Chlaenius (Lithochlaenius) wrasei Kirschenhofer

Valim, Ye, Kavanaugh, David H., Shi, Hongliang & Liang, Hongbin, 2011, A key to species of subgenus Lithochlaenius (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Chlaeniini, Chlaenius), with descriptions of three new species, ZooKeys 128, pp. 15-52 : 31-32

Chlaenius (Lithochlaenius) wrasei Kirschenhofer Figs 30-31 59 73 87 107-108 131-132 158

Chlaenius noguchii wrasei Kirschenhofer, 1997:116, 118

Chlaenius wrasei Kirschenhofer, 2005:491

Specimens examined.

Total 41 specimens. China: 15 males and 6 females (IZCAS), "China, Shaanxi Prov., Zhouzhi, Houzhenzi, Shaliangzi, 33.88923˚N, 108.01553˚E"/ "907m, 2007.5.24, Shi Hongliang coll."; 1 male and 1 female (IZCAS), "Shaanxi, Liuba, 1981.4"; 1 male and 1 female (IZCAS), "Shaanxi, Zhenba, 1981.4"; 1 female (IZCAS), "Shaanxi, Zhenba, 1985.7.19, Wang Shufang collector"; 1 male (IZCAS), "Shaanxi, Huaxian, 1980.5.4"; 1 male (IZCAS), "Shaanxi, Pingli, 1980.6.27"; 1 male and 1 female (IZCAS), "Shaanxi, Zhouzhi, Louguantai, light trap, 34.05378˚N, 108.29294˚E"/ "680m, 2008.6.22-26, Jiang Jianguo coll."; 3 males and 5 females (HBUM), "Shaanxi, Gaolan County, Minzhu Township, 2003.7.4-5, Liu Yushuangand Yuan Caixia collectors; 1 male (IZCAS), "Hubei Prov. Xinshan, Xiakou, 140m"/ "1994.V.2, Li Wenzhu coll."; 1 female (IZCAS), "Hubei Prov., Enshi, 437m"/ "light trap, 1980.V.26"; 1 female (IZCAS), "Ganshu Prov., Kangxian, Yangbalingchang, 1020m 1999.VII.10, Wang Hongjian coll."

Diagnosis.

Antennomere 1 coniform ( Fig. 59 ); antennomeres 1-3 brown; intervals 1-5 glabrous medially with one row of pubescence laterally near striae ( Fig. 87 ); apical lamella of aedeagus moderately rounded ( Fig. 131 ), thin and moderately reflexed in lateral view ( Fig. 132 ).

Description.

Total length = 16.00-17.00 mm (mean = 16.4), width = 5.33-6.13 mm (mean = 5.68); HW = 2.70-2.95 mm (mean = 2.80), EYL = 1.00-1.05 mm (mean =1.01), ratio Ant3/Ant1 = 1.42-1.65 (mean = 1.52), PL/PW = 0.78-0.80 (mean = 0.79), EL/EW = 1.74-1.90 (mean = 1.80), EL/ PL= 1.37-1.47 (mean = 1.41).

Head and pronotum black with green and coppery metallic luster; elytra black; ventral surface black; antennomeres 4-11, trochanters, palpomeres, and tarsomeres dark brown; antennomeres 1-3, femora, tibiae yellow to brown.

Head with vertex sparsely pubescent and coarsely punctate behind eyes; antennomere 1 coniform ( Fig. 59 ); labrum nearly truncate at apex. Pronotum with disk nearly smooth, very sparsely punctate near midline in a few specimens; basal foveae narrow, deep, sparsely punctate, pubescent. Elytra with intervals convex, glabrous medially, pubescent laterally ( Fig. 87 ), intervals 6-9 densely pubescent; striae deep, punctate; humeral angle obtuse ( Fig. 73 ). Abdominal sterna IV-VI nearly glabrous medially, sternum VII narrowly rounded at apex (107-108). Aedeagus stout ( Fig. 132 ), lamella rounded at apex ( Fig. 131 ), thin and slightly bent ventrally ( Fig. 132 ).

Geographical distribution.

Fig. 158 . Known from Shaanxi, Gansu, and Hubei Provinces, China.

