Dima arndti Platia, 2013

Mertlik, Josef, Németh, Tamás & Kundrata, Robin, 2017, Revision of the flightless click-beetle genus Dima Charpentier, 1825 (Coleoptera: Elateridae: Dimini) in the Balkan Peninsula, Zootaxa 4220 (1), pp. 1-63 : 6-7

Dima arndti Platia, 2013

Figs 1–4 , 119 , 172–173 , 222 , 246 .

Dima arndti Platia, 2013: 98 .

Type depositories. Holotype, ♂ (NME), 2 paratypes: ♂, ♀ (NME, PCGP).

Type locality. Greece: Peloponnese, Langada Pass.

Redetermined material. GREECE: Lakonia, Peloponnese [Peloponnesus], Taigetos Mts. , 30 km west of Sparti , 12.–20. V.1989, 1 ♂, 2 ♀♀, Persohn leg. (as D. isabellae in Schimmel & Platia 2008 ) ( PCRS) ; Peloponnese [Pelopones], Taigetos Mts., Tripi , 4. V.1994, 1 ♂, Ďulík et Jeniš leg. (as D. isabellae in Schimmel & Platia 2008 ) ( PCJM) ; Peloponnese [Peloponésos], Taigetos , 1. VI.1991, 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Jan Schneider leg. (as D. isabellae in Schimmel & Platia 2008 ) ( PCJM) ; Taygetos, 26. V.1990, 1 ♀, Mička leg. (as D. isabellae in Schimmel & Platia 2008 ) ( PCJM); Peloponnese [Peloponnes], Taigetos Mts. , Artemisia env. [Agios Petros env. written erroneously on the label; I. Marvan, pers. comm.], 22.–30 . VI.2005, 3 ♀♀, Ivan Marvan leg. (as D. isabellae in Schimmel & Platia 2008 ) (PCJM); Taigetos Mts. , 1.–9. VI.1996, 1 ♂, 1 ♀ (of 4 ex.), Padovani & Malmusi leg. (as D. hladilorum Schimmel & Platia 2008 ) ( PCGP) ; Taigetos Mts. , 1300 m, VI. 1982, 1 ♂, V. Monzini leg. (as D. hladilorum in Schimmel & Platia 2008 ) ( PCGP) .

New material. GREECE: Peloponnese [Pelopones], Taygetos , 1935, 1 ♂, Mařan et Štěpánek leg., coll. Bartoň ( NMPC) ; Peloponnese [Pelopones], Taygetos , V. 1935, 1 ♂, Dr. Mařan leg., coll. Bartoň ( NMPC) ; Morea, K. Taigetos, 1.–9. VI.1996, 1 ♂, Padovani & Malmusi leg. ( PCJM) ; Peloponnese [Pelopones], Taigetos Mts. , h– 1300m, without date, 1 ♀, B. Lassale leg. ( PCVD) ; distr. Kalamáta, Taigetos Mts., Langada pass env., pinewood, 1300 m (37°3'50.92"N, 22°15'58.82"E), 1. VI.2013, 6 ♂♂, 5 ♀♀, J. Mertlik leg. ( PCJM) ; dtto, 18 ♂♂, 11 ♀♀, V. Dušánek leg. (PCVD); dtto, 15 ♂♂, 8 ♀♀, P. Brůha leg. ( PCPB); Taigetos Mts. , Kalamata—Sparti, Abzw. Neochori (37°8'46.00"N, 22°16'12.16"E), 14 . VI.2006, 4 ♂♂, 1 ♀, wood with Pinus, Manfred Egger leg. (PCME); Taigetos Mts., between Kalamata—Sparti , 19. VI.2007, 1 ♀, Manfred Egger leg. ( PCME) ; Taigetos Mts., Kalamata—Sparti, Neochori , Agios Nikolaos , 10.–20. V.2014, 5 ♂♂, 6 ♀♀, Manfred Egger leg. ( PCME) .

Diagnosis. Dima arndti is 11.8–14.3 mm long, moderately shiny with pronotum densely punctate ( Fig. 119 ) with short decumbent pubescence, longer only at hind angles, and elytra shiny, covered with sparse short pubescence ( Figs 1–4 ). It differs from the similar D. parnonensis Schimmel & Platia, 2008 ( Figs 81–84 ) in having a less shiny body, relatively wider pronotum, widest at 2/3, with sides abruptly constricted before posterior angles (pronotum widest after middle, with sides almost evenly rounded in D. parnonensis ; Figs 119 , 149 ), and the apical lobe of paramera elongate, with inner apical part of paramera almost straight (the apical lobe of paramera shorter, more robust, with inner apical part more curved in D. parnonensis ; Figs 172–173 , 204–205 ). The sclerotized spines of bursa copulatrix as in Fig. 222 .

Intraspecific variability. Body coloration is variable, dark brown to light brown ( Figs 1–4 ).

Distribution. Greece (Peloponnese: Taygetos Mts.; Fig. 246 ).

Remark. There is a single male specimen of Dima sp. collected in Crete ( Fig. 5 ), with the following data: "Crete [Kreta Is.], Theriso, VI.1985, 1 ♂, Dr. P. Schurmann leg." (as D. hladilorum Schimmel, 1987 in Schimmel & Platia 2008 ) (PCGP). This specimen is morphologically like D. arndti and D. parnonensis from the Peloponnese, but it has shorter antennae surpassing the posterior angles of pronotum by about three antennomeres, thicker antennal segments, longer pronotum, more emarginate basal part of scutellum, and the inner apical part of paramera only slightly curved ( Figs 5 , 174 ). This 30-year-old record must be confirmed by new material in Crete, and more specimens are needed for further investigation. Therefore, we herein refrain from making any taxonomic conclusions.

