Laemoglyptus ramiferus ( Champion, 1926 )

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 : 445-447

Laemoglyptus ramiferus ( Champion, 1926)

( Figs. 7–9 )

Silis ramifera Champion, 1926: 204 . Type locality: India, West Bengal state, Dārjiling Distr.: Gopaldhara, Nurbong.

Laemoglyptus ramiferus: WITTMER (1948) : 171.

Laemoglyptus ramifer: DELKESKAMP (1977) : 290, incorrect subsequent spelling [see ICZN (1999): Art. 31.2.2].

Type material examined. SYNTYPES ( BMNH): “[ India, West Bengal state, Dārjiling Distr. ], Gopaldhara, 1916, H. Stevens [printed and handwritten] / E. M. M. 1926, det. G. C. C. [printed] / Silis ramifera , ♂, type, Ch [Champion’s handwriting] / Type H. T. [white, red bordered circle, printed, later designation] / Silis ramifera Champ. [printed]”, 1 ♂ ; “[ India, West Bengal state, Dārjiling Distr. ], Nurbong, 191, W. K. Webb [printed] / E. M. M. 1926, det. G. C. C. [printed] / Silis ramifera Champ. [printed]”, 1 immature ♂ ; “ Sikkim [yellow underlined], Gopaldhara, Rungbong Vall., H. Stevens / Silis ramifera Champ. [printed] / E. M. M. 1926, det. G. C. C. [printed]”, 2 ♀♀ .

Differential diagnosis. Laemoglyptus ramiferus differs from the second species of this group, Laemoglyptus walteri sp. nov. by the emarginated dorsal part of the aedeagus and the apically divergent laterophyses (cf. Figs. 7–10 ).

Distribution. India: Dārjiling District. Both type localities are now situated in Dārjiling Distr.).

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.

Figs. 9–13. 9–11 – aedeagus, ventral aspect: 9 – Laemoglyptus ramiferus (Champion, 1926); 10 – L. walteri sp. nov.; 11 – L. hispidus sp. nov.; 12–13 – apical part of phallus, oblique lateral aspect. 12 – L. hispidus sp. nov.; 13 – L. kopetzi Kazantsev, 2009.