Endomia castelsi Pic, 1929

Kejval, Zbyněk, 2007, New species, synonymy and records of Endomia and Stenidius (Coleoptera: Anthicidae) from Asia, Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae (suppl.) 47, pp. 169-181 : 170-171

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.4468089
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4468621
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scientific name	Endomia castelsi Pic, 1929
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Material examined. INDIA: MADHYA PRADESH, Khajuraho , 8.vi.1983, R.Schuh leg., 1♀ ( ZKDC) ; ca 120 km SE of Bhopal, Matkuli env., 22°35′N 78°28′E, 400 m a.s.l., 28.vi.2006, Z. Kejval leg., 1 ♁ ( ZKDC) GoogleMaps ; MAHARASHTRA, Pune , v.1908, G. E. Bryant leg., 1♁ 1♀ ( BMNH) ; RAJASTHAN, near Ajmer, Pushkar , vii.1995, R. Sauer leg., 2♀♀ ( ZKDC) ; TAMIL NADU, Tuticorin , salt industry area, 8°47′N 78°06′E, 22.-25.vi.1999, Z. Kejval & M. Trýzna leg., 4 ♁♁ 5 ♀♀ ( ZKDC) GoogleMaps . IRAN: KERMAN prov., 7 km W of Kahkom , 28°12′N 55°46′E, 28.v.1973, locality no. 215, Exped. leg., 1 ♀ ( NMPC) GoogleMaps ; SISTAN VA BALUCHESTAN prov., S of Sarbaz, valley of river Sarbaz , 26°39′N 61°15′E, 1.-2.iv.1973, locality no. 145, Exped. leg., 2♀♀ ( NMPC) GoogleMaps ; ca 3 km N of Rask,valley of river Sarbaz , 26°31′N 61°25′E, 3.-4.iv.1973, locality no. 146, Exped. leg., 2 ♁♁ 1 ♀ ( NMPC) GoogleMaps ; 13 km SSE of Nikshahr, Nikshahr river valley, 26°08′N 60°11′E, 8.-9.iv.1973, locality no. 152, Exped. leg., 19 ♁♁ 23 ♀♀ ( NMPC, ZKDC) GoogleMaps . OMAN: Wadi Mayh , 25 km S of Mutrah, 16.x.1995, M. Balkenohl leg., 1 ♁ ( SMNS) . PAKISTAN: BALUCHESTAN, Avaran , 4.-7.iv.1993, S. Bečvář leg., 1 ♁ ( ZKDC) ; 90 km SSE Quetta, Kundlani , 20.-23.ii.1995, D. Hauck & L. Čížek leg., 1 ♀ ( ZKDC) . SRI LANKA: NORTH- CENTRAL prov., Polonnaruwa distr. , 2 km W of Giritale, 25.xii.2000, R. Schuh leg., 1 ♁ 1 ♀ ( ZKDC) .

Distribution. Sri Lanka, India (Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Haryana) ( PIC 1929, 1894 as E. indica ; UHMANN 1983 as E. ceylonica ; UHMANN 1994b as E. indica ; KEJVAL 1998; TELNOV 1999). The first records from Iran, Pakistan and Oman.

Remarks. Endomia castelsi usually displays a dark marking on elytra (see Fig. 50 in KEJVAL (1998)). All examined specimens from Oman, Iran and the specimen from Avaran in Pakistan differ in having body unicoloured pale brown.