Falagria nigerrima BERNHAUER, 1908: 38
Revision of the Anaulacaspis species of the Palaearctic region (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae)
Assing, Volker
Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology
2016
2016-12-20
66
2
201
255
DJK9
(BERNHAUER, 1908)
Bernhauer
1908
[227,674,1075,1102]
Insecta
Staphylinidae
Anaulacaspis
Animalia
Coleoptera
28
229
Arthropoda
species
nigerrima
( Figs 57–61, Map 3)
Falagria nigerrima BERNHAUER, 1908: 38f.
Type material examined: Lectotype ♂, present designation [dissected prior to present study]: “♂ / Buchara / nigerrimaBh. Cotypus/ Chicago NHMus, M. Bernhauer Collection / Syntypus Falagria nigerrimaBernhauer,V.I. Gusarov rev. 2015 / Anaulacaspis nigerrima(Bh), V.I. Gusarov det. 2015 / Lectotypus ♂ Falagria nigerrimaBernhauer, desig. V. Assing 2016 / Anaulacaspis nigerrima(Bernhauer), det. V. Assing2016” ( FMNH). Paralectotypes: 1 ♂: “♂ / 124. / Buchara / laevigataEpp., Knauth/ nigerrimaBh./ nigerrimaBrh.Typus” ( FMNH); 1 ♂: “♂ / Margelan / nigerrimaBh. Cotypus” ( FMNH); 1 ♂: “♂ / Sibiria or., Reitter / nigerrimaBh., det. Bernh.” ( FMNH); 2 ♀♀: “Turcmenien. Reitter. Leder. / nigerrimaBrh. Cotypus” ( FMNH).All paralectotypesdissected prior to present study and additionally with the following labels: “Chicago NHMus, M.Bernhauer Collection / Syntypus Falagria nigerrimaBernhauer, V.I. Gusarovrev. 2015 / Anaulacaspis nigerrima(Bh), V.I. Gusarov det. 2015 / Paralectotypus Falagria nigerrimaBernhauer, desig. V. Assing 2016 / Anaulacaspis nigerrima(Bernhauer), det. V. Assing 2016”.
Comment: The original description is based on an unspecified number of syntypesfrom “Buchara, Margelan, Turkmenien, Turkestan (Mts. Ghissar) und Ostsibirien” ( BERNHAUER 1908). Six syntypes, four malesand two femalesare deposited in the Bernhauer collection at the FMNH. One of the males from “Buchara” is designated as the lectotype. Additional material examined: Iran: Razavi Khorasan: 4 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀, 20 kmNW Torbat-e, Heydariyeh, Senobar, 35°26'N, 59°06'E, 1730 m, 28.V.2006, leg. Frisch& Serri( MNB, cAss).
Afghanistan: 1 ♀, N Herat, SW Khouchk, Tchaouni Khoch Robat, 29.VI.1959, leg. Lindberg( NHMW). Turkmenistan: 10 exs., locality not specified [“Turcmenien”, “ Turkestan”], leg. Reitter( MHNG, MNB, NHMW, cAss). Map 3: Distributions of Anaulacaspis formosa(black circles), A. elegans(white circles), A. nigrina(black diamonds), A. eminens(white diamonds), and A. nigerrima(stars) in the West Palaearctic and Middle Asia, based on revised records. Kyrgyzstan: 2 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀, Batken, S Ay-Kol, Teo-Jailoo Valley, Tegir-Malik River, 39°43'N, 69°42'E, 2100 m, 28.VI.2012, leg. Frisch( MNB, cAss); 2 ♂♂, 1 ♀, Batken, Isfana – Isfara, WSW Ozgorush, Turkestan range, Lyailek River, 39°44'N, 70°00'E, 1520 m, 22.VI.2012, leg. Frisch( MNB, cAss); 2 ♂♂, 1 ♀, Batken, Isfana – Isfara, WSW Ozgorush, tributary of Lyailek River, 39°44'N, 70°00'E, 1560 m, 23.VI.2012, leg. Frisch( MNB); 1 ex., Ferghansky Alatau, Toskool-Ata, 1.VIII.2002( MNB); 1 ex., Kyrghyzky Alatau, foothills, O.to-Say, 1000 m( MNB). Uzbekistan: 11 exs., Taškent, leg. Leder, Reiter, Faust, Staudinger( MNB, NHMW, cAss); 3 exs., Buchara( MHNG, MNB). Tajikistan: 1 ♂, Varzob district, Varzob, Campus‘ Chaika’, 38°46'N, 68°49'E, 1110 m, 7.–8.VII.2012, leg. Barševskis(cAss); 1 ex., Varzob district, 48 kmN Dushanbe, Khodja Obi Gharm, 1900 m, 3.–4.VII.2012, leg. Barševskis(cAss); 37 exs., Hissar-Alai, Adjukcleft near Varzob, 1200 m, stream bank, 1.–3.VII.1990, leg. Schülke, Wrase( MNB, cAss, cWun). Country not specified: 6 exs., “ Transkaspien”, leg. Reitter( NHMW).
