Platambus semenowi ( Jakovlev, 1897 )

Hendrich, Lars & Przewoźny, Marek, 2015, Two new species of the genus Platambus Thomson, 1859 from China (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae, Agabinae), Zootaxa 3947 (2), pp. 191-200 : 196

Platambus semenowi ( Jakovlev, 1897)

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Anagabus semenowi Jakovlev 1897: 38 (orig. descr.);

Gaurodytes (Anagabus) semenovi Jakovlev 1897 : Zaitzev 1953: 280 (descr., catalogue); Platambus (Anagabus) semenovi ( Jakovlev 1897) : Brancucci 1982: 116 (descr.);

Platambus semenowi ( Jakovlev 1897) : Nilsson 2015: 33 (catalogue); Nilsson & Hájek 2015: 11 (catalogue).

Material studied: 8 males and 4 females: “ USSR Asia centr. Pamir-Alai, Seravshan Mts. 1000 m, Margidar [39°27'32.75"N 67°58'18.62"E] 26.VII.1986, Michailov leg.” ( CMP, CLH); 1 female: “Tadshikistan 1989 30 km Ö Pendshikent Novabod [39°26'45.24"N 67°54'56.01"E], Serawschan 20.VII. Müller-Motzfeld” ( CLH); 1 male: “Asia centr. Pamir, Chorog [= SW Tajikistan, Chorugh 2120 m, 37°29'45.59"N 71°33'9.19"E] 15. VII. 1971 ”; 1 female: “Pamir Umg. Chorog 1.8.73 ” ( CGW); 1 male: “ USSR Asia centr. Tadzhikistan Pamir-Alai, 1100 m, Seravshan Valley near Novabad 10.-11.VII.1990 Schulke & Wrase”, “ Anagabus semenowi (Jakov.) Hendrich det. 1995” ( CGW); 1 male: “ Tadjikistan Chocratischo G. Sarigur [Sarigor 37°39'13.90"N 70°12'5.27"E], 1600 m 31.5.92 ” ( CGW); 1 female: “ Tajikistan Aruk-Tau G. Candchino [37°44'29.07"N 68°31'8.94"E], 800 m 17.5.1995 ” ( CGW); 1 male: “ Tadjikistan Zerauschan [=Zeravshan] G. Sudchina, 1000 m 17.5.1992 ” ( CGW); 1 male: “Uruktan Risil-Kala, 4.05.84 leg. Dohlin” ( CGW).

Figures

FIGURE 16. Distribution of the Platambus semenowi- group in Central Asia, the Himalaya region and China.

FIGURES 1 – 4. Habitus of Platambus lineatus (1), P. semenowi (2), P. sogdianus (3) and P. wewalkai (4). Scale bar 4 mm. Photos: Marek Przewoźny.

FIGURES 11 – 14. Aedeagus in lateral (a) and ventral view (b) of: Platambus lineatus (11 a / b), P. s e m e no w i (12 a / b), P. sogdianus (13 a / b) and P. wewalkai (14 a / b). Scale bar 0.5 mm. All drawings by Armin Coray are reproduced by courtesy of Dr. G. Bächli (Mitteilungen der Schweizerischen Entomologischen Gesellschaft).