Phonapate nitidipennis ( Waterhouse, 1881 )

Borowski, Jerzy & Sławski, Marek, 2017, Bostrichidae (Coleoptera) of Socotra with description of two new subspecies, Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae (Acta. Ent. Mus. Natl. Pragae) 57, pp. 101-111 : 109-110

Phonapate nitidipennis ( Waterhouse, 1881)

( Figs 16–17 )

Published records. WATERHOUSE (1881): 472 (original description, as Apate ; Socotra); TASCHENBERG (1883): 178 (without precise data); GAHAN (1903): 270 (Dahamis); BOROWSKI & WĘGRZYNOWICZ (2007): 160 (catalogue); GEIS (2015): 97 (Diksam, Firmihin, Hasaant, Homhil, Neet, wadi Ayhaft).

Material examined (2 spec.). YEMEN: SOCOTRA ISLAND: Aloove area, Aloove vill. env., Jatropha unicostata shrubland with Boswellia elongata trees, 12°31.2′N 54°07.4′E, 221 m, 19.–20.vi.2012, 2 spec., J. Bezděk, J. Hájek, V. Hula, P. Kment, I. Malenovský, J. Niedobová & L. Purchart leg. ( NMPC).

Geographical element and distribution. Ethiopian element, distributed with transported wood and currently occurring throughout Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, Near East and further through Iraq, Iran to Afghanistan and Pakistan. It is, similar to the representatives of the genus Xylomedes Lesne, 1901 , an inhabitant of arid, especially semi-desert areas. The occurrence on Socotra is probably a result of a relatively recent introduction with timber from nearby lands where the species is rather common.

Figures

Figs 14–19.Habitus in dorsal view. 14–15 – Enneadesmus forficula forficula (Fairmaire, 1883) (14 – male, 15 – female); 16–17 – Phonapate nitidipennis (Waterhouse, 1881) (16 – male, 17 – female); 18–19 – Xylomedes rufocoronata (Fairmaire, 1892) (18 – male, 19 – female).