Morphosphaera coomani Laboissière

Lee, Chi-Feng & Bezdĕk, Jan, 2016, Revision of the genus Morphosphaera Baly (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae), Zootaxa 4179 (1), pp. 1-41 : 20-23

Morphosphaera coomani Laboissière

( Figs 14–15 )

Morphosphaera coomani Laboissière, 1930: 363 (Vietnam) ; Wilcox, 1971: 219 (list); Weidner, 1976: 226 (catalogue of types at ZMUH); Kimoto, 1989: 97 (key, list); Jolivet & Hawkeswood, 1995: 242 (host plants).

Morphosphaera margaritacea Laboissière, 1930: 365 (Cambodia) ; Wilcox, 1971: 220 (list); Weidner, 1976: 226 (catalogue of types at ZMUH); Kimoto, 1977: 364 (Bhutan); Kimoto, 1989: 97 (key), 98 (“Indochina”); Kimoto, 2001: 43 (Nepal); Sprecher-Uebersax, 2003: 58; Kimoto, 2004: 58 (West Bengal); Kimoto, 2005: 66 (list); Beenen, 2010: 462 (list); Sprecher-Uebersax, 2011: 441 (list). New synonym

Morphosphaera viridipennis Laboissière, 1930: 366 (Vietnam, China: Sichuan); Ogloblin, 1936: 408 (key); Gressitt and Kimoto, 1963a: 460 (China: Sichuan); Wilcox, 1971: 220 (list); Weidner, 1976: 226 (catalogue of types at ZMUH); Kimoto, 1989: 97 (key), 98 (Thailand); Jiang, 1992: 660 (Yunnan); Zhang et al., 2005: 279 (Guizhou); Zhang et al., 2006: 175 (Guizhou); Beenen, 2010: 462 (list); Yang et al., 2015: 189 (key), 191 (list). New synonym

Morphosphaera prava Maulik, 1936: 320 ( India, Myanmar); Wilcox, 1971: 220 (list); Takizawa, 1990: 280 ( Nepal); Medvedev & Sprecher, 1998: 32 ( Nepal); Medvedev & Sprecher, 1999: 315 (list); Hartmann & Medvedev, 2003: 170 ( Nepal); Kimoto, 2005: 66 (list); Beenen, 2010: 462 (list); Sprecher-Uebersax, 2011: 441 (list). New synonym

Type material. Morphosphaera coomani . Holotype, sex undetermined, (ZMUH, by monotypus), labeled: “Hoa Binh / de. Cooman [h, w] // TYPE [p, w, red letters] // Morphosphaera / Coomani m [h] / V. Laboissière—Dét [p, w] // Le Moult vend / via Reinbek / Eing Nr. 1, 1957 [p, w]”.

Morphosphaera margaritacea . Holotype ♀ (ZMUH, by monotypus), labeled: “ CAMBODGE [p, w] // TYPE [p, w, red letters] // Morphosphaera / margaritacea m [h] / V. Laboissière—Dét [p, w] // Le Moult vend. / via Reinbek / Eing Nr. 1, 1957 [p, w]”.

Morphosphaera viridipennis . Lectotype ♀ (MNHN), here designated, labeled: “Tchoug-King / Sze-Tchouan [p, w] // MUSEUM PARIS / P GUERRY 1924 [p, w] // TYPE [p, w, red letters] // Morphosphaera / viridipennis m [h] / V. Laboissière—Dét [p, w]”. Paralectotypes: 2♀♀ (MNHN): “Tchoug-King / Sze-Tchouan [p, w] // MUSEUM PARIS / P GUERRY 1924 [p, w]”; 1Ƌ (MNHN): “MUSEUM PARIS / TONKIN / Dr R. BAVAY 1904 [p, w] // Morphosphaera / viridipennis m [h] / V. Laboissière—Dét [p, w]”; 1♀ (IRSB): “TONKIN / CHO-GANH / L DUPORT [p, w] // Morphosphaera / viridipennis m [h] / V. LABOISSIÈRE—DÉT. [p] / paratype [h, w] // cf. Ann. Soc. Ent. / Fr., [p] 1930 / p. 366 [h, w] // R. Mus. Hist. Nat. / Belg. I. G. 12. 752 [p, w]”; 1 ex. (ZMUH): “TONKIN [p] / Chapa / 7. VI [h] 191 [p] 7 [h] / JEANVOINE [p, w] // TYPE [p, w, red letters] // Morphosphaera / viridipennis m [h] / V. Laboissière—Dét [p, w] // Le Moult vend. / via Reinbek / Eing Nr. 1, 1957 [p, w]”.

Morphosphaera prava . Lectotype ♀ (BMNH), here designated, labeled: “Doherty [p, w] // Type [p, w, circle label with red border] // India Or / Manipur [p, w] // Fry Coll. / 1905. 100. [p, w] // Morphosphaera / prava Mlk. [h] / S. Maulik det. [p] / Type 1934 [h, w] // SYN- / TYPE [p, w, circle label with blue border]”. Paralectotypes: 8 exs., (BMNH): “Doherty [p, w] // India Or / Manipur [p, w] // Fry Coll. / 1905. 100. [p, w] // SYN- / TYPE [p, w, circle label with blue border]”; 1 ex., (BMNH): “Doherty [p, w] // Birmah / Ruby M es [p, w] // Fry Coll. / 1900. 100. [p, w] // SYN- / TYPE [p, w, circle label with blue border]”.

