Nothoodes, Guéorguiev & Liang, 2020
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Nothoodes gen. n.
Type species: Oodes angustatus Lorenz, 1998 , by present designation. Oodes angustatus Lorenz is a replacement name for O. parallelus LaFerté- Sénectère, 1851. The latter name is a junior primary homonym of O. parallelus Say, 1830 and thus invalid according to Article 57.2. ( ICZN 1999).
Diagnosis. The species of this genus share the following character states:
(1) Submentum with medial and lateral setiferous punctures;
(2) Pronotum with basal setiferous punctures;
(3) Abdominal ventrite 3 with ambulatory setae;
(4) Male protarsomere 3 subtrapezoidal, with sides constricted distally;
(5) Basal bulb of median lobe of aedeagus open dorsally, without apical aileron;
(6) Spermathecal complex with extraordinarily short seminal canal.
Description. Microsculpture and micropunctuation. Dorsal surface of head, pronotum and elytra with regular micropunctuation and isodiametric meshes well-impressed which together form “punctate rosettes” microreticulation, micropunctuation larger, denser and more regular on head than on pronotum and elytra; ventral surface without regular micropunctuation, with obliterated sculpticells (sometimes meso- and metacoxae, as well as metasternum with distinct microreticulation). Chaetotaxy. Labrum with six more or less equidistant setae, with two lateral being slightly remote from medial four. Clypeal setae present. Anterior supraorbital seta absent. Ventral seta of antennomere 2 located in apical half. Anterior seta of stipes present. Setae on apical margin of ligula distant. Penultimate labial palpomere glabrous. Parascutellar seta on elytron present. Elytral interval 3 with two discal setiferous punctures situated closer to stria 2, first in medial third, second in posterior third. Mesocoxa with lateral and posterior setae; mesotrochanter with one seta. Hind femur without posterior setae. Last visible sternite with two apical punctures in male and four in female. Basal gonocoxite with lateroapical setae, without medioapical setae. Apical gonocoxite with one to two very small dorsolateral ensiform setae; dorsomedial ensiform seta present, located near base or near middle; nematiform setae present, located near apex or removed medially from it. Head. Eye large (vertical diameter greater than length of antennomere 1), prominent. Anterior margin of labrum straight or slightly emarginate. Antenna long, with last two segments exceeding pronotal base. Mandibles large, convex. Last two maxillary palpomeres of subequal length. Paraglossa long, not expanded. Thorax. Pronotum with anterior angles slightly (most species) to moderately projected anteriorly ( N. taprobanae ). Prosternal process round or subelongate, distinctly bordered subapically, superficially bordered or unbordered at apex. Mesosternum deeply concave; mesepisternum without apodemal pit; mesocoxal rim entire. Elytra. Parascutellar striola more or less distinct, situated between suture and stria 1; stria 7 as distinct as medial striae. Granulation in marginal furrow continuous or discontinuous. Legs. Metacoxal basal sulcus well-developed, extending to lateral fourth. Male mesotibia moderately modified, with a swelling in apical half or apical two-thirds (swelling best seen from above). Meso- and metatarsomeres 1–4 in both sexes as well as protarsomeres 1–4 in female without long and dense pubescence on ventral surface. Male front tarsomeres 1–3 with numerous adhesive setae beneath; adhesive setae covering apical three-fourths of tarsomere 1. Male genitalia. Basal bulb of median lobe more or less reduced at base, open dorsally. Ostium long, nearly reaching basal bulb. Internal sac with two connected sclerites more or less chitinized, a smaller proximal one and a broader distal one (sclerites best seen from ventral side). Female genitalia. Apical gonocoxite sub-triangular or elongate. Bursa copulatrix subconical or globe-shaped; spermatheca very short, undifferentiated (seminal canal), with spermathecal gland attached; common oviduct with villous canal.
Monophyly and relationships. The presence of the following two synapomorphies among species of Nothoodes suggests that the group is monophyletic: (1) basal bulb of median lobe open dorsally (state unknown in N. taprobanae ); and (2) unusually short spermatheca (state unknown in N. longus ).
The open dorsally basal bulb is a well-known special feature for some Oodini . The dorsal part of the basal bulb is more or less wide open between the two lateral lobes, which turn into free lamellae (since the ventral part of the bulb is always occupied by the basal orifice of median lobe). Thus, the basal orifice of median lobe is extended to dorsal part of the basal bulb. This trait has been considered unique for subtribe Sphaerodina Jeannel, 1949 ( Jeannel 1949; Basilewsky 1953; Guéorguiev & Schmidt 2016), but present data suggest that it may be homoplastic in Oodini .
Excluding N. longus whose female specimens have not been studied, the other species have extraordinarily short seminal canals, represented by a tiny appendage of the bursa copulatrix. This structure seems to be the result of a long-term trend toward shortening of the seminal canal, and this reduction does not affect the spermathecal gland. A somewhat similar design of spermatheca exists in species from Anatrichis LeConte, 1853 , and Oodinus Motschulsky, 1864 ( Bousquet 1996; Guéorguiev & Morita 2017), two genera supposedly of Gondwanaland descent ( Spence 1983: 575). However, the species of both aforementioned genera have spermatheca without seminal canal and spermathecal gland directly attached to basal swelling (in Anatrichis ) or bag-like structure (in Oodinus ), both structures representing distal enlargements of bursa copulatrix ( Bousquet 1996: 456, 530–531, figs 125, 126, 128, 129).
Another likely innovative character for the taxa of Nothoodes is the sexual dimorphism (see following section); such peculiarity has not been observed in species from the other three genera studied.
External sexual dimorphism. Sexual dimorphism in N. angustatus and N. bharat was established as a phenotypic difference expressed by EL/EW. To ascertain this, we measured six males and ten females of the first species and two males and two females of the second ( Table 5). The respective values for the ratio in question are 1.50–1.58 (♂♂) and 1.40–1.48 (♀♀) for N. angustatus and 1.50–1.52 (♂♂) and 1.43–1.47 (♀♀) for N. bharat . The smaller proportions of EL/EW in the females of both species indicate their shorter and wider elytra compared to the elytra of males. Whether individuals of N. longus and N. taprobanae exhibit the same dimorphism is unknown for the lack of specimens available for measurement.
The males and females in N. angustatus are further distinguished by PW / PL, 1.49–1.54 (♂♂) and 1.55–1.62 (♀♀). The wider pronotum in the females may be in connection with their wider elytra that relate to their reproductive function .
Etymology. A compound name, which applies to the Greek stem νóθος [nóthos] (spurious, unauthentic) and genus name Oodes also of Greek origin. It is treated as a Latin masculine.
Geographical distribution and diversity. The group includes four species: N. angustatus , N. taprobanae , N. longus , and N. bharat . The species are endemic to the Indian subcontinent, a region geologically connected to the former supercontinent Gondwanaland in the Cretaceous period. It is worth noting that the generic range of Nothoodes does not overlap with those of other genera from the Oodes generic group. Only N. longus and Pseudoodes cribristernis live close to each other in the Kra Isthmus, southern Myanmar.
20. Nothoodes angustatus ( Lorenz, 1998) , comb. n.
( Figs 27 View FIGURE 27 A–G, Figs 28 View FIGURE 28 A–F, Table 5)
Oodes angustatus Lorenz, 1998: 305 (replacement name for Oodes parallelus LaFerté-Sénectère, 1851 , nec Oodes parallelus Say, 1830 ).
= Oodes parallelus LaFerté-Sénectère, 1851: 271 (type locality: ‘ India bor.’). The name is a junior primary homonym of Oodes parallelus Say, 1830 , and a senior primary homonym of Oodes parallelus Motschulsky, 1858 .
References.
