Anomalophylla moupinea Fairmaire, 1891

Ahrens, Dirk, 2005, Taxonomic revision of the genus Anomalophylla Reitter, 1887 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Sericini), Zootaxa 1076 (1), pp. 1-62 : 16-18

Anomalophylla moupinea Fairmaire, 1891

( Fig. 1K–M , 6 )

Anomalophylla moupinea Fairmaire, 1891: 198 .

Melaserica moupinea: Brenske 1897: 421 .

Type material. Lectotype here designated: ♂ ” Chine A. David / Moupine” ( MNHN) . Paralectotype: 1 ♂ ” Chine A. David ” ( MNHN) .

Additional material examined. 62 specimens ”China­Sichuan 5–9 July 1995 Kangding env., 2400–2800 m Zd. Jindra lgt.” ( CA), 1 specimen ”China­Sichuan 12–14 July 1995 Baoxing, 100 km N of Yann, Zd. Jindra lgt.” ( CA), 2 specimens ”China: W Sichuan, 2500 m, crossroads Kangding­Xindugiao x Kangding­Sabde, J. Kaláb,m 17.6.1994 ” ( CA), 1 specimen (♂)”China W. Sichuan (Ganzi Tibet. Aut. Pref., Kangding Co.) Daxue Shan, W Tsheto La Pass 3900–4000 m, 18 km W Kangding, 30°04’N / 101°47’E 25.VI.1999 D.W. Wrase” ( CA), 1 specimen “China (W Sichuan) Daxue Shan W env. Kangding 2600–2700 m 30°03’N / 101°57’E 22./ 24.V.1997 Wrase” ( NME), 7 specimens (♂) ”China Sichuan Moxi VI.1993 M. Hackel lgt.” ( CN), 8 specimens (♂) ”China Sichuan, Kangding (formerly Tatsienlu) 2900 m, 2.VII.1996 30°03’N 102°02’E C48 / collected by A. Smetana, J. Farkac and P. Kabátek” ( NHMB, HAHC), 8 specimens ”China W­Sichuan Ganzi Tibetian Auton. Pref. Daxue Shan, River valley 15 km S Kangding 2800 m, 29°56’N 101°58’E 26.VI.1999 leg. A. Pütz” ( CAPE), 4 specimens ”China W­Sichuan 1999 Ganzi Tibet Aut. Pref., Kangding Co. Daxue Shan, Seitental 15 km S Kangding ca.: 29°56’N 101°58’E, Reisig, Streu, 2800 m, 26.VI. leg. M. Schülke” ( CAN), 1 specimen ”China: S­Sichuan 1999 Yaan Pref. Shimian Co. Xiaoxiang Ling, 7 km S Liziping, 35 km S Shimian, 28°56’N / 102°18’E, ca. 1600 m, Bambus, Feldrand 7.VII. leg. M. Schülke” ( CAN), 7 specimens ”China: W Sichuan, Maniganggo env. cca 4000 m 31°55’N 99°10’E, 2–7.VII.98 A. K ř í ž ova & J. Mikšovská ( TICB), 12 specimens China, Sichuan 6.–9.VII. Kanding env., 2500–3000 m 30°05’N 101°55’E 1995 M. Trýzna et O. Safránek lgt. ( TICB), 43 specimens C. China, W Sichuan Kanding, 30.vi.–8.vii.1999 V. Beneš leg. ( TICB), 14 specimens (♀) “ CHINA, Sichuan, Kangding, 3000 m, 23.–27.vii.1995 J. Schneider leg.” ( TICB), 2 specimens ”China SW Sichuan Kangding 2700 m Krajcik M. lgt. 30.5.97” ( CA), 1 specimen ”China SW Kangding 5.2001 lgt. M. Häckel” (Coll. M. Múcka), 10 specimens “Museum Paris Mou­Pin A. David 1870 / 1033–70” ( MNHN), 23 specimens “ Tibet Chasseurs de Ta­tsien­lou 1895” ( MNHN), 1 specimen “Chasseurs indigènes de Ta­Tsien­Lou R.P. Dejean 1901” ( MNHN), 7 specimens “Ta­tsien­Lou Chasseurs Thibétains 1896” ( MNHN), 21 specimens “Thibet Tatsienlou Mgt. F. Biet” ( MNHN), 2 specimens “Su­Tchuen Chass. Thibétains 1897” ( MNHN), 1 specimen “nr Mupin China 2–8000ft / Szechuen China DC Graham” ( USNM), 5 specimens “near Muping 13000–14000 ft. July 7 20 / DC Graham collector” ( USNM), 2 specimens “near Muping 7.000 –13.000 ft. July 8 29 / Szechuen China DC Graham” ( USNM), 1 specimen “nr Muping 7.000 ft. July 18 29 / Szechuen China DC Graham” ( USNM), 1 specimen “Muping 35–5000 ft. Jul. 1 29 / Szechuen China DC Graham” ( USNM), 1 specimen “Muping 5–6000 ft. Jul. 19 29 / Szechuen China DC Graham” ( USNM), 1 specimen “Chetu Pass near Tatsienlu 13000–14000 ft. / July 1923 Szechuen China DC Graham” ( USNM).

