Parena (Crossoglossa) sulawesiensis Kirschenhofer, 2006

Shi, Hongliang & Liang, Hongbin, 2023, Taxonomic revision of the genus Parena Motschulsky, 1860 (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Lebiini, Metallicina), Zootaxa 5286 (1), pp. 1-144 : 40-41

[6] Parena (Crossoglossa) sulawesiensis Kirschenhofer, 2006

Habitus: Figs 21C, 21D . Male genitalia: Fig. 23 . Gonocoxites of ovipositor: Fig. 11 β.

Kirschenhofer, 2006: 95 (type locality: Sulawesi; holotype in CDW).

Type material examined. Parena sulawesiensis Kirschenhofer : Holotype (CDW, Fig. 21C ): male, body length = 10.7 mm, board mounted, " INDONESIA (C. Sulawesi) / Kab. Donggala, village Toro / UTM51 S (WGS-84) / X 9833613, Y 170666. Alt 815 m / From: T. cacao under diverse, / planted shade (canopy fogging) / 24-XII-2003 M.M. Bos leg. / 05C241203E", " CAR. 7B " [green label], " Holotypus / Parena / sulawesiensis sp. n. / det. Kirschenhofer" [red label], "COLL. WRASE / BERLIN" < Fig. 23B >.

Non-type material examined. 1 female (NHMB), "Drs. Sarasin, S. Cerebes, Lamontjong", "Lebia sp.? Det. K.M. Heller 1916" < Figs 8B , 11 β, 14E>. 1 male (CRS), "Indon.—C. Sulawesi, Puncak Palopo, II.2013 " < Figs 21D , 23A >. 1 male (NNML), "C.J. Louwerens, W. Celebes 1800', G. Rangkoenau- Paloe, VIII.1937 "; "Museum Leiden, ex. collection, C.J. Louwerens, rec. 1979"; " Parnea mellea Chaud., H.E. Andrewes det.". 1 female (NNML), " Id.. Salayer, Somarisi "; "Museum Leiden, ex. collection, C.J. Louwerens, rec. 1979"; " Parnea mellea ? Chd., H.E. Andrewes det."[Selayar island].

Comparisons. P. sulawesiensis is distinguishable from the other four species in this species group by the combination of: basal three antennomeres yellow; elytra sutural angles sharply pointed, forming long spines; outer apical angles almost rounded; female sternite VII strongly projected at middle. This species is most similar to P. testacea . Comparison between them was provided under the latter species.

Description. Body length 10.4–10.8 mm. Dorsum pale yellow; antennomeres 1 to 3 reddish yellow, basal third of antennomere 4 reddish yellow, remainder of antennae black; apices of mandibles black; terminal labial palpomere black, terminal and penultimate maxillary palpomeres black; tarsomeres black, in strong contrast with yellowish brown tibiae; venter pale yellow. Pronotum strongly transverse, PW/PL = 1.65–1.71, much wider than head, PW/ HW = 1.14–1.22; widest at anterior third, lateral explanations very wide. Elytra with faint isodiametric microsculpture on apical third; striae not incised, with rows of fine punctures; intervals completely flat, with punctures slightly finer and much sparser than in striae; disc depressed near middle of intervals 3 to 6, depressions large and shallow; apical truncation distinct, nearly straight, outer apical angles almost rounded, not forming distinct angles; sutural angles sharply pointed, forming long spines. Apex of abdominal sternite VII nearly straight in males, strongly projected at middle in females ( Fig. 8B ). Median lobe of aedeagus with dorsal margin curved before apical orifice, and then narrowed to apex; apical lamella subrectangular, more or less bent to dorsum, length slightly greater than its basal width (L/W = 1.3), apex slightly truncate. Endophallus very coarsely scaled on basal sheath, base of apical sheath discoid in dorsal view; squamate sac hardly divided, on basal fifth of median lobe, right to squamate sheath ( Fig. 23 ). Gonocoxite II of ovipositor dichotomous, inner branch with two ensiform setae apically, outer branch with two or three ensiform setae apically ( Fig. 11 β).