Description. Length 5.7–7.5 mm, width 3.3–4.4 mm. General color yellowish brown; antenna black except two basal antennomeres; vertex with one dark spot; tibia and tarsus black; elytra reddish brown with purple reflection ( Figs 14 A–14C); pronotum with two pairs of large black spots in a transverse line across disc, inner pair smaller, as well as a small black spot on median line slightly anterior to basal margin ( Fig. 14 D). Antenna filiform ( Fig. 15 A), 0.4x as long as body; length ratios of antennomeres II to XI about 1.0: 1.2: 1.9: 1.6: 1.8: 1.9: 1.9: 1.8: 1.8: 2.0, and length to width ratios of antennomeres II to XI about 1.6: 2.2: 3.2: 2.6: 2.7: 2.8: 2.8: 2.9: 2.8: 4.0. Aedeagus ( Figs 15 B–15D) extremely slender in dorsal view, about 10.7x longer than wide; parallel-sided, but abruptly widened at apical 1/8, then apically tapering; ventral surface well sclerotized and smooth; narrow and slightly curved in lateral view; four setae at apex of ventral surface of internal sac, seven or eight setae arranged in a longitudinal row on ventral surface; apical process of endophallic sclerite without subapical branch directed outwards; apico-lateral process slightly curved inwards; with one pair of processes erect and recurved outwards at apical 1/3; base tubelike. Gonocoxae reduced. Ventrite VIII ( Fig. 15 D) with short spiculum; apex transverse, with long and short setae scattered along apical area. Receptacle of spermatheca ( Fig. 15 E) elongate and strongly swollen, pump much narrower and strongly curved, proximal spermathecal duct long and wide.

Diagnosis. Morphosphaera coomani is similar to M. sumatrana in possessing reddish brown elytra and five black spots on the pronotum, but adults of M. coomani have a dark spot on the vertex (no dark spot on the vertex in M. sumatrana ), subapically widened penis (parallel-sided penis in M. sumatrana ), several setae on ventral surface of internal sac (no setae in M. sumatrana ), no erect and recurved processes on endophallic sclerite (with one pair erect and recurved processes in M. sumatrana ).

Host plant. Debregeasia orientalis C. J. Chen (Urticaceae) ( Figs 14 E, 14F) (present study), Debregeasia sp. ( Jiang 1992, Zhang et al 2005, Zhang et al 2006), Ficus sp. ( Moraceae ) ( Jolivet & Hawkeswood 1995).

Other material examined. CHINA. Sichuan: 1 ex., Baoxing, Wenxian Shan Park , 12.VI.2014, leg. J. Hájek, J. Růžička & M. Tkoč ( NMPC) ; 38 exs., Mt. Emei , 5–19.V.1989, leg. L. Bocák ( NMHB) ; 25 exs., same locality, 4– 20.V.1989, leg. V. Kubáň ( NHMB) ; 17 exs., same locality, 4–18.V.1989, leg. S. & J. Kolibáč ( NHMB) ; 2 exs., Suifu , 11.X.1924, leg. D. C. Graham ( BPBM) ; Tibet: 1Ƌ, 2♀♀, N of Brahamaputra great bend, 2050–2400 m, 16– 20.VII.1992, leg. L. & R. Businský ( NMW) ; Yunnan: 26 exs., Banggungjianshan , 15–20.IX.2015, leg. native collector ( TARI) ; 15 exs., Mangdong , 17.IX.2015, leg. native collectors ( TARI) ; 1 ex., Weibaoshan mts. , E slope, 1800–2500m, 1.VII.1992, leg. D. Král ( NHMB) ; 18 exs, Xishuangbanna , 18.V.–5.VI.2008, leg. A. Weigel ( NME) ; 1 ex., same locality, 30.V.2008, leg. A. Weigel ( JBCB) ; INDIA. Arunachal Pradesh: 14 exs., Mishmi Hills, Mondon , leg. M. Steele ( BMNH) ; Meghalaya: 1 ex., 8 km N of Shillong , 7–9.V.2004, leg. R. Businský ( JBCB) ; LAOS. Huouaphan prov.: 1 ex., Mt. Phu Pan , 24–27.III.2005, leg. native collector ( SEHU) ; MYANMAR. 3 exs., Chin Stae ; Chin Hills 30 miles camp ( Orchid Station ), 21°29’47.0”N 93°47’21.9”E, 2,495 m, 24–27.VI.2008, leg. M. Langer ( RBCN) ; 10 exs., Kambaiti , 12.V.–2.VI.1934, leg. R. Malaise ( BMNH, NHRS) ; 1 ex., Seinghku Valley, Wang , 18.V.1926, leg. F. K. Ward ( BMNH) ; THAILAND. 1 ex., Doi Phu Kha NP, 50 km NE Nan, 28.VI.– 1.VII.1997, leg. J. Rejsek ( SMNS) ; VIETNAM. Lao Cai: 1 ex., Sa Pa , 24.IX.2004, leg. M. Geiser ( BMNH) ; 1 ex., Chapa (= Sa Pa) (BMNH).

Distribution. Bhutan, Cambodia, China (Guizhou, Sichuan, Tibet, Yunnan), India (Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Megalaya, West Bengal), Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Nepal. Yang et al. (2015) listed also from China (Zhejiang).

Figures

FIGURES 14. Habitus and habitat photographs of Morphosphaera coomani Laboissière, 1930. 14 A. Dorsal view; 14 B. Ventral view; 14 C. Head; 14 D. Pronotum; 14 E. Adult feeding on leaves of Debregeasia orientalis; 14 F. Mating adults feeding on leaves of D. orientalis.

FIGURES 15. Diagnostic characters of Morphosphaera coomani Laboissière, 1930. 15 A. Antenna; 15 B. Penis, dorsal view; 15 C. Penis, lateral view; 15 D. Abdominal ventrite VIII; 15 E. Spermatheca.