Lucanus wuyishanensis Schenk, 1999

Zhou, Li Yang, Zhan, Zhi Hong, Zhu, Xue Li & Wan, Xia, 2022, Multilocus phylogeny and species delimitation suggest synonymies of two Lucanus Scopoli, 1763 (Coleoptera, Lucanidae) species names, ZooKeys 1135, pp. 139-155 : 139

Lucanus wuyishanensis Schenk, 1999

Lucanus wuyishanensis Schenk, 1999: 114.

Lucanus liuyei Huang & Chen, 2010: 93-94, syn. nov.

Material examined.

China • 2 males; Jiangxi Province, Pingxiang County; 15 Jun. 2017; ZH Zhan leg. • 4 males; Jiangxi Province, same locality as for preceding; 03 Jun. 2021; Q Qi leg. • 6 males; Zhejiang Province, Mount Longquanshan ; 18 July. 2019 . • 1 male; Fujian Province, Mount Wuyishan ; 18 Jul. 2011 . • 2 males; Fujian Province, Mount Wuyishan ; 14 Jul. 2011; Q Zhang and YY Cao leg. • 4 males; Fujian Province, same locality as for preceding; 12 Jun. 2020; ZH Zhan leg. • 2 males; Fujian Province, same locality as for preceding; 20 Jun. 2021; ZL Zhou leg. • 1 male; Guangxi Province, Mount Maoershans ; 20 Jul. 2011 . • 3 males; same locality as for preceding; 20 Jul. 2017; Q Qi leg. • 2 male, 1 female; same locality as for preceding; 20 Jul. 2021; ZH Zhan leg. • 2 male, 2 female; Guizhou Province, Mount Fanjingshan ; 20 Jun. 2017; ZH Zhan leg. • 2 males; same locality as for preceding; 08 Jul. 2015; LX Zhu leg. • 1 male; Hunan Province, Zhangjiajie County; 20 Jun. 2015 • 4 males; same locality as for preceding; 21 May 2019; ZH Zhan leg.

Diagnosis.

Males of L. wuyishanensis could be distinguished from related species by the following characters: 1) mandibles weekly incurved at basal 1/3, straight extending to the mid-length and strongly incurved at 1/4 anteriorly; 2) two separated, small, inner mandibular teeth attached below the major inner mandibular tooth; 2-4 small inner mandibular teeth densely distributed between the major tooth and the apical fork; 3) elytra reddish to brownish, usually bicolored with head and pronotum; oval, widest at the apical 1/4, strongly narrow at basal. Females of L. wuyishanensis are also similar in appearance to those of other Lucanus members. There are the following slight differences: dorsal surface covered with a vestiture of small and significant, yellowish-amber setae; head surface punctate heavily, mandible snout, strongly incurved anteriorly.

Distribution.

China (Sichuan, Guangxi, Guizhou, Fujian, Hunan, Jiangxi).