Oodes parallelus LaFerté-Sénectère : Gemminger & Harold 1868: 232; Chaudoir 1882: 347–348 (re-description and localities: ‘Hindostan… Deccan… Malacca’); Bates 1892: 323 (similarity with O. cribristernis ); Andrewes 1923: 232 (morphology); Andrewes 1924: 589 (morphology); Andrewes 1928: 170 (distribution in Sri Lanka); Andrewes 1930: 238 (‘Khasi Hills. Saidpur. Dacca. North Kanara. Ceylon: Mamaduwa, Anuradhapura, Hora- wupotana, Rangoon, Palon, Tharrawaddy. Malacca.’); Andrewes 1940: 203 (morphology), 204 (identification key; distribution: ‘ India, Ceylon [ Sri Lanka], Burma [ Myanmar], Malacca’), 205 (comparison with O. longus ); Ali 1967: 17 (comparison with O. basrensis Ali, 1967 ); Saha & Halder 2000:4, 19 (distribution: India).
? Oodes indicus (nomen nudum): Chaudoir 1882: 362.
? Oodes parallelus LaFerté- Sénectère: Bates 1892: 323 (distribution in Myanmar: ‘Palon, Pegu’).
Oodes (Oodes) parallelus LaFerté-Sénectère : Csiki 1931: 1010 (‘Brit. Indien, Ceylon, Birma, Malacca’).
Oodes angustatus: Lorenz 2005: 325 .
Type material. Oodes parallelus LaFerté-Sénectère (see Chaudoir 1882: 348): holotype ♀, ‘Ex Musaeo Chaudoir [w, red print] // parallelus Laferté Indes orient Laferté. [handwritten label pinned on bottom of box]’ (( MNHN, box ‘Collection Chaudoir Carabidae (Lonchost.) ( Oodes ) Prionognat. Hololius Holcocoleus Sphaerodes Simous Melanodes’)).
Type material. Oodes longus Andrewes : paratype ♂, ‘Pusa Bihar Peries coll [w, p] // Co-type [white rounded label with green band, p] // Oodes longus cotype Andr. H.E.Andrewes det. [w, h/p] // H.E.Andrewes Coll. B.M.1945– 97. [w, p]’ (BMNH). This specimen was part of the type series of O. longus . However, examination proved that it belongs to N. angustatus Lorenz , and not to N. longus Andrewes.
Other material examined. Imprecise localities: 1♀, ‘Bengal May 1809. // Mus. Westerm.’ (ZMUC); 1♀, ‘Bengal Wallich’ (ZMUC); 1♀, ‘Bengala. Mundt’ (ZMUC); 1♀, ‘Bengala. Mus. Calsm.’ (ZMUC); 1♂, ‘Bengale Jungle de Mohrbunj R.P. H. Gengler’ ( MNHN).
NEPAL: Province No. 5: 2♂♂, 1♀, ‘ Nepal Lumbini Zone Siddharthanagar (= Bhairawa), 4.VII.1981, leg. P. Beron’ ( NMNHS); 1♂, 3♀♀, ‘ NEPAL Lumbini Bhairahawa [Siddharthanagar], 9.X.1984 leg. P. Beron’ ( NMNHS); 1♀, ‘ NEPAL, P: Bheri D: Banke, Nepalgunj Hotel Shena, 140mNN 14./ 15.VI.2007, LF 28°02’41”N, 81°37’17”E leg. M. Hartmann’ (NME); 1♀, ‘ NEPAL, Prov. Bheri D: Banke, Nepalganj Hotel Kitchen Hut // 140m NN, N28°04’97” E81°38’56”, on light 23.–25.VI.2011 leg. M. Hartmann #02’ (NME); 1♀, ‘ NEPAL Bheri Zone 8 km NE Nepalgunj 28°05’N 81°40’E, alt. 155 m lgt. Fouqué René, 19.IX.2015 ’ (cPB).
INDIA: Imprecise localities: 1♀, ‘ Oodes India (Deccan) // India or. (Deccan) coll. Castelnau // indicus Chaud. // Oodes indicus Chaud. det., Chaudoir 1882 // Museo Genova coll. Castelnau // sp. citata da Chaudoir 1882 a pag. 362 ma sembra che non ia mai stara descritta R.P. [by Roberto Poggi]’ (MCSN); 1♀, ‘Deccan.’ (( MNHN, box ‘Collection Chaudoir Carabidae (Lonchost.) ( Oodes ) Prionognat. Hololius Holcocoleus Sphaerodes Simous Melanodes’)); 1♂, 3♀♀, ‘India’ (BMNH); 1♀, ‘Coromandel M. Maindron // Genji 25 août 15 sept. 1901’ ( MNHN, box ‘Collection Générale Oodes ’). B i h a r State: 1♀, ‘Dinapoor // Ex Musaeo Mniszech’ (( MNHN, box ‘Collection Chaudoir Carabidae (Lonchost.) ( Oodes ) Prionognat. Hololius Holcocoleus Sphaerodes Simous Melanodes’)). Andhra Pradesh State: 1♂, 1♀, ‘ 2010–XI–30 INDIA, Andhra Pradesh, Nellore District, Naidupet mandal, Dwarakapuram vill. Chen C.C. lgt.’ ( IZAS). Karnataka State: 1♀, ‘Kanara.’ ( MNHN); 1♂, 2♀♀, ‘N. Kanara Bombay T.R.D. Bell’ ( MNHN, box ‘ Oodini Chlaeniini , Abacetini & others det. by H.E. Andrewes’; BMNH); 1♂, 3♀♀, ‘ Inde (Bellary) Chaper 1883’ ( MNHN, box ‘Collection Générale Oodes ’).
SRI LANKA: North Central Province: 1♂, ‘Anuradhapura Ceylon W. Horn 1899 // Collection P. Dupuis’ (RBINS). Western Province: 1♂, ‘Horawupotana Ceylon. India 13–X–24’ (BMNH).
MYANMAR: Bago Region: 1♀, ‘Palon (Pegù) L. Fea VIII.IX.87 // Oodes parallelus Laf. ?’ (MCSN); 1♀, ‘Tharrawaddy, Burma. G.Q.Corbet. // Oodes parallelus Laf. Compared with type H.E.A.’ (BMNH). Ay e y a r w a d y Region: 2♀♀, ’ 19–31. V. 2001 BURMA ( MYANMAR) RANGOON—TAIKKYI NYAUNGGON KLÍCHA M. Lgt’ (cDW). Yangon Region: 1♀, ‘ BURMA, Rangoon. F.J. Meggitt.’ (BMNH).
TME: 40 specimens. TGE: 2♂♂, 1♀.
Diagnosis. This species is easily differentiated from its congeners by its large size, 15 mm or more, the specific form of the median lobe ( Figs 28A, B, C, D View FIGURE 28 ), and W/Lp2>1.5.
Description. Habitus. Large-sized specimens (BL: 15.1–16.6 mm, BW: 5.65–6.70 mm), with elongate and moderately convex body ( Figs 27A, G View FIGURE 27 ). Ratios and measurements. See Table 5. Color and luster. Body dorsally black, ventrally dark brown to black, surface markedly shiny, without iridescence. Antennomere 1 and medial parts of antennomeres 2 and 3 piceous, marginal part of last two antennomeres and 4–11 fulvous to rufous. Palpi rufopiceous with extremities paler. Legs rufous to rufopiceous. Punctuation. Dorsal surface without punctuation; proepisternum with dense and shallow punctures, meso- and metepisternum, sides of metasternum and ventrite 1 at base with dense and coarse punctures; abdominal ventrites more or less punctured and wrinkled at sides.
