Findoclivina spatulifera ( ANDREWES , 1929)

Balkenohl, Michael, 2023, Notes on Clivinini species from Asia with the description of a new genus and a new species from Myanmar and the North of India (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Scaritinae), Linzer biologische Beiträge 55 (2), pp. 405-415 : 408

Findoclivina spatulifera ( ANDREWES, 1929) ( Figs 1-6 )

Clivina spatulifera ANDREWES (1929): 369 ; (1930): 117.

Clivina spatulifera ANDREWES 1930 , CSIKI (1933): 639; BALKENOHL (2001): 16; LORENZ (2005): 144; (2023): 5ZB73.

T y p e m a t e r i a l: Lectotype by present designation: ♁, with labels and data: white, printed in black "Tavoi, Burma. R. N. Parker. I. XI. 1924 " / handwritten in black ink: "286" / black printed with yellow line: " India. B.M. 1927-38. / white, handwritten in black ink and printed: " Clivina spatulifera Andr. Type H.E.Andrewes det." / circle, red framed, black printed: " Type " ( NHMUK).

Paralectotype by present designation: 1♀, with labels and data: white, printed in black: "Maungmagan, Tavoy Dt. Burma. R.N. Parker. 2. XI. 1924 " / white, printed: "At light" / white, black printed: "For. Res. Inst.Dehra Dun" / white, handwritten in black ink: "287" / white, printed: "H.E.Andrewes Coll. B.M.1945-97" / circle, green framed, black printed: "Co-type" / white, handwritten in black ink and printed: " Clivina spatulifera Andr. cotype H.E.Andrewes det." (NHMUK).

N o t e: The species is well characterized in ANDREWES (1929). Therefore, this description provides some missing data and is augmented by figures which are missing in the original description. ANDREWES (1929) does not mention on how many specimens he based the description. Two are available (see type material).

R e m a r k s: In the Lectotype, the tarsomeres are missing in the right hind leg. In the paralectotype, the following parts are missing: Mentum and palpomeres, left antennomeres two to eleven, two terminal tarsomeres of the left front leg, terminal tarsomere of the right front leg, left intermediate leg. The specimen was broken and is glued, the pronotum shows a crack.

D i a g n o s i s: See genus description.

D e s c r i p t i o n:

Measurements. Lectotype: Body length 4.93 mm, width 1.31 mm; ratio length/width of pronotum 1.43; ratio length/width of elytra 1.97. Paralectotype: Body length 5.52 mm, width 1.43 mm; ratio length/width of pronotum 1.02; ratio length/width of elytra 1.97 mm.

Male genitalia ( Fig. 5 ): Median lobe relatively short, convex at middle, apex stick-like elongated. Oroficium elongated. Endophallus with some short teeth apically, with an enlarged group of bristles basally. Parameres hyaline, of moderate size, distorted, without setae at apex.

Female genitalia ( Fig. 6 ): Small in comparison to body size, with gonocoxites monomeric, completely fused, flattened and distinctly widened basally, basal oroficium wide, gonocoxites attached to each other, preapically with two setae, with two additional setae at margin of oroficium, epipleurite without setae.

Variation: In the paralectotype, interval eight is more distinct carinate in its whole length. In the lectotype, interval seven shows a short carina directly at the humerus.

D i s t r i b u t i o n: Known from Maungmagan, Tavoy district, in the South of Myanmar.

Figures

Figs 1-4: Findoclivina spatulifera (ANDREWES), lectotype; (1) habitus, dorsal view; (2) head, pronotum, dorso-lateral view; (3) pronotum, dorsal view; (4) right front tibia, dorsal view.

Figs 5-6: Findoclivina spatulifera (ANDREWES); (5) male genitalia, lectotype, ventral and lateral view of median lobe with parameres in between; (6) female external genitalia with gonocoxites and epipleurites, paralectotype.