Steriphodon chobauti (Abeille de Perrin, 1894)

Telnov, Dmitry, 2021, Redefinition of Steriphodon Abeille de Perrin, 1895 (Coleoptera: Anthicidae), with a new species description, checklist, and key to species, Zootaxa 5020 (1), pp. 141-165 : 158

Steriphodon chobauti (Abeille de Perrin, 1894) ( Figs 24–25 , 34–41 )

Abeille de Perrin (1894: 94) original description, as “? Stereopalpus Chobauti ” ( Algeria, Tunisia).

Abeille de Perrin (1895: cclxxi) new combination.

Champion (1898: 78) checklist.

Pic (1911: 15) checklist.

Winkler (1927: 830) checklist.

Abdullah (1965: 26) taxonomy, morphology.

Abdullah (1967a: 330) designated as the type of the genus.

Chandler et al. (2008: 449) checklist.

Telnov (2009: 104 & 107) notes on morphology.

Telnov et al. (2020: 242) record ( Morocco)

Telnov (2020: 617) checklist.

New records. Tunisia, Tozeur, dint. di Hazoua, 24.IV.2003 (1♂ DTC) .

Distribution. Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia.

Note. Male terminalia and genitalia are depicted for the first time for this species.

Figures

FIGURES 23–25. External morphology of Steriphodon Abeille de Perrin, 1895. 23—S. bedeli (Abeille de Perrin, 1894), ♂ from Wadi Jizan Saudi Arabia, habitus, dorsal view; 24—25—S. chobauti (Abeille de Perrin, 1894), ♂ from Defilia, Morocco, habitus, dorsal view (24), head, dorsal view (25) [not to scale].

FIGURES 34–41. Male terminalia and genitalia of S. chobauti (Abeille de Perrin, 1894), ♂ from Defilia, Morocco. 34—Tergite VII, dorsal view; 35—Tergite VIII, dorsal view; 36—Morphological sternite VII, ventral view; 37—Morphological sternite VIII, ventral view; 38—Spiculum gastrale; 39—Tegmen; 40—Median lobe; 41—ditto, apical portion, enlarged [not to scale].