Alindria Erichson, 1844

Kolibac, Jiri, 2013, Trogossitidae: A review of the beetle family, with a catalogue and keys, ZooKeys 366, pp. 1-194 : 42-43

Genus Alindria Erichson, 1844 Figs 1 , 6 ; Map 5

Alindria Erichson, W. F. 1844: 451.

Type species.

Trogossita grandis Serville, 1828 [designated by Kolibáč 2005]

Léveillé, A. 1910: 8. Kolibáč, J. 2005: 43 (redescription). Kolibáč, J. 2006: 111 (phylogeny). Kolibáč, J. 2007a: 364

Description.

Body size: about 11.0-34.0 mm. Body shape elongate. Gular sutures reduced. Frontoclypeal suture absent. Frons: longitudinal groove or depression absent. Cranium ventrally: tufts of long setae at sides present. Submentum of males: ctenidium present. Antennal groove present. Eyes: size flat. Eyes number: two. Epicranial acumination deep. Lacinial hooks absent. Galea: shape elongate. Galea: ciliate setae absent. Mediostipes-Lacinia not fused. Palpifer: outer edge denticulate. Mandibular apical teeth number: two, horizontally situated. Mola reduced but present. Penicillus (at base) present (fine, often membranous). Pubescence above mola or cutting edge absent. Ventral furrow present. Basal notch shallow or absent. Labrum-Cranium not fused. Epipharyngial sclerite present. Lateral tormal process: projection curved downwards, processes not connected ( Airora ). Ligula: ciliate setae absent. Ligula rigid, strongly retroflexed, deeply emarginate. Hypopharyngeal sclerite consisting of two separate parts. Antenna 11-segmented. Antennal club asymmetrical, sensorial fields present. Front coxal cavities externally closed, internally open. Pronotum transverse. Prepectus absent. Middle coxal cavities open. Elytra: long hairs absent. Epipleuron moderate. Elytral interlocking mechanism present, carinae reduced. Elytral punctation regular, scales absent. Wing: radial cell triangular, wedge cell present, cross vein MP3-4 present, cross vein AA1+2-3+4 present. Front tibiae: spines along side large. Hooked spur present. Claws: denticle absent. Parasternites number along ventrites III-VII: two. Spiculum gastrale absent. Tegmen composed of two parts. Coxitae undivided.

Biology.

Predatory. Biology unknown; adults are sometimes collected at light.

Distribution.

Disjunctive distribution: most species distributed in tropical Africa and Madagascar; about four south-eastern Asian species are also congeneric. Two unidentified specimens from Argentina ( Természettudományi Múzeum Budapest) may be mislabelled.

Species:

Alindria alluaudi Léveillé, 1894; Madagascar (AL)

Léveillé, A. 1910: 8

Alindria alutacea Murray, 1867; Old Calabar (AL)

Léveillé, A. 1910: 8

Alindria angusta Léveillé, 1898; Madagascar (AL)

Léveillé, A. 1910: 8

Alindria auberti Léveillé, 1905; China: Sichuan (AL)

Léveillé, A. 1910: 8. Kolibáč, J. 2007a: 364

Alindria australis Péringuey, 1885; South Africa: Cap, Transvaal (AL)

Léveillé, A. 1910: 8

Alindria bicolor Basilewsky, 1956; Rwanda (AD)

Basilewsky, P. 1956: 392

Alindria bouvieri Léveillé, 1898; Madagascar (AL)

Léveillé, A. 1910: 8

Alindria chevrolati Reitter, 1876; Senegal (AL)

Léveillé, A. 1910: 8

Alindria cribrosicollis Léveillé, 1888; Tenasserim (AL)

Léveillé, A. 1910: 8

Alindria cyaneicornis Fairmaire, 1887; Madagascar (AL)

Léveillé, A. 1910: 8

Alindria docorsei Léveillé, 1901; Madagascar (AL)

Léveillé, A. 1910: 8

Alindria elongata Guérin, 1846; Guinea (AL)

Léveillé, A. 1910: 8

Alindria grandis Serville, 1825; Senegal, Cap (varA)

Léveillé, A. 1910: 8 (syn. Alindria cylindrica Olivier, 1792; synonymized by author?). Kolibáč, J. 2005: 43 (redescription). Léveillé, A. 1910: 8 (syn. Alindria ingenicula Gistl & Bromme, 1850; synonymized by author?). Léveillé, A. 1910: 8 (syn. Alindria major Guérin, 1825; syn. by author?)

Alindria lesnei Léveillé, 1907; East Africa (AL)

Léveillé, A. 1910: 8

Alindria orientalis Redtenbacher, 1844; India: Kashmir (AL)

Léveillé, A. 1910: 8

Léveillé, A. 1910: 8 (syn. Alindria parallela Léveillé, 1889; synonymized by Kolibáč 2007a); Andamans (AL)

Kolibáč, J. 2007a: 364 (syn. Alindria parallela Léveillé, 1889; synonymized by author)

Alindria ornata Léveillé, 1898; Congo (AL)

Léveillé, A. 1910: 8

Alindria ruandana Basilewsky, 1956; Rwanda (AD)

Basilewsky, P. 1956: 390

Alindria sedilloti Léveillé, 1881; Madagascar (AL)

Léveillé, A. 1910: 8. Léveillé, A. 1910: 8 (syn. Alindria sikorai Kuwert, 1891; synonymized by author?)

Alindria sericea Léveillé, 1898; Madagascar (AL)

Léveillé, A. 1910: 8

Alindria spectabilis Klug, 1833; Madagascar (AL)

Léveillé, A. 1910: 8

Alindria virescens Léveillé, 1907; “India” (varA)

Léveillé, A. 1910: 9. Kolibáč, J. 2007a: 364

Figures

Figure 1. Adult morphology: A Alindria sp. from Laos, ventral surface B Leipaspis lauricola, labium C Airora cylindrica, antennal club D Corticotomus cylindricus, mandible dorsally E Airora cylindrica, mandible ventrally F Acalanthis quadrisignata, labium G Acalanthis quadrisignata, maxilla H Acalanthis quadrisignata, wing I Peltonyxa deyrollei, tegmen composed of 3 parts J Airora cylindrica, tegmen composed of 2 parts.

Map 5. A distribution of the tribe Trogossitini.

Figure 6. A Alindria spectabilis B Alindria elongata C Alindria sp., Thailand D Airora cylindrica E Airora (syn. Temnochilodes) dugesi F Corticotomus (syn. Colydobius) divisus G Elestora fulgurata.