Microhoria posthuma ( Krekich-Strassoldo, 1931 ) 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 : 118

Microhoria posthuma ( Krekich-Strassoldo, 1931) comb. nov.

( Figs 59–61 , 130 )

Anthicus posthumus Krekich-Strassoldo, 1931: 32.

Clavicomus posthumus: TELNOV (2003): 296 (checklist, distribution, record Nepal).

Clavicollis posthumus: CHANDLER et al. (2008): 431 (catalogue, distribution).

Anthicus fumeoalatus Krekich-Strassoldo, 1931: 39 , syn. nov.

Microhoria fumeolata [misspelling]: UHMANN (1989): 250 (record Nepal). Microhoria fumeoalata: TELNOV (2003): 297 (checklist, distribution, record Nepal); CHANDLER et al. (2008): 440 (catalogue, distribution).

Type locality. Anthicus posthumus – India, Uttarakhand, West Almora; A. fumeoalatus – India, Uttarakhand, Nainital.

Type material. Anthicus posthumus – LECTOTYPE (herewith designated):, ‘ W. Almora Kumaon India H. G. Champion [p] // 98B [h] // TYPE [p; red label] // A. posthumus Kr. det. v. Krekich [p+h] // posthumus Kr. [h; ochraceous label] // coll. Heberdey [p]’ ( NHMW) . PARALECTOTYPES: 3 1 ♀, ‘W. Almora Kumaon India H. G. Champion [p] // [male or female sex-symbol [p] // CO-TYPE [p; red label] //A. posthumus Kr. det. v. Krekich [p+h] // coll. Heberdey [p]’; 2 1 ♀, ‘W.Almora Kumaon India H. G. Champion [p] // COTYPE [p; red label] // A. posthumus Kr. det. v. Krekich [p+h] // coll. Heberdey [p]’ (all NHMW).

Anthicus fumeoalatus – HOLOTYPE:, ‘ Nainital , UP, 7-8600 ft. July 1923 HGC [p] // 747B [h] TYPE [p; red label] // A. fumeolatus Kr. det. v. Krekich [p+h] // fumeolatus Kr. [h; ochraceous label] // Microhoria fumeolata (Krek.) vid. D. Telnov, 1998 [p]’ ( NHMW).

Additional material. INDIA: HIMACHAL PRADESH: 12 spec., Shimla District, Kufri, 2500 m, 15.–17.vii.1989, Hiermeier lgt. ( ZKDC); 3 spec., same data, except: 16.vii.1989, A. Riedel lgt. ( ZKDC). UTTARAKHAND: 3, ‘W. Almora, Kumaon, India. H. G. C.’ ( ZKDC); 1, 30 km N of Rishikesh, NW of Chamba, 1500 m, 29.–31.vii.2003, Z. Kejval & M. Trýzna lgt. ( ZKDC); 1, 20 km NE of Rishikesh, Kaudiyala env., Ganga River valley, ca. 500 m, 25.–17.vii.2003, Z. Kejval & M. Trýzna lgt. ( ZKDC); 2 spec., Dhanolti env., 2200–2400 m, 11.–13.vii.1989, Hiermeier lgt. ( ZKDC); 5 spec., same data, except: 11.vii.1989, A. Riedel lgt. ( ZKDC); 1, Joshimath, Auli, 2800 m, 13.–17.vii.1994, M. Snížek lgt. ( ZKDC); 2 spec., ca. 13 km NW of Nainital, Khairna Bridge env., 900–1000 m, 13.–17.vii.2003, Z. Kejval & M. Trýzna lgt. ( ZKDC); 16 spec., ca. 55 km NE of Bageshwar, W of Loharket, 1800–1900 m, 24.vi.2003, Z. Kejval & M. Trýzna lgt. ( ZKDC); 5 spec., ca. 55 km NE of Bageshwar, Munsyiari, 2200–2400 m, 6.–9.vii.2003, Z. Kejval & M. Trýzna lgt. ( ZKDC); 15 spec., Nainital, 1900 m, 18.–19.vii.2003, Z. Kejval & M. Trýzna lgt. ( ZKDC).

Diagnosis. Microhoria fugax species-group; smaller, somewhat robust species, with widely rounded head base ( Fig. 130 ). Elytral apices in males simple, margin evenly curved (pores possibly very slight, if present at all). Male sternum VII simple; sternum VIII forming pair of delicate, simple sclerites, narrowly connected medially; tergum VII simple; tergum VIII with slightly produced (flanged) posterior margin. Female sternum VII simple; tergum VII simple. Aedeagus ( Figs 59–61 ): tegmen with small apical notch; endophallic armature with numerous coarse spinules and flattened, longitudinal sclerite, bearing gonopore apically.

Variation. Body length (♀) 2.1–2.6 mm. Body reddish- -brown to brownish-black; elytra unicolorous, sometimes with vague indication of paler markings in dark-coloured specimens.

Distribution. India (Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh), Nepal.

Remarks. KREKICH- STRASSOLDO (1931) described both Anthicus posthumus and A. fumeoalatus from material collected by H. G. Champion in SE Uttarakhand; the former from a series of specimens (number unstated, deposited partly at BMNH); the latter from a single specimen, judging from singular in his statement ‘ Type in meiner Sammlung’ (presently NHMW). In the same paper, he placed them in different groups (X and XIII, later genera Clavicomus and Tenuicomus) established by MARSEUL (1879). Having examined types of both species, we failed to find any differences in the male characters, as assumed from very similar original figures of the aedeagi by KREKICH- STRASSOLDO (1931). Consequently, Anthicus fumeoalatus is regarded as a junior synonym of the former species.

The lectotype is designated herein for a male syntype of Anthicus posthumus that was dissected and most probably used for the original description and figures by Krekich- -Strassoldo; its aedeagus is present on microscope slide no. 98B (examined, NHMW).

Figures

Figs 59–63: 59–61 – Microhoria posthuma (Krekich-Strassoldo, 1931) comb. nov., India, Nainital (ZKDC): 59 – aedagus in lateral view; 60 – apex of everted endophallus; 61 – apex of tegmen. 62, 63 – Aedeagus in lateral view: 62 – M. heydeni (Marseul, 1879); 63 – M. barnevillei (Pic, 1892). Scale bars: 0.2 mm – A (Figs 59–62), B (Fig. 63).

Figs 123–137. Habitus: 123 – Neocrohoria melanura (Fairmare & Germain, 1863), O’Higgin prov., Cuesta Chada (ZKDC); 124 – Aulacoderus mutatus (Gemminger, 1870); 125 – A. tuberculifer (van Hille, 1985), Western Cape, Soutpan (ZKDC); 126 – Falsophilus minutus (Pic, 1894), Western Cape, Cape Point (ZKDC); 127 – Liparoderus insignis (Lucas, 1843), Spain, Farlete (ZKDC); 128 – Microhoria caeruleicolor (Pic, 1906) comb.nov.; 129 – M. fugiens (Marseul, 1896) comb. nov.; 130 – M. posthuma (Krekich-Strassoldo, 1931) comb. nov., India, Loharket (ZKDC); 131 – M. fasciata (Chevrolat, 1834); 132 – M. vosseleri (Pic, 1894); 133 – M. heydeni (Marseul, 1879) comb. nov.; 134 – M. longiceps (LaFerté-Sénectère, 1849) comb. nov.; 135 – M. proterva (Krekich-Strassoldo, 1931), syntype (BMNH); 136 – M. antalya sp. nov.; 137 – M. globipennis (Pic, 1897), Turkey, Şenköy (ZKDC).