Copelatus mysorensis Vazirani, 1970

Sheth, Sayali D., Ghate, Hemant V. & Hájek, Jiří, 2018, Copelatus Erichson, 1832 from Maharashtra, India, with description of three new species and notes on other taxa of the genus (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae: Copelatinae), Zootaxa 4459 (2), pp. 235-260 : 250-251

Copelatus mysorensis Vazirani, 1970

( Figs 15–16 , 33–34 )

Copelatus mysorensis Vazirani, 1970: 319 .

Type locality. " India: Mysore [Karnataka]: Shimoga ".

Type material. Copelatus mysorensis : Holotype ♂, deposited in Museum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris, France (not studied).

Additional material examined. India: Maharashtra: 1♀, 120 km NE of Mumbai, Igatpuri env., 19°42.3′N, 73°33.1′E, 600 m, 1.–12.viii.2002, M. Fikáček & P. Šípek lgt. ( NMPC) ; 1♂, 70 km SSW Pune, Mahabaleshwar , 1400 m, 30.ix.–2.x.2005, J. Bezděk lgt. ( NMPC) ; 1♂, 1♀, same data, but F. & L. Kantner lgt. ( SMNS) ; 1♂, 70 km S of Pune, Wai env., 2.–7.x.2005, J. Bezděk lgt. ( NMPC) ; 1♀, 40 km W of Pune, Mulshi env., 7.–11. x.2 0 0 5, J. Bezděk lgt. ( NMPC) ; 2 ♂, 1♀, 15 km E of Mahabaleshwar, E of Panchgani , table land, 17°55′N, 73°49′E, 1280 m, 3.–6.vi.2006, V. Ryjáček lgt. ( NMPC) ; 4♂, 3♀, Satara distr., Panchagani [ Table land], 17°55.8′N, 73°48.4′E, 1320 m, 30.viii.2013, S.D. Sheth lgt. ( HVGC) ; 1♂, 1♀, Satara distr., Medha-Panchagani road, 17°52.1′N, 73°50.5′E 777 m, 30.viii.2013, S.D. Sheth lgt. ( HVGC) ; 2♀, Satara distr., Kaas area, 17°43.6′N, 73°49.5′E, 1237 m, 16.vii.2014, S.D. Sheth lgt. (HVGC); 1♀, Pune distr., Shirota , 18°49.1′N, 73°25.5′E, 645 m, 6.ix.2013, N. Modak & S. Padhye lgt. ( HVGC) ; 1♀, Pune distr., Panshet , 18°22.9′N, 73°37.3′E, 588 m, 7.vi.2014, S.D. Sheth lgt. ( HVGC) .

Diagnosis. Medium sized (TL: 4.9–5.6 mm), oblong oval species. Elytra brownish-black with yellowish base laterally from stria 2, longitudinal band between striae 3–4, sides laterally from stria 5, and yellowish apical fifth of elytra ( Fig. 15 ). Elytral striae well impressed: stria 1 starting subbasally; striae 2, 3 and 5 shorter than striae 1 and 4—not reaching apex of elytra; stria 6 shortest, ending approximately in apical fifth of elytral length. Female with short strioles in middle third of elytra between striae 4–6 ( Fig. 16 ). Median lobe sickle-shaped in lateral view; broad in basal two thirds, almost straight and narrowing to pointed apex in apical fourth ( Fig. 33 ). Parameres moderately broad, 'C'-shaped; apex short and broad; apical lobes long, club-shaped ( Fig. 34 ).

Collecting circumstances. The species was found in temporary pools on high level lateritic plateaus ( Fig. 35– 37 ), as well as in a remnant pool of a rivulet with algal vegetation.

Distribution. A species distributed in south-western India. Ghosh & Nilsson (2012) listed the species from Gujarat, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. We add records from Maharashtra (Nashik, Pune and Satara districts) in the altitudinal range 70–1,320 m a.s.l.

Figures

FIGURES 13–16. Habitus of Copelatus. 13–14. C. cryptarchoides: 13. male (Lonavala); 14. female (Kaas area); 15–16. C. mysorensis: 15. male (Wai); 16. female (Igatpuri).

FIGURES 31–34. Male genitalia of Copelatus. 31–32. C. cryptarchoides; 33–34. C. mysorensis. 31, 33. median lobe in lateral view; 32, 34. paramere. Scale bar 0.5 mm.

FIGURES 35–40. Habitat of Copelatus. 35. temporary pool (Tableland); 36. temporary pool (Medha-Panchagani road; photo M.R. Kulkarni); 37. ephemeral pool (Sadawaghapur); 38. temporary pool (Sadawaghapur); 39. remnant pool in stream (Tamhini); 40. side pool of a stream (Tamhini).