Zarcosia kempi (Blair, 1924) Gompel, 2020

Gompel, Nicolas, 2020, Synopsis of the Asian species in the genus Zarcosia Collado & Alonso-Zarazaga 1996 with new combinations and descriptions of fourteen new species, Zootaxa 4838 (2), pp. 151-178 : 163

Zarcosia kempi (Blair, 1924) , comb. nov.

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Hylophilus kempi Blair, 1924: 121 ; Type: BMNH

Zarcosia kempi (Blair, 1924) : unpublished combination in Grzymala, 2016

Type locality. India: Meghalaya, Assam, Siju cave, Garo Hills [25°21’ N 90°41’ E] .

Distribution. India: Meghalaya, Assam ( Figure 1 ).

Material examined. India: Meghalaya, Assam, Siju cave, 400 ft from entrance, Garo Hills , 25°21’ N 90°41’ E (60 m)(S. K. & B. N. C.) II.1922 (1 ♂ holotype & 1 ♀, BMNH) .

Figures

FIGURE 1. Distribution of Zarcosia species across South Asia. New taxa are indicated in boldface. For Z. lemairei n. sp., the broader geographical range is highlighted with a red area with a dotted line.

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FIGURE 4. Aedeagus of selected Zarcosia species. a, Z. barclayi n. sp., holotype, from Malaysia, lateral and dorsal views. b, Z. bedosae n. sp., holotype, from Laos, lateral and dorsal views. c, Z. bipartita (Pic, 1901) from India, lateral view. d, Z. cephalica (Pic, 1901) from Republic of Indonesia, lateral view. e, Z. deharvengi n. sp., holotype, from Laos, lateral and dorsal views. f, Z. gerstmeieri n. sp., holotype, from Vietnam, lateral and dorsal views. g, Z. ilonae n. sp., holotype, from Thailand, lateral and dorsal views. h, Z. kempi (Blair, 1924), holotype, from India, lateral and dorsal views. i, Z. lemairei n. sp., holotype, from Laos, lateral and dorsal views. j, Z. obscuricornis (Pic, 1927) from Vietnam, lateral view. k, Z. palliditarsis (Pic, 1912) from Sri Lanka, lateral view. l, Z. picina (Fairmaire, 1893), lectotype, from Vietnam, lateral view. m, Z. rubrobasalis (Pic, 1921) (slight uncertainty on the identity of this specimen) from Singapore, lateral view. n, Z. schawalleri n. sp., holotype, from Malaysia, lateral and dorsal views. o, Z. sinuata n. sp., holotype, from Thailand, lateral and dorsal views. p, Z. sumatrensis n. sp., holotype, from Republic of Indonesia (Sumatra), lateral and dorsal views. q, Z. troglodytes (Champion, 1916), holotype, from Malaysia, lateral view. r, Z. weigeli n. sp., holotype, from China (Yunnan), lateral and dorsal views. s, Z. spinifemur n. sp., holotype, from Sri Lanka, lateral and dorsal views. t, Z. dentatifemur (Pic, 1912), holotype, from Sri Lanka, lateral and dorsal views. u, Z. srilankaensis n. sp., paratype, from Sri Lanka, lateral and dorsal views. v, Z. intermedia n. sp., paratype, from Sri Lanka, lateral and dorsal views. w, Z. brunnea n. sp., paratype, from Sri Lanka, lateral and dorsal views. Scale bars: 100 µm.