Atholus tetricus ( Lewis, 1902 )

Cruz, Ian Niel dela, Hartini, Sri, Dwibadra, Dhian & Ôhara, Masahiro, 2024, Contribution to the Knowledge of the Genus Atholus (Coleoptera: Histeridae: Histerinae: Histerini) from the Indonesian Archipelago, Species Diversity 29 (1), pp. 119-139 : 135-136

Atholus tetricus ( Lewis, 1902)

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Hister tetricus Lewis, 1902: 239 (type locality: Sumatra). Atholus tetricus : Lewis 1906: 402 (listed); Mazur 1984: 217;

Mazur 1997: 133; Mazur 2011: 106 (catalogued).

Hister (Atholus) tetricus : Bickhardt 1910: 55; Bickhardt 1917: 194 (catalogued); Desbordes 1917: 321 (keyed).

Specimens examined. No specimen available for this study.

Diagnosis. Atholus tetricus is described with a circular fovea behind the anterolateral angle of its pronotum. The inner stria of its subhumerus is located close to apex, while its elytral dorsal striae 1–4 are complete, but the dorsal 5 and sutural stria are marked on the apical half. Both propygidium and pygidium of this species are almost impunctate, appearing smooth on their surfaces.

Distribution. Indonesia: endemic to Sumatra Island ( Fig. 12 ).

Figures

Fig. 12. Map showing the occurrence of some species of Atholus from the Indonesian archipelago and its extra-limital distribution in the Oriental Region.