Paraphaea philippinensis ( Jedlicka , 1935b) Shi & Zhou & Liang, 2013

Shi, Hongliang, Zhou, Hongzhang & Liang, Hongbin, 2013, Taxonomic synopsis of the subtribe Physoderina (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Lebiini), with species revisions of eight genera, ZooKeys 284, pp. 1-129 : 19-20

Paraphaea philippinensis ( Jedlicka, 1935b) comb. n. Habitus: Fig. 36 female genitalia: Figs 113 128

Paraphaea philippinensis Jedlička 1935b: 116 (original: Coptodera ; type locality: Philippinen; holotype deposited in NHML); Jedlička 1963: 306 ( Allocota ); Shpeley and Ball 1993: 129 ( Anchista ); Kirschenhofer 1996: 763-764 ( Allocota ).

Type examined.

Holotype of Coptodera philippinensis Jedlička, by monotypy (NHML): female, body length = 7.6 mm, board mounted, with antennae missing except scapes, “Type” [round label with red ringed]; "Philippine Is. / Coll. Bottcher. / B. M. 1929-201."; " 217 "; " Coptodera / philippinen- / type sis sp. n. / Det. ING. JEDLIČKA” [pink label]; "loan from / Brit. Mus."; " Coptodera / philippi- / ♂ ensis / det. Jedl/ 97 / George E. Ball"; " Anchista / philippinensis / det. Jedlicka / D. Shpeley 19 93 "[Figs 36, 113, 128].

Notes on type.

Shpeley and Ball (1993) mentioned the holotype is a male, but actually it is a female ( Fig. 36 ).

Diagnosis.

Pronotum sparsely pubescent, widest at apical two-fifths, lateral margins slightly sinuate before hind angles; head and pronotum yellowish to reddish brown, elytra metallic blue; elytra with two or three primary setigerous pores on 3rd interval and one pore on base of 5th interval, intervals with a few very fine secondary setigerous pores.

By the metallic blue elytra and sparse secondary setae on pronotum and elytra, this species can be readily distinguished from other allied species.

Description.

Body length 7.6 mm; head reddish brown, pronotum, mouthparts and legs yellowish brown, apices of mandibles darker; elytra metallic blue with 1st and 2nd intervals slightly reddish, lateral margins, elytral suture and epipleurae reddish brown; ventral side brownish. Head nearly glabrous (only two very fine accessory setae visible), without punctures or microsculpture. Pronotum cordiform, widest at apical two-fifths; ratio PW/PL 1.52; pronotal base weakly lobed; disc sparsely and finely setose, lateral explanate areas and area along median line glabrous, microsculpture indistinct, without punctures; front angles with a few setae, distinctly longer than in Paraphaea binotata ; lateral margins completely rounded in the widest part, slightly sinuate before hind angles; front angles widened and rounded, not projected; hind angles obtuse; disc moderately convex; basal foveae wide and even, with a few punctures. Elytra with striae very shallow, almost completely composed of rows of fine punctures; intervals flat, without punctures or microsculpture, very fine and sparse accessory setae present on all intervals; 3rd interval with two or three primary setigerous pores (in the holotype, two pores on left elytron, three pores on right one), first one placed at basal one-fourth, adjacent to 3rd stria, the last one placed at apical one-eighth, adjacent to 2nd stria, the middle one, if present, just behind the basal one, at basal one-third approximately; 5th interval with one pore near base, adjacent to 5th stria; 17-18 umbilical pores in 9th interval. Male genitalia unknown. Female genitalia. Spermatheca not distinctly bent in middle; spermathecal gland inserted near basal one-third of spermatheca, its base slightly expanded, with a very short branch; apical part of spermatheca after the gland insertion with distinct ring-sculpture, slightly expanded to fusiform; basal part before the gland insertion without sculpture, slightly bent ( Fig. 128 ). Apical segment of ovipositor scimitar-form, inner margin slightly angulate at apical fourth; length 4 times basal width; inner margin setose in apical fourth; apex narrow, with membranous extension long and slender ( Fig. 113 ).

Distribution

( Map 2 ). Only known from the type locality, the Philippines.

Remarks.

This species is only known from the holotype. It was originally described in genus Coptodera and later moved to Allocota by Jedlička (1935b, 1963). Shpeley and Ball (1993) indicated that it is an Anchista species. Kirschenhofer (1996) overlooked Shpeley and Ball’s (1993) comments, and kept it in Allocota . Based on the pronotal shape and female genitalia characters, this species is most similar to Paraphaea minor sp. n., so we herein move it into Paraphaea .

Figures

Map 2. Known distribution of genus Paraphaea II: ▲ Paraphaea minor sp. n. ◆ Paraphaea philippinensis (Jedlicka) ★ Paraphaea formosana (Jedlicka).

Figures 31 - 36. Type materials, scale bars = 2.0 mm: 31 Lectotype of Plochionus binotatus Dejean [= Paraphaea binotata (Dejean)] 32 Lectotype of Calleida discophora Chaudoir [= Paraphaea binotata (Dejean)] 33 Lectotype of Paraphaea signifera Bates [= Paraphaea binotata (Dejean)] 34 Holotype of Parena formosana Jedlicka [= Paraphaea formosana (Jedlicka)] 35 Holotype of Paraphaea minor sp. n. 36 Holotype of Coptodera philippinensis Jedlicka [= Paraphaea philippinensis (Jedlicka)].

Figures 111 - 125. Left ovipositors of females, ventral view, scale bars = 0.2 mm: 111 Paraphaea binotata (Dejean), a specimen from Guangxi 112 Paraphaea minor sp. n., a paratype from Hainan 113 Paraphaea philippinensis (Jedlicka), holotype 114 Anchista fenestrata fenestrata (Schmidt-Goebel), a specimen from Nepal 115 Physodera dejeani Eschscholtz, a specimen from Yunnan 116 Physodera eschscholtzii Parry, a specimen from Yunnan 117 Diamella cupreomicans (Oberthuer), a specimen from Yunnan 118 Allocota aurata (Bates), a specimen from Shaanxi 119 Allocota bicolor sp. n., a paratype from Guangdong 120 Lachnoderma asperum Bates, a specimen from Zhejiang 121 Dasiosoma bellum (Habu), a specimen from Guangdong 122 Dasiosoma maindroni (Tian & Deuve), a specimen from Tonkin 123 Dasiosoma quadraticolle sp. n., a paratype from Yunnan 124 Orionella lewisii (Bates), a specimen from Zhejiang 125 Endynomena pradieri (Fairmaire), a specimen from Taiwan.

Figures 126 - 131. Internal reproductive system of females, scale bars = 0.2 mm: 126 Paraphaea binotata (Dejean), a specimen from Guangxi 127 Paraphaea minor sp. n., a paratype from Hainan 128 Paraphaea philippinensis (Jedlicka), holotype 129 Anchista fenestrata fenestrata (Schmidt-Goebel), a specimen from Nepal 130 Physodera dejeani Eschscholtz, a specimen from Yunnan 131 Physodera eschscholtzii Parry, a specimen from Hainan.