Tentyria platyceps Steven, 1828

Bujalance, José L., Ferrer, Julio & Cárdenas, Ana M., 2023, A taxonomic revision of the genus Tentyria Latreille, 1802 in the Iberian Peninsula and Balearic Islands (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae), Zootaxa 5320 (1), pp. 1-88 : 29-31

Tentyria platyceps Steven, 1828 ( Figs. 14 , 49 , 83 , 119 , 167 , 200 , 231, 232, 233, 234 )

Tentyria platyceps Steven, 1828: 92 ; Schaum 1862: 70, Kraatz 1865: 116, 136, 139, Reitter 1900: 175, Fuente 1934: 31, Koch 1944a: 233, Español 1960: 410, López-Sánchez et al. 1985 (larval stades), Viñolas 1986: 105, Viñolas & Cartagena 2005: 84 (fig.358d), L̂bl & Smetana 2008: 208, Bujalance et al., 2016: 348, Martínez 2018: 58, Iwan & L̂bl 2020: 251.

Tentyria goudoti Solier, 1835: 360 ; Kraatz 1865: 116, 136, 139 syn., Reitter 1900: 175, Koch 1944a: 233, Español 1960: 410, Viñolas 1986: 105, Viñolas & Cartagena 2005: 277, L̂bl & Smetana 2008: 208, Bujalance et al. 2016: 348, Martínez 2018: 58, Iwan & L̂bl 2020: 251.

Tentyria modesta Rosenhauer, 1865: 188 ; Schaum 1862: 70 syn., Reitter 1900: 175, Koch 1944a: 233–234, Español 1960: 410, Viñolas 1986: 105, Viñolas & Cartagena 2005: 277, L̂bl & Smetana 2008: 208, Martínez 2018: 58, Iwan & L̂bl 2020: 251.

Tentyria platyceps var. modesta Kraatz 1865: 117 , 136, Fuente 1934: 31.

Tentyria calcarata Reitter, 1900: 170 ; Español 1960: 410–411 syn.? Viñolas 1986: 105, Viñolas & Cartagena 2005: 277, L̂bl & Smetana 2008: 208, Kaszab “ Holotype in litt. (MNHN)”, Bujalance et al. 2016: 348, Martínez 2018: 58, Iwan & L̂bl 2020: 251.

Types examined: Four of the five specimens of T. platyceps Steven , labelled and recorded (MNHUB) as syntypes of Pimelia curculionoides Herbst , carrying two labels: red label indicating “ SYNTYPUS Pimelia curculionoides Herbst 1799 labelled by NMHUB 2006” / white label “Hist.-Col. ( Coleoptera ), Nr. 45574, Tentyria curculionoides Herbst, Lusitan, Zool. Mus. Berlin ”. In addition, one of the specimens carries two old labels: small and rectangular label: “45574” / large square label, “ Orbiculata Akis F., curculioides Ht. *, Ten. Nomas Pall., Lusit”. These specimens are syntypes of Tentyria platyceps Steven instead of Tentyria curculionoides Herbst.

Syntype of Tentyria goudoti Solier , labelled: goudot, Tanger / Muséum Paris, Tanger, Goudot / Tentyria goudoti Sol. / Type. (MNHN).

Two syntypes? of Tentyria modesta Rosenhauer , label: T. platyceps v. modesta Rosh., Hispania / T. platyceps v. modesta Rosh. / Hispania Rosh. (NMHUB); Hispania Rosh. (NMHUB).

Syntype of Tentyria calcarata Reitter , labelled: Malaga / Holotypus 1900, Tentyria calcarata Reitter det. Dr. Kaszab / T. calcarata m. Málaga / Muséum Paris / (The specimen carried a green label) (MNHN).

