Lycocerus jendeki Švihla, 2005

Yang, Yuxia & Yang, Xingke, 2014, Notes on Lycocerus kiontochananus (Pic, 1921) and description of two new species of Lycocerus Gorham from China (Coleoptera, Cantharidae), Zootaxa 3774 (6), pp. 523-534 : 528

Lycocerus jendeki Švihla, 2005

Figs 14–15 , 32

Lycocerus jendeki Švihla, 2005: 94 , figs 48–51.

Type material examined. Lycocerus jendeki : Holotype ♂ ( NMPC): “ LAOS north, 5-11.V.1997, \ 20km NW Louang Namtha , \ N 20˚09.2, E 101˚18.7, \ alt. 900± 100m, \ E. Jendek & O. Šauša leg.”, “HOLOTYPUS \ Lycocerus \ jendeki sp. nov. \ V. Švihla det. 2005”. The right antenna and left antennomeres IX–XI and right proleg of the holotype are missing.

Other material examined. CHINA: Yunnan: 1♂ ( IZAS): Simao, Kunluo Rd. 591km, 1350m, 11.V.1957, leg. Fu-Ji Pu; 1♂ ( IZAS): Xiaomengyang , 1000m, 6.V.1957, Ling-Chao Zang 1♀ ( IZAS): Xishuangbanna , Meng’a , 1050–1080m, 10.V.1958, leg. Shu-Yong Wang; 1♀ ( IZAS): same locality, 13.V.1958, leg. Fu-Ji Pu.

Supplementary description. Male. Antennae ( Fig. 14 ) extending to middle of elytra, antennomeres II slightly longer than wide at apex, III −XI flattened, III −IX slightly widened apically, long-triangular, V −X each with a narrow, smooth and short longitudinal groove at apical part of outer margin, X −XI nearly parallel-sided, XI slightly longer than X and acute at apex.

Female. Similar to males, but differs in the following characters: eyes less protruding, antennae ( Fig. 15 ) narrower and shorter, antennomeres V −X without grooves; pronotum wider, disc slightly convex; legs with all tarsal claws simple; abdominal sternite VIII ( Fig. 32 ) with a middle and two lateral emarginations at posterior margin, the middle emargination rounded and slightly shallower than lateral ones, the portion of posterior margin between middle and lateral emarginations rounded at apex respectively.

Body length: 8.7−10.0 mm; width: 2.0− 2.2 mm.

Distribution. China (new record: Yunnan); Laos.

Remarks. This species was described on a single male specimen, whose antennae were destroyed, in the original publication ( Švihla, 2005). In the study, some additional specimens including both sexes at our disposal allow us to make a supplementary description for this species.

Figures

FIGURES 9 – 19. Antennae, dorsal view: 9 – 10. Lycocerus kiontochananus (Pic, 1921); 11 – 12. L. perroudi (Pic, 1937) stat. rev.; 13. L. atropygidialis (Pic, 1937) stat. nov.; 14 – 15. L. jendeki Švihla, 2005; 16 – 17. L. metalliceps sp. nov.; 18 – 19. L. hainanus sp. nov. 9, 11, 14, 16, 18. male; 10, 12, 13, 15, 17, 19. female. Scale bar: 1 mm.

FIGURES 29 – 34. Abdominal sternite VIII of female, ventral view: 29. Lycocerus kiontochananus (Pic, 1921); 30. L. perroudi (Pic, 1937) stat. rev.; 31. L. atropygidialis (Pic, 1937) stat. nov.; 32. L. jendeki Švihla, 2005; 33. L. metalliceps sp. nov.; 34. L. hainanus sp. nov. Scale bars: 1 mm.