Bioramix (Cardiobioramix) asidioides Bates, 1879

Bai, Xing-Long & Ren, Guo-Dong, 2020, Revision of the genus Bioramix Bates, 1879 (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Platyscelidini) from China, Zootaxa 4815 (1), pp. 1-102 : 10

Bioramix (Cardiobioramix) asidioides Bates, 1879

( Figs 195 , 323 )

Bioramix asidioides Bates, 1879: 479 .

Platynoscelis (Cardiobioramix) asidioides: Kaszab, 1940: 193 .

Bioramix (Cardiobioramix) asidioides: Egorov, 2004: 654 ; 2008: 291; 2009: 63; 2019: 978; Bai & Ren, 2016: 192 ; Li et al., 2016b: 589.

Botiras punctatellus Fairmaire, 1891: 99 (synonymized by Kaszab, 1940).

Botiras punctatella: Egorov, 2008: 291 (in synonymy).

Type material. Lectotype of Botiras punctatellus Fairmare, 1891 , designated here: ♂ ( HNHM), Goorais valley, Kaschmir, 7000 ft., VI. 87. // Co-Typus, Bioramix punctatellus Fairm. // Platynoscelis asidioides Bates , det. dr. Kaszab ( Figs 195 , 323 ). Paralectotypes: 1♀ ( HNHM), Goorais valley, Kaschmir, 7000 ft., VI. 87. // Co-Typus, Bioramix punctatellus Fairm. // Platynoscelis asidioides Bates , det. dr. Kaszab; 1♀ ( HNHM), Goorais valley, Kas- chmir, 7000 ft., VI.87 // Co-Typus, Botiras punctatellus Frm. Coll. Reitter // Platynoscelis asidioides Bat. , det. dr. Kaszab.

Other material. 1♂ ( HNHM), Shogran , Khagan, 2300-2750 m // Pakistan, 1977, Wittmer, Brancucci // asidioides Bat. , det. Kaszab ; 1♂ ( HNHM), Murree-Abbottabad , 2200-2500 m // Pakistan, 1977, Wittmer, Brancucci // det. Kaszab ; 1♂ ( HNHM), Kaschmir , Sonamarg, 2600 m // VIII.74, Richter // det. Kaszab ; 3♂♂, 1♀ ( HNHM), Kashmir , Zagipal b., Pahalgam, 3500-3600 m, lg. H. Franz, Okt. 1977 // det. Kaszab ; 1♂, 1♀ ( MNHN), GOND ( Cachemire ) // G. BABAULT, Aout 1914 // Platynoscelis asidioides Bat. , det. dr. Kaszab .

Distribution. China: Xinjiang ( Egorov, 2008); Kashmir ( Kaszab, 1940; Egorov, 2008); Pakistan ( Kaszab, 1940; Egorov, 2019).

Remarks. Type material of Botiras punctatellus Fairmaire, 1891 were not found in Fairmaire’s collection in MNHN.

Figures

FIGURES 190–195. Habitus. 190–191. Bioramix oblongula (males; 190. lectotype); 192. B. ovalis (male, lectotype, photograph by Keita Matsumoto); 193–194. B. rotundicollis (males; 193. syntype); 195. B. asidioides (male, lectotype of Botiras punctatellus).

FIGURES 316–323. Habitus and type labels. 316–319. Habitus: 316–317. Bioramix yushuana (316. male, holotype; 317. female, paratype); 318. B. pamirensis (male); 319. B. lucidicollis (male). 320–323. Type labels: 320. B. oblongula; 321. B. ovalis (photograph by Keita Matsumoto); 322. B. rotundicollis; 323. Botiras punctatellus (= B. asidioides).