Two new species of Otiorhynchus Germar, 1822 (Tecutinus Reitter, 1912) from south-western Anatolia (Coleoptera, Curculionidae: Entiminae)
Author
Christoph Germann
text
Journal of Insect Biodiversity
2017
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journal article
36536
10.5281/zenodo.291927
0ff90032-fa24-4693-98f5-9421b49b21d0
291927
urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:A1003E91-3986-4947-8849-B0C19D890A03
Key to species of
Otiorhynchus
,
subgenus
Tecutinus
Adapted from
Germann (2016)
, distribution see
Fig. 5.
1. Apex of penis pointed and elongated tongue-like.........................................................................2
– Apex of penis pointed, truncated or rounded.................................................................................3
2. Disc of pronotum densely punctured, pronotum transverse; interspaces on elytra leather-like, finely punctured, striae shallow. Rostrum short, rectangular, pterygia narrow; antennae thicker; metatibiae in males less deeply incised, margin not carinate (6.8–7.5 mm). Lebanon [Pass between Ainata and Becharré; Mount Sannin above Beyrouth]......................
kindermanni
Stierlin
– Disc of pronotum tuberculate, tubercles flat, irregular and intermixed with punctures; rostrum longer than wide; elytra chagrinated; antennae slenderer; metatibiae of males more deeply incised, margin granulate (7.0–9.5 mm). Mount Salbakos [=Karci Dağları]................
catonii
Lona
3. Apex of penis pointed...................................................................................................................4
– Apex of penis truncated or rounded...............................................................................................5
4. Habitus robust with broad elytra, strongly tuberculate pronotum and simply pointed apex of penis (8.5–10.3 mm). Crete Island........................................
lefkaoriensis
Germann & Colonnelli
– Habitus gracile, elytra elongate oval, disc of pronotum punctured, apex of penis pointed and bispinate (7.7–8.5 mm). Ak Dağları...........................................................
charleshuberi
Germann
5. Elytra with fine grey hairs............................................................................................................6
– Elytra without fine grey hairs......................................................................................................10
6. Small species (6.2–6.5 mm); vestiture of elytra consisting of evenly distributed dense short grey hairs. Giresun Dağları................................................................................
torulensis
Benedikt
– Larger species (> 8.5 mm); vestiture not homogeneous but patchy or intermixed with dark bristles...............................................................................................................................................7
7. Vestiture of elytra with patches of grey hairs without dark bristles; inner sides of protibiae in males scabrous and with tooth in middle (9–10 mm). Eskişehir
province.................................................................................................................
escherichi
Reitter
– Vestiture with grey hairs and dark bristles; inner sides of protibiae in males without tooth in middle...............................................................................................................................................8
8. Pronotum transverse with shiny tubercles, laterally strongly rounded; rostral dorsum strongly furrowed (size not known). "Persia occidentalis" [probably Dagestan; but with "Persia occidentalis" often the territory of Adjaria, Georgia was meant]............................................................................................................
crassicornis
Gyllenhal
– Pronotum less transverse with flattened dull tubercles, laterally less rounded; rostral dorsum flat.....................................................................................................................................................9
9. Rostral dorsum short and well separated from head, rostrum stout, resembling an equilateral triangle; metatibiae in males less deeply incised (8.5–9 mm). Bulgar Maaden [= Bolkar Dağları].........................................................................................
crinitellus
K. Daniel & J. Daniel
– Head less separated from rostrum, rostrum slenderer, resembling an acute triangle; metatibiae in males more deeply incised (9–10.5 mm). İskilib........................................
paracrinitellus
Braun
10. Striae on elytra with coarse pits................................................................................................11
– Striae without large pits...............................................................................................................13
11. Pits very broad and irregular, overlapping in first two rows and in rows 3 and 4, therefore first and third interspaces not visible (intervals in part zigzag); disc of pronotum densely set with flat tubercles, not punctured; metatibiae of males strongly incised at inner margin before apex; apex of fore tibiae clearly protruding outwards in both sexes (8.3–10.3 mm). Mihalıççık ...............................................................................................................................
heinzianus
Braun
– Pits on elytra small, arranged in regular rows, first and third interspaces not zigzag; disc of pronotum punctured; apex of fore tibiae straight or weakly protruding outwards.........................12
12. Pronotum narrow; meso- and metatibiae in males only weakly broadened, metatibiae inconspicuously incised (7.5–9.5 mm). "Gebirge Armeniens" [NE Turkey (Artvin), Armenia; doubtful records from central Caucasus]......................................................
