Notopilo interfabulatus, Bartlett & Lambkin, 2022

Bartlett, Justin S. & Lambkin, Christine L., 2022, Australian Opilonini (Coleoptera: Cleridae: Clerinae) part I: A revised taxonomy for Australian Opilo Latreille including descriptions of new genera and species, Zootaxa 5220 (1), pp. 1-81 : 47-48

Notopilo interfabulatus sp. nov.

ZooBank registration: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:A990BE5C-AD78-453B-9C11-A67E2D7B9359

( Figs 49 , 87 , 122 , 163 ; Map 4)

HOLOTYPE ♁: Queensland: 15.45S 144.15E GPS 2km NNW “Jowalbinna”, QLD 17 Jan. 1994 P. Zborowski E.D. Ewards, at light ( ANIC) . PARATYPES (9): Queensland: 17.01S 145.35E QLD Davies Creek Nat. Pk. 5–12 Mar. 1998 A.A. Calder (1 ♁, ANIC) ; n. Qld Tolga 3 ii 1986 J.D. Brown light trap (1 ♁, QDPC —ex QPIM) ; 17.39S 145.27E QLD Millstream Falls Nat. Pk. 28 Feb.1998 A.A. Calder / at light open forest (1 ♁, ANIC) ; 17.39S 145.27E QLD Millstream Falls Nat. Pk. 7 Mar. 1998 A.A. Calder / at light open forest (1 ♀, ANIC) ; n. Qld Mt. Mulligan, plateau 15-19.iv.1985 K.H. Halfpapp 700m at light (1 ♀, QDPC —ex QPIM) ; 15.45S 144.15E GPS 2km NNW “ Jowalbinna ”, QLD 17 Jan. 1994 P. Zborowski E.D. Ewards, at light (1, ANIC) ; n. Qld Tolga 20-xii-1985 J.D. Brown light trap (1, QDPC —ex QPIM); n. Qld Tolga 14.xi.86 J.D. Brown light trap (1, QDPC —ex QPIM); n. Qld 7 km NE of Tolga 7-21.xi.1988 Storey & De faveri light trap (1, QDPC —ex QPIM) .

Additional material (all males with tegmina and external morphology indistinguishable from those of the type series): Queensland: Iron Range, Cape York Pen., N. Qld 26 May-2 June, 1971 B. K. Cantrell (1 ♁, QM) ; 11.45S 142.35E QLD Heathlands 20-22 Jun. 1992 T.A. Weir at light (1 ♁, ANIC) ; Qld: 20°07.0′ Sx 146°37.8′E Rochford Scrub. Site 3. 280m. 11Dec2006 - 11Feb2007. S.Wright, Malaise 14592 vinescrub, lancewood / bendee (1 ♁, QM) ; Telegraph line Crossing, Jardine R., Cape York, N.Qld. 15-17.vi.1969 G. Monteith (1 ♁, QM) .

Diagnosis. Pronotum rotund, evenly rounded laterally, disc not heavily punctate; elytra dark with orange fasciate and apical maculations (humeral maculae absent), punctation with nodules, 8 th stria beginning between 1 st and 3 rd puncture of 7 th stria; femora bicoloured; ventral tegminal sinus about one-third the length of dorsal sinus, dorsal sinus margins weakly curving towards eachother (remaining well-separated, not almost touching). Extremely similar to N. lawnhillensis sp. nov. though clearly differentiated by length of ventral tegminal sinus, separation of dorsal sinus margins, and the position of the basal-most puncture of the 8 th elytral stria.

