Sumlinia halophila ( Sumlin, 1979 )

Wiesner, Jürgen & Bandinelli, Aligi, 2014, Notes on the tiger beetles (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae) of Argentina. 117. Contribution towards the knowledge of Cicindelidae, Insecta Mundi 2014 (377), pp. 1-66 : 33-34

64. Sumlinia halophila ( Sumlin, 1979) ( Fig. 88 , 98 )

Cicindela (Cylindera) halophila: Sumlin 1979: 107 , 108.

Cylindera (Plectographa) halophila: Wiesner 1992: 199 .

Sumlinia halophila: Cassola and Pearson 2001: 18 ; Cassola and Werner 2001: 9; Erwin and Pearson 2008: 322.

Distribution ( Fig. 171 ). Argentina (Buenos Aires, Catamarca, Chaco, Córdoba, Corrientes, La Pampa).

Records. La Pampa: Parque Luro, 11.xii.1997, 1 female ( JWGC). Córdoba: Salinas Grande, c/o Lucio Mansilla, 80 km NW Dean Funes , leg. Aligi Bandinelli, 18.i.2010, 2 males, 1 female ( ABIC) ; 11.xii.2010, 1 female ( JWGC), 1 male, 2 females, ( ABIC) ; 15.i.2012, 1 male, 2 females ( ABIC). Catamarca: Salinas

Grandes, joint rutas 60 and 157, 29°31,609’S 64°55,020’W, leg. Aligi Bandinelli, 16.i.2010, 1 male, 4 females; Salinas Grandes, routes 60/157 crossing, 15.i.2012, 13 males, 12 females, 10.i.2013, 3 males, 2 females ( ABIC), 1 female ( MZUF), 1 male, 1 female ( AKCC) ; 12.xii.2010, 1 male ( JWGC), 1 female, 20.xii.2010, 1 female ( ABIC) .

Localities. Buenos Aires: ( Erwin and Pearson 2008: 322). Córdoba: 24 mi S Recreo, 9.ii.1951 ( Sumlin 1979: 108); Salinas Grandes, 17 km W Serrezuela, 18.-19.xi.1999 ( Cassola and Werner 2001: 9); Ruta 60, km 895.5, 6.5 km S Villa Lucio Mansilla, Salinas Grandes. 18.i.2002 ( Cassola 2002: 46). Catamarca: ( Erwin and Pearson 2008: 322); Ruta 157, 28.4 km S of Recreo, 19.i.2002 ( Cassola 2002: 46). Chaco: ( Erwin and Pearson 2008: 322). Corrientes: ( Erwin and Pearson 2008: 322).

Remarks. New record for La Pampa.

Figures

Figures 85-94. Habitus pictures. All scales = 2mm. 85) Brasiella (Gaymara) staudingeria (Horn, 1915), Brazil, Goyaz, Viannopolis, xi.1931, male. 86-87. Brasiella (Gaymara) rotundatodilatata (Horn, 1915). 86) Argentina, Tucuman, Chicligaster, La Trinidad, Villa la Esperanza, Río Gastona, 17.ii.1997, male. 87) Bolivia, Santa Cruz, Andrés Ibanez, Río Pirai, 29.iii.2002, female. 88) Sumlinia halophila (Sumlin, 1979), Argentina, Cordoba, Salinas Grande, c/o Lucio Mansilla, 80 km NW Dean Funes, 11.xii.2010, female. 89) Sumlinia hirsutifrons (Sumlin, 1979), Argentina, Cordoba, Ruta 60, km 895.5 (6.5 km S of Villa Lucio Mansilla), Salinas Grandes, 18.i.2002, female. 90- 94. Cylindera (Plectographa) stamatovi (Sumlin, 1979). All scales = 2mm. 90) Habitus, holotype male. 91) Left elytron, allotype female. 92) Labrum, holotype male. 93) Labrum, allotype female. 94) Aedeagus, holotype.

Figures 97-98. Habitat pictures, taken by the second author. 97) Tucuman, San Pedro de Colalao, 1100 m, 08.i.2010, collection site of Metriocheila nigricollis. 98) Cordoba, Salinas Grandes, c/o Lucio Mansilla - 80 km NW Dean Funes, 16.i.2010, collection site of Tetracha (Neotetracha) distinguenda, Cylindera (Plectographa) hassenteufeli, Sumlinia halophila and Sumlinia hirsutifrons.

Figures 171-172. Distribution maps. 171) Sumlinia halophila (Sumlin, 1979). 172) Sumlinia hirsutifrons (Sumlin, 1979).