Holconotus ferrugineus Schmidt-Göbel, 1846

Fedorenko, D. N., 2022, Notes on some Abacetina (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Pterostichini), with descriptions of a new genus and new species, Russian Entomological Journal 31 (1), pp. 15-26 : 18

Holconotus ferrugineus Schmidt-Göbel, 1846

Figs 3 , 8 , 20, 27–28 .

Schmidt-Göbel, 1846: Tab.2, Fig.6 ( Burma: Tenasserim?); Chaudoir, 1869: 399 ( Abacetus ); 1876: 352; Bates, 1892: 364; Tschitschérine, 1898: 453–454; Andrewes, 1923: 57; 1930: 167 ( Fouquetius ); Habu, 1961: 285; Lorenz, 1998: 238 (part.); 2005: 259 (part.). — kovacsi Csiki, 1929: 515.

MATERIAL. Nine specimens ( ZISP), labelled: ♂, ‘ Rangoon [= Yangon], Birmania, Fea, 1884’; ♀, ‘Birma’; ♀, ‘Birma’, ‘Motsch.’, ‘к. Чичерина’, ‘ Cholconotus ferrugineus Sch. ’; 2 ♀♀ (glued on paper rectangles on one pin), ‘ Holconotus ferrugineus Schm. , Birma’, ‘Coll. Solsky’; 3 ♀♀, Palon, (Pegu), L.Fea. VIII-IX.87’, one of them with additional label ‘ Hoplonotus ferrugineus Chd. ’ and another one with labels ‘Ex Musaeo H.BATES, 1899’, ‘ Holc. ferrugineus Chd., Tschitscherin det.’, ‘ HOLCONOTUS Schm. -Goeb. — Chaud.’; ♀, ‘Madras’, ‘Ex Musaeo H.BATES, 1899’, ‘ Holc. ferrugineus Chd., Tschitscherin det.’, ‘1907, к. Чичерина’. — Aedeagus examined in the male.

DIAGNOSIS. See the respective section for the previous species.

REDESCRIPTION. No differences from H. lioderus except as follows: Body more robust ( Fig. 3 ), BL 3.4–4.7 mm. Frontal sulci very deep anteriorly. Pronotum broader, half wider than long, PW/PL 1.45–1.55 (1.48, n=7), four fifths wider than head, PW/HW 1.75–1.83 (1.81). Base almost half wider than apex, PB/PA 1.43–1.52 (1.47), distinctly, sparsely to moderately, punctate outside basal sulci. Elytra slightly shorter, EL/EW 1.46–1.50 (1.48); intervals 6 and 8 confluent before apex. Profemur not modified in male, i.e., without ventral tubercle or tooth ( Fig. 8 ). Protarsomeres 1–3 indistinctly dilated in male.

Aedeagus ( Figs 20, 27–28 ): median lobe in lateral view much less abruptly curved, with apex in ventral view widely rounded and very short.

HABITATS AND HABITS. No data.

Figures

Figs 1–5. Dorsal habitus: 1 — Holconotus gigas, lectotype; 2 — H. lioderus, lectotype; 3 — H. ferrugineus, ♂ from Yangon; 4 — H. elongatus sp.n., holotype; 5 — H. sinuatus, holotype. Рис. 1–5. Габитус дорЗально: 1 — Holconotus gigas, лектотип; 2 — Holconotus lioderus, лектотип; 3 — H. ferrugineus, ♂ иЗ Янгона; 4 — H. elongatus sp.n., голотип; 5 — H. sinuatus, голотип.

Figs 6–10. Right profemur, frontal view: 6 — Holconotus elongatus sp.n.; 7 — H. sinuatus, holotype; 8 — H. ferrugineus; 9– 10 — H. lioderus; 6–8, 10 — ♂♂; 9 — ♀. Рис. 6–10. Правое бедро, фронтально: 6 — Holconotus elongatus sp.n.; 7 — H. sinuatus, голотип; 8 — H. ferrugineus; 9–10 — H. lioderus; 6–8, 10 — ♂♂; 9 — ♀.

Figs 11–28. Aedeagus: 11–12, 17, 21–22 — Holconotus lioderus; 13–14, 18, 23–24 — H. sinuatus, holotype; 15–16, 19, 25–26 — H. elongatus sp.n.; 20, 27–28 — H. ferrugineus, ♂ from Yangon; 11–20 — median lobe; 21, 23, 25, 27 — right paramere; 22, 24, 26, 28 — left paramere; 11, 13, 15, 21, 23, 25, 27 — left aspect; 12, 14, 16, 22, 24, 26, 28 — right aspect; 17–20 — ventral aspect. Scale bar: 1 mm. Рис. 11–28. Эдеагус: 11–12, 17, 21–22 — Holconotus lioderus; 13–14, 18, 23–24 — H. sinuatus, голотип; 15–16, 19, 25–26 — H. elongatus sp.n.; 20, 27–28 — H. ferrugineus, ♂ иЗ Янгона; 11–20 — среднЯЯ долЯ; 21, 23, 25, 27 — праваЯ парамера; 22, 24, 26, 28 — леваЯ парамера; 11, 13, 15, 21, 23, 25, 27 — слева; 12, 14, 16, 22, 24, 26, 28 — справа; 17–20 — вентрально. Масштаб: 1 мм.