Lectotype redescription. Length: 5.1 mm, length of elytra: 3.6 mm, width: 2.9 mm. Body oblong, black, elytra dark reddish brown, dorsal surface dull with long, dense, erect setae; pilosity black, setae on elytra and sometimes those on pronotum posteriorly white. Head: Labroclypeus transverse, widest medially; lateral margins strongly convex and slightly convergent anteriorly and toward base; anterior angles strongly rounded; lateral border and ocular canthus producing a distinct blunt angle; anterior and lateral margin strongly reflexed and anteriorly moderately sinuate medially; surface almost flat and moderately shiny, coarsely and densely punctate, with numerous long, erect setae. Frontoclypeal suture distinct, weakly curved and slightly elevated; smooth area anterior to eye as wide as long. Ocular canthus moderately long and slender, finely and densely punctate, densely setose. Frons with coarse, dense punctures; punctures bearing a long, erect seta; basal punctation less dense, irregular. Eyes small, ratio of diameter / interocular width: 0.53. Antenna black, with ten antennomeres; basal antennomeres brown, club with five equal in length antennomeres; club 2.5 times as long as the remaining antennomeres combined, reflexed. Prementum almost flat. Pronotum: widest at base; lateral margins in posterior half almost straight and weakly convergent, in anterior half strongly convex and convergent; anterior angles weakly produced and moderately rounded; posterior angles blunt and moderately rounded, anterior margin medially weakly convex with a distinct, fine marginal line; basal margin with a fine marginal line. Pronotal surface with dense, double punctation; fine glabrous punctures mixed with large punctures bearing a long erect seta which is slightly directed anteriorly and weakly curved posteriorly. Anterior and lateral borders setose; basal margin of hypomeron not produced ventrally, not transversely sulcate anterior to base. Scutellum : moderately long, apex weakly rounded with fine, dense punctures; medially partially smooth; minute setae present in the punctures. Elytra: oblong, widest medially; striae indistinctly impressed and finely, densely punctate; intervals flat with fine, moderately dense punctures bearing long, erect setae, which are anteriorly longer; even intervals only setose anteriorly. Epipleural edge fine, ending at the strongly convex external apical angle of elytra; epipleura densely setose, strongly curved in anterior third of elytra; apical border chitinous, without short microtrichomes. Venter: Ventral surface dull with fine, dense punctures. Metasternum densely setose, setae partially appressed, partially erect. Metacoxa with fine, long appressed setae; glabrous on median part. Abdominal sternites with an indistinct transverse row of coarse punctures bearing thick setae between fine, dense punctation; all abdominal sternites with fine, long setae; tegument of abdominal sternites (60x magnification) with fine polygonal mesh pattern formed by microtrichomes; ultimate three abdominal sternites at midline with longitudinally impressed line. Mesosternum between mesocoxae narrow, narrower than mesofemur with irregularly scattered, strong setae. Ratio of length of metepisternum / metacoxa: 1 / 1.5. Pygidium moderately convex, posteriorly shiny; with fine, dense punctures bearing fine, long setae, without smooth midline. Legs: slender with shiny surface. Femora with two longitudinal rows of setae; finely, densely punctate and setose; anterior edge of metafemur acute, lacking adjacent serrated line; posterior margin weakly convex with a few fine setae medially; ventral posterior margin weakly widened in apical half; posterior margin smooth ventrally and dorsally. Metatibia moderately slender and long, widest at apex; ratio width / length: 1 / 3.5; dorsal margin sharply carinate and smooth with two groups of spines, the basal group at one third, apical one at two thirds of metatibial length; basally with a few single spines in punctures; lateral face longitudinally convex with dense, fine punctures; ventral edge serrated, with four strong, long, equally spaced spines; medial face finely punctate; apex sharply truncate interiorly near tarsal articulation. Tarsomeres dorsally glabrous, coarsely punctate; ventrally with sparse, short setae; metatarsomeres dorsally without longitudinal impressions, ventrally with strongly serrated ridge, laterally without strong longitudinal carina; first metatarsomere slightly shorter than the following two tarsomeres combined and one third of its length longer than the upper tibial spur. Protibia short, bidentate. Protarsal claws symmetrical, basal tooth of inner protarsal claw evenly pointed. Aedeagus: Fig. 1K–M .

Intraspecific variation. Length: 5.1–6.8 mm, length of elytra: 3.6–4.4 mm, width: 2.9– 3.4 mm. In some specimens elytra uniformly black or reddish brown with dark lateral margins. The density of punctation on dorsal surface as well as shape of lateral border of pronotum are variable. ♀: Antennal club with three antennomeres and distinctly shorter than the remaining antennomeres combined; eyes equal in size to that of male; pygidium apically less convex.

Diagnosis. Anomalophylla moupinea is in genital shape and habitus similar to A. tristicula . It is differentiated from A. tristicula by the basal lobe of right paramere directed mediodistally ( Fig. 1L ) and by the right paramere being without a sharp lateral carina in basal half ( Fig. 1K ).

Figures

FIGURE 1. (A–C) Anomalophylla tristicula Reitter (Tibet: Kuku­Nor); (D–F) A. tristicula Reitter (China, Yunnan, Dequen env., “population B”); (G–J) A. tsangpoana sp. n. (holotype); (K–M) A. moupinea (Fairmaire) (lectotype “Chine: Moupin”); (N–P) A. subcarinata sp. n. (holotype); (Q–S) A. obscuripennis sp. n. (holotype). (A, D, G, K, N, Q) aedeagus, left side lateral view; (B, E, H, L, O, R) parameres, dorsal view; (C, F, J, M, P, S) aedeagus, right side lateral view. Scale bar = 0.5 mm.

FIGURE 6. Present known distribution of Anomalophylla liciata, A. moupinea, A. subcarinata, and A. subfastuosa.