Tentyria velox ssp. velox Chevrolat, 1865

Bujalance, José L., Ferrer, Julio & Cárdenas, Ana M., 2023, A taxonomic revision of the genus Tentyria Latreille, 1802 in the Iberian Peninsula and Balearic Islands (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae), Zootaxa 5320 (1), pp. 1-88 : 48

Tentyria velox ssp. velox Chevrolat, 1865 ( Figs. 28 , 62 , 98 , 133 , 180 , 214 , 244 )

Tentyria velox Chevrolat, 1865: 390 ; Reitter 1900: 170, Fuente 1934: 30, L̂bl & Smetana 2008: 34, 206, Martínez 2018: 58, Iwan & L̂bl 2020: 252. Tentyria curculionoides ssp. velox Chevrolat sensu Koch 1944a: 229 ; Epañol, 1956: 30 and 1960: 408. Tentyria curculionoides ssp. curculionoides f.t. sensu Viñolas 1986: 102–103 (specimens from Valladolid, Palencia and Zamora), Viñolas & Cartagena 2005: 276.

Types examined: The type was not found in Paris (MNHN, Chevrolat collection). In the MNCN there is a series of specimens caught in Valladolid ( Spain) by Chevrolat & Bellier, donated to Mr. Pérez Arcas along with other insects of the same provenance (Pérez-Arcas 1865: 439). So that, we consider belonging to the typical series the specimens carrying the following labels: Valladolid, Bellier et Chevrolat 1864 (handwritten label) / MNCN_Ent, Nº Cat. 70855 (1♀, MNCN) ( Fig.244 ); Tentyria velox? Chevr. Valladolid (handwritten label by Pérez Arcas) / Bellier! (back) / MNCN_Ent, Nº Cat. 70857 (1♁, MNCN); Tentyria velox, Valladolid (handwritten label by Pérez Arcas) / MNCN_Ent, Nº Cat. 70858 (1♁, MNCN); velox, Valladolid / MNCN_Ent, Nº Cat. 70856 / Tentyria velox, J.L. Bujalance det., 2011(1♁, MNCN); T. velox Chevr. / T. velox Valladolid / MNCN_Ent, Nº Cat. 70854 (1♁, MNCN); T. velox, Valladolid / Tentyria subrugosa Solier, 1835 , J.L. Bujalance det. 2006 / M.N.C.N. MADRID / MNCN_Ent, Nº Cat. 70797 (1♀, MNCN).

Additional material: Historical material: Valladolid Spanien / Peirolerii / curculionoides ssp. velox Chevr., DET. C. KOCH / Sammlung, Adr. Schuster / Coll. Kraatz / D.G.M (1♁, NHMB); Vallad / Locus typ. Valladolid, det. Julio Ferrer (1♁, NHMB); Tentyria velox / Rsh / Rsh (= Rosenhauer), det. J. Ferrer / Hispania / 446 (1♁, NHMB); velox. Ch: Spain. V. Jenel. / F. Bates. 81-19. / British Museum / velox / Sammlung, Adr. Schuster / curculionoides velox Chevr., det. J. FERRER (1♁, NHMB); Palencia, Paganetti / Moor. / Peirol. / Sammlung Adr. Schuster / curculionoides velox Chevr., det. Julio Ferrer (1♁ and 1♀, NHMB).

Valladolid, Honquilana, VI.1987, Podlussány leg. ( HMNH); Valladolid, Ataquines, 17.VII.1976, P. Bercedo leg. (1 ex, CJF).

Diagnosis: Black, bright tegument. Head, slightly longer than wide, usually with maximum width at the back of the eyes ( Fig. 28 ), convex temples, sometimes the genae, are also enlarged, raised and surrounded by a depression that separates them from the disc. Very prominent, curved and sinuous supraorbital folds, rarely straight; the epistome more or less projected ahead and rounded, usually densely punctured and without clearly visible tooth; usually straight, narrow and moderately deep gular groove ( Fig. 62 ); transverse, slightly convex pronotum ( Fig. 98 ), about 1.4 times wider than long, with the base thickly flanged, curved, and generally more or less sinuate at the level of the rear angles; prosternal apophysis ( Fig. 133 ) with parallel sides and rounded at apex; elongated oval elytra ( Fig. 214 ), 2.75–3 times longer than pronotum, usually smooth, sometimes with streaked or slightly rough marks, with the punctures usually somewhat thinner than those of the pronotum; aedeagus ( Fig. 180 ) with the parameres clearly longer than the phallobase and with sides slightly sinuous, middle lobe (penis) narrowed before the apex. Smooth, very bright, and clearly punctured ventral tegument.

Comments: T. velox Chevrolat , was misinterpreted by Koch (1944a) and Español (1956, 1960), who considered it a subspecies of T. curculionoides (Herbst) , unknown taxon to both authors, as well as to Viñolas (1986) and Viñolas & Cartagena (2005). These last authors (2005) proposed the synonymy between T. velox and T. curculionoides , whose types had been confused in the NMHUB. However, they are very different species, both in external morphology and the conformation of the aedeagus.