Remarks.

Mensural data cited in the description were based on measurements obtained from 5 males and 5 females selected for maximum variation.

Chlaenius wrasei was first described as a subspecies of Chlaenius noguchii by Kirschenhofer. Later ( Kirschenhofer 2005), he upgraded this taxon to status as a distinct species. We agree with this decision, given that the pubescent elytral intervals 6-7 of adults and stout aedeagus of males are very different from those of Chlaenius noguchii .

Members of Chlaenius wrasei are similar to those of Chlaenius leishanensis in having antennomere 1 coniform and pronotum nearly impunctate, but differ from the latter in having intervals 1-5 wholly glabrous medially (only the basal portions of these intervals are glabrous medially in Chlaenius leishanensis ), tibiae concolorous with femora (tibiae much darker than femora in Chlaenius leishanensis ), and lamella of aedeagus thin and less bent ventrally (thickened and more markedly bent in Chlaenius leishanensis ).

Therambousekigroup

Figures

Figure 158. Map showing the known geographical distributions of Chlaenius (Lithochlaenius) spp.

Figures 28 - 33. Chlaenius (Lithochlaenius) spp 28 Chlaenius noguchii Bates, male, in IZCAS, dorsal view 29 Chlaenius noguchii Bates, male, in IZCAS, ventral view 30 Chlaenius wrasei Kirschenhofer, male, in IZCAS, dorsal view 31 Chlaenius wrasei Kirschenhofer, male, in IZCAS, ventral view 32 Chlaenius agiloides Jedlicka, male, in IZCAS, dorsal view 33 Chlaenius agiloides Jedlicka, male, in IZCAS, ventral view. Scale line = 5.0 mm.

Figures 52 - 65. Antennomere 1 of Chlaenius (Lithochlaenius) species 52 Chlaenius chuanqianensis sp. n., holotype 53 Chlaenius linwensini sp. n., holotype 54 Chlaenius propeagilis sp. n., holotype 55 Chlaenius agilis Chaudoir, holotype 56 Chlaenius formosensis Lorenz, CCCC 57 Chlaenius leishanensis Kirschenhofer, IZCAS 58 Chlaenius noguchii Bates, IZCAS 59 Chlaenius wrasei Kirschenhofer, IZCAS 60 Chlaenius agiloides Jedlicka, IZCAS 61 Chlaenius rambouseki Lutshnik from Ussuri region, IZCAS 62 Chlaenius anchomenoides Bates, paratype 63 Chlaenius nuristanus Jedlicka, paratype 64 Chlaenius nuristanus a. rubridipes Jedlicka, paratype 65 Chlaenius rambouseki Lutshnik from Taiwan, CCCC. Scale line = 1.0 mm.

Figures 66 - 79. Humeral region of elytra of Chlaenius (Lithochlaenius) spp 66 Chlaenius chuanqianensis sp. n., holotype 67 Chlaenius linwensini sp. n., holotype 68 Chlaenius propeagilis sp. n., holotype 69 Chlaenius agilis Chaudoir, holotype 70 Chlaenius formosensis Lorenz, CCCC 71 Chlaenius leishanensis Kirschenhofer, IZCAS 72 Chlaenius noguchii Bates, IZCAS 73 Chlaenius wrasei Kirschenhofer, IZCAS 74 Chlaenius agiloides Jedlicka, IZCAS 75 Chlaenius rambouseki Lutshnik from Ussuri region, ZCAS 76 Chlaenius anchomenoides Bates, paratype 77 Chlaenius nuristanus Jedlicka, paratype 78 Chlaenius nuristanus Jedlicka, paratype 79 Chlaenius rambouseki Lutshnik from Taiwan, CCCC. Scale line = 1.0 mm.

