Physciolagria liturata Pic, 1930

Telnov, Dmitry, 2022, Redefinition of Physciolagria Pic, 1930 (Coleoptera: Mycteridae) with a new family placement, genus-rank synonymy, new description, and a key, Zootaxa 5219 (2), pp. 121-138 : 123

Physciolagria liturata Pic, 1930

( Figs 1–11 , 20–21 , 28–29 , 36–38 )

Holotype ♀ BMNH, data as for the genus, provided above.

Figures

FIGURES 1–4. Physciolagria liturata Pic, 1930, holotype ♀. 1—Habitus, dorsal view; 2—ditto, lateral view; 3—Forebody, anterodorsal view; 4—Labels [not to scale].

FIGURES 5–8. Physciolagria liturata Pic, 1930, holotype ♀ Lacconotopedilus elongatus Pic, 1936. 5—Habitus, dorsal view; 6—ditto, lateral view; 7—ditto, ventral view; 8—Labels [images courtesy Christophe Rivier, MNHN].

FIGURES 9–11. Physciolagria liturata Pic, 1930, ♂ from Homa, Kenya. 9—Habitus, dorsal view; 10—Head, dorsal view; 11—Left antenna, ventral view [not to scale].

FIGURES 20–27. Male terminalia of Physciolagria Pic, 1930. 20—P. liturata Pic, 1930, tergite VII, dorsal view; 21—ditto, morphological sternite VII, ventral view; 22—P. singularicornis (Pic, 1935), ♂ from Sebele, Botswana, tergite VII, dorsal view; 23—ditto, morphological sternite VII, ventral view; 24—P. smithi sp. nov., paratype, tergite VII, dorsal view; 25—ditto, morphological sternite VII, ventral view; 26—P. singularicornis (Pic, 1935), ♂ from Sebele, Botswana, spiculum gastrale; 27—P. smithi sp. nov., paratype, spiculum gastrale [not to scale].

FIGURES 28–35. Tegmen of Physciolagria Pic, 1930. 28—P. liturata Pic, 1930; 29—ditto, parameres, apical portion (note moderately long apical setation); 30—P. singularicornis (Pic, 1935), ♂ from Sebele, Botswana; 31—ditto, paramere, apical portion, apical setation removed; 32—ditto, parameres, apical portion (note long apical setation); 33—P. smithi sp. nov., paratype; 34—ditto, paramere, apical portion, apical setation removed; 35—ditto, parameres, apical portion (note long apical setation) [not to scale].

FIGURES 36–44. Median lobe of Physciolagria Pic, 1930. 36—P. liturata Pic, 1930; 37—ditto, apical portion (note apical pores); 38—ditto, gonopore armature; 39—P. singularicornis (Pic, 1935), ♂ from Sebele, Botswana; 40—ditto, apical portion (note apical spines); 41—ditto, gonopore armature; 42—P. smithi sp. nov., paratype; 43—ditto, apical portion (note apical spines); 44—gonopore armature [not to scale].