Glycia cf. spencei (Gistel, 1838)

Felix, Ron F. F. L., Farkač, Jan & Suleiman, Ahmed Saeed, 2012, Annotated checklist of the Carabidae (Coleoptera) of the Socotra Archipelago, Insect biodiversity of the Socotra Archipelago. (Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 52), pp. 75-106 : 91-92

Glycia cf. spencei (Gistel, 1838)

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Material examined (159 spec.). YEMEN: SOCOTRA ISLAND: Hadibo , village and environment, 12°39′N, 54°01′E, 2.–26.ii.1999, 1 spec., lgt. H. Pohl, det. M. Persohn (as Lipostratia cf. laeviceps ) ( HLMD) ; Noged , Farmihin, near beach, 12°24′41″N, 54°13′35″E, 0 m a.s.l., 33 spec., lgt. H. Pohl, det. R.F.F.L. Felix (4 spec.) & M. Persohn (29 spec.) (as L. cf. laeviceps ) ( HLMD, RFBE) ; S Socotra, 6.–24.ix.1999, 1 spec., lgt. V. Bejček & K. Šťastný, det. O. Hovorka ( JFCP) ; Firmihin , 12.474N, 54.015E, 530 m a.s.l., 23.–24.ii.2000, 1 spec., lgt. V. Bejček & K. Šťastný, det. O. Hovorka ( JFCP) ; Hadibo , village and environment, 12°36′57″N, 54°01′01″E, 20.x.–1.xi.2000, 1 spec., lgt. H. Pohl, det. M. Persohn (as L. cf. laeviceps ) ( HLMD) ; Firmihin , 12.474N, 50.015E, 530 m a.s.l., x.2000, 2 spec., lgt. V. Bejček & K. Šťastný, det. O. Hovorka ( JFCP) ; Noged , 12.318N, 53.678E, 250 m a.s.l., 27.ii.–1.iii.2000, 1 spec., lgt. V. Bejček & K. Šťastný, det. O. Hovorka ( JFCP) ; Wadi Faar , 12.433N, 54.195E, 69 m a.s.l., 1.iv.2001, 7 spec., lgt. V. Bejček & K. Šťastný, det. O. Hovorka ( JFCP, OHCP) ; Hadiboh , 21.xi.–12.xii.2003, 1 spec., lgt. P. Kabátek, det. O. Hovorka ( JFCP) ; Wadi Ayhaft , 12°36′38″N, 53°48′49″E, 190 m a.s.l., 24.–26.xi.2003, 9 spec., lgt. P. Kabátek, det. O. Hovorka ( CULS, JFCP) ; Wadi Ireeh , Noged plain, 12°23′11″N, 53°59′47″E, 95 m a.s.l., 6.–7.xii.2003, 5 spec., lgt. J. Farkač, det. O. Hovorka ( JFCP) ; same data, 1 spec., lgt. D. Král ( JFCP) ; Qualansiyah environment, Khayrha mountains, N slopes, 12°38′50″N, 53°27′45″E, 85–592 m a.s.l., 9.–10.xii.2003, 3 spec., lgt. J. Farkač, det. O. Hovorka ( JFCP, CULS) ; same data, 3 spec., lgt. P. Kabátek ( JFCP, CULS) ; same data, 1 spec., lgt. D. Král ( JFCP, CULS) ; Qalansiyah , Ditwah (lagoon), 12°41′42″N, 53°30′08″E, 23 m a.s.l., 9.xii.2003, 1 spec., lgt. D. Král, det. R.F.F.L. Felix ( NMPC) ; 1 spec., Hadiboh environment, 12°65′02″N [sic!], 54°02′04″E, 10–100 m a.s.l., 21.xi.–12.xii.2003, 1 spec., lgt. P. Kabátek, det. O. Hovorka ( JFCP, CULS); same data, 2 spec., lgt. D. Král ( JFCP, CULS); Homhil protected area, 12°34′27″N, 54°18′32″E, 364 m a.s.l., 28.–29.xi.2003, 1 spec., lgt. J. Farkač, det. O.Hovorka ( JFCP); Noged plain,Qaareh (waterfall), 12°20′10″N, 53°37′56″E, 57 m a.s.l., 5.–6.xii.2003, 21 spec., lgt. J. Farkač, det. O. Hovorka ( JFCP, CULS, OHCP); same data, 1 spec., lgt. P. Kabátek ( JFCP); Nogged plain, Qaareh (waterfall), 57 m a.s.l., 5.–6.xii.2003, 1 spec., lgt. D. Král, det. R.F.F.L. Felix ( NMPC); Qalansiyah environment, 12°41′N, 53°29′E, 22.ii.2008, 6 spec., lgt. Saldaitis, det. R.F.F.L. Felix ( IRSB); hills near Hadiboh, 29.ii.2008, 2 spec., lgt. Saldaitis, det. R.F.F.L. Felix ( IRSB); Wadi Ayheft, 28.ii.–1.iii.2009, 2 spec., lgt. P. Lo Cascio & F. Grita, det. R.F.F.L. Felix ( PLFG); 30 km E from Qalansyia, 6.iii.2008, 1 spec., lgt. Saldaitis, det. R.F.F.L. Felix ( IRSB); Ayheft valley, 20.xi.2008, 1 spec., lgt. Saldaitiene & Saldaitis, det. R.F.F.L. Felix ( IRSB); guesthouse Hadiboh, 12°38′55.79″N, 54°00′46.79″E, 21.ii.2009, 2 spec., lgt. & det. R.F.F.L. Felix ( RFBE); Wadi Momi, 12°32′40.3″N, 54°17′41.1″E, 24.ii.2009, 2 spec., lgt. & det. R.F.F.L. Felix ( RFBE); Shuab location coast line, mangroves, 24.iii.2009, 1 spec., lgt. Saldaitis, det. R.F.F.L. Felix ( IRSB); near Hadiboh, 11.i.2010, 1 spec., lgt. Saldaitis, det. R.F.F.L. Felix ( IRSB); Wadi Difarhoa, south side, 15.i.2010, 1 spec., lgt. Saldaitis, det. R.F.F.L. Felix ( IRSB); Firmihin plateau, 400–500 m a.s.l., 12°28′46″N, 54°00′89″E, 2 spec., lgt. V. Hula & Niedobová J., det. R.F.F.L. Felix ( NMPC) ; Noged , Farmihin, near beach, 0 m a.s.l., 12°24′41″N, 54°13′35″E, 24.–25.x.2010, 1 spec., lgt. H. Pohl, det. R.F.F.L. Felix ( HLMD) ; Noged plain, Qaareh (waterfall), 57 m a.s.l., 12°21.9′N, 54°05.3′E, 10.–11.xi.2010, 15 spec., lgt. J. Farkač, det. O. Hovorka ( NMPC) ; Hadiboh , Tai Socotra hotel, 16.xi.2010, 1 spec., lgt. J. Bezdĕk, det. R.F.F.L. Felix ( NMPC). ABD EL KURI: Towanie village, 12°10′N, 52°13′E, 23.–27.ii.2008, 23 spec., lgt. Saldaitis, det. R.F.F.L. Felix ( IRSB) .