Redescription: External characters as in A. nigra, except as follows: Whole body black including antennae black, legs blackish brown (old material usually paler, with the pronotum and elytra brown and the legs pale-brown). Head and pronotum with very fine and rather sparse punctation, without distinct sexual dimorphism. Eyes of somewhat variable length, 0.9–1.1 times as long as pronotum. Posterior margin of tergite VIII broadly concave ( Fig. 57). ♂: sternite VIII ( Fig. 58) obtusely pointed posteriorly; median lobe of aedeagus ( Figs 59–61) 0.27–0.30 mmlong, ventral process apically acute (both in ventral and in lateral view), distinctly sinuate, and without membranous median projection at base (lateral view).
Distribution and natural history: Anaulacaspis nigerrimais widespread and apparently not uncommon in Middle Asia (Northeast Iran, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan) ( Map 3). One paralectotypewas collected in an unspecified locality in Siberia (“Siberia or.”). The altitudes indicated on the labels range from 1000 to 2100 m. At least some of the specimens were collected on the banks of rivers and streams.
3449483706
FMNH
M. Bernhauer Collection & V. I. Gusarov & V. Assing
V. Assing
Falagria nigerrima Bernhauer
Buchara / nigerrima Bh. Cotypus / Chicago
28
229
1
lectotype
3455129309
28
229
paralectotype
3455129323
[831,1436,425,449]
28
229
3455129319
28
229
3455129316
28
229
3449483339
2006-05-28
MNB
Frisch & Serri
Iran
1730
35.433334
Senobar
1193
59.1
Heydariyeh
28
229
1
Razavi Khorasan
3449483637
1959-06-29
NHMW
SW Khouchk & Lindberg
Afghanistan
Tchaouni Khoch Robat
28
229
1
Herat
3449483347
MHNG, MNB, NHMW, cAss
Reitter
Turkmenistan
Turkestan
28
229
10
3449483661
2002-08-01
2012-06-28
2002-08-01
MNB
S Ay-Kol & Frisch
Kyrgyzstan
Lyailek River
2100
39.733334
Batken
1167
70.0
Lyailek River
29
230
2
3449483496
2002-08-01
2012-06-28
2002-08-01
MNB
S Ay-Kol & Frisch
Kyrgyzstan
Lyailek River
2100
39.733334
Batken
1167
70.0
Lyailek River
29
230
2
3449483455
2002-08-01
2012-06-28
2002-08-01
MNB
S Ay-Kol & Frisch
Kyrgyzstan
Lyailek River
2100
39.733334
Batken
1167
70.0
Lyailek River
29
230
2
3449483557
2002-08-01
2012-06-28
2002-08-01
MNB
S Ay-Kol & Frisch
Kyrgyzstan
Lyailek River
2100
39.733334
Batken
1167
70.0
Lyailek River
29
230
2
3449483731
MNB, NHMW
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
29
230
11
3449483361
MHNG, MNB
Buchara
Uzbekistan
Buchara
29
230
3
3449483578
2012-07-07
2012-07-08
2012-07-07
Barsevskis
Tajikistan
Varzob district
1110
38.766666
Campus
1173
68.816666
Varzob
29
230
1
3449483705
2012-07-03
2012-07-04
2012-07-03
Barsevskis
Tajikistan
1900
Khodja Obi Gharm
Varzob district
29
230
1
Dushanbe
3449483409
1990-07-01
1990-07-03
1990-07-01
MNB
Schulke & Wrase
Tajikistan
Hissar-Alai
1200
Varzob
Adjuk
29
230
37
3449483406
NHMW
Reitter
Transkaspien
29
230
6