Description. Habitus: Fig. 163 . Total length: males 7.6–10.7 mm (holotype 7.7 mm); females 8–11.6 mm. Head: cranium black, clypeus and supra-antennal elevation with a reddish hue, anteclypeus, labrum, palpi and antennae orange to orange-brown; eyes separated by 0.58–0.7 eye widths (holotype 0.65); vertex with fine punctures, frons punctate-rugulose, clypeus mostly smooth medially, punctate laterally; genae and submentum heavily wrinkled; ratio of exterior to interior edges of terminal palpomeres approximately 1.8–2.2:1 (maxillae) and 2.5–3:1 (labium); antennae almost reaching base of pronotum; eyes and most of cranium vested with erect pale setae, frons with shorter medially-directed setae. Prothorax: Blackish to dark-brown, pronotal arch and collar sometimes paler anteriorly; pronotum 1.21–1.29 times longer than wide (holotype 1.25), sides rounded to subtly angulate, middle slightly wider than anterior part; subapical depression v-shaped, central impression conspicuous though not groovelike, disc smooth in overall appearance, punctures shallow, sparse; short fine multi-directional setae and long erect setae. Pterothorax: Ventrites dark-brown, with short posteriorly-directed, and occasional long, setae; elytra black to brown with orange markings (each elytron with a large apical macula meeting external and sutural margins, and a transverse fascia crossing straight at the sutures near elytral mid-length); length to width ratio 2.33–2.64:1 (holotype 2.45); 8 th stria beginning after first, second or third puncture of 7 th stria (most commonly after the third), most striae reaching apical macula (striae 1, 9 and 10 sometimes not reaching macula), punctation with small lateral nodules (punctures with one lateral nodule present on inner rim and, variably, one lateral nodule present or absent on outer rim—best viewed at 50x or higher magnification), punctation posterior of fascia notably smaller than basal punctation, intrafoveal setae short; hindwing with CuA 3+4 and CuA 1 cross-veins complete, MP 3+4 absent basad of CuA 1 crossvein. Legs: Femora yellow basally and black-brown apically (apical third of profemora and apical quarter of mesofemora and metafemora black-brown), tibiae and tarsi brown, tarsal pads yellowish; profemora slightly thicker than other femora. Abdomen: Ventrites orange. Male genitalia: Tegmen ( Fig. 49 ) slender, subparallel or very weakly sinuate near middle, parameroid lobes evenly curved towards pointed or vaguely digitiform apices, dorsal sinus about one-third tegmen length, inner margins weakly curving towards eachother though remaining well-separated, ventral sinus one-third as long, apodeme about one-third tegmen length; median lobe as in Fig. 87 ; pygidium as in Fig. 122 .

Etymology. The specific epithet interfabulatus (from Latin ‘inter’ meaning amongst or amid, and ‘fabulae’ stories or myths) refers to this species inhabiting a region well-known for its large body of UNESCO-listed prehistoric rock paintings of figurative and abstract depictions of humans, animals and mythical figures called Quinkans.

Biology. Specimens comprising the type series were collected from December to June, at light or by use of a Malaise trap. Millstream Falls specimens were taken from open forest.

Distribution (Map 4). The type series of Notopilo interfabulatus sp. nov. was selected from specimens collected close to the type location of Jowalbinna near Laura far north Queensland. Male non-type specimens collected outside this region, morphologically indistinguishable from the holotype, suggest this species ranges along eastern Queensland at least from Rochford Scrub, south of Townsville, to the tip of Cape York Peninsula. The related species, N. lawnhillensis sp. nov. is more widely distributed across northern Australia.

Figures

FIGURES 48–65. Tegmina, dorsal: (48–51) Notopilo, cambageicola species group—(48) Notopilo cambageicola, paratype; (49) Notopilo interfabulatus, paratype; (50) Notopilo lawnhillensis, paratype; (51) Notopilo tanybasilaris, holotype; (52) Notopilo congruus (congruus species group); (53) Notopilo reduncus (reduncus species group); (54–56) Notopilo, variipes species group—(54) Notopilo brevistriatus, paratype; (55) Notopilo gerstmeieri, holotype; (56) Notopilo variipes; (57–60) Notopilo, unplaced to species group—(57) Notopilo confusus, holotype; (58) Notopilo elstoni, holotype; (59) Notopilo katherinensis, holotype; (60) Notopilo obesus, paratype; (61) Platynotum bulli, paratype; (62) Platynotum culgoense, holotype; (63) Platynotum femorale; (64) Platynotum foveosetosa, holotype; (65) Platynotum gracile, holotype (scale bars: 0.5 mm).