Head. Relatively large, more than half the width of pronotum ( Table 5). Mentum tooth rounded apically, with distinct paramedial border ( Fig. 27B View FIGURE 27 ). Thorax. Pronotum with sides slightly rounded toward posterior angles; maximum width very close to posterior angles; disc without laterobasal impressions; base moderately sinuate. Prosternum with deep median longitudinal sulcus; prosternal process subelongate, bordered laterally and subapically, unbordered at apex ( Fig. 27D View FIGURE 27 ). Metepisternum elongate (MA/ MM: 0.84–0.91), its coadunation with epipleuron short, located anteriorly ( Fig. 27E View FIGURE 27 ). Elytra. Apical sinuation slightly distinct. Basal margin distinct laterally, forming a minute denticle at shoulder, disappearing medially at level between striae 2 and 3.Granulation in marginal furrow continuous. Parascutellar striola well developed, long, finely punctate; striae 1–6 less impressed than stria 7. Intervals 1–7 rather flat, interval 8 moderately convex. Legs. Male mesotibia with a swelling in apical two-thirds. Protarsomeres 1–3 of male strongly dilated (W/Lp2: 1.55–1.76). Male genitalia. Median lobe ( Figs 28A, B, C, D View FIGURE 28 ) with basal bulb long, cylindrical, and moderately open dorsally; angle between basal bulb and shaft nearly right; shaft swollen anteriorly (lateral view); apex curved ventrally; apical lamella straight, wide, subtriangular, rounded at tip; ostium long, nearly reaching basal bulb; internal sac with a smaller proximal sclerite situated in medial third and a large, compound distal one in apical half. Female genitalia. Apical gonocoxite stout, sub-triangular, with dorsomedial ensiform seta located equidistant from base and middle and nematiform setae removed from apex ( Fig. 28E View FIGURE 28 ). Bursa copulatrix subconical; spermathecal gland connected at apex of seminal canal ( Fig. 28F View FIGURE 28 ).
Distribution. Nepal, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar,? Malaysia (‘Malacca’). According to Andrewes (1930) and Saha & Halder (2000), the species occurs in the Indian states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Meghalaya (Khasi Hills), and Karnataka. The record for ‘Malacca’ ( Chaudoir 1882; Andrewes 1930, 1940; Csiki 1931) is highly doubtful (see “Notes”). First record for Nepal.
Bionomics. Nothing is known about the bionomics of N. angustatus .
Notes. Specimen cited as [ Oodes ] indicus by Chaudoir (1882) has been examined and found to belong to N. angustatus (see “Material examined”). The name Oodes indicus is a nomen nudum. We have also studied the material published as ‘? Oodes parallelus ’ by Bates (1892: 323). It is a female specimen representing the species dealt with here. Most likely the citation of the female specimen identified as “ Oodes parallelus LaFerté-Sénectère ” from ‘Malacca’ ( Chaudoir 1882: 348) refers to the holotype of Oodes subcoriaceus Chaudoir, 1882 .
Two specimens collected near Dwarakapuram Village, Andhra Pradesh, India, were collected together with a paratype of O. bharat indicating that the two Nothoodes species live together.
21. Nothoodes bharat sp. n.
( Figs 29 View FIGURE 29 A–G, Figs 30 View FIGURE 30 A–G, Table 5)
Type material. Holotype ♂, ‘ 2014–VIII–15 INDIA, Andhra Pradesh, Nellore District, Naidupet mandal, Dwarakapuram vill. Chen C.C. lgt. [w, p]’ ( IZAS). Paratypes, one male and two females, labelled as follows: 1♂, ‘ 2011–III–1 INDIA, Andhra Pradesh, Nellore District, Naidupet mandal, Dwarakapuram vill. Chen C.C. lgt. [w, p]’ ( NMNHS); 1♀, ‘ 2010–XI–30 INDIA, Andhra Pradesh, Nellore District, Naidupet mandal, Dwarakapuram vill. Chen C.C. lgt. [w, p]’ ( IZAS); 1♀, ‘Bangalore Chikkangalur [Chikmagalur] Tabourel 1900 [w, p]’ ( MNHN).
TME: 4 specimens. TGE: 1♂, 2♀♀.
Diagnosis. This species is readily distinguished from other Nothoodes species, except N. angustatus , by its lower PW /HW and PW /PA ( Table 5). It differs from the latter species in its small size, less than 14 mm.
Description. Habitus. Rather large specimens (BL: 13.1–13.6 mm, BW: 4.95–5.40 mm), with subelongate and slightly convex body ( Figs 29A, E View FIGURE 29 ). Ratios and measurements. See Table 5. Color and luster. Body black dorsally and ventrally; antennae, palpi, tibiae and tarsi rufopiceous. Integument dorsally and ventrally shiny, without iridescence. Punctuation. Dorsal surface without punctuation (sometimes posterolateral parts of pronotum with large, shallow punctures extending laterally in posterior half); proepisternum with dense and shallow punctures, sides of pro- and metasternum, and meso- and metepisternum with dense and coarse punctures; abdominal ventrites 1–5 punctate at base and at sides, ventrite 6 punctate at apex. Head. Relatively large, more than half width of pronotum ( Table 5). Mentum tooth with apex broadly rounded, with distinct paramedial border ( Fig. 29C View FIGURE 29 ). Thorax. Pronotum ( Fig. 29B View FIGURE 29 ) with sides weakly rounded toward posterior angles; maximum width in posterior third; laterobasal impressions small but distinct; base moderately sinuate. Prosternum with indistinct median longitudinal sulcus; prosternal process subelongate, bordered subapically, bordered or not at apex ( Fig. 29F View FIGURE 29 ). Metepisternum longer than wide (MA/ MM: 0.88–0.92), punctuation less dense and coarser than in N. angustatus , its coadunation with epipleuron long, located anteriorly ( Fig. 29G View FIGURE 29 ). Elytra. Apical sinuation weak. Basal margin distinct laterally, forming a minute denticle at shoulder, disappearing medially at level of stria 3. Granulation in marginal furrow continuous. Parascutellar striola punctate; striae distinctly punctate on anterior two-thirds. Intervals 1–7 subconvex, interval 8 more convex than others. Legs. Male mesotibia with a swelling in apical half. Protarsomeres 1–3 of male ( Fig. 29D View FIGURE 29 ) moderately dilated, with second segment slightly wider than long (W/Lp2: 1.15–1.23). Male genitalia. Median lobe ( Figs 30A, B, C, D View FIGURE 30 ) arcuate laterally, with basal bulb reduced at base, widely open dorsally; angle between basal bulb and shaft obtuse; shaft long, broad, curved ventrally; apex straight, tapered; apical lamella directed to left, narrowed distally, ending with round disc broadened on left; ostium nearly reaching basal bulb; internal sac with small, U-shaped proximal sclerite and larger, less strongly chitinized distal sclerite. Female genitalia. Apical gonocoxite elongate, with dorsomedial ensiform seta near middle and nematiform setae near apex ( Fig. 30E View FIGURE 30 ). Bursa copulatrix globe-shaped; spermathecal gland connected near apex of seminal canal ( Figs 30F, G View FIGURE 30 ).
Etymology. The name Bharat [ Bhârat] is a native Indian word that designate both the Indian subcontinent and the Republic of India; it is mentioned in Indian epic poetry and the constitution of the country.
Distribution. Oriental region: India (Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh).
Bionomics. This species was collected at light trap in the dry monsoon season. No pond or river nearby was observed at the time of collecting.
Notes. Hind trochanters of the female paratype from Andhra Pradesh bear setiferous punctures ( Fig. 29G View FIGURE 29 ). This unique feature is first registered for the Oodini and may be regarded as an atavism.
See also “Notes” under Nothoodes angustatus .
22. Nothoodes longus ( Andrewes, 1940) , comb. n.
( Figs 31 View FIGURE 31 A–J, Table 5)
Oodes longus Andrewes, 1940: 205 (type locality: ‘Brahmaputra River Goalundo–Gauhati’ [Brahmaputra River between the town of Goalundo Ghat, Bangladesh and the city of Gawahati, India].
References.
Oodes longus: Andrewes 1940: 204 (identification key; distribution: ‘N.E. India’); Ali 1967: 17 (comparison with O. basrensis Ali, 1967 ); Lorenz 1998: 305; Lorenz 2005: 325.
