Tillicera ihlei Corporaal, 1949

Murakami, Hiroyuki, Gerstmeier, Roland & Sakai, Kaoru, 2022, Description of two new species of the genus Tillicera Spinola (Coleoptera, Cleridae, Clerinae), with new synonyms, new distributional records, and an updated key, ZooKeys 1095, pp. 123-142 : 123

Tillicera ihlei Corporaal, 1949

Figs 9 , 10

Tillicera ihlei Corporaal, 1949: 99 (type locality Indonesia, Java); Gerstmeier and Bernhard 2010: 19, figs 9, 30-31

Clerus postmaculatus Nakane, 1963a: 46 (type locality Japan, Nakanoshima Is.); 1963b: 183; Miyatake 1985: 156. syn. nov.

Type specimen examined.

Holotype of Clerus postmaculatus . Japan: "NAKANOSHIMA/ Is. Tokara/ 7.vii.1960/ M. Sato leg." (SEHU, 1 male).

Other specimens examined.

Japan: [Kagoshima] Kankake-dake, alt. 220 m, Yakushima , 19.VII.-22.VII.2006, T. Yamauchi leg. (EUMJ, 3 exs) ; same locality and collector, 8.VI.-28.VI.2007, (EUMJ, 2 exs) ; same locality and collector, 28.VI.-30.VII.2007, (EUMJ, 5 exs) ; Hanyama, alt. 250 m, Yakushima , 22.VI.-22.VIII.2006, T. Yamauchi leg. (EUMJ, 3 exs, Malaise Trap) ; same locality and collector, 28.VI.-30.VII.2007, (EUMJ, 3 exs) ; same locality and collector, 27.VII.-30.VII.2007 (EUMJ, 3 exs) ; Aiko-dake , alt. 150 m, 28.VI.-29.VII.2007, Y. Takeo leg. (EUMJ, 1 ex., Malaise Trap) ; Miyanoura, Yaku-shima , 10.VII.1961, K. Ueda leg. (EUMJ, 1 female) ; Ikari, Amami-Oshima , 19.VI.1961, T. Shibata leg. (EUMJ, 1 male) ; same locality and collector, but 3.VII.1961. (EUMJ, 1 male) ; Mt. Otake, Toshima-mura, Nakano-shima , 23.VI.2004, J. Yamasako leg. (EUMJ, 1 female) ; Toshima, Nakano-shima , 1-7.VII.2009, M. Matsumura leg. (MMCJ, 1 ex.) . [Okinawa] Iji, Kunigami-son, Okinawa-jima , 2.V.1993, M. Matsumura leg. (MMCJ, 1 male) ; Okuni-rindo, Kunigami-son, Okinawa-jima , 13.VI.1997, K. Inada leg. (KSCJ, 1 male) ; Aha, Kunigami-son, Okinawa-jima , 24.V.2012, M. Matsumura leg. (MMCJ, 1 female) . Taiwan: [Miaoli] Xuejian Recreation Area , Tainan Township, 10. VI. 2015, S. Shih leg. (EUMJ, 8 males & 18 exs) [Taitung] 9.VI.1971, Y. Maeda leg. (EUMJ, 1 female) ; Jinping-forestroad , Chihshang Township, 19.VI.2011, J. Yamasako leg. (EUMJ, 1 male) . [Kaohsiung] Liukei Dist. , 29.IV-8.V.1982, H. Takizawa leg. (KSCJ, 1 ex.) ; Tengjhih , Taoyuan Dist., 14.V.1991, W. L. Chen leg. (NHMI, 1 female) . [Nantou] Nanzankei, Puli Township , 8.V.1965, T. Shirozu leg. (EUMJ, 1 male) ; same locality, 6.V.1971, Y. Hayashi leg. (EUMJ, 1 female) ; same locality, 17.IV.1977, W. Suzuki leg. (KSCJ, 1ex.) ; Sung Kang , Renai Township, 8.VIII.1983, K. Ra leg. (KSCJ, 1ex.) ; Gaofeng, alt. c. 1700 m, Musha , Renai Township, 24-28.VIII.2016, M. Tanaka leg. (MTCJ, 1 male) ; Mt. Rozan , alt. c. 1200 m, Renai Township, 29-30.VII.1976, H. Kan leg. (EUMJ, 1 female) ; Napankanshan , Renai Township, alt. 2050-2800 m, 20.V.1991, A. Saito leg. (NHMI, 1 male, 1 female) . Laos: Mt. Phu Pan, Ban Saleui, Xam Neua , Houa Pan Prov. , 9.V.2007, T. Mizusawa leg. (KSCJ, 1 male) ; Mt. Phou Pan, Ban Saleui , Hua Phan Prov., 20°13'30"N, 103°59'26"E, 1350-1900 m, 22.V.2011, C. Holzschuh & Native leg. (OLML, 1 ex.) . Thailand: Doi Pui , Chiang Mai Prov., 28.IV.1983, H. Kan leg. (EUMJ, 1 ex.) ; Meo Village , Chiang Mai Prov., 1.V.1987, S. Saito leg. (KSCJ, 1ex.) ; Chang Dao, Pa kia, Chiang Mai Prov., 4-5.V.2000, K. Okajima leg. (KSCJ, 1 ex.) ; Wiang Pa Pao , Chiang Rai Prov., 17-21.V.2015, K. Takahashi leg. (KSCJ, 1 ex.) ; same locality, 20-29.V.2017, K. Takahashi leg. (KSCJ, 3 exs) ; Chiang Rai, Wiang Pa Pao, Mae Chedi , alt. 1200 m, 9-12.V.2018, S. Imada & S. Inoue leg. (EUMJ, 2 exs) ; Mae Hong Son, Ban Huai Po , 1600-2000 m, 9.-16.V.1991, J. Horah leg. (NMPC, 1 male) . Myanmar: Maymyo (Pin Oo Lwin), alt. c. 1000 m, Mandalay Div. , 6.VII.2001, Y. Kusakabe leg. (KSCJ, 1 ex.) .

Description.

For more details see Gerstmeier and Bernhard (2010). The color variation is recognized as follows (Figs 9 , 10 ): pronotum black at apical 1/3 and reddish at basal 2/3; black at apical 1/2 and reddish on remainder, wholly black and partly reddish at base; elytra sometimes partly black between basal reddish area and basal whitish fascia; femora yellow at base and black at apex; however, that color area is variable. Antennomeres V-X with a smooth area at apical margins in ventral view; XI without pit-like sensillum.

Remarks.

Clerus postmaculatus was described from Nakano-shima Is., Okinawa Pref., Japan, by Nakane (1963a). After close examination of the type specimen, we conclude its synonymy with Tillicera ihlei .

Distribution.

Indonesia. New records: Japan, Laos, Myanmar, Taiwan, Thailand.

Figures

Figures 1 - 12. Habitus of Tillicera species 1 Tillicera auratofasciata 2 T. aurivillosa 3 T. bibalteata 4 T. callosa 5, 6 T. cleroides 7, 8 T. hirsuta 9, 10 T. ihlei 11, 12 T. javana. Scale bars 2 mm.