Additional material: Portugal, Albufeira, 2.VI.1981, B. Lassalle leg. (2 exx, CJF) / 1.VI.1977 (1 ex, CJF); idem, Praia de Galé, 13.VII.2007, (1 ex, CJLB); Mértola, 2.VI.1981, B. Lassalle leg. (2 exx, CJF); Coruche, Alto Alentejo, A. Zuzarte leg. (2 exx, CJF); Beira, 7.V.1973, A. Zuzarte leg. ( CJF); Beira, 7.V.2003. J. Israel leg. ( CJF); Coruche, Ribatejo, 1.V.1978 A. Zuzarte leg. (1 ex, CJF); Bordeira, 10.IV.2003, J. Israel leg. (12 exx, CJF); Monforte, Herd. de Esquilas, 23.VI.1988, A. Zuzarte leg. ( CJF); Monforte, St Alexo, 24: VII.1987, A. Zuzarte leg. ( CJF); Odemira, Bajo Alentejo, 23 and 27.X.1982 / 25. V.1982, A. Zuzarte leg. (4 exx, CJF). Spain: Salamanca, Los Santos, 1000 m, VII.1976, B. Lassalle leg. (1 ex, CJF), Pico Cabeza Gorda, ( NRMS); Madrid, Casa de Campo, XII.1971, J. Ferrer leg. (1 ex, CJF); idem Guadarrama, Canal Isabel II, ( CJF); Toledo, V.1997, Z. Korsós leg, ( HMNH); idem, Aranjuez, 1.V.1995, J. Iñiguez leg. (1 ex, CJLB); Cáceres, La Montaña, VIII.2000, A. Castro Luque (3 exx, CACL); Badajoz, Alto de la Bofrera 11.XII.2005, J. Saez leg. (1 ex, CACL); idem, Sª Tentudia, Galera de León, 17.II.2007, A. Linares leg. (4 exx, CACT); Ciudad Real, Torrecilla, 3.IV.1966 (4 exx, CJF); Alicante, Benidorm (1 ex, CJF); Granada 15 km W de Baza, 16.VI.1935, O. Lundblad leg., T. incerta pseudolaevis Koch (1 ex, NRMS); idem, Sierrra Nevada, 1700 m, 16. V.1935, idem (1 ex, NRMS); idem, Guadix, 19.IV.1989?, R. Pellersson? (1 ex, CJF); idem, Baza, Los Balcones, Baúl, 26.XII.2003, J.L. Sánchez leg. (3 exx, CJF); Almería, Puerto de la Ragua, Laroles-Bayacal, 19.IX.2008, A Castro Tovar leg. ( CACT); Córdoba, arroyo Pinadillos, VII.1998, A. Castro Luque leg. (1 ex, CACL); idem, Jardines de Ronda del Marrubial, 26.IV.1996, M. Baena leg. ( CJF); idem, Baena, Torre del Montecillo, Bujalance leg. ( CJLB) 27.XII.1996 and 4.V.2011 Bujalance leg. (4 exx, CJLB); Jaén, Collado de los Jadines, Despeñaperros, 30.XII.2006, A. Castro Tovar leg. (2 exx, CACT); idem, Cerro Molina, Puente Tablas , 1.IX.2003, idem (2 exx, CACT); idem, Finca el Ardal, Linares, 7.II.2004, M. López leg. ( CACT); Sevilla, Guadiamar River, Cárdenas et al. (2011) (many exx, CJLB and CUCO); Huelva, El Rocío, 9.IV.1989? R. Pellersson? ( CJF); idem, Parque Nacional de Doñana, Bujalance et al. (2016) (11 exx, CJLB).

Diagnosis: Unmistakable species among the Iberian Tentyria by having the following features: black body, sub-cylindrical ( Fig. 200 ), about 13.2 mm in average length, not very bright and very finely punctured; large and broad head ( Fig. 14 ), sub-triangular epistome, with a well-developed tooth in the middle; barely convex eyes; wide, deep, and very well defined gular groove ( Fig. 49 ). Pronotum ( Fig. 83 ) provided with a very fine puncture; usually slightly transverse, and sub-cordiform, sometimes subcircular or sub-elliptical and more transverse, with the base straight or sub-straight, not sinuous before the posterior angles and generally something narrower than the apex. Elongated and medially depressed prosternal apophysis ( Fig. 119 ), surpassing the level of the procoxae. Elytra oval elongated, variable in length, subcylindrical, sometimes slightly striated and somewhat broader than the pronotum. Small aedeagus, fusiform parameres and barely longer than phallobase ( Fig. 167 ).

Comments: Species described from “Lusitania”, not from Andalusia as Viñolas & Catagena (2005) mentioned. Steven (1828) described Tentyria platyceps with at least one specimen from “Lusitania” (MNHUB). Data on the Steven’s description agrees with the label that carries one of the syntypes listed as T. curculionoides Herbst in the Berlin Museum, before to be rectified and attributed to “ T. curculioides Ht. *” ( Fig. 231 ). This confusion is the reason of that the type of T. platyceps Steven has remained hidden to date, not appearing in the recording book of the Museum.