Type material. Oodes longus Andrewes : holotype ♂, ‘Type [white rounded label with red band, p] // Brahmaputra River Goalundo–Gauhati July 1919 Fletcher coll [w, p] // Oodes longus Andr. Type H.E.Andrewes det. [w, h/p]’ (BMNH). Paratypes, one male and two females, labelled as follows: 1♂, ‘Para-type [white rounded label with yellow band, p] // Brahmaputra River Goalundo–Gauhati July 1919 Fletcher coll [w, p] // Oodes longus And. Paratype [w, h]’ ( MNHN, box ‘ Oodini Chlaeniini , Abacetini & others det. by H.E. Andrewes’); 1♀, ‘Brahmaputra River Goalundo–Gauhati July 1919 Fletcher coll [w, p] // Co-type [white rounded label with green band, p] // Oodes longus cotype Andr. H.E.Andrewes det. [w, h/p] // H.E.Andrewes Coll. B.M.1945–97. [w, p]’ (BMNH); 1♀, ‘Brahmaputra River Goalundo–Gauhati July 1919 Fletcher coll [w, p] // Co-type [white rounded label with green band, p] // H.E.Andrewes Coll. B.M.1945–97. [w, p]’ (BMNH).
Other material examined. INDIA: A s s a m State: 2♂♂, ‘ INDIA (Assam State Dibrugarh distr.) Dibrugarh (at light) 2.–3.VI.2006 Guillaume de Rougemont’ ( NMNHS, cDW).
? MYANMAR: Tanintharyi Region: 1♂, ‘Tenasserim. Papun. Adamson’s Coll. 1908–102.’ [specimen determined as variation of O. longus by H.E. Andrewes] (BMNH).
TME: 7 specimens. TGE: 3♂♂.
Diagnosis. This species is distinguished from other Nothoodes species by its less impressed elytral striae (more perceptible in anterior half of elytra). It is further separated from other congeners, except N. taprobanae , by its greater PW /HW and lower EW/ PW ( Table 5). Nothoodes longus is easily separated from N. taprobanae by its larger size, 13 mm or more.
Description (based on male sex). Habitus. Moderately large specimens (BL: 13.0– 13.6 mm, BW: 5.1–5.2 mm), with subelongate and convex body ( Figs 31A, I View FIGURE 31 ). Ratios and measurements. See Table 5. Color and luster. Body black dorsally and ventrally; antennae, palpi, and tarsomeres rufous to rufopiceous. Integument markedly shiny; dorsal surface with greenish hue, ventral surface without iridescence. Punctuation. Dorsal surface without punctures except posterolateral parts of pronotum with large and shallow punctures extending laterally to posterior half; sides of prosternum and proepisternum, abdominal ventrites 1–5 at base and at sides, and ventrite 6 at apex with dense and shallow punctures; meso- and metepisternum, and sides of metasternum with dense and coarse punctures.
Head. About half as wide as pronotum ( Table 5). Mentum tooth widely rounded (specimens from Tenasserim) to truncate (paratype) apically, with distinct paramedial border ( Fig. 31B View FIGURE 31 ). Thorax. Pronotum ( Fig. 31J View FIGURE 31 ) with sides weakly rounded toward posterior angles; maximum width close to posterior angles; laterobasal impressions subtle; base moderately sinuate. Prosternum without or with indistinct median longitudinal sulcus; prosternal process subelongate, bordered subapically, unbordered at base and at apex ( Fig. 31C View FIGURE 31 ). Metepisternum longer than wide (MA/ MM: 0.84–0.88), its coadunation with epipleuron short, located anteriorly ( Fig. 31D View FIGURE 31 ). Elytra. Apical sinuation distinct but weak. Basal margin distinct laterally, forming a small denticle at shoulder, decreasing medially and disappearing at level between striae 2 and 3. Granulation in marginal furrow continuous. Parascutellar striola and striae 1–4 rather shallow (shallower than in N. taprobanae ); striola and striae in anterior half punctured. Intervals 1–7 flat, interval 8 moderately convex. Legs. Male mesotibia with a swelling in apical half. Protarsomeres 1–3 of male moderately dilated, with second tarsomere slightly wider than long (W/Lp2: 1.14–1.18). Male genitalia. Median lobe ( Figs 31E, F, G, H View FIGURE 31 ) arcuate laterally, with basal bulb reduced at base, widely open dorsally; angle between basal bulb and shaft obtuse; shaft broadened proximally, narrowed distally; apex short and straight; apical lamella straight, narrow distally, rounded at tip; ostium nearly reaching basal bulb; internal sac with proximal sclerite smaller and distal one larger. Female genitalia. Unknown.
Distribution. Oriental region: India (West Bengal, Assam), Bangladesh,? Myanmar. The presence of the species in Myanmar needs confirmation since the record from Tenasserim is based on an earlier determination by the first author. The record from Bihar State, India ( Andrewes 1940), refers to N. angustatus (see “Notes”).
Bionomics. All known specimens from India and Bangladesh were collected near banks of the river Brahmaputra.
Notes. The male from “Pusa” designated by Andrewes (1940: 205) as a paratype of Oodes longus belongs to N. angustatus (see “Type material. Oodes longus Andrewes ” under N. angustatus ). Most likely the female paratype from Bihar is not conspecific with N. longus .
20. Nothoodes angustatus ( Lorenz, 1998) , comb. n.
( Figs 27 View FIGURE 27 A–G, Figs 28 View FIGURE 28 A–F, Table 5)
Oodes angustatus Lorenz, 1998: 305 (replacement name for Oodes parallelus LaFerté-Sénectère, 1851 , nec Oodes parallelus Say, 1830 ).
= Oodes parallelus LaFerté-Sénectère, 1851: 271 (type locality: ‘ India bor.’). The name is a junior primary homonym of Oodes parallelus Say, 1830 , and a senior primary homonym of Oodes parallelus Motschulsky, 1858 .
References.
Oodes parallelus LaFerté-Sénectère : Gemminger & Harold 1868: 232; Chaudoir 1882: 347–348 (re-description and localities: ‘Hindostan… Deccan… Malacca’); Bates 1892: 323 (similarity with O. cribristernis ); Andrewes 1923: 232 (morphology); Andrewes 1924: 589 (morphology); Andrewes 1928: 170 (distribution in Sri Lanka); Andrewes 1930: 238 (‘Khasi Hills. Saidpur. Dacca. North Kanara. Ceylon: Mamaduwa, Anuradhapura, Hora- wupotana, Rangoon, Palon, Tharrawaddy. Malacca.’); Andrewes 1940: 203 (morphology), 204 (identification key; distribution: ‘ India, Ceylon [ Sri Lanka], Burma [ Myanmar], Malacca’), 205 (comparison with O. longus ); Ali 1967: 17 (comparison with O. basrensis Ali, 1967 ); Saha & Halder 2000:4, 19 (distribution: India).
? Oodes indicus (nomen nudum): Chaudoir 1882: 362.
? Oodes parallelus LaFerté- Sénectère: Bates 1892: 323 (distribution in Myanmar: ‘Palon, Pegu’).
Oodes (Oodes) parallelus LaFerté-Sénectère : Csiki 1931: 1010 (‘Brit. Indien, Ceylon, Birma, Malacca’).
Oodes angustatus: Lorenz 2005: 325 .
Type material. Oodes parallelus LaFerté-Sénectère (see Chaudoir 1882: 348): holotype ♀, ‘Ex Musaeo Chaudoir [w, red print] // parallelus Laferté Indes orient Laferté. [handwritten label pinned on bottom of box]’ (( MNHN, box ‘Collection Chaudoir Carabidae (Lonchost.) ( Oodes ) Prionognat. Hololius Holcocoleus Sphaerodes Simous Melanodes’)).
Type material. Oodes longus Andrewes : paratype ♂, ‘Pusa Bihar Peries coll [w, p] // Co-type [white rounded label with green band, p] // Oodes longus cotype Andr. H.E.Andrewes det. [w, h/p] // H.E.Andrewes Coll. B.M.1945– 97. [w, p]’ (BMNH). This specimen was part of the type series of O. longus . However, examination proved that it belongs to N. angustatus Lorenz , and not to N. longus Andrewes.
Other material examined. Imprecise localities: 1♀, ‘Bengal May 1809. // Mus. Westerm.’ (ZMUC); 1♀, ‘Bengal Wallich’ (ZMUC); 1♀, ‘Bengala. Mundt’ (ZMUC); 1♀, ‘Bengala. Mus. Calsm.’ (ZMUC); 1♂, ‘Bengale Jungle de Mohrbunj R.P. H. Gengler’ ( MNHN).
