Indostola pulchella Medvedev, 1991

Fouquè, René, 2015, A review of the genera Indostola, Tagenostola, Indochillus, Pseudethas, and Pseudochillus gen. nov. in South East Asia (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Stenosini), Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 55 (1), pp. 217-242 : 220

Indostola pulchella Medvedev, 1991

( Figs 1 , 23 , 27 , 38 )

Indostola pulchella Medvedev, 1991: 558 (original description).

Type locality. India, West Bengal, Kalimpong.

Type material examined. HOLOTYPE: ♀, INDIA, Kalimpong ( ZIN).

Additional material examined. INDIA: UTTARAKHAND: Rishikesh , 2.–4.vii.1989, leg. A. Riedel (1 ♂ SMNS) ; 14 mi. SW Dehra Dun , 525 m a.s.l., 11.xii.1961, leg. E. S. Ross & D. Cavagnaro (4 ♂♂ 3 ♀♀ CASC, 1 ♂ RFCL) ; Dehra Dun , 700 m a.s.l., 9.xii.1961, leg. E. S. Ross & D. Cavagnaro (1 ♂ CASC) .

Diagnosis. See diagnosis of I. kaengkrachanensis sp. nov. below for characters distinguishing both species.

Distribution. India: West Bengal ( MEDVEDEV 1991), Uttarakhand (new record).

Figures

Figs 1–4. Dorsal view. 1 – Indostola pulchella Medvedev, 1991, holotype ♀, India (West Bengal). 2 – Indostola kaengkrachanensis sp. nov., holotype♂, Thailand.3 – Tagenostola albovillosa Koch, 1940,Vietnam.4 – Pseudethas thailandicus Fouquè, 2008, holotype ♂, Thailand. Scale bar = 4 mm.

Figs 17–26. Antenna. 17 – Indochillus cristatus Koch, 1941. 18 – Pseudochillus (Pseudochillus) bangaloreanus (Kaszab, 1981). 19 – P.(P.) aalbui sp. nov. 20 – P.(Kaszabochillus) andamanus (Kaszab, 1981). 21 – P.(K.) helferi sp.nov. 22 – Indostola kaengkrachanensis sp.nov. 23 – I.pulchella Medvedev, 1991.24 – Pseudochillus (Micropseudochillus) palawanus sp. nov. 25 – P.(M.) thailandicus sp. nov. 26 – P.(M.) indochinensis sp. nov. Scale bar = 1 mm.

Figs 27–36. Lateral view of head with eyes. 27 – Indostola pulchella Medvedev, 1991. 28 – I. kaengkrachanensis sp. nov.29 – Indochillus cristatus Koch, 1941. 30 – Pseudochillus (Pseudochillus) bangaloreanus (Kaszab, 1981). 31 – P. (P.) aalbui sp. nov. 32 – P.(Kaszabochillus) andamanus (Kaszab, 1981). 33 – P.(K.) helferi sp. nov. 34 – Pseudochillus (Micropseudochillus) palawanus sp. nov. 35 – P.(M.) thailandicus sp. nov. 36 – P.(M.) indochinensis sp. nov.

Figs 37–43. Aedeagus. 37 – Indostola kaengkrachanensis sp. nov. 38 – I. pulchella Medvedev, 1991. 39 – Pseudochillus (Pseudochillus) bangaloreanus (Kaszab, 1981). 40 – Pseudochillus (P.) aalbui sp. nov. 41 – Pseudochillus (Micropseudochillus) palawanus sp. nov. 42 – P.(M.) thailandicus sp. nov. 43 – P.(M.) indochinensis sp. nov. Scale bars: 0.5 mm (Figs 37, 38, 40–42), 1 mm (Fig. 39, 43).