Falsocamaria distinctestriata (PIC, 1917)

Wang, Guo-Dong & R, P., 2012, Review Of The Chinese Species Of Falsocamaria Pic With Descriptions Of Two New Species (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Stenochiinae), Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 58 (4), pp. 305-324 : 307-310

Falsocamaria distinctestriata (PIC, 1917)

( Figs 1 A , 2 A , 3 A–B , 4 A , 5 A , 6 A–B , 7 A–E , 9 A )

Camaria distinctestriata PIC, 1917: 18 .

Cerocamptus saigonensis PIC, 1922: 20 . Synonymised by MASUMOTO (1993 a).

Cerocamptus distinctestriatus: PIC, 1934: 31 . Synonymised by MASUMOTO (1993 a). Falsocamaria distinctestriata: MASUMOTO, 1993: 144 .

Original description – “Elongatus, postice parum dilatatus et apice breve attenuatus, nitidus, nigroaeneus, pro parte viridescens, elytris minute stratis, striis subauratis, apice et lateraliter purpureo cinctis; infra corpore pedibusque pro parte viridescentibus, pro parte cupreo-purpureis. Long. 32 mill. Chapa”

Redescription – Male. Body dull, with weak metallic shine; elytral grooves golden, intervals dark green; head and pronotum coppery greenish; legs green, apices of femora and tibiae purple.

Clypeus emarginate in middle of anterior margin; frontoclypeal suture deep. Distance between eyes slightly shorter than transverse diameter of an eye; temples short. Antennomere VIII distinctly widened at apex, XI oblong; ratio of the length of antennomeres I to XI as follows: 0.5, 0.3, 1.1, 0.8, 0.7, 0.8, 0.8, 0.9, 0.7, 0.6, 0.9.

Pronotum about 1.6 times as wide as long; anterior margin slightly bordered in middle part, posterior margin strongly bordered, slightly bisinuate; anterior angles obtusely rounded, posterior angles sub-rectangular, slightly protruding; disc slightly convex, sparsely covered with round punctation, which is slightly denser and coarser laterally than medially; median line not complete, rudimental at basal half. Scutellum sub-linguiform, surface sparsely covered with fine punctation.

Elytra about 2.3 times as long as wide, 6.0 times the length and 2.3 times the width of pronotum; humeri slightly convex; disc strongly convex, highest at basal 1/3; surface covered with coarse punctate-striated grooves and fine punctures.

A, B, C, E; female: F

1860). Male: A, B, C, E; female: F

Prosternal process slightly concave in middle; mesosternal V-shaped elevation slightly convex; mesosternum with one ridge, wrinkles and yellow hairs in fovea; metasternum scattered with minute punctures.

Aedeagus length: 4.0 mm; parameres slightly longer than phallobase.

Female. Antennae with 4 apical segments clearly dilated, segment XI ovate; length of ovipositor: 15.5 mm.

Measurements. Body length: male 25.0–26.0 mm; female 28.0–30.0 mm.

Material : 2 f, Shuian, Wuzhishan, Hainan, China, 23–25.v.2007, Ba Yi-Bin and Lang Jun- Tong leg. ( MHBU) ; 1 m, Limushan Qiongzhong , Hainan, China, 800 m, 27. iv. 2009, Zhu Xiao-Yu leg. ( MHBU) ; 1 m, Jianfengling , Hainan, 950 m, 14. iv. 2009, Zhu Xiao-Yu leg. ( MHBU) ; 1 f, Wuzhishan , Hainan, 20.iv. 2010, Wang Zhi-Cheng leg. ( MHBU) .

Distribution: China (Hainan), Malaysia and Vietnam.

Remarks. New record of China.

( PASCOE, 1860). Male: B, D, F, H, J, M; female: A, C, E, G, I, K, L. Scale bars = 1 mm

Figures

Fig. 1. Head of Falsocamaria species, dorsal view: A = F. distinctestriata (PIC, 1917), B = F. fruhstorferi (FAIRMAIRE, 1903), C = F.imperialis (FAIRMAIRE, 1903), D =F.microdera (FAIRMAIRE, 1899), E = F.obscurovientia sp. n., F = F. rufisutura sp. n., G = F. spectabilis (PASCOE, 1860). Male:

Fig. 2. Pronotum of Falsocamaria species, dorsal view: A = F. distinctestriata (PIC, 1917), B = F. fruhstorferi (FAIRMAIRE, 1903), C = F. imperialis (FAIRMAIRE, 1903), D = F. microdera (FAIR- MAIRE, 1899), E = F. obscurovientia sp. n., F = F. rufisutura sp. n., G = F. spectabilis (PASCOE,

Fig. 3. Antennae of Falsocamaria species: A–B = F. distinctestriata (PIC, 1917), C–D = F. fruhstorferi (FAIRMAIRE, 1903), E–F = F. imperialis (FAIRMAIRE, 1903), G–H = F. microdera (FAIRMAIRE, 1899), I–J = F. obscurovientia sp. n., K = F. rufisutura sp. n., L–M = F. spectabilis

Fig. 4. Prosternum of Falsocamaria species: A = F. distinctestriata (PIC, 1917); B = F. fruhstorferi (FAIRMAIRE, 1903), C = F. imperialis (FAIRMAIRE, 1903), D = F. microdera (FAIRMAIRE, 1899), E = F. obscurovientia sp. n., F = F. rufisutura sp. n., G = F. spectabilis (PASCOE, 1860). Male:A, B, C,

Fig. 5. Prosternal process of Falsocamaria: A = F. distinctestriata (PIC, 1917), B = F. fruhstorferi (FAIRMAIRE, 1903), C = F. imperialis (FAIRMAIRE, 1903), D = F. microdera (FAIRMAIRE, 1899), E = F. obscurovientia sp. n., F = F. rufisutura sp. n., G = F. spectabilis (PASCOE, 1860). Male:A, B, C,

Fig. 6. Legs of Falsocamaria species: A–B = F. distinctestriata (PIC, 1917), C–D = F. fruhstorferi (FAIRMAIRE, 1903), E–F = F. imperialis (FAIRMAIRE, 1903), G–H = F. microdera (FAIRMAIRE, 1899); I–J = F.obscurovientia sp. n., K–L = F.spectabilis (PASCOE, 1860). Male:B, D, F, H, J, L; fe-

Fig. 7. Genitalia of Falsocamaria species, dorsal, ventral and lateral view: A–E = F. distinctestriata (PIC, 1917), F–J = F. fruhstorferi (FAIRMAIRE, 1903), K–O = F. imperialis (FAIRMAIRE, 1903).

Fig. 9. Habitus of Falsocamaria species, dorsal view: A = F. distinctestriata (PIC, 1917), B = F. fruhstorferi (FAIRMAIRE, 1903), C = F. imperialis (FAIRMAIRE, 1903), D–F = F. microdera (FAIRMAIRE, 1899), G = F. obscurovientia sp. n., H = F.rufisutura sp. n., I = F.spectabilis (PASCOE,