Semiardistomis rugosus (Putzeys, 1866)

Valdes, Pavel, 2012, Notes about morphological features of the Western Hemisphere subtribe Ardistomina, and revision of genus Semiardistomis Kult (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Scaritinae, Clivinini), ZooKeys 210, pp. 19-67 : 37-38

Semiardistomis rugosus (Putzeys, 1866) Figs 50 57

Ardistomis rugosa Putzeys, 1866: 210.

Ardistomus rugosus Putzeys: Csiki 1927: 549; Blackwelder 1944: 27.

Ardistomis (Semiardistomis) rugosus Putzeys: Kult 1950: 302; Lorenz 2005: 146.

Semiardistomis rugosus (Putzeys); Erwin 2011: 238.

Type material.

Lectotype, here designated, female (IRSNB), glued on pinned card, head and pronotum missing, genitalia attached in microvial, labeled: green paper handwritten "rugosa. Pz. Sta Cath.(Dhr.)"/ printed "Soc. Ent. Belg. Coll. Putzeys"/ “Syntype” / "Lectotype Ardistomis rugosa Putz. des. S. W. Nichols 1984".

Putzeys (1866: 211) mentioned two specimens in his description but I have located only one.

Type locality.

Given by Putzeys (1866: 211) as "Ste Catherine (Colonie Blumenau)", Brazil.

Diagnosis.

Body piceous. Elytral surface smooth, impunctate, elytral striae complete, 4 setiferous punctures on interval 3, stria 2 absent, prominent humeral tooth at junction of third stria with marginal channel. Profemur glabrous. Abdominal sternum VII with 5+5 setiferous punctures.

Habitus.

dorsal aspect, as in Fig. 50 .

Measurements and variation.

Variation of measurements (mm) and ratios for Semiardistomis rugosus (n=2) are: HL = 0,71; PL = 1,35; PW = 1,51; EL = 3,72-3,73-3,75; EW = 2,34-2,42-2,50; SBL = 5,78; PW/EW = 0,64; PW/PL = 1,12; PL/EL = 0,36; EW/EL = 0,63.

Geographical distribution

( Fig. 57 ). Known only for the Santa Catarina region in Brazil.

Material examined.

BRAZIL. Hansa Humboldt Sta. Catarina 3. 1937 (BMNH, 1).

Figures

Figure 57. Distribution map of members of the puncticollis species-group.

Figures 49 - 50.. 47 Semiardistomis major sp. n. 50 Semiardistomis rugosus (Putzeys). Dorsal aspect. Scale bar 1 mm.