Dima schnitteri Platia, 2013

Mertlik, Josef, Németh, Tamás & Kundrata, Robin, 2017, Revision of the flightless click-beetle genus Dima Charpentier, 1825 (Coleoptera: Elateridae: Dimini) in the Balkan Peninsula, Zootaxa 4220 (1), pp. 1-63 : 32

Dima schnitteri Platia, 2013

Figs 105–108 , 157 , 216 , 240 , 246 .

Dima schnitteri Platia, 2013: 97 .

Type depositories. Holotype, ♂ (NME), 11 paratypes, 5 ♂♂, 6 ♀♀ (NME, PCGP).

Type locality. Greece: Peloponnese, Erimanthos Mts., Panapoulos [Panap].

New material. GREECE: Peloponnese, distr. Illía, Panopoulos env., Kapeli forest , 530 m (37°49'49.91"E, 21°39'26.02"N), 11.VI.2015, 1 ♀, J. Mertlik leg. ( PCJM) ; dtto, 1 ♀, P. Brůha leg. (PCPB); dtto, 1 ♀, T. Németh leg. (HNHM); dtto, 3 ♂♂, 1 ♀ (PCRK); Morea, Cumani, Brenske , Coll. Reitter, 1 ♀ ( HNHM) .

Diagnosis. Dima schnitteri is a large species (body length: 13.7–17.0 mm) with a moderately convex body, coarse pronotal punctation, long straight erect setae on the pronotal lateral margin, and long straight semi-erect to erect pubescence on elytra ( Figs 105–108 , 157 ). Male genitalia is as in Fig. 216 ; the sclerotized spines of bursa copulatrix is as in Fig. 240 . Dima schnitteri is morphologically very like D. neumanni ( Figs 67–74 ). Most specimens of D. schnitteri are larger and paler than typical D. neumanni , however considering geography and the morphological variability in Dima specimens from the northern Peloponnese, we cannot exclude the possibility that the above mentioned species are conspecific. Similar species, D. assingi , differs from D. schnitteri in the more elongate pronotum, semi-erect (not erect) setae in the first half of the pronotal lateral margin, and elytra with shorter decumbent to semi-erect pubescence in basal third or half ( Figs 6–9 , 120 ). We refrain from making any taxonomic statements until more material from the northern Peloponnese is available for study.

Intraspecific variability. Specimens from the type series are light brown ( Figs 105–106 ), but the freshly collected specimens (2015; Figs 107–108 ) are dark brown. The light coloration of the type specimens might have been caused by the liquid in the pitfall traps.

Distribution. Greece (Erimanthos Mts.; Fig. 246 ).

Figures

FIGURE 246. The distribution of Dima species in the Southern Greece.

FIGURES 105 – 118. Habitus images of Dima species. Dima schnitteri Platia, 2013, 105 — holotype, male, 106 — paratype, female, 107 — non-type specimen, male, 108 — non-type specimen, female; D. vailatii Schimmel & Platia 2008, 109 — holotype, male, 110 — paratype, female, 111 — non-type specimen, male, 112 — non-type specimen, female, 113 — holotype of D. riesei Platia, 2010, male; D. vonickai sp. nov., 114 — holotype, male, 115 — paratype, female; D. zbuzeki sp. nov., 116 — holotype, male, 117 — paratype, female, 118 — paratype, male. Not to scale.

FIGURES 155 – 162. Pronotal details of Dima species. 155 — D. raineri Wurst, 1997, holotype, male; 156 — D. schimmeli Platia & Gudenzi, 2009, female; 157 — D. schnitteri Platia, 2013, female; 158 — D. vailatii Schimmel & Platia 2008, holotype, male; 159 — D. vailatii, male; 160 — D. riesei Platia, 2010, holotype, male; 161 — D. vonickai sp. nov., holotype, male; 162 — D. zbuzeki sp. nov., holotype, male. Not to scale.

FIGURES 212 – 221. Aedeagus images of Dima species. 212 — D. raineri Wurst, 1997, paratype of D. macedonica; 213 — D. raineri, holotype of D. pindosensis Schimmel & Platia, 2008; 214 — D. schimmeli Platia & Gudenzi, 2009, holotype; 215 — D. schimmeli, non-type specimen; 216 — D. schnitteri Platia, 2013, holotype; 217 — D. vailatii Schimmel & Platia, 2008, holotype; 218 — D. vailatii, non-type specimen; 219 — D. vailatii, holotype of D. riesei Platia, 2010; 220 — D. vonickai sp. nov., holotype; 221 — D. zbuzeki sp. nov., holotype. Not to scale.

FIGURES 234 – 242. The sclerotized spines of bursa copulatrix of Dima species. 234 — D. olympica Meschnigg, 1934, nontype specimen; 235 — D. orientalis sp. nov., paratype; 236 — Dima sp. from Xanthi, Greece; 237 — D. pelikani sp. nov., paratype; 238 — D. pelionensis sp. nov., paratype of D. fokidensis Schimmel & Platia, 2008; 239 — D. schimmeli Platia & Gudenzi, 2009, non-type specimen; 240 — D. schnitteri Platia, 2013, paratype; 241 — D. vonickai sp. nov., paratype; 242 — D. zbuzeki sp. nov, paratype. Not to scale.

FIGURES 60 – 74. Habitus images of Dima species. Dima macedonica Schimmel, 1993, 60 — non-type male from Ehloec, 61 — female paratype of D. hladilorum Schimmel, 1987 from Galičica Mts.; D. marvani Mertlik & Dusanek, 2006, 62 — holotype, male, 63 — female paratype from Lovčen Mts., 64 — female paratype from Rumija Mts., 65 — non-type male from Rumija Mts.; 66 — D. moraveci Schimmel & Platia 2008, holotype, female; D. neumanni Platia, 2013, 67 — holotype, male, 68 — non-type male from Erimanthos Mts., 69 — non-type female from Erimanthos Mts., 70 — non-type male from Aroania Mts., 71 — non-type female from Aroania Mts., 72 — non-type female from Aroania Mts., 73 — non-type female from Panachaiko Mts., 74 — non-type female from Panachaiko Mts. Not to scale.

FIGURES 1 – 14. Habitus images of Dima species. Dima arndti Platia, 2013, 1 — holotype, male, 2 — paratype, female, 3 — nontype specimen, male, 4 — non-type specimen, female; 5 — Dima sp. from Crete, male; D. assingi Schimmel & Platia, 2008, 6 — holotype, male, 7 — holotype of D. peloponnensis Schimmel & Platia, 2008, male, 8 — non-type male from Kilini Mts., 9 — nontype female from Kilini Mts.; D. bruhai sp. nov., 10 — holotype, male, 11 — paratype, female, 12 — paratype, male, 13 — paratype, male; D. dalmatina Küster, 1844, 14 — syntype, male, lateral view. Not to scale.

FIGURES 119 – 130. Pronotal details of Dima species. 119 — D. arndti Platia, 2013, male; 120 — D. assingi Schimmel & Platia, 2008, female; 121 — D. bruhai sp. nov., holotype, male; 122 — D. dalmatina Küster, 1844, male; 123 — D. dusaneki sp. nov., holotype, male; 124 — D. elateroides Charpentier, 1825, male; 125 — D. etoliensis Platia, 2012, holotype, female; 126 — D. evritaniensis Schimmel & Platia, 2008, paratype, female; 127 — D. evritaniensis, male; 128 — D. fialai sp. nov., holotype, male; 129 — D. florinensis Platia, 2012, female; 130 — D. fthiotidensis Schimmel & Platia, 2008, male. Not to scale.