Phyllobrotica frontalis Weise, 1886

Bezděk, Jan, 2010, Phyllobrotica malinka sp. nov. from Turkey and Iran and a review of allied species (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae), Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 50 (2), pp. 563-575 : 570-572

Phyllobrotica frontalis Weise, 1886

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Phyllobrotica frontalis Weise, 1886: 587 .

Phyllobrotica frontalis: WEISE (1902) , LABOISSIÈRE (1913), WEISE (1924) (catalogue), WINKLER (1930) (catalogue), OGLOBLIN (1936), WILCOX (1973) (catalogue), LOPATIN (1985), TOMOV (1984), WARCHAŁOWSKI (1994) (key), LOPATIN & KONSTANTINOV (1995), LOPATIN & KONSTANTINOV (1996), WARCHAŁOWSKI (1998), WARCHAŁOWSKI (2003) (key), GÖK & DURAN (2004).

Phyllobrotica frontalis var. conjuncta Pic, 1904: 58 .

Phyllobrotica frontalis ab. conjuncta: WEISE (1924) (catalogue), WINKLER (1930) (catalogue), OGLOBLIN (1936).

Phyllopertha [sic!] humeralis Kraatz, 1891b: 124 .

Phyllobrotica humeralis: REITTER (1891) , WEISE (1924) (catalogue), WINKLER (1930) (catalogue), OGLOBLIN (1936), WILCOX (1973) (catalogue), WARCHAŁOWSKI (1994) (key), WARCHAŁOWSKI (1998) (= frontalis Weise, 1886 ).

Type localities. Phyllobrotica frontalis : ‘ Asia minor, Amasia’ [= Amasya, Turkey]. Phyllobrotica frontalis var. conjuncta : ‘Anatolie’ [= Asian Turkey]. Phyllopertha humeralis : ‘Kleinasien’ [= Asian Turkey].

Type material. Phyllobrotica frontalis : SYNTYPES: 1 ♀, ‘ Asia minor / Amasia [w, p] // Phyllobrotica / frontalis m. [w, h] // SYNTYPUS / Phyllobrotica / frontalis Weise, 1886 / labelled by MNHUB 2009 [red label, p]’ ( ZMHB); 1 ♀, ‘ SYNTYPUS / Phyllobrotica / frontalis Weise, 1886 / labelled by MNHUB 2009 [red label, p]’ ( ZMHB).

Phyllobrotica humeralis : HOLOTYPE: 1 ♀, ‘[blank small red label] // Asia min. / Krieghoff [w, h] // 34 [w, h] // humeralis / Kraatz [yellow label, h] // Krtz. vid. / orig.! [w, h] // Holotypus [red label, p] // DEI coll. / von Heyden [w, p]’ ( DEI).

The type material of Phyllobrotica frontalis var. conjuncta is probably deposited in the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle in Paris where the Chrysomelidae collection is currently unavailable for visitors.

