Onthophilus extraordinarius Reichardt, 1941

Tishechkin, A. K., Zinchenko, V. K. & Sergeev, M. E., 2022, New and little known Histeridae species (Coleoptera) from Russia with a synonymy note, Far Eastern Entomologist 467, pp. 11-16 : 15

Onthophilus extraordinarius Reichardt, 1941

Onthophilus extraordinarius Reichardt 1941: 344, 410 (holotype, “ Sibirea orientalis: prov.

Ussuriensis, Vladivostok, 2.VI 1919 ”, H. Fried leg. [Russia, Primorsky Krai, environs of Vladivostok] [ZIN]); Kryzhanovskij & Reichardt, 1976: 288 (Vladivostok); Zinchenko et al., 2009: 25 (Khabarovsky Krai, Bychikha).

Onthophilus jakli Kapler, 1993: 25, ♂, (holotype, ♂, Russia or., Ussuri reg., Jasnoe 500 m, 12.VII 1989, Jákli leg.) [in the author collection]; syn. n.

MATERIAL EXAMINED. Russia: Primorsky Krai: Vladivostok , 2.VI 1919, 1 ex., leg .

H. Fried ( ZIN); Suvorovka River , Lamazin Creek valley, 1.VII 1983, 1 ex., leg. G.Sh. Lafer ( ZIN); Lazovski Nature Reserve , Cordon Zviozdochka, 14–21.V 2009, 2 ♂, leg. S.A .

Kurbatov; 20 km W of Nezhino, upper Malaia Ananievka River, 6.VIII 1988, 1 ♂, leg. S.A.

Kurbatov ( CSCA); 16 km N Sergeevka village, vicinity of Molchanovka, on carrion, 28. VI 1972, 2 ex., leg. E.L. Gur’eva ( ZIN); Barabash-Levada, 44.7539ºN, 131.4277ºE, on dry [ animal] bones, 24.V 1969, 5 ex., A.G. Kireychuk ( ZIN); Sikhote-Alin Nature Reserve , middle course of Serebryanka River , Serebryanyy Spring, 15.VI 2018, 3 ♂, 8 ♀, leg. M.E .

Sergeev; Kedrovaya Pad Nature Reserve , near Primorsky, 1.V 2015, 1 ♀, M.E. Sergeev ; Ussuri Nature Reserve , along the road between Cordons 1 and 2, 25.IV 1983, 1 ex., leg. Z. V .

Demidenko ( ISEA).

NOTES. AKT was able to put side by side the Reichardt’s holotype of O. extraordinarius with (labeled “Vladivostok, Ost-Asien, Herm. Frieb. 2. VI 1914 (1919)” from the collection of ZIN as well as all-above mentioned more recent ZIN specimens of the species with a male and female from the type series of O. jakli Kapler. There is no doubt that these two taxa are conspecific. Apparently, Kapler never saw authentic material of O. extraordinarius and got confused dealing only with the keys of Reichardt and Kryzhnovskij. It should be noted that O. extraordinarius males possess a deep setose depression occupying most of the metaventral disc, making their identification pretty straightforward.

DISTRIBUTION. Russia: Primorsky Krai (Kryzhanovskij, 1989) and south of Khabarovsky Krai (Zinchenko et al., 2009).