Mniophila bosnica APFELBECK , 1914

Nadein, Konstantin S., 2009, Revision of the genus Mniophila S, 1831 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology 59 (1), pp. 103-131 : 115-117

Mniophila bosnica APFELBECK, 1914

( Figs 3 , 9 )

Mniophila bosnica APFELBECK, 1914: 446 . – GRUEV 1979: 138, figs 2a, b (species level status restored). – GRUEV & DÖBERL 1997: 240 (distribution, bibliography). – WARCHAŁOWSKI 2000: 25 (description, distribution). – GRUEV 2001: 21 (checklist).

Mniophila muscorum var. bosnica APFELBECK. – HEIKERTINGER 1930: 1346. – HEIKERTINGER & CSIKI 1940: 522 (catalogue).

Mniophila muscorum bosnica APFELBECK. – MEDVEDEV 1970: 317 (subspecies level status).

Type material:

Syntypes: Bosnia. Trebević , Apf. / TYPUS, 1 specimen. – Zvijezda / TYPUS, 2 specimens. Type material is deposited in the National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo. Not examined .

Type locality: Bosnia (South).

Other material examined:

Great Britain: Power. Darenth., 8 specimens ( NHML) . – Surrey. Leith Hill. 16.VI.1951. J. T. Salmon / in moss, 3 specimens ( NHML) . – Chatham , Kent. G. C. C., 1 specimen ( NHML) . – H. Donisthorpe. B. M. 1934-4., 3 specimens ( NHML) . – Oxford Kent 26.3.70 / in moss, 5 specimens ( NHML) .

France: St. Béat H. -Garonne, 7 specimens ( ZIN) .

Germany: Boppard , 3 specimens ( DEI) .

Poland: Riesengebirge Letzner , 3 specimens ( DEI) .

Austria: N-Tirol Reutte leg. Knabl, 1 specimen ( DEI) . – Zirbitzkogel Diener, 1 specimen ( HNHM) . – Vorarlb. Allgäu Riezlern 6.-7.21, 1 specimen ( HNHM) . – Dobratsch Diener, 2 specimens ( HNHM) .

Czech Republic: Moravia Reitter , 2 specimens ( DEI) . – Moravia, 1 specimen ( ZMUA) .

Rumania: Ungarn Hatszeg v. Bodemeyer, 1 specimen ( DEI) .

Italy: Italia. Novara Macugnana Geo. C. Krüger Coll. O. Leonhard, 2 specimens ( DEI) . – Görz 22.VII.11 Gradisca, 1 specimen ( DEI) . – Calabria Sta. Eufemia d’Aspromonte 1905 Paganetti, 1 specimen ( ZIN) . – Calabria Aspromonte Paganetii 1905, 2 specimens ( HNHM) . – Calabria Aspromonte leg. Paganetti, 1 specimen ( HNHM) . – Foresta d. Reso (Prov. Pistoia) 5-6-971 S. Failla, 6 specimens ( MZUF) . – m. Amiata 24-5-1969 Castelini-Failla, 1 specimen ( MZUF) . – S. Vito di Cadore 13-VIII-972 S. Failla, 1 specimen ( MZUF) . – Bozen Ti. V. Oertzen, 3 specimens ( ZMUA) . – Bozen , 9 specimens ( ZMUA) .

Slovenia: Oestr. Küstenland Fužina 1906 legit. M. Hilf Coll. O. Leonhard, 1 specimen ( DEI) .

Croatia: Capela Croatia Heyden , 10 specimens ( DEI). – Brušane Pawel, 10 specimens ( HNHM) .

Bosnia: Bosnia 1909 Kladani leg. M. Hilf Coll. O. Leonhard, 2 specimens ( DEI) . – Bjelasnica planina Bosnien coll. Leonhard, 2 specimens ( DEI) . – Bosnia 1902 Maklen-Pass O. Leonhard, 1 specimen ( DEI) . – Bosnia Bjelasnica-Pl. O. Leonhard, 20 specimens ( DEI) . – Bosnia, 2 specimens ( ZIN) . – Bosnia , Sarajevo Bjelasnica Planina 1930.VII.25. leg. Dr. J. Fodor, 1 specimen ( HNHM) . – Bosnia Rovinaja Planina 1931. VII.7 leg. Dr. J. Fodor, 1 specimen ( HNHM) . – Bosnia , Jajce 1934.XI.5. leg. Dr. J. Fodor 1929.V.11, 1 specimen ( HNHM) . – Bosnia , Brdo Tresnjevik 1938.VII.26 leg. Dr. J. Fodor, 1 specimen ( HNHM) . – Trebovic. Bosnia Fodor 1929.V.11, 1 specimen ( HNHM) . – Bosn. Herzeg. Ivan Reitter, 1 specimen ( HNHM) . – Bosnia, Kamenica R. Susica, 1 specimen ( HNHM) .

