Laemoglyptus himalayanus himalayanus, himalayanus, 2012

Švihla, Vladimír & Kopetz, Andreas, 2012, A review of the genus Laemoglyptus from the Himalayas (Coleoptera: Cantharidae), Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 52 (2), pp. 443-466 : 458-459

Laemoglyptus himalayanus himalayanus sp. nov.

( Figs. 5 , 21 )

Laemoglyptus bomfordii sensu KAZANTSEV (2009) : 327, Figs. 1–4 .

Type locality. Nepal, Eastern Region, Bhedetar pass, 1500 m a.s.l.

Type material. HOLOTYPE ( NMPC): ♂, “E Nepal, Bhedetar pass, 1500 m, 1.5.1988, S. Bílý leg.[white label, printed]” . PARATYPES ( NMPC, NHMB, AKEG, NMEG, EIHU, BMNH): same label data, 1 ♀; “[ Nepal], Pina, 2370 m / Nepal, 4.VI.1977, W. Wittmer [white labels, printed and handwritten]”, 1 ♂; “ NEPAL, Ting–Sang–La, 3800 m, 6/7.V.[19]62, leg. G.Ebert ”, 1♂; “[ Nepal], Pina–Lake Rara, 30.5. / Nepal 1977, W.Wittmer [white labels, printed]”, 2♂♂; “ NEPAL oc., Distr. Daipo Pahada, Tal z. Kagmara , 29°04′33″N 82°42′41″E, 3000 m, 31.V.1997, leg. A. Weigel [white label, printed] / collection Naturkundemuseum Erfurt [yellow label, printed] / LAEMOGLYPTUS bomfordii FRM. , det. S. Kazantsev 2001 [white label, printed]”, 2♂♂ 3♀♀; “ NEPAL, prov. Karnali, Jubita, 1850 m, NN Gamkhet, 26.V.1995, leg. M. Hartmann [white label, printed] / Sammlung A. Kopetz [blue label, printed] / Laemoglyptus bomfordii Fairmaire, Kazantsev det. 2008 [white label, printed]”, 1 ♂; “ NEPAL, T. Kumata [white label, printed] / Balaju, Kathmandu , 23.IV.1968 [white label,printed and handwritten] / Hokkaido University Museum [red label, printed / LAEMOGLYPTUS bomfordii Fairmaire , det. A. Kopetz 2009 [white label, printed]”, 1 ♂; “ NEPAL, distr. Jumla, Dilichaur–Muharigaon , 2700–3200 m NN, 15.06 1997, leg. Hartmann [white label, printed] / Laemoglyptus bomfordii Frm., S. Kasantsev det. 2001 [white label, printed and handwritten]”, 1 ♂ 1 ♀; “ Nepal, Prov. Jumla, Talphi , 29°20′03″N 82°22′34″E, 3115 m, 15.06.1997, leg. Creutzburg [white label, printed] / Sammlung A. Kopetz [blue label, printed] / LAEMOGLYPTUS bomfordii Fairmaire , det. A. Kopetz 2009 [white label, printed]”, 1 ♂; “ NEPAL, Distr. Jumla, Umg.Talphi 2800–3200 m, Reisfelder Weide , 21.VI.1997, leg. A. Weigel [white label, printed] / Sammlung A. Kopetz [blue label, printed] / LAEMOGLYPTUS bomfordii Fairmaire , det. A. Kopetz 2009 [white label, printed]”, 1 ♂; “ NEPAL,P: Karnali D: Jumla, way Syaule (N29°21,32′, E82°05,59′ / to Kot (N29°22,83′ E82°04,50′), 14.VI.2011 3260– 2840 m NN leg. M.Hartmann #16 [white label, printed] / collection Naturkundemuseum ERFURT [yellow label, printed]“, 1 ♂; “ NEPAL P: Karnali D: Jumla, way Kot (N29°22,83′, E82°04,50′) to Hatsinja / ( Hima Nadi ) (N29°24,64′E82°01,17′) 2839– 2472 m üNN, 01.VI.2011, leg. J.Küssner #18 [white label, printed]”, 3♂♂ 3♀♀; “ NEPAL,P: Karnali D: Mugu, Gorusingha N29°27,51′, E82°02,03′ / 3300 m NN, 15.VI. 2011, leg. M.Hartmann pasture/meadow & mixed forest, #23 [white label, printed]”, 1 ♂; “ NEPAL P: Karnali D: Jumla, Mugu pass after Bota (N29°26,39′, E82°03,29′) / to Gorusingha (N29°27,51′E82°02,03′) 3068–3307 m üNN, 15.VI.2011, leg. J.Küssner #25 [white label, printed]“, 2 ♀♀; “ NEPAL, Prov. Karnali, Distr. Kalikot , 3 km S Jubia, 1850 m, 26.V.1995, leg. A. Weigel [white label, printed] / Sammlung A. Kopetz [blue label, printed] / LAEMOGLYPTUS bomfordii Fairmaire , det. A. Kopetz 2009 [white label, printed]”, 2 ♂♂; Nainital , 2000 m, 23.5.1981 / India U. P., M. Brancucci [white labels, printed]”, 4 ♂♂ 7 ♀♀; “ West Bhatka, Kumaon, 4000′, May [19]20, HGC / G. C. Champion, Brit. Mus. 1924–63 / Silis pectinicornis Champ. / Ann. Mag. N. H. Ser. 9 xiii 1924, G. C. C. det. [white labels, printed]”, 1 ♂; “ Darjeeling D. India Bhakta B. / Rumblee 350 m 16.IV.1985 [white label, printed]”, 1 ♂ 6 ♀♀.