NEPAL: Province No. 5: 2♂♂, 1♀, ‘ Nepal Lumbini Zone Siddharthanagar (= Bhairawa), 4.VII.1981, leg. P. Beron’ ( NMNHS); 1♂, 3♀♀, ‘ NEPAL Lumbini Bhairahawa [Siddharthanagar], 9.X.1984 leg. P. Beron’ ( NMNHS); 1♀, ‘ NEPAL, P: Bheri D: Banke, Nepalgunj Hotel Shena, 140mNN 14./ 15.VI.2007, LF 28°02’41”N, 81°37’17”E leg. M. Hartmann’ (NME); 1♀, ‘ NEPAL, Prov. Bheri D: Banke, Nepalganj Hotel Kitchen Hut // 140m NN, N28°04’97” E81°38’56”, on light 23.–25.VI.2011 leg. M. Hartmann #02’ (NME); 1♀, ‘ NEPAL Bheri Zone 8 km NE Nepalgunj 28°05’N 81°40’E, alt. 155 m lgt. Fouqué René, 19.IX.2015 ’ (cPB).
INDIA: Imprecise localities: 1♀, ‘ Oodes India (Deccan) // India or. (Deccan) coll. Castelnau // indicus Chaud. // Oodes indicus Chaud. det., Chaudoir 1882 // Museo Genova coll. Castelnau // sp. citata da Chaudoir 1882 a pag. 362 ma sembra che non ia mai stara descritta R.P. [by Roberto Poggi]’ (MCSN); 1♀, ‘Deccan.’ (( MNHN, box ‘Collection Chaudoir Carabidae (Lonchost.) ( Oodes ) Prionognat. Hololius Holcocoleus Sphaerodes Simous Melanodes’)); 1♂, 3♀♀, ‘India’ (BMNH); 1♀, ‘Coromandel M. Maindron // Genji 25 août 15 sept. 1901’ ( MNHN, box ‘Collection Générale Oodes ’). B i h a r State: 1♀, ‘Dinapoor // Ex Musaeo Mniszech’ (( MNHN, box ‘Collection Chaudoir Carabidae (Lonchost.) ( Oodes ) Prionognat. Hololius Holcocoleus Sphaerodes Simous Melanodes’)). Andhra Pradesh State: 1♂, 1♀, ‘ 2010–XI–30 INDIA, Andhra Pradesh, Nellore District, Naidupet mandal, Dwarakapuram vill. Chen C.C. lgt.’ ( IZAS). Karnataka State: 1♀, ‘Kanara.’ ( MNHN); 1♂, 2♀♀, ‘N. Kanara Bombay T.R.D. Bell’ ( MNHN, box ‘ Oodini Chlaeniini , Abacetini & others det. by H.E. Andrewes’; BMNH); 1♂, 3♀♀, ‘ Inde (Bellary) Chaper 1883’ ( MNHN, box ‘Collection Générale Oodes ’).
SRI LANKA: North Central Province: 1♂, ‘Anuradhapura Ceylon W. Horn 1899 // Collection P. Dupuis’ (RBINS). Western Province: 1♂, ‘Horawupotana Ceylon. India 13–X–24’ (BMNH).
MYANMAR: Bago Region: 1♀, ‘Palon (Pegù) L. Fea VIII.IX.87 // Oodes parallelus Laf. ?’ (MCSN); 1♀, ‘Tharrawaddy, Burma. G.Q.Corbet. // Oodes parallelus Laf. Compared with type H.E.A.’ (BMNH). Ay e y a r w a d y Region: 2♀♀, ’ 19–31. V. 2001 BURMA ( MYANMAR) RANGOON—TAIKKYI NYAUNGGON KLÍCHA M. Lgt’ (cDW). Yangon Region: 1♀, ‘ BURMA, Rangoon. F.J. Meggitt.’ (BMNH).
TME: 40 specimens. TGE: 2♂♂, 1♀.
Diagnosis. This species is easily differentiated from its congeners by its large size, 15 mm or more, the specific form of the median lobe ( Figs 28A, B, C, D View FIGURE 28 ), and W/Lp2>1.5.
Description. Habitus. Large-sized specimens (BL: 15.1–16.6 mm, BW: 5.65–6.70 mm), with elongate and moderately convex body ( Figs 27A, G View FIGURE 27 ). Ratios and measurements. See Table 5. Color and luster. Body dorsally black, ventrally dark brown to black, surface markedly shiny, without iridescence. Antennomere 1 and medial parts of antennomeres 2 and 3 piceous, marginal part of last two antennomeres and 4–11 fulvous to rufous. Palpi rufopiceous with extremities paler. Legs rufous to rufopiceous. Punctuation. Dorsal surface without punctuation; proepisternum with dense and shallow punctures, meso- and metepisternum, sides of metasternum and ventrite 1 at base with dense and coarse punctures; abdominal ventrites more or less punctured and wrinkled at sides.
Head. Relatively large, more than half the width of pronotum ( Table 5). Mentum tooth rounded apically, with distinct paramedial border ( Fig. 27B View FIGURE 27 ). Thorax. Pronotum with sides slightly rounded toward posterior angles; maximum width very close to posterior angles; disc without laterobasal impressions; base moderately sinuate. Prosternum with deep median longitudinal sulcus; prosternal process subelongate, bordered laterally and subapically, unbordered at apex ( Fig. 27D View FIGURE 27 ). Metepisternum elongate (MA/ MM: 0.84–0.91), its coadunation with epipleuron short, located anteriorly ( Fig. 27E View FIGURE 27 ). Elytra. Apical sinuation slightly distinct. Basal margin distinct laterally, forming a minute denticle at shoulder, disappearing medially at level between striae 2 and 3.Granulation in marginal furrow continuous. Parascutellar striola well developed, long, finely punctate; striae 1–6 less impressed than stria 7. Intervals 1–7 rather flat, interval 8 moderately convex. Legs. Male mesotibia with a swelling in apical two-thirds. Protarsomeres 1–3 of male strongly dilated (W/Lp2: 1.55–1.76). Male genitalia. Median lobe ( Figs 28A, B, C, D View FIGURE 28 ) with basal bulb long, cylindrical, and moderately open dorsally; angle between basal bulb and shaft nearly right; shaft swollen anteriorly (lateral view); apex curved ventrally; apical lamella straight, wide, subtriangular, rounded at tip; ostium long, nearly reaching basal bulb; internal sac with a smaller proximal sclerite situated in medial third and a large, compound distal one in apical half. Female genitalia. Apical gonocoxite stout, sub-triangular, with dorsomedial ensiform seta located equidistant from base and middle and nematiform setae removed from apex ( Fig. 28E View FIGURE 28 ). Bursa copulatrix subconical; spermathecal gland connected at apex of seminal canal ( Fig. 28F View FIGURE 28 ).
Distribution. Nepal, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar,? Malaysia (‘Malacca’). According to Andrewes (1930) and Saha & Halder (2000), the species occurs in the Indian states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Meghalaya (Khasi Hills), and Karnataka. The record for ‘Malacca’ ( Chaudoir 1882; Andrewes 1930, 1940; Csiki 1931) is highly doubtful (see “Notes”). First record for Nepal.
Bionomics. Nothing is known about the bionomics of N. angustatus .
Notes. Specimen cited as [ Oodes ] indicus by Chaudoir (1882) has been examined and found to belong to N. angustatus (see “Material examined”). The name Oodes indicus is a nomen nudum. We have also studied the material published as ‘? Oodes parallelus ’ by Bates (1892: 323). It is a female specimen representing the species dealt with here. Most likely the citation of the female specimen identified as “ Oodes parallelus LaFerté-Sénectère ” from ‘Malacca’ ( Chaudoir 1882: 348) refers to the holotype of Oodes subcoriaceus Chaudoir, 1882 .
