Pseudocyclodinus denisonii (King, 1869)

Telnov, Dmitry, 2024, Contribution to the knowledge of the Anthicidae Latreille, 1819 (Coleoptera) of the Solomon Archipelago with notes on some Indo-Pacific Sapintus Casey, 1895, Zootaxa 5507 (1), pp. 79-103 : 92-93

Pseudocyclodinus denisonii (King, 1869) ( Fig. 13 )

Telnov (2021: 367) first record from the Solomon Islands (Guadalcanal) without exact locality information.

Type material. Australian National Insect Collection, Canberra.

New material examined. 1 specimen BMNH: Solomon Is. Honiara 12/2/62 PJMGreenslade // 747. // SOLOMON IS: Pres. P.J.M.Greenslade. B.M. 1966-477 .; 5 specimens BMNH: SOLOMON IS. Guadalcanal … [illegible] 3194 14/II.1962 P.Greenslade // SOLOMON IS: Pres. P.J.M.Greenslade. B.M. 1966-477 .; 2 specimens BMNH: SOLOMON IS: Pres. P.J.M. Greenslade. B.M. 1966-477. // Guadalcanal, Kukum. 27/II 1962. 2701. P.J.M.Greenslade ; 2 specimens BMNH: SOLOMON IS. Guadalcanal Kukum 4063 28 II.1963 P.Greenslade // SOLOMON IS: Pres. P.J.M.Greenslade. B.M. 1966-477 .; 1 specimen BMNH: Solomon Is. Honiara 22/3/62 PJMGreenslade // SOLOMON IS: Pres. P.J.M.Greenslade. B.M. 1966-477 .; 1 specimen BMNH: SOLOMON IS. Guadalcanal Kukum 7050 10/6 1963 P.Greenslade // SOLOMON IS: Pres. P.J.M.Greenslade. B.M. 1966-477 .; 1 specimen BMNH: SOLOMON IS. Guadalcanal, Mt Austen 15015. 13/ii 1964 P.Greenslade ; 2 specimens BMNH: SOLOMON IS. Guadalcanal Kukum 11933 Dec 1964 P.Greenslade // SOLOMON IS: Pres. P.J.M.Greenslade. B.M. 1966-477 .; 3 specimens BMNH: SOLOMON IS: Pres. P.J.M.Greenslade. B.M. 1966-477. // Guadalcanal, Kukum. 15.xii.1964. 16064. P.J.M.Greenslade // MV Light trap .; 1 specimen BMNH: Guadalcanal 1965 Kukum ; 1 specimen BMNH: Solomon Is. San Cistoval. Cornl.S.E.Wainoni. 2325. 3-viii-65. P.N.Lawrence 361-370 Roy. Soc. Exped. Brit. Mus. 1966-1 ; 1 specimen BMNH: Forest litter. 601-630. // SOLOMON ISLANDS Kolombangara N of Kuzi, 1500’ 4.ix.1965. P.N. Lawrence. // Roy.Soc.Expedit. Brit.Mus. 1966-1 // Associated Adult /Larvae Coll. Tube 72 ; 1 specimen BMNH: Forest litter. 721-750. // SOLOMON ISLANDS Kolombangara N of Kuzi, 500’ 6.ix.1965. P.N. Lawrence .; 1 specimen BMNH: Under sample of Kukum funnel lights. // SOLOMON ISLANDS: Guadalcanal, Popamanasiu , x.965. 20497. P. Greenslade. B.M. 1966-1 .; 3 specimens BMNH: Moss forest. 1107-1142. // SOLOMON ISLANDS Guadalcanal, Popamanasiu , 7000’ 6.xi.1965. P.N.Lawrence // Roy.Soc.Expedit. Brit.Mus. 1966-1 // Associated Adult /Larvae Coll. Tube 52 ; 3 specimens BMNH: dryish litter under bushes // SOLOMON ISLANDS Guadalcanal, Popomanasiu , 7,000’ 7.xi.65. 1143-1178. P.N. Lawrence ; 1 specimen BMNH: SOLOMON IS. Guadalcanal Kukum Dec 1965 P.Greenslade field // SOLOMON IS: Pres. P.J.M.Greenslade. B.M. 1966-477 .; 4 specimens BMNH: Solomon Is. Guadalcanal 12th. III. 1966 M. CcQuillan on Rice CIE.A. 1001. 14762 ; 1 specimen BMNH: SOLOMON IS. Guadalcanal Mt Austen Rd // 13/6 1966 21663 P.Greenslade // SOLOMON IS: Pres. P.J.M.Greenslade. B.M. 1966-477 .; 1 specimen BMNH: SOLOMON IS. Guadalcanal Kukum July 1966 23289 P.Greenslade // SOLOMON IS: Pres. P.J.M.Greenslade. B.M. 1966-477 .

First records for Kolombangara and Makira islands. ‘Popamanasiu’ should be read Popomanaseu (the highest peak of Guadalcanal and the Solomon Islands).

Ecology. This is a species of open grasslands and agricultural land, reported from rice fields and leaf litter of bushes and (likely degraded) forest. Surprisingly, there are several records from Mt. Popomanaseu on Guadalcanal from moss rainforest, about 2130 m. These specimens are here considered mislabelled until the presence of P. denisonii in natural habitats of high altitude is additionally confirmed.

Distribution. Australia (New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia), Lesser Sunda Islands (Timor), Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands (Guadalcanal, Kolombangara, Makira) ( Fig. 13 ).

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FIGURE 13. Distribution records of Anthicinae and Copobaeninae in the Solomon Archipelago. Circle–Anthicomorphus greensladei Telnov, 2009; squares–Pseudocyclodinus denisonii (King, 1869) [records from Mt.Popomanaseu in Guadalcanal are dubious, see text]; star–Lemodes isatabua Telnov, 2007 [locality for this species in Guadalcanal is indicative for the whole island since the type locality ‘Popanu’ could not be allocated on any of available maps]. Black line: schematic Pleistocene landmass of the Greater Bukida and Greater Gatumbangara islands and other sea-minimum landmasses in the Solomon Archipelago.