Fissocantharis angusta (Fairmaire, 1900)

Yang, Yuxia, Li, Limei, Guan, Kaile & Yang, Xingke, 2015, Taxonomy of Fissocantharis Pic (Coleoptera, Cantharidae) from Guangxi, China, with descriptions of six new species, ZooKeys 489, pp. 95-123 : 112-113

Taxon classification Animalia Coleoptera Cantharidae

Fissocantharis angusta (Fairmaire, 1900)

Podabrus angustus Fairmaire, 1900: 624.

Podabrus flavofacialis Pic, 1926: 29. syn. n.

Podabrus denticornis Wittmer, 1951: 96, fig. 2. Synonymized with Podabrus flavofacialis Pic by Wittmer 1988: 357.

Micropodabrus angustus : Wittmer 1988: 344.

Micropodabrus flavofacialis : Wittmer 1988: 357.

Fissocantharis angusta : Yang et al. 2009: 49.

Fissocantharis flavofacialis : Yang et al. 2009: 49.

Type material examined.

Podabrus angustus : Holotype: 1♀ (MNHN): “Fokien” [China: Fujian], " Podabrus \ angustus \ Fairm. China", " Micropodabrus \ angustus \ (Fairm.) \ det. W. Wittmer", “HOLOTYPUS”. Paratypes: 1♂, 1♀ (MNHN): de Latouche, 1900, H. Donckier.

Podabrus flavofacialis : Holotype: 1♂ (MNHN): “Fokien”, " flavofacialis \ Pic", " Micropodabrus \ flavofacialis \ (Pic) \ det. W. Wittmer", “HOLOTYPUS”.

Podabrus denticornis : Holotype: 1♂ (ZFMK): "Kuatun (2300m) 27.40n.Br.\117.40 ö.L. J. Klappperich \ 28.5.1938 (Fukien)", "Holotypus \ Podabrus \ denticornis \ Wittmer 49, n. sp.", " Podabrus \ denticornis \ Wittm.", " Micropodabrus \ flavofacialis \ (Pic) \ det. W. Wittmer", "MUSEUM KOENIG \ BONN". Paratypes: 1♀ (MNHN): same data, 12.5.1938; 1♀ (MNHN): same data, 19.5.1938; 1♀ (MNHN): same data, 20.5.1938; 1♀ (MNHN): same data, 28.5.1938; 1♂, 1♀ (NHMB): same data, 18.5.1938.

Additional material examined.

CHINA: Zhejiang: 2♀♀ (MNHN): Tienmushan, 9.VI.1936, coll. O. Piel; 1♀ (IZAS): Tienmushan, 6.VI.1936, coll. O. Piel; 1♀ (IZAS): Tienmushan, 12.VI.1936; 1♀ (IZAS): Tienmushan, 6.VI.1936; 1♂ (IZAS): Tienmushan, 8.VI.1936; 1♂ (IZAS): Anji, Longwangshan, 500m, 11.VI.1996, leg. X.K. Yang; 1♂, 1♀ (IZAS): same locality and date, leg. W.Z. Li; 1♀ (IZAS): same locality and collector, 12.VI.1996; 1♂, 1♀ (IZAS): same locality and collector, 13.VI.1996. Hunan: 1♂, 3♀♀ (NHMB): Wulingshan, Tianzishan Nat. Res., 800m, 16.‒18.VI.1997, lgt. Bolm. Guangxi: 1♂ (IZAS): Jinxiu, Rd. Jinzhong, 1000m, 12.V.1999, leg. M.Y. Gao; 1♀ (IZAS): same locality and date, 1100m, leg. X.K. Yang; 2♂♂, 4♀♀ (IZAS): same locality and date, leg. H. Xiao; 1♂ (IZAS): same locality, 11.V.1999, leg. D.C. Yuan; 1♀ (IZAS): Jiuxiu, Yonghe, 500m, 11.V.1999, leg. H. Xiao; 1♀ (IZAS): same locality and date, leg. F.S. Huang; 1♀ (IZAS): Jinjiu, Shengtangshan, 700‒800m, 19.V.1999, leg. H. Xiao.

Distribution.

China (Fujian, Zhejiang, Hunan, Guangxi). Newly record for Zhejiang, Hunan and Guangxi, China.

Remarks.

Based on the examination of the types, Fissocantharis flavofacialis (Pic, 1926) is considered to be a junior synonym of Fissocantharis angusta (Fairmaire, 1900). Although the holotype of the latter species is female and the former is male, both species are originally described in Podabrus Westwood and attached with the same locality labels; also a large number of additional specimens do not show any difference between them. Therefore, we suggest to synonymize Fissocantharis flavofacialis with Fissocantharis angusta .