FIGURES 66–101. Median lobes: (66) Ancyropilus brigalowae, paratype; (67) Ancyropilus emmotti, holotype; (68) Ancyropilus exossuarius, paratype; (69) Ancyropilus monteithi, holotype; (70) Ancyropilus noonbahensis, holotype; (71) Ancyropilus packsaddlensis, holotype; (72) Ancyropilus simplex, paratype; (73) Ancyropilus tricolor, holotype; (74) Ancyropilus hornensis, paratype; (75) Culcipternotus mareebensis, paratype; (76) Infectostriatus absentis, holotype; (77) Infectostriatus differens, holotype; (78) Monilonotum bunyense, paratype; (79) Monilonotum pascoei; (80) Monilonotum sundholmi, paratype; (81–85) Notopilo, beswickensis species group—(81) Notopilo beswickensis, holotype; (82) Notopilo calicis, paratype; (83) Notopilo tompricensis, holotype; (84) Notopilo xanthoimprocerus, paratype; (85) Notopilo xanthoprolatus, holotype; (86–88) Notopilo, cambageicola species group—(86) Notopilo cambageicola, paratype; (87) Notopilo interfabulatus, paratype; (88) Notopilo tanybasilaris, paratype; (89) Notopilo congruus (congruus species group); (90) Notopilo reduncus (reduncus species group); (91–93) Notopilo, variipes species group—(91) Notopilo brevistriatus, paratype; (92) Notopilo gerstmeieri, holotype; (93) Notopilo variipes; (94–96) Notopilo, unplaced to species group—(94) Notopilo elstoni, holotype; (95) Notopilo katherinensis, holotype; (96) Notopilo obesus, paratype; (97) Platynotum bulli, paratype; (98) Platynotum culgoense, holotype; (99) Platynotum femorale; (100) Platynotum foveosetosa, holotype; (101) Platynotum gracile, holotype (scale bars: 0.5 mm).

FIGURES 102–137. Male pygidiae: (102) Ancyropilus brigalowae, paratype; (103) Ancyropilus emmotti, holotype; (104) Ancyropilus exossuarius, paratype; (105) Ancyropilus monteithi, holotype; (106) Ancyropilus noonbahensis, holotype; (107) Ancyropilus packsaddlensis, holotype; (108) Ancyropilus simplex, paratype; (109) Ancyropilus tricolor, paratype; (110) Ancyropilus hornensis, paratype; (111) Culcipternotus mareebensis, paratype; (112) Infectostriatus absentis, holotype; (113) Monilonotum doddi; (114) Monilonotum pascoei; (115) Monilonotum sundholmi, paratype; (116–120) Notopilo, beswickensis species group—(116) Notopilo beswickensis, holotype; (117) Notopilo calicis, paratype; (118) Notopilo tompricensis, holotype; (119) Notopilo xanthoimprocerus, paratype; (120) Notopilo xanthoprolatus, holotype; (121–124) Notopilo, cambageicola species group—(121) Notopilo cambageicola, paratype; (122) Notopilo interfabulatus, paratype; (123) Notopilo lawnhillensis, paratype; (124) Notopilo tanybasilaris, holotype; (125) Notopilo congruus (congruus species group); (126–128) Notopilo, variipes species group—(126) Notopilo brevistriatus, paratype; (127) Notopilo gerstmeieri, holotype; (128) Notopilo variipes; (129–132) Notopilo, unplaced to species group—(129) Notopilo confusus, holotype; (130) Notopilo elstoni, holotype; (131) Notopilo katherinensis, holotype; (132) Notopilo obesus, paratype; (133) Platynotum bulli, paratype; (134) Platynotum culgoense, holotype; (135) Platynotum femorale; (136) Platynotum foveosetosa, holotype; (137) Platynotum gracile, holotype (scale bars: 0.5 mm).

FIGURES 162–173. Habitus: (162–165) Notopilo, cambageicola species group—(162) Notopilo cambageicola, paratype; (163) Notopilo interfabulatus, holotype; (164) Notopilo lawnhillensis, holotype; (165) Notopilo tanybasilaris, paratype; (166) Notopilo congruus (congruus species group), lectotype (of Opilo congruus); (167–168) Notopilo, reduncus species group—(167) Notopilo magnus, holotype; (168) Notopilo reduncus, paralectotype (of Opilo abdominalis Schenkling); (169–171) Notopilo, variipes species group—(169) Notopilo brevistriatus, paratype; (170) Notopilo gerstmeieri, paratype; (171) Notopilo variipes; (172–173) Notopilo, unplaced to species group—(172) Notopilo confusus, specimen from Western Australia; (173) Notopilo elstoni, holotype (scale bars: 1.0 mm).