Two specimens collected near Dwarakapuram Village, Andhra Pradesh, India, were collected together with a paratype of O. bharat indicating that the two Nothoodes species live together.
21. Nothoodes bharat sp. n.
( Figs 29 View FIGURE 29 A–G, Figs 30 View FIGURE 30 A–G, Table 5)
Type material. Holotype ♂, ‘ 2014–VIII–15 INDIA, Andhra Pradesh, Nellore District, Naidupet mandal, Dwarakapuram vill. Chen C.C. lgt. [w, p]’ ( IZAS). Paratypes, one male and two females, labelled as follows: 1♂, ‘ 2011–III–1 INDIA, Andhra Pradesh, Nellore District, Naidupet mandal, Dwarakapuram vill. Chen C.C. lgt. [w, p]’ ( NMNHS); 1♀, ‘ 2010–XI–30 INDIA, Andhra Pradesh, Nellore District, Naidupet mandal, Dwarakapuram vill. Chen C.C. lgt. [w, p]’ ( IZAS); 1♀, ‘Bangalore Chikkangalur [Chikmagalur] Tabourel 1900 [w, p]’ ( MNHN).
TME: 4 specimens. TGE: 1♂, 2♀♀.
Diagnosis. This species is readily distinguished from other Nothoodes species, except N. angustatus , by its lower PW /HW and PW /PA ( Table 5). It differs from the latter species in its small size, less than 14 mm.
Description. Habitus. Rather large specimens (BL: 13.1–13.6 mm, BW: 4.95–5.40 mm), with subelongate and slightly convex body ( Figs 29A, E View FIGURE 29 ). Ratios and measurements. See Table 5. Color and luster. Body black dorsally and ventrally; antennae, palpi, tibiae and tarsi rufopiceous. Integument dorsally and ventrally shiny, without iridescence. Punctuation. Dorsal surface without punctuation (sometimes posterolateral parts of pronotum with large, shallow punctures extending laterally in posterior half); proepisternum with dense and shallow punctures, sides of pro- and metasternum, and meso- and metepisternum with dense and coarse punctures; abdominal ventrites 1–5 punctate at base and at sides, ventrite 6 punctate at apex. Head. Relatively large, more than half width of pronotum ( Table 5). Mentum tooth with apex broadly rounded, with distinct paramedial border ( Fig. 29C View FIGURE 29 ). Thorax. Pronotum ( Fig. 29B View FIGURE 29 ) with sides weakly rounded toward posterior angles; maximum width in posterior third; laterobasal impressions small but distinct; base moderately sinuate. Prosternum with indistinct median longitudinal sulcus; prosternal process subelongate, bordered subapically, bordered or not at apex ( Fig. 29F View FIGURE 29 ). Metepisternum longer than wide (MA/ MM: 0.88–0.92), punctuation less dense and coarser than in N. angustatus , its coadunation with epipleuron long, located anteriorly ( Fig. 29G View FIGURE 29 ). Elytra. Apical sinuation weak. Basal margin distinct laterally, forming a minute denticle at shoulder, disappearing medially at level of stria 3. Granulation in marginal furrow continuous. Parascutellar striola punctate; striae distinctly punctate on anterior two-thirds. Intervals 1–7 subconvex, interval 8 more convex than others. Legs. Male mesotibia with a swelling in apical half. Protarsomeres 1–3 of male ( Fig. 29D View FIGURE 29 ) moderately dilated, with second segment slightly wider than long (W/Lp2: 1.15–1.23). Male genitalia. Median lobe ( Figs 30A, B, C, D View FIGURE 30 ) arcuate laterally, with basal bulb reduced at base, widely open dorsally; angle between basal bulb and shaft obtuse; shaft long, broad, curved ventrally; apex straight, tapered; apical lamella directed to left, narrowed distally, ending with round disc broadened on left; ostium nearly reaching basal bulb; internal sac with small, U-shaped proximal sclerite and larger, less strongly chitinized distal sclerite. Female genitalia. Apical gonocoxite elongate, with dorsomedial ensiform seta near middle and nematiform setae near apex ( Fig. 30E View FIGURE 30 ). Bursa copulatrix globe-shaped; spermathecal gland connected near apex of seminal canal ( Figs 30F, G View FIGURE 30 ).
Etymology. The name Bharat [ Bhârat] is a native Indian word that designate both the Indian subcontinent and the Republic of India; it is mentioned in Indian epic poetry and the constitution of the country.
Distribution. Oriental region: India (Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh).
Bionomics. This species was collected at light trap in the dry monsoon season. No pond or river nearby was observed at the time of collecting.
Notes. Hind trochanters of the female paratype from Andhra Pradesh bear setiferous punctures ( Fig. 29G View FIGURE 29 ). This unique feature is first registered for the Oodini and may be regarded as an atavism.
See also “Notes” under Nothoodes angustatus .
22. Nothoodes longus ( Andrewes, 1940) , comb. n.
( Figs 31 View FIGURE 31 A–J, Table 5)
Oodes longus Andrewes, 1940: 205 (type locality: ‘Brahmaputra River Goalundo–Gauhati’ [Brahmaputra River between the town of Goalundo Ghat, Bangladesh and the city of Gawahati, India].
References.
Oodes longus: Andrewes 1940: 204 (identification key; distribution: ‘N.E. India’); Ali 1967: 17 (comparison with O. basrensis Ali, 1967 ); Lorenz 1998: 305; Lorenz 2005: 325.
Type material. Oodes longus Andrewes : holotype ♂, ‘Type [white rounded label with red band, p] // Brahmaputra River Goalundo–Gauhati July 1919 Fletcher coll [w, p] // Oodes longus Andr. Type H.E.Andrewes det. [w, h/p]’ (BMNH). Paratypes, one male and two females, labelled as follows: 1♂, ‘Para-type [white rounded label with yellow band, p] // Brahmaputra River Goalundo–Gauhati July 1919 Fletcher coll [w, p] // Oodes longus And. Paratype [w, h]’ ( MNHN, box ‘ Oodini Chlaeniini , Abacetini & others det. by H.E. Andrewes’); 1♀, ‘Brahmaputra River Goalundo–Gauhati July 1919 Fletcher coll [w, p] // Co-type [white rounded label with green band, p] // Oodes longus cotype Andr. H.E.Andrewes det. [w, h/p] // H.E.Andrewes Coll. B.M.1945–97. [w, p]’ (BMNH); 1♀, ‘Brahmaputra River Goalundo–Gauhati July 1919 Fletcher coll [w, p] // Co-type [white rounded label with green band, p] // H.E.Andrewes Coll. B.M.1945–97. [w, p]’ (BMNH).
Other material examined. INDIA: A s s a m State: 2♂♂, ‘ INDIA (Assam State Dibrugarh distr.) Dibrugarh (at light) 2.–3.VI.2006 Guillaume de Rougemont’ ( NMNHS, cDW).
? MYANMAR: Tanintharyi Region: 1♂, ‘Tenasserim. Papun. Adamson’s Coll. 1908–102.’ [specimen determined as variation of O. longus by H.E. Andrewes] (BMNH).
TME: 7 specimens. TGE: 3♂♂.
Diagnosis. This species is distinguished from other Nothoodes species by its less impressed elytral striae (more perceptible in anterior half of elytra). It is further separated from other congeners, except N. taprobanae , by its greater PW /HW and lower EW/ PW ( Table 5). Nothoodes longus is easily separated from N. taprobanae by its larger size, 13 mm or more.
Description (based on male sex). Habitus. Moderately large specimens (BL: 13.0– 13.6 mm, BW: 5.1–5.2 mm), with subelongate and convex body ( Figs 31A, I View FIGURE 31 ). Ratios and measurements. See Table 5. Color and luster. Body black dorsally and ventrally; antennae, palpi, and tarsomeres rufous to rufopiceous. Integument markedly shiny; dorsal surface with greenish hue, ventral surface without iridescence. Punctuation. Dorsal surface without punctures except posterolateral parts of pronotum with large and shallow punctures extending laterally to posterior half; sides of prosternum and proepisternum, abdominal ventrites 1–5 at base and at sides, and ventrite 6 at apex with dense and shallow punctures; meso- and metepisternum, and sides of metasternum with dense and coarse punctures.
