Lemula (s. str.) crucifera Shimomura, 1979
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26. Lemula (s. str.) crucifera Shimomura, 1979 View in CoL
(Figs. XIII-26, XIV-26, XVI-20)
Lemula crucifera Shimomura, 1979: 274 View in CoL , fig. 3. Type locality: Palin, Taoyuan.— Shimomura, 1994: 348.— Nakamura et al., 1992: 11.— Yu et al., 2002: 24–25, 78, pl. 3, fig. 14.— Chou, 2004: 78.— Chou, 2008: 78.— Hua et al., 2009: 10, 137, 274, Pl. 10, fig. 119.— Nakamura et al., 2014: 20
Diagnosis. Male: BL = 5.3–7.2 mm. Quite unique species in coloration and elytral maculae. Body shiny on dorsal surface; head and pronotum deep red; scutellum dark brownish red; elytra pale yellow with black markings as fol- lows: two transverse bands along basal margin and behind middle, and longitudinal stripe along suture and also along lateral margins; legs black except for reddish brown femora with black apical parts. Head and pronotum sparsely furnished with pale yellowish pubescence; elytra sparsely covered with outstanding long erect blackish setaceous hairs intermixed fine golden slanted hairs; abdomen sparsely covered with pale yellow pubescence.
Head moderately scattered with small punctures.
Pronotum with obtuse lateral tubercles, slightly longer than width across lateral tubercles (PL/PW = 1.04); disk convex above with slight median longitudinal depression, sparsely and finely punctured.
Elytra as long as twice elytral humeri (EL/EW = 1.99).
Endophallus (Type B). Dorsal view: CT weakly swollen laterally, ds lain-parenthesis shape embraced by distinct lateral ridges associated distal dm; PB moderately swollen; APH drop shape. Lateral view: CT and PB moderately inflated dorsoventrally; APH oval.
Female: BL = 6.3–7.6 mm. Similar with male, but antennae not reaching middle of elytra, pronotum longer than width across lateral tubercles (PL/PW = 1.09), and elytra sorter than twice humeral width (EL/EW = 1.94).
Type material examined. Lemula crucifera Shimomura, 1979 : Holotype ♀ ( NSMT), “Baron (= Palin) / For- mosa / 26. IV.1978 / S. Saito leg.”, “ Holotype: ♀ / Lemula / crucifera / SHIMIMURA, 1979”.
Other material examined. [ Taiwan]: Xinxian (șl), Wulai District, New Taipei City [2♂♂, 500 m, Litsea , 21-II-2001, W.-I Chou leg. (G-1073); 2♀♀, 700 m, Litsea , 21-II-2003, W.-I Chou leg.]; Fushan (福m), Wulai District , New Taipei city [1♀, 28-III-2004, T. Kurihara leg.]; Ronghua (f華), Fuxing District , Taoyuan City [1♂, 5-III-1998, W.-I Chou leg.; 8♂♂, 3♀♀, 15-III-1998, C.-C. Chen leg. (G-796)]; Gaoyi (Á義), Fuxing District , Taoyuan City [1♂, 8-III-1997, W.-I Chou leg.]; Loufu (羅ŋ), Fuxing District , Taoyuan City [8♂♂, 3♀♀, 16-III- 2008, W.-I Chou leg.]; Huisun Linchang (惠Ιff場), Guoxing Township , Nantou County [1♀, 10-III-2007, W.-I Chou leg.]; Dahanshan (†漢m), Chunri Township , Pingtung County [1♀, 11-IV-2012, N. Ohbayashi leg.; 4♂♂, 1♀, 13-II-2016, J. Yamasako leg. (G-841, 1072); 4♂♂, 2♀♀, 5–6-III-2017, N. Ohbayashi leg. (G-932, 948, 1052); 1♂, 5–6-IV-2017, N. Ohbayashi leg. (G-1052)]; Ali (Ḥ禮›, Wutai Township , Pingtung County [3♂♂, 4♀♀, 1,200 m, 21-II-2009, W.-I Chou leg.].
Distribution. Taiwan (New Taipei, Taoyuan, Nantou, Pingtung).
Ecology. Flight period: February–March. Flower records: Litsea , Acer , Fraxinus , Castanopsis , Maesa .
Remarks. This is the only species which has distinct elytral maculae within the genus. Generally it appears in early spring from February in Taiwan.
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National Science Museum (Natural History) |
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Lemula (s. str.) crucifera Shimomura, 1979
Ohbayashi, Nobuo & Chou, Wen-I 2019 |
Lemula crucifera
Nakamura, S. & Makihara, H. & Kurihara, T. & Yamasako, J. 2014: 20 |
Hua, L. - Z. & Nara, H. & Samuelson, G. A. & Lingafelter, S. W. 2009: 10 |
Chou, W. - I. 2008: 78 |
Chou, W. - I. 2004: 78 |
Shimomura, T. 1994: 348 |
Nakamura, S. & Makihara, H. & Saito, A. 1992: 11 |
Shimomura, T. 1979: 274 |