Laemoglyptus himalayanus sikkimensis, Švihla & Kopetz, 2012

Švihla, Vladimír & Kopetz, Andreas, 2012, A review of the genus Laemoglyptus from the Himalayas (Coleoptera: Cantharidae), Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 52 (2), pp. 443-466 : 459-460

Laemoglyptus himalayanus sikkimensis subsp. nov.

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Type locality. India, Sikkim, Chhuba Khola near Sintam, 670 m a.s.l.

Type material. HOLOTYPE ( NHMB): ♂, “Chchuba Khola nr.Sintam [white label,printed] / Sikkim, 670 m, 25.4.[19]77, Bhakta B. [white label,printed and handwritten]”. PARATYPES ( NHMB, NMPC, AKEG, NMEG):same labels data, 7♂♂; “ Yoksam , 1800 m, 7.IV.1978 [white label, printed] / Sikkim, Bhakta Bahadur [white label, printed and handwritten]”, 1 ♂; “ Yoksam–Choka, 2700 m, 4.IV.[19]78 [white label, printed and handwritten]”, 3 ♂♂ 4 ♀♀; “ Pudung , 900 m, 18.IV.[19]90 / Indien, Darjeeling D. Bhakta B. [white labels,printed]”, 2♂♂ 4♀♀; “ Ringkabong , 890 m, 16.IV.[19]84 / Indien, Darjeeling D., Bhakta B. [white labels,printed]”, 1♂; “ Mmg.Kalimpong, Darjeeling Distr. [white label,printed] / India, 19.IV.1979, Bhakta Bahadur [white label, handwritten]”, 4 ♂♂; “ Dumra , 1000 m, 29.IV.1983 / Darjeeling D., India, Bhakta B. [white labels, printed]”, 1 ♂; “ INDIA, West Bengalen, Distr. Darjeeling, Kurseong Golma, Forest, 1300 m NN, 22.VII.1987, leg. N. Dangal [white label, printed] / Collection Naturkundemuseum Erfurt [yellow label, printed] / Laemoglyptus bomfordii Fairmaire, Kazantsev det. 2008 [white label, printed]”, 4 ♂♂.

Differential diagnosis. Length (both sexes): 5.4–7.0 mm. The male of Laemoglyptus himalayanus sikkimensis subsp. nov. differs from the nominotypical subspecies by the bigger and more strongly protruding eyes, so that the head across eyes is only moderately narrower than the pronotum, and by the longer antennae, which are almost reaching the elytral apex, the projections of antennomeres 3–10 are ca. 0.33× longer than each antennomere as in Fig. 6 . Female differs by the slightly longer antennae, which are almost reaching the elytral midlength. Other characters including the aedeaguas are the same in both subspecies, excluding the entirely orange to terra-cotta pronotum.

Etymology. Named according to the area of its distribution.

Comments. If, in the future the two subspecies will be found to be sympatrical in certain areas then they could be regarded as two distinct, however evolutionary “young” species.

Distribution. India: Sikkim, Dārjiling District.

Figures

Figs. 1–8. 1–4 – pronotum. 1 – Laemoglyptus walteri sp. nov; 2 – L. bom- fordii Fairmaire, 1897; 3 – L. schmidti Kazantsev, 2009; 4 – L. vicinus Pic, 1921; 5–6 – antenna of male. 5 – L. himalayanus himalayanus sp. nov.; 6 – L. himalayanus sikkimensis ssp. nov.; 7–8 – L. ramiferus (Champion, 1926). 7 – apical portion of aedeagus, lateral aspect; 8 – apex of dorsal part of aedeagus, dorsal aspect.