Head. About half as wide as pronotum ( Table 5). Mentum tooth widely rounded (specimens from Tenasserim) to truncate (paratype) apically, with distinct paramedial border ( Fig. 31B View FIGURE 31 ). Thorax. Pronotum ( Fig. 31J View FIGURE 31 ) with sides weakly rounded toward posterior angles; maximum width close to posterior angles; laterobasal impressions subtle; base moderately sinuate. Prosternum without or with indistinct median longitudinal sulcus; prosternal process subelongate, bordered subapically, unbordered at base and at apex ( Fig. 31C View FIGURE 31 ). Metepisternum longer than wide (MA/ MM: 0.84–0.88), its coadunation with epipleuron short, located anteriorly ( Fig. 31D View FIGURE 31 ). Elytra. Apical sinuation distinct but weak. Basal margin distinct laterally, forming a small denticle at shoulder, decreasing medially and disappearing at level between striae 2 and 3. Granulation in marginal furrow continuous. Parascutellar striola and striae 1–4 rather shallow (shallower than in N. taprobanae ); striola and striae in anterior half punctured. Intervals 1–7 flat, interval 8 moderately convex. Legs. Male mesotibia with a swelling in apical half. Protarsomeres 1–3 of male moderately dilated, with second tarsomere slightly wider than long (W/Lp2: 1.14–1.18). Male genitalia. Median lobe ( Figs 31E, F, G, H View FIGURE 31 ) arcuate laterally, with basal bulb reduced at base, widely open dorsally; angle between basal bulb and shaft obtuse; shaft broadened proximally, narrowed distally; apex short and straight; apical lamella straight, narrow distally, rounded at tip; ostium nearly reaching basal bulb; internal sac with proximal sclerite smaller and distal one larger. Female genitalia. Unknown.
Distribution. Oriental region: India (West Bengal, Assam), Bangladesh,? Myanmar. The presence of the species in Myanmar needs confirmation since the record from Tenasserim is based on an earlier determination by the first author. The record from Bihar State, India ( Andrewes 1940), refers to N. angustatus (see “Notes”).
Bionomics. All known specimens from India and Bangladesh were collected near banks of the river Brahmaputra.
Notes. The male from “Pusa” designated by Andrewes (1940: 205) as a paratype of Oodes longus belongs to N. angustatus (see “Type material. Oodes longus Andrewes ” under N. angustatus ). Most likely the female paratype from Bihar is not conspecific with N. longus .
21. Nothoodes bharat sp. n.
( Figs 29 View FIGURE 29 A–G, Figs 30 View FIGURE 30 A–G, Table 5)
Type material. Holotype ♂, ‘ 2014–VIII–15 INDIA, Andhra Pradesh, Nellore District, Naidupet mandal, Dwarakapuram vill. Chen C.C. lgt. [w, p]’ ( IZAS). Paratypes, one male and two females, labelled as follows: 1♂, ‘ 2011–III–1 INDIA, Andhra Pradesh, Nellore District, Naidupet mandal, Dwarakapuram vill. Chen C.C. lgt. [w, p]’ ( NMNHS); 1♀, ‘ 2010–XI–30 INDIA, Andhra Pradesh, Nellore District, Naidupet mandal, Dwarakapuram vill. Chen C.C. lgt. [w, p]’ ( IZAS); 1♀, ‘Bangalore Chikkangalur [Chikmagalur] Tabourel 1900 [w, p]’ ( MNHN).
TME: 4 specimens. TGE: 1♂, 2♀♀.
Diagnosis. This species is readily distinguished from other Nothoodes species, except N. angustatus , by its lower PW /HW and PW /PA ( Table 5). It differs from the latter species in its small size, less than 14 mm.
Description. Habitus. Rather large specimens (BL: 13.1–13.6 mm, BW: 4.95–5.40 mm), with subelongate and slightly convex body ( Figs 29A, E View FIGURE 29 ). Ratios and measurements. See Table 5. Color and luster. Body black dorsally and ventrally; antennae, palpi, tibiae and tarsi rufopiceous. Integument dorsally and ventrally shiny, without iridescence. Punctuation. Dorsal surface without punctuation (sometimes posterolateral parts of pronotum with large, shallow punctures extending laterally in posterior half); proepisternum with dense and shallow punctures, sides of pro- and metasternum, and meso- and metepisternum with dense and coarse punctures; abdominal ventrites 1–5 punctate at base and at sides, ventrite 6 punctate at apex. Head. Relatively large, more than half width of pronotum ( Table 5). Mentum tooth with apex broadly rounded, with distinct paramedial border ( Fig. 29C View FIGURE 29 ). Thorax. Pronotum ( Fig. 29B View FIGURE 29 ) with sides weakly rounded toward posterior angles; maximum width in posterior third; laterobasal impressions small but distinct; base moderately sinuate. Prosternum with indistinct median longitudinal sulcus; prosternal process subelongate, bordered subapically, bordered or not at apex ( Fig. 29F View FIGURE 29 ). Metepisternum longer than wide (MA/ MM: 0.88–0.92), punctuation less dense and coarser than in N. angustatus , its coadunation with epipleuron long, located anteriorly ( Fig. 29G View FIGURE 29 ). Elytra. Apical sinuation weak. Basal margin distinct laterally, forming a minute denticle at shoulder, disappearing medially at level of stria 3. Granulation in marginal furrow continuous. Parascutellar striola punctate; striae distinctly punctate on anterior two-thirds. Intervals 1–7 subconvex, interval 8 more convex than others. Legs. Male mesotibia with a swelling in apical half. Protarsomeres 1–3 of male ( Fig. 29D View FIGURE 29 ) moderately dilated, with second segment slightly wider than long (W/Lp2: 1.15–1.23). Male genitalia. Median lobe ( Figs 30A, B, C, D View FIGURE 30 ) arcuate laterally, with basal bulb reduced at base, widely open dorsally; angle between basal bulb and shaft obtuse; shaft long, broad, curved ventrally; apex straight, tapered; apical lamella directed to left, narrowed distally, ending with round disc broadened on left; ostium nearly reaching basal bulb; internal sac with small, U-shaped proximal sclerite and larger, less strongly chitinized distal sclerite. Female genitalia. Apical gonocoxite elongate, with dorsomedial ensiform seta near middle and nematiform setae near apex ( Fig. 30E View FIGURE 30 ). Bursa copulatrix globe-shaped; spermathecal gland connected near apex of seminal canal ( Figs 30F, G View FIGURE 30 ).
Etymology. The name Bharat [ Bhârat] is a native Indian word that designate both the Indian subcontinent and the Republic of India; it is mentioned in Indian epic poetry and the constitution of the country.
Distribution. Oriental region: India (Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh).
Bionomics. This species was collected at light trap in the dry monsoon season. No pond or river nearby was observed at the time of collecting.
Notes. Hind trochanters of the female paratype from Andhra Pradesh bear setiferous punctures ( Fig. 29G View FIGURE 29 ). This unique feature is first registered for the Oodini and may be regarded as an atavism.
See also “Notes” under Nothoodes angustatus .
22. Nothoodes longus ( Andrewes, 1940) , comb. n.
( Figs 31 View FIGURE 31 A–J, Table 5)
Oodes longus Andrewes, 1940: 205 (type locality: ‘Brahmaputra River Goalundo–Gauhati’ [Brahmaputra River between the town of Goalundo Ghat, Bangladesh and the city of Gawahati, India].
References.
Oodes longus: Andrewes 1940: 204 (identification key; distribution: ‘N.E. India’); Ali 1967: 17 (comparison with O. basrensis Ali, 1967 ); Lorenz 1998: 305; Lorenz 2005: 325.
