Microhoria schimperi (Pic, 1898) Kejval & Chandler, 2020

Kejval, Zbyněk & Chandler, Donald S., 2020, Generic revision of the Microhoriini with new species and synonymies from the Palaearctic Region (Coleoptera: Anthicidae), Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 60 (1), pp. 95-154 : 126-127

Microhoria schimperi species-group

Diagnosis. Mostly elongate species, with distinct, conspicuously setose latero-basal impressions of pronotum, sometimes with contrasting markings on elytra ( Figs 141–144 ). Mesoventrite with completely or partly bordered lateral margins (Figs 18, 20), mostly with distinct or at least weakly indicated longitudinal submedian carinae (Fig. 17); setose fringe of mesepimera well-developed; submarginal setose impressions of metaventrite and abdominal sternum III weakly indicated to conspicuous; all tibiae with paired terminal spurs; elytral apices in males distinctly modified, channel of gland forming sclerotized cavity (inside with pores and cuticular cones), adjacent apical margin of elytra with pointed protrusion, varying in prominence ( Fig. 42 ). Aedeagus ( Figs 83–89 ): tegmen capsuliform, frequently bilobed apically; gonopore free, situated basally and rather inconspicuous.

Distribution. Northern and northeastern Africa and Middle East of Asia ( Iraq, Oman, SW Pakistan, Yemen).

Species included (27 spp.). Microhoria almukalla sp. nov., M. antinorii ( Pic, 1894) comb. nov., M. arenaria Bonadona, 1956, M. babaulti (Pic, 1921) comb. nov., M. bonnairii (Fairmaire, 1883) comb. nov., M. cervi sp. nov., M. cyanipennis (Grilat, 1886) comb. nov., M. dolichocephala ( Baudi di Selve, 1877) comb. nov., M. erythraea (Pic, 1899) comb. nov., M. fuscomaculata ( Pic, 1893) comb. nov., M. gestroi ( Pic, 1895) comb. nov., M. henoni (Pic, 1892) comb. nov., M. irregularis (Pic, 1932) comb. nov., M. lomii (Pic, 1953), M. marginicollis (Pic, 1951) comb. nov., M. mesopotamica ( Pic, 1912) comb. nov., M. nigroterminata (Pic, 1909) comb. nov., M. paupercula ( LaFerté-Sénectère, 1847) comb. nov., M. pierrei Bonadona, 1956, M. postluteofasciata ( Pic, 1938) comb. nov., M. rabinovitchi (Koch, 1935), M. semiviridis (Pic, 1951) comb. nov., M. schimperi ( Pic, 1898) comb. nov., M. siccensis (Normand, 1950) comb. nov., M. yemenita ( Nardi, 2004) comb. nov., M. spinipennis ( Pic, 1898) comb. nov., and M. sulaimanica sp. nov.

Remarks. The species of this group have been previously treated in various genera, mostly as Tenuicomus, but also as Clavicomus , Microhoria , and Anthicus ( CHANDLER et al. 2008, the former two as Tenuicollis and Clavicollis). They are closely related to the members of M. fasciata species- -group based on similarity, but are more elongate with more slender legs, and differ mainly by the pointed protrusion of the elytral apices in males (cf. Figs 42 versus 41) and by morphology of the tegmen, which is somewhat less sclerotized, having a bilobed or rather rounded apex.

Figures

Figs 138–150. 138–147 – Habitus: 138 – Microhoria ocreata (LaFerté-Sénectère, 1847) comb. nov.; 139 – M. oedipus (Chevrolat, 1860); 140 – M. olivacea (LaFerté-Sénectère, 1849) comb. nov.; 141 – M. paupercula (LaFerté-Sénectère, 1849) comb. nov.; 142 – M. babaulti (Pic, 1921) comb. nov.; 143 – M. cervi sp. nov.; 144 – M. sulaimanica sp. nov., paratype; 145 – M. terminata (W. L. E. Schmidt, 1842); 146 – M. anahita sp. nov.; 147 – M. angelinii (Degiovanni, 2012) comb. nov.; 148 – M. apicordiger (Bonadona, 1958) comb. nov., apex of elytra; 150 – M. gibbipennis sp. nov., apex of elytra; 150 – M. angelinii, apex of female tergum VII.

Figs 39–46. 39, 40 – Metacoxa: 39 – Liparoderus venator (Dufour, 1849); 40 – Microhoria oedipus (Chevrolat, 1860). 41–46 – Apex of male elytron: 41 – Microhoria fasciata (Chevrolat, 1834); 42 – M. paupercula (LaFerté-Sénectère, 1849) comb. nov.; 43 – M. oedipus (Chevrolat, 1860); 44 – M. terminata (W. L. E. Schmidt, 1842); 45 – M. caeruleicolor (Pic, 1906) comb. nov; 46 – M. heydeni (Marseul, 1879) comb. nov. Scale bars: 20 μm (Figs 41, 44–46); 50 μm (Figs 42, 43), 200 μm (Figs 39, 40).

Figs 82–84. Aedeagus: 82 – Microhoria apicordiger (Bonadona, 1954) comb. nov. in ventral (left) and lateral (right) view; 83 – M. henoni (Pic, 1892) comb. nov., ventral view; 84 – same, apical part, lateral view. Scale bars: 0.2 mm – A (Figs 83, 84), B (Fig. 82).

Figs 85–87.Aedeagus: 85 – Microhoria paupercula (LaFerté-Sénectère, 1849) comb. nov.; 86 – M. almukalla sp. nov., ventral view; 87 – M. schimperi (Pic, 1898) comb. nov. in ventral (left) and lateral (right) view. Scale bars: 0.2 mm – A (Fig. 85), B (Fig. 86), C (Fig. 87).

Figs 88–92. 88 – Microhoria cervi sp. nov., aedeagus in ventral view; 89 – M. sulaimanica sp. nov., aedeagus in ventral view. 90–92 – male sternum VIII: 90 – M. sawda sp. nov.; 91 – M. bacillisternum sp. nov.; 92 – M. cervi sp. nov. Scale bars: 0.2 mm – A (Fig. 92), B (Figs 89–91), C (Fig. 88).