Microhoria plicatipennis (Pic, 1936) 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

Microhoria plicatipennis species-group

Diagnosis. Elongate species, with oval head, conspicuously setose latero-basal impressions of pronotum distinct, and elytral setation somewhat modified. Mesoventrite with partly bordered lateral margins (sulcus reduced laterally), with indication of longitudinal submedian carinae; setose fringe of mesepimera well-developed; submarginal setose impressions of metaventrite and abdominal sternum III conspicuous; all tibiae with paired terminal spurs; elytral apices in males distinctly modified, with peculiar sinuate longitudinal sulcus near middle ( Fig. 148 ). Aedeagus ( Fig. 82 ): tegmen capsuliform, bilobed apically; gonopore free. Distribution. Northern Africa ( Morocco).

Species included (4 spp.). Microhoria apicordiger (Bonadona, 1954) comb. nov., M. kocheri (Pic, 1951) comb. nov., M. plicatipennis (Pic, 1936) comb. nov., and M. postimpressa ( Pic, 1938) comb. nov.

Remarks. All four species of this group were previously placed in Clavicomus ( CHANDLER et al. 2008, as Clavicollis). They share nearly all characters of the A. schimperi species-group, but differ by the peculiar modification of the male elytra ( Fig. 148 ). Species-group placement of M. kocheri is tentative, based on relationships noted in the original description (described from a single female specimen).

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 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).