Figures

FIGURE 246. The distribution of Dima species in the Southern Greece.

FIGURES 1 – 14. Habitus images of Dima species. Dima arndti Platia, 2013, 1 — holotype, male, 2 — paratype, female, 3 — nontype specimen, male, 4 — non-type specimen, female; 5 — Dima sp. from Crete, male; D. assingi Schimmel & Platia, 2008, 6 — holotype, male, 7 — holotype of D. peloponnensis Schimmel & Platia, 2008, male, 8 — non-type male from Kilini Mts., 9 — nontype female from Kilini Mts.; D. bruhai sp. nov., 10 — holotype, male, 11 — paratype, female, 12 — paratype, male, 13 — paratype, male; D. dalmatina Küster, 1844, 14 — syntype, male, lateral view. Not to scale.

FIGURES 119 – 130. Pronotal details of Dima species. 119 — D. arndti Platia, 2013, male; 120 — D. assingi Schimmel & Platia, 2008, female; 121 — D. bruhai sp. nov., holotype, male; 122 — D. dalmatina Küster, 1844, male; 123 — D. dusaneki sp. nov., holotype, male; 124 — D. elateroides Charpentier, 1825, male; 125 — D. etoliensis Platia, 2012, holotype, female; 126 — D. evritaniensis Schimmel & Platia, 2008, paratype, female; 127 — D. evritaniensis, male; 128 — D. fialai sp. nov., holotype, male; 129 — D. florinensis Platia, 2012, female; 130 — D. fthiotidensis Schimmel & Platia, 2008, male. Not to scale.

FIGURES 172 – 181. Aedeagus images of Dima species. 172 — D. arndti Platia, 2013, holotype; 173 — D. arndti, non-type specimen; 174 — Dima sp. from Crete; 175 — D. assingi Schimmel & Platia, 2008, holotype; 176 — D. assingi, non-type specimen from Kilini Mts.; 177 — D. peloponnensis Schimmel & Platia 2008, holotype; 178 — D. bruhai sp. nov., holotype; 179 — D. dalmatina Küster, 1844, non-type specimen from Sutorman, Montenegro; 180 — D. dalmatina, non-type specimen from Vosec, Croatia; 181 — D. dusaneki sp. nov., holotype. Not to scale.

FIGURES 222 – 233. The sclerotized spines of bursa copulatrix of Dima species. 222 — D. arndti Platia, 2013, paratype; 223 — D. bruhai sp. nov., paratype; 224 — D. dusaneki sp. nov., paratype; 225 — D. elateroides, Charpentier, 1825, non-type specimen; 226 — D. etoliensis Platia, 2012, holotype; 227 — D. fialai sp. nov., paratype; 228 — D. florinensis Platia, 2012, holotype; 229 — D. fthiotidensis Schimmel & Platia, 2008, holotype of D. scutellaris Platia, 2010; 230 — D. giachinoi Schimmel & Platia 2008, paratype; 231 — D. hirtipennis Platia, 2011, holotype; 232 — D. kozufensis sp. nov., paratype; 233 — D. neumanni Platia, 2013, non-type specimen. Not to scale.

FIGURES 75 – 89. Habitus images of Dima species. Dima olympica Meschnigg, 1934, 75 — non-type specimen, male, 76 — non-type specimen, female; D. orientalis sp. nov., 77 — holotype, male, 78 — paratype, female, 79 — paratype, female; 80 — Dima sp. from Xanthi, Greece; D. parnonensis Schimmel & Platia 2008, 81 — holotype, female, 82 — non-type specimen, male, 83 — non-type specimen, female, 84 — non-type specimen, male; D. pecoudi Fleutiaux, 1944, 85 — non-type specimen, male, 86 — non-type specimen, female, 87 — paratype of D. evritaniensis, male, 88 — non-type specimen, teratological male; 89 — D. pelikani sp. nov., holotype, male. Not to scale.

FIGURES 143 – 154. Pronotal details of Dima species. 143 — D. macedonica Schimmel, 1993, male; 144 — D. marvani Mertlik & Dusanek, 2006, holotype, male; 145 — D. moraveci Schimmel & Platia, 2008, holotype, female; 146 — D. neumanni Platia, 2013, female; 147 — D. olympica Meschnigg, 1934, male; 148 — D. orientalis sp. nov., holotype, male; 149 — D. parnonensis Schimmel & Platia, 2008, female; 150 — D. pecoudi Fleutiaux, 1944, male; 151 — D. pelikani sp. nov., holotype, male; 152 — D. pelionensis sp. nov., paratype, female, 153 — D. pelionensis sp. nov., paratype, female paratype of D. fokidensis; 154 — D. raineri Wurst, 1997, female. Not to scale.

FIGURES 202 – 211. Aedeagus images of Dima species. 202 — D. olympica Meschnigg, 1934, non-type specimen; 203 — D. orientalis sp. nov., holotype; 204 — D. parnonensis Schimmel & Platia 2008, non-type specimen; 205 — D. parnonensis, nontype specimen; 206 — D. pecoudi Fleutiaux, 1944, paratype of D. evritaniensis; 207 — D. pecoudi, non-type specimen; 208 — D. pelikani sp. nov., holotype; 209 — D. pelionensis sp. nov., paratype; 210 — D. raineri Wurst, 1997, holotype; 211 — D. raineri, non-type specimen. Not to scale.