Hoplasoma apicale Jacoby, 1884

Bezděk, Jan, 2008, A review of the genus Hoplasoma (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae) from Sulawesi, Indonesia, with the description of H. bosi sp. nov., Zootaxa 1941 (1), pp. 55-66 : 58-59

Hoplasoma apicale Jacoby, 1884

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Hoplasoma apicalis Jacoby, 1884: 233 (original description); Weise, 1924: 18 (catalogue); Wilcox, 1973: 479 (catalogue); Kimoto 1990: 54 (catalogue); Medvedev 2000: 123 (key).

Haplosoma [sic!] apicalis: Allard, 1888: 327 (key).

Type locality. Described from “ Aru Islands and Gorontalo: N. Celebes ” ( Jacoby 1884). Due to the designation of lectotype, the type locality is restricted to „ Gorontalo: N. Celebes “ [Gorontalo prov., Gorontalo, 0°32´N 123°3´E] .

Type material. Lectotype ♂ ( RMNH), designated here, labelled: „ Rosenberg / Gorontalo [w, p]“ . Paralectotypes: 3 ♀♀ ( RMNH), same label as lectotype ; 1 ♀ ( RMNH), labelled: „ Hoplasoma / apicalis / Jac. [blue label, h] // Rosenberg / Ins. Aru [round label, w, h]“. The colour photos of 1 paralectotype (♀) and its labels deposited in MCZ are available online at: http://mcz-28168.oeb.harvard.edu/mcztypedb.htm. This paralectotype bears the following labels: „v. Rosenberg / ins. Aru [round label, w, h] // [blank pale blue label] // 1st Jacoby / Coll. [w, p] // Type [p] 17587 [red label, h]“. The type specimens (except this from MCZ) are provided with one additional red label: „ LECTOTYPUS [or PARALECTOTYPUS, resp.], / Hoplasoma apicalis / Jacoby, 1884, / des. J. Bezdĕk 2008“ .

Additional material studied. 34 specimens — INDONESIA: SULAWESI ARCHIPELAGO: SULAWESI TENGAH PROV. : 2 ♂♂, Toli–Toli [1°2´N 120°48´E], xi–xii.1895, H. Fruhstorfer leg. ( SMTD) ; SULAWESI UTARA PROV.: 1 ♀, Soputan Mt., Kelelond [1°11´N 124°73´E], 14.–19.vi.1954, A.H.G. Alston leg. ( BMNH) ; 1 ♂ 1 ♀, Menado [= Manado, 1°28´N 124°50´E], Van Braeckel leg. ( ZMUH) ; 1 ♂ 1 ♀, Bone N. P., Dumoga [0°36´N 124°5´E], 200 m, lowland forest edge, yellow pan trap, 9.–16.v.1985, Project Wallace ( BMNH) ; 1 ♂ 1 ♀, „Tond.“ [= Tondano , 1°17´N 124°54´E] ( BMNH) ; 1 ♀, Danau Moaat , E of Kotamobagu [0°43´N 124°18´E], coffee plantation, 1100 m, 16.-17.ii.1985, J. P. Duffels leg. ( RMNH) ; 1 ♂, Minahasa, Pinohalan-Klabat [1°47´N 125°03´E], 300-500 m, 22.-24.ix.1941, F. Dupont leg. ( RMNH) ; 5 ♂♂ 1 ♀, Sangir Isl. [3°55´N 125°56´E], van Rosenberg leg. ( RMNH) ; PROVINCE?: 2 ♂♂ 1 ♀, Celebes ( BMNH, ZMUH, NHRS) . INDONESIA: MALUKU: 2 ♂♂, Batchian [= Bacan Isl., 0°57´S 127°58´E] ( NMPC, JBCB) . DOUBTFUL LOCALITY: 1 ♀, „N. Guinea?“ ( ISNB) .

Distribution. So far known from the north part of Sulawesi Archipelago (Gorontalo, Sulawesi Tengah and Sulawesi Utara provincies), Maluku (Bacan Isl.) and Aru Archipelago. The occurence in Aru Archipelago is somewhat questionable because this archipelago is placed far away from Sulawesi and the occurence there should be confirmed by additional material.

Comments. Described from unknown number of specimens. Major part of the type series is deposited in RMNH (5 specimens, including lectotype), one type specimen was found also in MCZ.

Figures

FIGURES 2–7. Habitus of males of Hoplasoma. 2—H. apicale (lectotype); 3—H. celebense; 4—H. paradoxum (holotype); 5—H. rostripenne; 6—H. sulawesianum (holotype); 7—H. bosi sp. nov. (holotype).

FIGURES 8–13. Aedeagus of Hoplasoma (dorsal view at left, lateral view at right). 8—H. apicale; 9—H. celebense; 10—H. paradoxum; 11—H. rostripenne; 12—H. sulawesianum; 13—H. bosi sp. nov. Scale bar 1 mm.

FIGURES 14–24. Details of Hoplasoma. 14–19: male abdomen; 20–23, 25: H. bosi sp. nov.; 24: H. sulawesianum. 14—H. apicale; 15—H. celebense; 16—H. paradoxum; 17—H. rostripenne; 18—H. sulawesianum; 19—H. bosi sp. nov.; 20—male hind tarsus; 21— male middle tarsus; 22— male fore tarsus; 23—spermatheca; 24–25—hind tibia (lateral view). Scale bar 1 mm for Figs. 14–22 and 24–25; 2 mm for Fig. 23.