Zopherosis White, 1859

Foley, Ian A. & Ivie, Michael A., 2008, A phylogenetic analysis of the tribe Zopherini with a review of the species and generic classification (Coleoptera: Zopheridae), Zootaxa 1928 (1), pp. 1-72 : 17-18

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Genus Zopherosis White

Figs. 3 View FIGURES 1–5. 1–3 , 8 View FIGURES 6–9. 6–8

Zopherosis White, 1859: 121 . Masters, 1872: 171. Gebien, 1936: 667. Ṡ lipi ń ski and Lawrence, 1999: 19. Ivie, 2002 b: 461. Hawkeswood 2003: 93. (Type species Zopherosis georgei White, 1859 by monotypy).

Diagnosis: Distinguished from other flightless species by having 11-segmented antennae and a small scutel-

lum. The presence of complete antennal cavities on the hypomeron will distinguish this species from all

Zopherini except Zopherus (9-segmented antennae) and Phloeodes diabolicus (10-segmented antennae).

Description: See Ṡ lipi ń ski and Lawrence (1999).

Notes: This monotypic genus was described by White (1859), with the type species Zopherosis georgei White 1859 by monotypy. Casey (1907b) described the separate tribe, Zopherosini, for this genus but this division never was subsequently recognized ( Gebien 1936, Doyen and Lawrence 1979, Ṡ lipi ń ski and Lawrence 1999).

This genus is clearly distinct from Zopherus , and is defined by a combination of characters including the 11-segmented antennae, scutellum present, groove on prosternum present and lightly setose vestiture (glabrous in Zopherus ).

Adults of Z opherosis georgei have been observed feeding on fruiting bodies of the fungi Ganoderma applanatum (Fries) Karsten on a standing dead coachwood tree ( Ceratopetalum apetalum D. Don. Cunoniaceae ) in coastal rainforests ( Hawkeswood 2003).

Distribution: The coastal rainforests of eastern Australia.

Recorded distribution: A summary of the 3 specimens examined is AUSTRALIA: VICTORIA and NEW SOUTH WALES .

TYPES ( Zopherosis georgei White ): The holotype was examined at the Natural History Museum (BMNH).

Genus Zopher Ṡ lipi ń ski and Lawrence

Fig. 10 View FIGURES 10–13. 10–12

Zopher Ṡ lipi ń ski and Lawrence, 1999: 11. Ivie, 2002 b: 460. (Type species Zopher iviei Ṡ lipi ń ski and Lawrence, 1999 by original designation)

Diagnosis: The only Zopherini genus with 11-segmented antennae and functional flight wings. The distinct 3-

segmented club and smooth lateral pronotal margins lacking lobes or teeth will distinguish this species from

the closely related Noserinus .

Description: See Ṡ lipi ń ski and Lawrence (1999).

Notes: This monotypic genus was described by Ṡ lipi ń ski and Lawrence (1999) for Zopher iviei Ṡ lipi ń ski

and Lawrence. The relationship with the genus Noserinus is unresolved but the two genera share many char-

acters (see brief discussion under Noserinus ) and are probably sister-genera.

This stunning genus is known only from Pahang State, Malaysia, and specimens are extremely rare with

fewer than 10 known in museums. Since the description, additional old material has been found in the BMNH

collection, and at least one specimen was recently collected by Czech entomologists (pers. comm. with M.

Barclay at the BMNH).

Distribution: Peninsular Malaysia.

Recorded distribution: A summary of the type series is MALAYSIA: PAHANG: Cameron Highlands .

Types ( Zopher iviei Ṡ lipi ń ski and Lawrence): Holotype in BMNH . Paratypes, 2- BMNH, 2- BPBM, 1- MAIC, 1- MIIZ (see Ṡ lipi ń ski and Lawrence 1999) . Paratype examined ♂ in MAIC: Zopher iviei: MALAYA :

Cameron; Highlands, Mt.; Brichang, 2-7.I.59/ L. W. Quata; Collector/ blue rectangle PARATYPE; ZOPHER ;

IVIEI; SLIP. & LAWR.

References

Casey, T. L. (1907 b) A revision of the American components of the tenebrionid subfamily Tentyriinae. Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Sciences, 9, 275 - 522.

Doyen, J. T. & Lawrence, J. F. (1979) Relationship and higher classification of some Tenebrionidae and Zopheridae (Coleoptera). Systematic Entomology, 4, 333 - 377.

Gebien, H. (1936) Katalog der Tenebrioniden (Col.: Heteromera). Teil I. (abgeschlossen August 1936) Pubblicasioni del Museo Entomologico Pietro Rossi , 2, 505 - 883.

Hawkeswood, T. J. (2003) New host records for adults of some fungus-feeding beetles (Coleoptera) from New South Wales and Queensland, Australia. Calodema, 1, 7 - 11.

Ivie, M. A. (2002) Chapter 105. Zopheridae Solier 1834, pp. 457 - 462. In: Arnett, R. H., M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley, and J. H. Howard (eds.), Vol. 2 American Beetles. Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press, Boca Raton Florida.

White, A. (1859) Descriptions of unrecorded species of Australian Coleoptera of the families, Carabidae, Buprestidae, Lamellicornia, etc. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 27, 117 - 123.

Figures

FIGURES 1–5. 1–3. Antennal clubs. 1. Zopherus nodulosus; 2. Sesaspis sylvatica; 3. Zopherosis georgei. 4–5. Apex of last antennomere. 4. Nosoderma echinatum; 5. Scoriaderma cordicolle. Scale bar = 1 mm.

FIGURES 6–9. 6–8. Dorsal habiti. 6. Zopherus championi, Mexico, Nuevo Leon; 7. Z. jansoni, Costa Rica; 8. Zopherosis georgei, Australia, Victoria. 9. Zopherus nodulosus apex of tarsal claw. Scale bars = 5mm.

FIGURES 10–13. 10–12. Dorsal habiti. 10. Zopher iviei, Penninsular. Malaysia; 11. Noserinus furcatus, Venezuela; 12. Noserinus dormeanus, Brazil. 13. Noserinus dormeanus apex of tarsal claw. Figs. 10–12, Scale bar = 5mm.