Herzegovina: Herzegovina Jablanica , 4 specimens ( DEI) . – Herzegovina , 1 specimen ( ZIN) . – Herzegovina Vucije bara Jacko. Fodor, 1 specimen ( HNHM) .

Montenegro: Crna Gora , Biela Gora Trebinje 1929.VII.25, leg. Dr. J. Fodor, 2 specimens ( HNHM) . – Durm. Mont. 26.VI.1968 / Crno Jezero 1400 m / leg. Kaszab & Székessy, 1 specimen ( HNHM) .

Bulgaria: BG: Slavianka ( Ali-Botusch ), S Goleschovo, NW Mt. Gozev Vrach, N-Hang. 1955 m. Schneefeld / einzelne Pinus, 41°22'26'' N 23°36'28'' O 6.V.2000 leg. Zerche, 1 specimen ( DEI) . – Bulgaria 1912 Trevna V-VI leg. M. Hilf Coll. O. Leonhard, 4 specimens ( DEI) . – Bulg. Tschamkorija M. Hilf 1911 Coll. O. Leonhard, 4 specimens ( DEI) . – Bulgaria. 1928. Mt. Rila. Biro. IX., 1 specimen ( HNHM) .

Macedonia: Macedonia Crepolsko Ketsana Stjena , 1 specimen ( HNHM) .

Albania: Ueskueb Albania Dilon , 2 specimens ( DEI) .

Unknown Provenance: Moldavia 1903-67, 1 specimen ( NHML) [? mislabelled] .

Distribution:

Albania, Austria, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Great Britain, Herzegovina, Italy, Macedonia, Montenegro, Poland, Rumania, Slovenia.

Redescription:

Body brown with bronzy lustre or without, sometimes dark-brown, margins of pronotum and elytra sometimes lighter; legs brown. Body distinctly rounded, wide, elytral apices not elongated or weakly elongated. Head large, vertex wide, eyes flattened, rarely weakly convex. Surface of a head with well developed shagrination. Antennae (especially in males) clearly thickened. Pronotum short with very wide and weakly rounded base. Pronotal surface covered with well developed, large shagrination; punctation large, shallow, usually poorly visible. Elytra with punctation arranged in regular striae, sometimes partly confused, secondary punctation smaller than strial, not dense, rarely striae more confused and secondary punctation large. Legs distinctly thickened, wide (especially in males). First protarsomere of male large, long, and wide. Tibiae straight or weakly curved. Hind femora wide. Aedeagus ( Fig. 3J, K ) ventrally with apical 1/3 with clear, often rounded margins and rounded apex without distinct denticle, medial third usually narrower than apical, from lateral view apical third wide, sharply narrowed to apex.

Body length – 1.28-1.61 mm, width – 0.95-1.19 mm.

Differential diagnosis:

Differs from M. muscorum : structure of aedeagus ( Fig. 3J, K ) with apex short in posterior view rounded, apex laterally rounded, apically without denticle instead of apex elongated or short with straight margins and well developed denticle ( Fig. 2 ); body more rounded (Fig. A-C); eyes flattened; prothorax shorter ( Fig. 3E ); first protarsomere of male thicker and longer ( Fig. 3G ); first metatarsomere of male longer ( Fig. 3F ); colouration of the body somewhat lighter, brown to dark brownish with bronzy lustre; elytral punctures usually sparser, usually arranged in regular striae, secondary punctation smaller, usually weakly developed. From M. turcica differs: in structure of aedeagus: apex short at view from behind with rounded sided, apex rounded, without denticle instead of aedeagus ventrally with apical third gradually narrowed to apex; apex almost straight with large denticle; punctated pronotum, tibiae usually thinner and less curved, segments of antennae wider. From M. taurica sp. n. differs: structure of aedeagus with apex short in posterior view, laterally rounded, apex rounded, without denticle instead of aedeagus ventrally toward apex parallel-sided, wide, apical 1/4 with straight, narrowing sides and with distinct and straight apex with rather short and wide denticle or with poorly developed one; coloration of the body (without green reflection); legs and antennae thicker, head larger and of another structure, shagrination of the head more developed, punctation of elytra usually more regular and larger; differs also in the shape of pronotum.

Figures

Fig. 3: Mniophila bosnica APFELBECK: A-C - body outline: A, B – female, C – male; D – antenna; E – pronotum outline; F – hind tarsus of male; G – fore tarsus of male; H – hind tibia of male; I – fore tibia of male; J – aedeagus, ventral view; K – aedeagus, lateral view. Scale bar: A-C – 1 mm, D-K – 0.5 mm.

Fig. 9:Tistribution of Mniophila bosnica APFELBECK based on the material examined.

Fig. 2: Mniophila muscorum (KOCH): Aedeagi.A, C, F – ventral view; B, D, G – lateral view; E, H – aedeagal apex, ventral view. Scale bar: 0.5 mm.