59 — E. sundaensis sp. nov.; 60 — E. wewalkai sp. nov.; 61 — E. fasciolata; 62 — E. jakli sp. nov.; 63 — E. subocellata; 64 — E. villosa sp. nov. Not in Scale.

FIGURES 81 – 84. Aedeagus of Eulichas in dorsal view. 81 — E. fasciolata; 82 — E. jakli sp. nov.; 83 — E. subocellata; 84 — E. villosa sp. nov. Scale bar 1 mm.