Uloma robusta Kaszab, 1986

Soldati, Laurent, Kergoat, Gael J., Clamens, Anne-Laure, Jourdan, Herve, Jabbour-Zahab, Roula & Condamine, Fabien L., 2014, Integrative taxonomy of New Caledonian beetles: species delimitation and definition of the Uloma isoceroides species group (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae, Ulomini), with the description of four new species, ZooKeys 415, pp. 133-167 : 154-155

Uloma robusta Kaszab, 1986 Figs 2F, 3 Q–R

Uloma robusta Kaszab, Annales Historico-Naturales Musei Nationalis Hungarici 78: 159.

Type locality.

Mont Panié.

Type specimens.

Holotype male. Original labels: "NEW CALEDONIA, Mt Panié, 1300-1600 m, 15 May 1984, G. Monteith & D. Cook / Queensland Museum, Brisbane, Reg. N°T.10108 / Holotypus 1986 ♂ Uloma robusta Kaszab" (QM); (QM); Paratypes (same data as Holotype): three females (QM) and one male (Hnhm), all examined.

Diagnosis.

Uloma robusta closely resembles Uloma paniei and both species occur in the same area of the northeastern mountain range of New Caledonia. However, in Uloma robusta the male anterior tibiae are less strongly notched at base of the inner face (about one-fifth of the inner side length), the disc of the mentum is coarsely punctate between the peripheral hair fringes, except on a narrow mid-longitudinal strip, the elytral surface is shagreened and dull and the striae shallower with a tendency to obliterate toward apex (especially striae 2, 3, 6 and 7). In Uloma paniei , on the contrary, the disc of the mentum is smooth and shining between the peripheral hair fringes, the elytral surface shining, the striae deeper and clearly visible up to the apex. The male aedeagus is similar in both species. It is unfortunately impossible to identify the females on the basis of morphological characters.

Distribution.

Uloma robusta is probably endemic to the Panié mountain range.

Discussion.

Uloma robusta is possibly a junior synonym of Uloma paniei . However, it was not possible for us to test this hypothesis based on the material we examine.