Diagnosis. Body length 7.5–10.0 mm. Head, pronotum, legs and antennomeres I–III red, rest of antennae, apex of tibiae and tarsomeres a little darker, elytra blue green, first interval red to elytral midlength and then darker to apex. Head and pronotum superficially and finely punctured. Tarsomere IV of fore and middle legs not strongly dilated.

Comments on classification. Some of the specimens were erroneously identified as Lipostratia cf. laeviceps Basilewsky, 1864 .According to KIRSCHENHOFER (1994), Lipostratia Chaudoir, 1872 has a strongly incised protarsomere IV, while Glycia Chaudoir, 1842 has these tarsomeres far less incised. We studied a paratype of Lipostratia laeviceps , which has far less incised tarsomere IV as in other Lipostratia . Both in Glycia cf. spencei and the paratype of Lipostratia laeviceps , the head and pronotum are scarcely and finely punctured, while in Lipostratia distinguenda (Fairmaire, 1886) and Lipostratia dichroa (Chaudoir, 1848) , the head and pronotum are coarsely and more densely punctured. However, there are some clear differences between the paratype of Lipostratia laeviceps and Glycia cf. spencei : the first has no reddish suture and the first intervals are flat, while the latter has reddish suture and the first intervals are convex.

Although this species looks like G. spencei , there are some differences: G. spencei has 2 or 3 intervals red, very rarely only 1 interval is red ( KIRSCHENHOFER 1994), while all specimens from Socotra have the basal half of the first interval reddish only, the posterior half being darker. Moreover in G. spencei head and pronotum are more coarsely and densely punctured ( Figs. 8, 9). However, the aedeagus is similar in both taxa, including the sclerotized structures in the inner sac. The Socotran population may represent a separate (sub)species. The Callida spec. mentioned by WRANIK (2003) probably refers to Glycia cf. spencei or Lipostratia distinguenda .

Collecting circumstances. All specimens were collected at light

Distribution. Mediterranean region and from the Middle East to Pakistan. First record from Socotra Island.