Figures 80 - 93. Elytral intervals of Chlaenius (Lithochlaenius) spp. 80 Chlaenius chuanqianensis sp. n., holotype 81 Chlaenius linwensini sp. n., holotype 82 Chlaenius propeagilis sp. n., holotype 83 Chlaenius agilis Chaudoir, holotype 84 Chlaenius formosensis Lorenz, CCCC 85 Chlaenius leishanensis, IZCAS 86 Chlaenius noguchii Bates, IZCAS 87 Chlaenius wrasei Kirschenhofer, IZCAS 88 Chlaenius agiloides Jedlicka, IZCAS 89 Chlaenius rambouseki Lutshnik from Ussuri region, IZCAS 90 Chlaenius anchomenoides Bates, paratype 91 Chlaenius nuristanus Jedlicka, paratype 92 Chlaenius nuristanus Jedlicka, paratype 93 Chlaenius rambouseki Lutshnik from Taiwan, CCCC. Scale line = 1.0 mm.

Figures 94 - 116. Abdominal sternum VII (ventral aspect) of Chlaenius (Lithochlaenius) species 94 Chlaenius chuanqianensis sp. n., male, holotype 95 Chlaenius chuanqianensis sp. n., female, paratype 96 Chlaenius linwensini sp. n., male, holotype 97 Chlaenius linwensini sp. n., female, paratype 98 Chlaenius propeagilis sp. n., male, holotype 99 Chlaenius propeagilis sp. n., female, paratype 100 Chlaenius agilis Chaudoir, male, holotype 101 Chlaenius formosensis Lorenz, male 102 Chlaenius formosensis Lorenz, female 103 Chlaenius leishanensis Kirschenhofer, male 104 Chlaenius leishanensis Kirschenhofer, female 105 Chlaenius noguchii Bates, male 106 Chlaenius noguchii Bates, female 107 Chlaenius wrasei Kirschenhofer, male 108 Chlaenius wrasei Kirschenhofer, female 109 Chlaenius agiloides Jedlicka, male 110 Chlaenius agiloides Jedlicka, female 111 Chlaenius rambouseki Lutshnik, from Ussuri region, male 112 Chlaenius rambouseki Lutshnik from Ussuri region, female 113 Chlaenius anchomenoides Bates, male, paratype 114 Chlaenius nuristanus Jedlicka, male, paratype 115 Chlaenius nuristanus Jedlicka, female, paratype 116 Chlaenius formosanus Jedlicka from Taiwan, male. Scale line = 1.0 mm.

Figures 131 - 145. Aedeagi of Chlaenius (Lithochlaenius) species 131 Chlaenius wrasei Kirschenhofer (dorsal view) 132 Chlaenius wrasei Kirschenhofer (left lateral view) 133 Chlaenius agiloides Jedlicka (dorsal view) 134 Chlaenius agiloides Jedlicka, holotype (left lateral view) 135 Chlaenius agiloides Jedlicka (left lateral view) 136 Chlaenius rambouseki Lutshnik from Ussuri region (dorsal view) 137 Chlaenius rambouseki Lutshnik from Ussuri region (left lateral view) 138 Chlaenius anchomenoides Bates, paratype (dorsal view) 139 Chlaenius anchomenoides Bates, paratype (left lateral view) 140 Chlaenius nuristanus Jedlicka, paratype (dorsal view, black leg) 141 Chlaenius nuristanus Jedlicka, paratype (left lateral view) 142 Chlaenius nuristanus Jedlicka, paratype (dorsal view, yellow leg) 143 Chlaenius nuristanus Jedlicka, paratype (left lateral view) 144 Chlaenius rambouseki Lutshnik from Taiwan (dorsal view) 145 Chlaenius rambouseki Lutshnik from Taiwan (left lateral view). Scale lines: A = 1.0 mm (Figs 131, 133, 136, 138, 140, 142, 144); B = 0.5 mm (Figs 132, 134, 135, 137, 139, 141, 143, 145).

Figures 22 - 27. Habitus of Chlaenius (Lithochlaenius) spp 22 Chlaenius agilis Chaudoir, holotype, dorsal view 23 Chlaenius agilis Chaudoir, holotype, ventral view 24 Chlaenius formosensis Lorenz, male, in CCCC, dorsal view 25 Chlaenius formosensis Lorenz, ventral view 26 Chlaenius leishanensis Kirschenhofer, male, in IZCAS, dorsal view 27 Chlaenius leishanensis Kirschenhofer, male, in IZCAS, ventral view. Scale line = 5.0 mm.