Eulichas strbai Hájek, 2007

Hájek, Ji Ř Í, 2007, Revision of the genus Eulichas Jacobson, 1913 (Coleoptera: Eulichadidae) I. Introduction, morphology of adults, key to subgenera and species groups, and taxonomy of E. funebris species group, Zootaxa 1620, pp. 1-35 : 26-27

Eulichas strbai Hájek , sp. nov.

( Figs. 29 , 45 , 67)

Type locality. Malaysia, Endau Rompin Nat. Park, Salendang.

Type material. 23 specimens — Holotype ɗ ( NHMW), labelled: “ MALAYSIA – Pahang/Johor / Endau Rompin NP, 100m / Salendang, 28.2.–12.3. / leg. Strba & Hergovits 1995 [printed]”; Paratypes: 5ɗɗ (nos. 1– 5), same label data as holotype ( NHMW, NMPC); 1ɗ (no. 6), “ MALAYSIA, Pahang distr., / KAMPUNG KUALA BOH will. / 4° 27.9 N; 101°34.8’E; / 26.III.–3.IV.2001, 850– 1050 m / M. Štrba & R. Hergovits leg. [printed]” ( NMPC); 1ɗ (no. 7), “ MALAYSIA Pahang Distr. / 30 km NE RAUB, Lata Lembik / (3°56’N, 101°38’E), 200–400 m / 22.IV.–1.V., 8.–15.V.2002 / E. Jendek & O. Šauša leg. [printed]” ( NMPC); 1ɗ (no. 8), “W - MALAYSIA / Cameron IV. / Highland 1987 [printed]” ( NHMW); 3ɗɗ (nos. 9–11), “ MALAYSIA W / CAMERON highl. / TANAH RATA env. [ca. 4°28’N 101°22’E] / 23.– 26.3.2000 / Lgt. M. SNÍ Ž EK [printed]” ( NMPC); 3ɗɗ (nos. 12–14), “ MALAYSIA W / CAMMERON [sic.] Highlands / RINGLET env. [ca. 4°24’N 101°23’E], / 15.4.2000 / LGT. M. SNÍ Ž EK [printed]” ( NMPC); 4ɗɗ (nos. 15–18), “ MALAYSIA W., PERAK / 40 km SE of IPOH, 900 m / Banjaran Titi Wangsa / RINGLET, 29.iii.–15.iv. / 2004 Č echovský Petr lgt. [printed]” ( NMPC, VKCZ); 3ɗɗ (nos. 19–21), “ MALAYSIA 10.–16.iv.1999 / Kelantan prov. / Kampong Raja env. [ca. 5°49’N 102°23’E] / lgt. Mir. Janalík [printed]” ( NMPC, VKCZ); 1ɗ (no. 22), “ MALAY PENIN: / Selangor. / Bukit Kutu [printed] / 3.500 [handwritten] ft. [printed] / 11. 9. 1929 [handwritten] / H.M.Pendlebury / [on reverse:] Ex Coll. F.M.S. / Museums. [printed] // Ex F.M.S. / Museum. / B.M. 1955– 354. [printed]” ( BMNH).

Description. Habitus elongate, fusiform. Body colouring brown-blackish. Pale part of setation consists of recumbent yellowish setae forming typical ocellations on pronotum, elytra and abdominal sternites, where setae are darker and sparser (Fig. 67).

Measurements. Males: 19–24 mm (holotype 22 mm).

Head punctation consists of moderately large setigerous punctures, larger and sparser on the frons, and smaller and denser on the vertex. Antenna robust, last antennomere ca. 1.71–2.12 times as long as wide ( Fig. 45 ), with distinct elongation apically, its ventral side smooth with numerous small tubercles.

Pronotum largely transverse, ca. 2.05–2.21 times as wide as long. Sides almost regularly rounded. The disc convex. Punctation consists of fine setigerous punctures, distributed sparsely on the disc, and somewhat densely laterally.

Elytra with numerous longitudinal rows of large setigerous punctures, and very fine interstitial punctures.

Ventral part with fine punctures, which are sparse medially and become larger and denser laterally. Last abdominal ventrite laterally regularly rounded to apex.

Male. Aedeagus with phallobase longer than parameres. Parameres simple, their subapical hook well developed. Distal part of parameres very long, about one third of the length of the parameres. The subbasal parameral hook is reduced completely or preserved as very small spine. Median lobe narrowly lanceolate, with subbasal spines turned dorso-laterally ( Fig. 29 ).

Female. Unknown.

Differential diagnosis. The new species differs from other species of the E. jaechi species complex by the habitus more convex dorso-ventrally, last antennomere projecting to distinct elongation, and aedeagus with long distal parameral part (between apex and subapical hook).

Collection circumstances. Collected at light.

Distribution. So far known from several localities in Malay Peninsula.

Etymology. The new species is dedicated to one of its collectors, my friend Milan Štrba (Bratislava, Slovakia), a specialist on Cleridae .

Figures

FIGURES 27 – 34. Aedeagus of Eulichas in dorsal view. 27 – E. birmanica sp. nov.; 28 – E. jaechi sp. nov.; 29 – E. strbai sp. nov.; 30 – E. tanahrata sp. nov.; 31 – E. janbezdeki sp. nov.; 32 – E. milleri; 33 – E. mediocris; 34 – E. minuta sp. nov. Scale bar 1.5 mm.

FIGURES 35 – 50. Male antennomeres IX – XI of Eulichas. 35 – E. funebris; 36 – E. meghalayensis sp. nov.; 37 – E. tenuicornis; 38 – E. tonkinensis; 39 – E. undulata; 40 – E. haucki sp. nov.; 41 – E. kubani sp. nov.; 42 – E. pacholatkoi; 43 – E. birmanica sp. nov.; 44 – E. jaechi sp. nov.; 45 – E. strbai sp. nov.; 46 – E. tanahrata sp. nov.; 47 – E. janbezdeki sp. nov.; 48 – E. milleri; 49 – E. mediocris; 50 – E. minuta sp. nov. Scale bar 1 mm.