Type material. Oodes longus Andrewes : holotype ♂, ‘Type [white rounded label with red band, p] // Brahmaputra River Goalundo–Gauhati July 1919 Fletcher coll [w, p] // Oodes longus Andr. Type H.E.Andrewes det. [w, h/p]’ (BMNH). Paratypes, one male and two females, labelled as follows: 1♂, ‘Para-type [white rounded label with yellow band, p] // Brahmaputra River Goalundo–Gauhati July 1919 Fletcher coll [w, p] // Oodes longus And. Paratype [w, h]’ ( MNHN, box ‘ Oodini Chlaeniini , Abacetini & others det. by H.E. Andrewes’); 1♀, ‘Brahmaputra River Goalundo–Gauhati July 1919 Fletcher coll [w, p] // Co-type [white rounded label with green band, p] // Oodes longus cotype Andr. H.E.Andrewes det. [w, h/p] // H.E.Andrewes Coll. B.M.1945–97. [w, p]’ (BMNH); 1♀, ‘Brahmaputra River Goalundo–Gauhati July 1919 Fletcher coll [w, p] // Co-type [white rounded label with green band, p] // H.E.Andrewes Coll. B.M.1945–97. [w, p]’ (BMNH).
Other material examined. INDIA: A s s a m State: 2♂♂, ‘ INDIA (Assam State Dibrugarh distr.) Dibrugarh (at light) 2.–3.VI.2006 Guillaume de Rougemont’ ( NMNHS, cDW).
? MYANMAR: Tanintharyi Region: 1♂, ‘Tenasserim. Papun. Adamson’s Coll. 1908–102.’ [specimen determined as variation of O. longus by H.E. Andrewes] (BMNH).
TME: 7 specimens. TGE: 3♂♂.
Diagnosis. This species is distinguished from other Nothoodes species by its less impressed elytral striae (more perceptible in anterior half of elytra). It is further separated from other congeners, except N. taprobanae , by its greater PW /HW and lower EW/ PW ( Table 5). Nothoodes longus is easily separated from N. taprobanae by its larger size, 13 mm or more.
Description (based on male sex). Habitus. Moderately large specimens (BL: 13.0– 13.6 mm, BW: 5.1–5.2 mm), with subelongate and convex body ( Figs 31A, I View FIGURE 31 ). Ratios and measurements. See Table 5. Color and luster. Body black dorsally and ventrally; antennae, palpi, and tarsomeres rufous to rufopiceous. Integument markedly shiny; dorsal surface with greenish hue, ventral surface without iridescence. Punctuation. Dorsal surface without punctures except posterolateral parts of pronotum with large and shallow punctures extending laterally to posterior half; sides of prosternum and proepisternum, abdominal ventrites 1–5 at base and at sides, and ventrite 6 at apex with dense and shallow punctures; meso- and metepisternum, and sides of metasternum with dense and coarse punctures.
Head. About half as wide as pronotum ( Table 5). Mentum tooth widely rounded (specimens from Tenasserim) to truncate (paratype) apically, with distinct paramedial border ( Fig. 31B View FIGURE 31 ). Thorax. Pronotum ( Fig. 31J View FIGURE 31 ) with sides weakly rounded toward posterior angles; maximum width close to posterior angles; laterobasal impressions subtle; base moderately sinuate. Prosternum without or with indistinct median longitudinal sulcus; prosternal process subelongate, bordered subapically, unbordered at base and at apex ( Fig. 31C View FIGURE 31 ). Metepisternum longer than wide (MA/ MM: 0.84–0.88), its coadunation with epipleuron short, located anteriorly ( Fig. 31D View FIGURE 31 ). Elytra. Apical sinuation distinct but weak. Basal margin distinct laterally, forming a small denticle at shoulder, decreasing medially and disappearing at level between striae 2 and 3. Granulation in marginal furrow continuous. Parascutellar striola and striae 1–4 rather shallow (shallower than in N. taprobanae ); striola and striae in anterior half punctured. Intervals 1–7 flat, interval 8 moderately convex. Legs. Male mesotibia with a swelling in apical half. Protarsomeres 1–3 of male moderately dilated, with second tarsomere slightly wider than long (W/Lp2: 1.14–1.18). Male genitalia. Median lobe ( Figs 31E, F, G, H View FIGURE 31 ) arcuate laterally, with basal bulb reduced at base, widely open dorsally; angle between basal bulb and shaft obtuse; shaft broadened proximally, narrowed distally; apex short and straight; apical lamella straight, narrow distally, rounded at tip; ostium nearly reaching basal bulb; internal sac with proximal sclerite smaller and distal one larger. Female genitalia. Unknown.
Distribution. Oriental region: India (West Bengal, Assam), Bangladesh,? Myanmar. The presence of the species in Myanmar needs confirmation since the record from Tenasserim is based on an earlier determination by the first author. The record from Bihar State, India ( Andrewes 1940), refers to N. angustatus (see “Notes”).
Bionomics. All known specimens from India and Bangladesh were collected near banks of the river Brahmaputra.
Notes. The male from “Pusa” designated by Andrewes (1940: 205) as a paratype of Oodes longus belongs to N. angustatus (see “Type material. Oodes longus Andrewes ” under N. angustatus ). Most likely the female paratype from Bihar is not conspecific with N. longus .
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FIGURE 27. Nothoodes angustatus Lorenz, 1998 (A–F: male specimen, Nepal, Siddharthanagar; G: female specimen, Nepal, 8 km NE Nepalgunj). A, G: habitus (arrow shows position of right basal setiferous puncture of pronotum); B: labium, with emphasis to mentum; C: labium, with emphasis to submentum, seen from the rear (white spots show locations of submental setiferous punctures); D: prosternal process (arrow shows place of disappearance of bordering); E: right metepisternum and metacoxa (arrow shows lateral end of metacoxal basal sulcus); F: abdominal ventrites (III–VI—number of respective ventrites; arrow shows position of ambulatory seta of ventrite III). Scale lines = 2 mm (Figs A, G); = 0.5 mm (Figs B–D); = 1 mm (Figs E–F).
FIGURE 28. Nothoodes angustatus Lorenz, 1998 (A–D: male specimen, “Bengale Jungle de Mohrbunj”; E–F: female specimen, Nepal, Siddharthanagar). A: median lobe of aedeagus, lateral view; B: same, ventral view; C: same, posterior dorsal view; D: same, anterior dorsal view; E: left gonocoxite, ventral view; F: spermathecal complex and gonocoxites, ventral view. Scale lines = 0.5 mm (Figs A–D, F); = 0.2 mm (Fig. E).
FIGURE 29. Nothoodes bharat sp. n. (A–C: holotype; D: male paratype, Dwarakapuram Village; E–G: female paratype, Dwarakapuram Village). A: habitus and labels; B: head and pronotum; C: mentum; D: right protarsomeres; E: habitus; F: prosternal process; G: left metepisternum and metacoxa (left arrow shows lateral end of metacoxal basal sulcus, right one shows setiferous puncture of metatrochanter). Scale lines = 2 mm (Figs A, E); = 1 mm (Figs B, D, G); = 0.5 mm (Figs C, F).
FIGURE 30. Nothoodes bharat sp. n. (A–D: holotype; E–F: female paratype, Dwarakapuram Village; G: female paratype, Bangalore). A: median lobe of aedeagus, left lateral view; B: same, ventral view; C: same, anterior dorsal view; D: same, anterior dorsal view; E: left gonocoxite, ventral view; F–G: spermathecal complex and gonocoxites, ventral view (sg and ov missing on Fig. 30F). Scale lines = 0.5 mm (Figs A–D, F–G); = 0.2 mm (Fig. E).
FIGURE 31. Nothoodes longus Andrewes, 1940 (A–H: male paratype; I–J: male specimen, India, Dibrugarh). A, I: habitus; B: mentum; C: prosternal process; D: right metepisternum and metacoxa (arrow shows lateral end of metacoxal basal sulcus); E: median lobe of aedeagus, left lateral view; F: same, anterior dorsal view; G: same, ventral view; H: same, posterior dorsal view; J: head and pronotum. Scale lines = 2 mm (Figs A, I); = 0.5 mm (Figs B–C, E–H); = 1 mm (Figs D, J).
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