Accordingly, T. platyceps Steven was an unknown species to Solier (1835) and Rosenhauer (1856). Hence these authors described T. goudoti Solier ( Fig. 232 ) and T. modesta Rosenhauer ( Fig. 233 ), with identical characters those of T. platyceps Steven , as indicated Kraatz (1865) and Schaum (1862) respectively. This verifies that these last authors knew the true identity of T. platyceps Steven , by intuiting the confusion between T. curta Steven and T. curculionoides Herbst ( Kraatz 1865) . From Kraatz (1865), T. platyceps Steven has been a species correctly interpreted by almost all authors.

Reitter (1900), described T. calcarata from Malaga, which was, dubiously, considered synonymy of T. platyceps Steven by Español (1960), since it was the unique species of Tentyria present in the mentioned locality whose description fits to that Reitter gave, even when this author does not include it in the group 3, close to T. platyceps Steven.

Later, Kaszab designated in litt. “ Holotypus ” of T. calcarata Reitter a specimen from the MNHN labelled from Malaga ( Fig. 234 ), and which corresponds to a variant specimen of the T. platyceps Steven (with the pronotum very transverse, and sub-elliptical), like the syntypes of Tentyria platyceps v. modesta Rosenhauer.

Designation of the Lectotype Tentyria platyceps Steven, 1828 , present designation:

The specimen of the typical series that bears the following labels (two of them old): small rectangular label, “45574” / big square label, “ Orbiculata Akis F., curculioides Ht. *, Ten. Nomas Pall., Lusit” / red label, “ SYNTYPUS Pimelia curculionoides Herbst, 1799 labelled by NMHUB 2006” / white, “Hist.-Col. ( Coleoptera ), Nr. 45574, Tentyria curculionoides Herbst, Lusitan., Zool. Mus. Berlin ”, is designated Lectotype ( Fig. 231 ). The remaining syntypes are designated “ Paralectotypes ”.

Designation of the Lectotype of Tentyria goudoti Solier, 1835 , present designation:

The unique syntype of Tentyria goudoti Solier , bearing the lables: “goudot, Tanger / Muséum Paris, Tanger, Goudot / Tentyria goudoti Sol. / Type”, is designated Lectotype ( Fig. 232 ).

Designation of Lectotype and Paralectotype of Tentyria modesta Rosenhauer, 1856 , present designation:

To provide taxonomic stability, we consider necessary to designate Lectotype and Paralectotype of Tentyria modesta Rosenhauer to each of the two specimens examined in the MNHN, bearing the Rosenhauer’s labels and fitting to the description of this author, although they do not appear as syntypes. The specimen that bears the following labels: “ T. platyceps v. modesta Rosh. Hispania / T. platyceps v. modesta Rosh. / Hispania Rosh.”, is designated Lectotype ( Fig. 233 ); the other that carrying the label: “Hispania Rosh.”, is designated Paralectotype.

Geographical distribution: Widely distributed in central and southern Iberian Peninsula, especially in the inner areas. T. platyceps Steven , has been also cited in the north of Morocco ( Tánger) as T. goudoti Solier (1835) , Escalera (1914) and Kocher (1958). The record of Algeria ( Reitter 1900) needs to be verified due to the historical confusion of this taxon discussed above.

Group of T. bassii

Figures

FIGURES 1–35. Heads. 1: T. mucronata. 2: T. schaumii. 3: T. ophiusae. 4: T. subcostata. 5: T. striatorugosa. 6: T. sinuatocollis. 7: T. lateritia. 8: T. faroensis. 9: T. curculionoides. 10: T. stupefacta. 11: T. heydeni. 12: T. espanoli. 13: T. interrupta. 14: T. platyceps. 15: T. bassii. 16: T. eulipoides. 17: T. peiroleri ssp. peiroleri. 18: T. peiroleri ssp. incerta. 19: T. prolixa. 20: T. sublaevis ssp. sublaevis. 21: T. sublaevis ssp. cognata. 22: T. kochi 23: T. castrotovari. 24: T. gaditana. 25: T. corrugata. 26: T. donanensis. 27: T. pseudogaditana. 28: T. velox ssp. velox. 29: T. velox ssp. circumvoluta. 30: T. velox ssp. serrana. 31: T. grossa ssp. basalis. 32: T. castiliana. 33: T. aragonica. 34: T. pazi. 35: T. bifida.