Description. Coloration. Head including antennae sooty to black, mandibles ferrugineous. Prothorax entirely orange to terra-cotta or with more or less large sepia spots on middle of both anterior and posterior margin of pronotum, which are sometimes more or les widely connected mediolongitudinally. Elytra sooty, legs sepia, knees sometimes paler. Meso- and metasternum and ventral part of abdomen sepia.

Male. Eyes of medium size, protruding, head across eyes ca. one third narrower than pronotum, antennae moderately exceeding elytral midlength, projections of antennomeres 3–10 ca. as long as each antennomere ( Fig. 5 ). Surface of head very finely and very sparsely punctate, with fine, semisparse, recumbent grey pubescence, semilustrous. Pronotum similar as that in Fig. 2 , posterolateral emarginations open. Surface of pronotum like that of head punctate, finely and sparsely yellow or yellow and brown (corresponding with coloration of pronotum) pubescent, semilustrous. Elytra slightly wider than pronotum, moderately dilated posteriorly, elytral venation slightly developed to absent. Surface of elytra rugulose-lacunose, with fine, grey, short semierect pubescence, matt to semilustrous. Aedeagus as in Fig. 21 .

Female. Eyes much smaller and less protruding than in male, antennae serrate, reaching ca. one third of elytral length.

Length (both sexes). 5.6–7.3 mm.

Differential diagnosis. Laemoglyptus himalayanus sp. nov. strongly differs from all the known species of the L. bhutanensis -subgroup by the combination of the widely and roundly emarginate apical portion of the dorsal part of the aedeagus, and the short and wide shape of the fused parameres as in Fig. 21 .

Etymology. Named according to the region of the occurrence.

Distribution. India: Uttarakhand; Nepal: Mid-Western Region, Central Region, Eastern Region.

Figures

Figs. 1–8. 1–4 – pronotum. 1 – Laemoglyptus walteri sp. nov; 2 – L. bom- fordii Fairmaire, 1897; 3 – L. schmidti Kazantsev, 2009; 4 – L. vicinus Pic, 1921; 5–6 – antenna of male. 5 – L. himalayanus himalayanus sp. nov.; 6 – L. himalayanus sikkimensis ssp. nov.; 7–8 – L. ramiferus (Champion, 1926). 7 – apical portion of aedeagus, lateral aspect; 8 – apex of dorsal part of aedeagus, dorsal aspect.

Figs. 18–21. Aedeagus, ventral aspect. 18 – Laemoglyptus bomfordii Fairmaire, 1897; 19 – L. ater godawariensis subsp. nov.; 20 – L. bhutanensis sp. nov.; 21 – L. himalaicus himalaicus sp. nov.