Additional material examined (30 spec.). ARMENIA / AZERBAIJAN: Araxesthal [= Aras river valley], without the date of collecting, 1 ♀, Leder & Reitter leg. ( NHMB – Frey coll.) . IRAN: FARS: 11 km W of Dasht –e– Arzhan (W of Shiraz ), 1.v.2002, 1 ♀, S. Kadlec leg. ( JVCC) ; KOHGILUYEH AND BOYER- AHMAD: près Yasudj , 30°34´N 51°39´E, 2000 m, 27.v.1974, 2 ♀♀, A. Senglet leg. ( MDVI) ; LORESTAN: Kuh-e Osturan Mt. , 2000 m, 22.v.2005, 1 ♀, D. Gianasso leg. ( MDVI) . TURKEY: ‘ As. min’ [= Turkey], without additional data, 1 ♀, Holtz leg. ( ZMHB) ; ‘ Asia min’ [= Turkey], 1J, without additional data ( NHMB – Frey coll.) ; ADANA: Pasyagbasan env. (ca. 55 km N of Adana), 37°29′N 35°14′E, 840 m, 15.–16.vi.2003, 1 J, J. Hájek & J. Hotový leg. ( JBBC) ; Pozanti , 20.–29.vi.1992, 1 ♀, D. Hauck leg. ( RBCN) ; ADIYAMAN: Karadut distr., Nemrut Daği Mts. , 26.v.–6.vi.1997, 3 JJ 2 ♀♀, P. Viktora leg. ( JVCC) ; Nemrut Daği Mts., Karadut env., 13.vi.1998, 1♀, Z. Košťál & V. Bíža leg. ( JVCC) ; BOLU: Abant Mts. , 1500 m, 8.vi.2002, 1 J, Skoupý leg. ( JVCC) ; Abant Gölü , 21.–22.v.1996, 1 J, Farbiak leg. ( JVCC) ; Abant Gölü , 1400–1600 m, 29.vi.–3.vii.1972, 2 ♀♀, M. Osella & G. Osella leg.( MSNV) ; ÇORUM: vi.1974, Sama leg. ( MSNV) ; İSPARTA: Barla env., 26.v.1998, 1 ♀, Z. Košťál & V. Bíža leg. ( JVCC) ; KAYSERI: Sultan Dağ Mts., Cankurtaran env., 1800 m, 26.v.1996, 3 JJ, I. Smatana leg. (2 JJ in FKCC, 1 J in JVCC) ; KONYA: Akşehir Baraköy , 900 m, 1 J, 27.v.1996, Farbiak leg. ( JVCC) ; Ak–Chehir [= Akşehir], 1900, 1 J, Korb leg. ( ZMHB) ; MERSIN: Camliyayla , 22.v.1989, 1 ♀, Kuff & Szallies leg. ( RBCN) ; SIVAS: Kurbagalibeli Geçidi, Zara env., 1800 m, 9.vi.2001, 1 ♀, J. Voříšek & Z. Košťál leg. ( JVCC) . SYRIA: Ghab-Tal bei Ayn Slimo , 200 m, 10.iv.1980, 1J, Heinz leg. ( ZMHB) ; Syria , without additional data, 1 ♀ ( ZMHB) .

Distribution. Armenia ( LOPATIN & KONSTANTINOV 1995, 1996; present paper), Iran (OGLOB- LIN 1936, LOPATIN 1985, present paper), Syria (present paper), Turkey ( WEISE 1886, 1902, KRAATZ 1891b, OGLOBLIN 1936, TOMOV 1984, WARCHAŁOWSKI 1998, GÖK & DURAN 2004, present paper).

Phyllobrotica frontalis was reported from Syria (Akbes) by LABOISSIÈRE (1913) and, based probably on this same record, also by LOPATIN (1985) and LOPATIN & KONSTANTINOV (1995, 1996). The locality Akbes is, however, situated in today’s Turkey near the city of İskenderun. The material from Syria examined in this paper therefore represents the first reliable records from this country.

Differential diagnosis. See the differential diagnosis under P. malinka sp. nov. and the key.

Figures

Figs. 3–13. 3–5 – Aedeagus (a – dorsal view; b – lateral view). 3 – Phyllobrotica malinka sp. nov.; 4 – P. elegans Kraatz, 1866; 5 – P. frontalis Weise, 1886. 6–13 – Variability of black pattern. 6–8 – P. malinka sp. nov.; 9–10 – P. elegans Kraatz, 1866; 11–13 – P. frontalis Weise, 1886. Scale bar = 1 mm for Figs. 3–5.

Figs. 14–21. Spermatheca. 14 – Phyllobrotica malinka sp. nov. (from Hop Geçidi); 15 – P. malinka sp. nov. (from 20 km N of Bağişli); 16 – P. frontalis Weise, 1886 (from Barla env.); 17 – P. frontalis Weise, 1886 (from Nemrut Daği Mts.); 18 – P. elegans Kraatz, 1866 (from Tbilisi); 19 – same from behind; 20 – P. elegans Kraatz, 1866 (from Mürseler); 21 – same from behind. Scale bar = 0.5 mm.

Figs. 22–24. Male abdomen. 22 – Phyllobrotica malinka sp. nov.; 23 – P. elegans Kraatz, 1866; 24 – P. frontalis Weise, 1886.