FIGURES 36–69. Gular grooves. 36: T. mucronata. 37: T. schaumii. 38: T. ophiusae. 39: T. subcostata. 40: T. striatorugosa. 41: T. sinuatocollis. 42: T. lateritia. 43: T. faroensis. 44: T. curculionoides. 45: T. stupefacta. 46: T. heydeni. 47: T. espanoli. 48: T. interrupta. 49: T. platyceps. 50: T. bassii. 51: T. eulipoides. 52: T. peiroleri. 53: T. prolixa. 54: T. sublaevis ssp. sublaevis. 55: T. sublaevis ssp. cognata. 56: T. kochi. 57: T. castrotovari. 58: T. gaditana. 59: T. corrugata. 60: T. donanensis. 61: T. pseudogaditana. 62: T. velox ssp. velox. 63: T. velox ssp. circumvoluta. 64: T. velox ssp. serrana. 65: T. grossa ssp. basalis. 66: T. castiliana. 67: T. aragonica. 68: T. pazi. 69: T. bifida.

FIGURES 70–87. I / Pronota I. 70: T. mucronata. 71: T. schaumii. 72: T. ophiusae. 73: T. subcostata / T. striatorugosa. 74: T. sinuatocollis ssp. sinuatocollis. 75: T. sinuatocollis ssp. escalerai. 76: T. lateritia. 77: T. faroensis. 78: T. curculionoides. 79: T. stupefacta. 80: T. heydeni. 81: T. espanoli. 82: T. interrupta. 83: T. platyceps. 84: T. bassii / T. eulipoides. 85: T. peiroleri ssp. peiroleri. 86: T. peiroleri ssp. incerta. 87: T. prolixa.

FIGURES 106–140. Prosternal apophyses. 106: T. mucronata. 107: T. schaumii. 108: T. ophiusae. 109: T. subcostata. 110: T. striatorugosa. 111: T. sinuatocollis. 112: T. lateritia. 113: T. faroensis. 114: T. curculionoides. 115: T. stupefacta. 116: T. heydeni. 117: T. espanoli. 118: T. interrupta. 119: T. platyceps. 120: T. bassii. 121: T. eulipoides. 122: T. peiroleri ssp. peiroleri. 123: T. peiroleri ssp. incerta. 124: T. prolixa. 125: T. sublaevis ssp. sublaevis. 126: T. sublaevis ssp. cognata. 127: T. kochi. 128: T. castrotovari. 129: T. gaditana. 130: T. corrugata. 131: T. donanensis. 132: T. pseudogaditana. 133: T. velox ssp. velox. 134: T. velox ssp. circumvoluta. 135: T. velox ssp. serrana. 136: T. grossa ssp. basalis. 137: T. castiliana. 138: T. aragonica. 139: T. pazi. 140: T. bifida (a ventral view; b. lateral view).

FIGURES 154–171. I. / Aedeagi I. 154: T. mucronata. 155: T. schaumii. 156: T. ophiusae. 157: T. subcostata. 158: T. striatorugosa. 159: T. sinuatocollis f.t. 160: T. lateritia. 161: T. faroensis. 162: T. curculionoides. 163: T. stupefacta. 164: T. heydeni. 165: T. espanoli. 166: T. interrupta. 167: T. platyceps. 168: T. bassii. 169: T. eulipoides. 170: T. peiroleri. 171: T. prolixa.

FIGURES 198–203. Habitus (♁) III. 198: T. espanoli sp. nov. (Holotype). 199: T. interrupta. 200: T. platyceps. 201: T. bassii. 202: T. eulipoides. 203: T. peiroleri ssp. peiroleri.

FIGURES 231–235. Habitus Type III. 231: T. platyceps (NMHUB, Lectotype des.). 232: T. goudoti (MNHN, Lectotype des.). 233: T. modesta (NMHUB, Lectotype des.). 234: T. calcarata (MNHN, “Holotypus”, Kaszab des. in litt.). 235: T. bassii ssp. cantabrica, a: ♁, b: ♀ (NRMS, Syntypes).