Distribution ( Map 4 , green). Only known from Sulawesi, including Selayar Island.

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MAP 4. Distributions for species in the Parena (Crossoglossa) testacea group.

FIGURE 8. Apex of sternite VII of Parena spp. A–D females: A P. (Crossoglossa) sciakyi sp. n., holotype. B P. (Crossoglossa) sulawesiensis Kirschenhofer, Sulawesi. C P. (Crossoglossa) mellea (Chaudoir), Philippine. D P. (Crossoglossa) cruralis Andrewes, Borneo. E–J males: E P. (Crossoglossa) cavipennis (Bates), Tianjin. F P. (Crossoglossa) mellea (Chaudoir), Philippine. G P. (Parena) monticola Shibata, Jiangxi. H P. (Parena) picipes sp. n., Borneo, paratype. I P. (Parena) fasciata (Chaudoir), Philippine. J P. (Parena) andrewesi Jedlička, Philippine. Scale bar = 0.5mm.

FIGURE 11. Gonocoxites (left side) of ovipositor for Parena spp., ventral side (dorsal side for fig. Q). A–J subgenus Bothynoptera: A P. (Bothynoptera) heteronycha sp.n., Laos, paratype. B P. (Bothynoptera) dorsigera (Schaum), Shaanxi. C P. (Bothynoptera) kurosai Habu, Guangdong. D P. (Bothynoptera) tesari (Jedlička), Taiwan. E P. (Bothynoptera) taiwana Hua, Taiwan. F P. (Bothynoptera) tripunctata (Bates), Shaanxi. G P. (Bothynoptera) malaisei (Andrewes), Taiwan. H P. (Bothynoptera) quadrisignata Mateu, Yunnan. I P. (Bothynoptera) emarginata sp. n., holotype. J P. (Bothynoptera) triguttata sp. n., Sichuan, paratype. K–X subgenus Parena: K P. (Parena) bicolor Motschulsky, Sulawesi. L P. (Parena) rubripicta Andrewes, Yunnan. M P. (Parena) fasciata (Chaudoir), Taiwan. N P. (Parena) nigrolineata (Chaudoir), Taiwan. O P. (Parena) picipes sp. n., Borneo, paratype. P P. (Parena) andrewesi Jedlička, Philippine. Q P. (Parena) politissima (Chaudoir), Vanuatu. R P. (Parena) latecincta (Bates), Guizhou. S P. (Parena) circumdata Shibata, Taiwan. T P. (Parena) pendleburyi Andrewes, Borneo. U P. (Parena) fulva sp. n., Zimbabwe, paratype. V P. (Parena) madagascariensis (Alluaud), Madagascar. W P. (Parena) ruficornis sp.n., CentralAfrica, paratype. X P. (Parena) africana (Alluaud), Uganda. Y–γ subgenus Crossoglossa: Y P. (Crossoglossa) cavipennis (Bates), Taiwan. Z P. (Crossoglossa) laesipennis (Bates), Yunnan. α P. (Crossoglossa) testacea (Chaudoir), Zhejiang. β P. (Crossoglossa) sulawesiensis Kirschenhofer, Sulawesi. γ P. (Crossoglossa) sciakyi sp. n., holotype. Scale bar = 0.2mm.

FIGURE 21. Habitus of Parena (Crossoglossa) testacea species group. A Lectotype of Parena testacea (Chaudoir). B P. testacea (Chaudoir), male from Guangdong. C Holotype of Parena sulawesiensis Kirschenhofer. D P. sulawesiensis Kirschenhofer, male from Sulawesi. E Holotype of Parena mellea (Chaudoir). F P. mellea (Chaudoir), male from Maluku. G P. mellea (Chaudoir), female from Philippine. H Holotype of Parena cruralis Andrewes. I P. cruralis Andrewes, female from Borneo. Scale bars = 2 mm.

FIGURE 23. Median lobe of male genitalia for Parena (Crossoglossa) sulawesiensis Kirschenhofer, right-lateral (r), ventral (v), left-lateral (l), and dorsal (d) views. A Sulawesi. B Holotype. Scale bar = 0.5 mm.