Geographical distribution: Species described from the area around Valladolid and widespread by the North Plateau, in the provinces of Palencia ( Koch 1944a) and Zamora ( Español 1956, 1960).

Figures

FIGURES 1–35. Heads. 1: T. mucronata. 2: T. schaumii. 3: T. ophiusae. 4: T. subcostata. 5: T. striatorugosa. 6: T. sinuatocollis. 7: T. lateritia. 8: T. faroensis. 9: T. curculionoides. 10: T. stupefacta. 11: T. heydeni. 12: T. espanoli. 13: T. interrupta. 14: T. platyceps. 15: T. bassii. 16: T. eulipoides. 17: T. peiroleri ssp. peiroleri. 18: T. peiroleri ssp. incerta. 19: T. prolixa. 20: T. sublaevis ssp. sublaevis. 21: T. sublaevis ssp. cognata. 22: T. kochi 23: T. castrotovari. 24: T. gaditana. 25: T. corrugata. 26: T. donanensis. 27: T. pseudogaditana. 28: T. velox ssp. velox. 29: T. velox ssp. circumvoluta. 30: T. velox ssp. serrana. 31: T. grossa ssp. basalis. 32: T. castiliana. 33: T. aragonica. 34: T. pazi. 35: T. bifida.

FIGURES 36–69. Gular grooves. 36: T. mucronata. 37: T. schaumii. 38: T. ophiusae. 39: T. subcostata. 40: T. striatorugosa. 41: T. sinuatocollis. 42: T. lateritia. 43: T. faroensis. 44: T. curculionoides. 45: T. stupefacta. 46: T. heydeni. 47: T. espanoli. 48: T. interrupta. 49: T. platyceps. 50: T. bassii. 51: T. eulipoides. 52: T. peiroleri. 53: T. prolixa. 54: T. sublaevis ssp. sublaevis. 55: T. sublaevis ssp. cognata. 56: T. kochi. 57: T. castrotovari. 58: T. gaditana. 59: T. corrugata. 60: T. donanensis. 61: T. pseudogaditana. 62: T. velox ssp. velox. 63: T. velox ssp. circumvoluta. 64: T. velox ssp. serrana. 65: T. grossa ssp. basalis. 66: T. castiliana. 67: T. aragonica. 68: T. pazi. 69: T. bifida.

FIGURES 88–105. II / Pronota II. 88: T. sublaevis ssp. sublaevis. 89: T. sublaevis ssp. cognata. 90: T. kochi. 91: T. castrotovari. 92: T. gaditana. 93, 94: T. corrugata. 95, 96: T. donanensis. 97: T. pseudogaditana. 98: T. velox ssp. velox. 99: T. velox ssp. circumvoluta. 100: T. velox ssp. serrana. 101: T. grossa ssp. basalis. 102: T. castiliana. 103: T. aragonica. 104: T. pazi. 105: T. bifida.

FIGURES 106–140. Prosternal apophyses. 106: T. mucronata. 107: T. schaumii. 108: T. ophiusae. 109: T. subcostata. 110: T. striatorugosa. 111: T. sinuatocollis. 112: T. lateritia. 113: T. faroensis. 114: T. curculionoides. 115: T. stupefacta. 116: T. heydeni. 117: T. espanoli. 118: T. interrupta. 119: T. platyceps. 120: T. bassii. 121: T. eulipoides. 122: T. peiroleri ssp. peiroleri. 123: T. peiroleri ssp. incerta. 124: T. prolixa. 125: T. sublaevis ssp. sublaevis. 126: T. sublaevis ssp. cognata. 127: T. kochi. 128: T. castrotovari. 129: T. gaditana. 130: T. corrugata. 131: T. donanensis. 132: T. pseudogaditana. 133: T. velox ssp. velox. 134: T. velox ssp. circumvoluta. 135: T. velox ssp. serrana. 136: T. grossa ssp. basalis. 137: T. castiliana. 138: T. aragonica. 139: T. pazi. 140: T. bifida (a ventral view; b. lateral view).

FIGURES 172–185. II. / Aedeagi II. 172: T. sublaevis ssp. sublaevis. 173: T. sublaevis ssp. cognata. 174: T. kochi. 175: T. castrotovari. 176: T. gaditana. 177: T. corrugata. 178: T. donanensis. 179: T. pseudogaditana. 180: T. velox. 181: T. grossa ssp. basalis. 182: T. castiliana. 183: T. aragonica. 184: T. pazi. 185: T. bifida.

FIGURES 210–215. Habitus (♁) V. 210: T. gaditana. 211: T. corrugata. 212: T. donanensis. 213: T. pseudogaditana sp. nov. (Holotype). 214: T. velox ssp. velox. 215: T. velox ssp. circumvoluta nom. nov.

FIGURES 241–246. Habitus Type V. 241: T. gaditana (MNHN, Lectotype des., ♁). 242: T. corrugata (MNHN, Lectotype des., ♀). 243: T. andalusiaca (SDEI, Lectotype des., ♁). 244: T. velox ssp. velox (MNCN, Syntype). 245: T. subrugosa (MNHN, Syntype, ♀). 246: T. peiroleri ssp. castiliana (NHMB, Syntype, ♁).