Timarcha (T.) parvicollis subsp. seidlitzi, Kraatz, 1879

Petitpierre, Eduard & Anichtchenko, Alexander, 2018, Endophallus structure: a promising tool for cryptic species identification in Timarcha Samouelle, 1819 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Chrysomelinae), Zootaxa 4446 (3), pp. 361-383 : 366

T. (T.) parvicollis seidlitzi Kraatz, 1879

Material: THREE STUdIEd SpECIMENS: 2 ♂: SIERRA NEVAdA : PICO VELETA, 2500—2700 M ALT., GRANAdA, 0 8.10.2002, leg. A. Anichtchenko (AAC) ; 1 ♂: Sierra de Baza : prados del Rey, 2300 m alt., Granada, 0 4.02.2003, leg. A. ANICHTCHENKO (EPC).

Description: PRONOTUM ALMOST SMOOTH. ELYTRA VERY fINELY ANd SpARSELY pUNCTATE. T. (T.) parvicollis parvicollis ANd T. (T.) parvicollis seidlitzi SHARE AN IdENTICAL ENdOpHALLUS ( fIGS. 8 ) WITHOUT MANUBRIUM, THE BASAL pART IS CYLINdRICAL, THE VB ANd DB pROTUBERANCES ARE INdISTINCT, ANd THE ApICAL pART IS VOLUMINOUS WITH ONLY A VA HORN-LIKE pROTUBERANCE.

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FIGURES 4–8. Endophallus structure of “T. intermedia” and “T. parvicollis” groups: 4a, b—T. intermedia s. str. (Cabo de Gata), 4c, d—T. intermedia s. str. (Isla de Tabarca), 4e, f—T. intermedia s. str. (Faro de Santa Pola); 5a, b—T. intermedia carmelenae (Puerto de la Sagra); 6a, b—T. intermedia kiesenwetteri (Sierra Mágina); 7—T. intermedia lugens (Sierra Nevada). 8a, b—T. parvicollis seidlitzi (Sierra Nevada). Scale = 1 mm.