cribripennis
Hochhuth
– Pronotum broader; meso- and metatibiae in males strongly broadened towards apex, inner sides of metatibiae strongly incised (8.5–10 mm). "Amasia" Amasya, N Turkey .................................................................................................................
pseudocribripennis
Braun
13. Elytral striae strongly, pronounced and well visible.................................................................14
– Elytral striae shallow and hardly visible......................................................................................18
14. Disc of pronotum and sides mainly with flattened tubercles, only sparse punctures between them ................................................................................................................................................15
– Disc of pronotum mainly punctuate, small tubercles towards sides of pronotum ........................................................................................................................................................17
15. Elytra subtly sculptured, vestiture consisting of rather dense black hairs; pronotum narrow, laterally less rounded; penis rounded (not truncate) at apex (9–10.5 mm). Sivas Kızıldağ Geçidi...........................................................................................................................
riedeli
Braun
– Elytra stronger sculptured, vestiture consisting of less dense or scarce black hairs; pronotum broad and laterally strongly rounded; penis truncate at apex.................................................................................................................................................16
16. Antennae short and thick with strongly transverse funicular segments; penis more gracile, narrowed towards apex, apex truncate (7.8–8 mm). İkizdere...................
ikisderensis
Smreczyński
– Antennae slenderer, funicular segments globular to weakly transverse; penis larger, more robust (7.6–9.1 mm). Geyik Dağı, Alacabel Geçidi (nontypical material).......................
gultekini
sp. nov.
17. Antennae slenderer, funicular segments less transverse; metatibiae in males less deeply incised on inner margin before apex; penis more rounded at apex (8.2–8.5 mm). Cesarea [Erciyes Dağı]..................................................................................................................
caesareus
K. Daniel
– Antennae thicker, funicular segments more transverse; metatibiae in males more deeply incised; penis truncate, almost angular and faintly divergent just before apex (7.1–8 mm). Soğanlı Dağı..........................................................................................................
soganliensis
Smreczyński
18. Surface of elytra without chagrination, leather-like with tiny pointed tubercles on outer intervals and declivity....................................................................................................................19
– Elytral surface chagrinated (inconspicuous only in
karagolensis
), with tiny tubercles or punctures on interspaces.................................................................................................................22
19. Frons concave; body shorter; pronotum more gracile, much smaller than elytra; protibiae almost straight, only weakly granulated; metatibiae in males deeply incised at inner side before apex (7–9.9 mm). Ilgaz Gecidi.................................................................................
fremuthi
Braun
– Frons convex; body massive, oval to broad oval; pronotum stronger; metatibiae in males either deeply (
tmolosensis
) or only moderately incised...........................................................................20
20. Eyes strongly protruding; apex of protibiae only weakly dilated outwards; metatibiae of males deeply incised; elytra at disc flattened, declivity less steep (10.5–11 mm). Tmolos Dağları [=Bozdağ E of Izmir].............................................................................................
tmolosensis
Lona
– Eyes less protruding; apex of protibiae strongly protruding outwards (
Arammichnus
-like); elytra at disc convex; declivity steeper, nearly vertical..................................................................21
21. Eyes smaller in relation to head; protibiae emarginate at inner side with several tooth-like tubercles along the middle, apex protruding outwards (8–9.5 mm). Sultan Dağları .................................................................................................
gymnopterus
K. Daniel & J. Daniel
– Eyes bigger in relation to head; protibiae without tooth-like tubercles at inner side, only weakly granulate (8–9.6 mm). Tarsus [= Mersin]; Çamlıyayla...........................................
latifrons
Stierlin
22. Bigger species (> 10 mm) with massive body; metatibiae of males broadened but not incised on inner side before apex (10–10.5 mm). Mount Salbakos [= Karci Dağları]...
salbakosanus
Lona
– Smaller species (<8.5 mm); body less massive..........................................................................23
23. Antennae short and thick; funicular segments 3-7 transverse; microsculpture of elytra less apparent; metatibiae spur-like extended inwards (6.7–8.5 mm). Giresun Dağları.....................................................................................................
karagolensis
Smreczyński
– Antennae slenderer, only some funicular segments transverse; microsculpture of elytra more apparent; metatibiae not extended inwards apically......................................................................24
24. Funicular segments 4-7 transverse; apex of metatibiae in males moderately incised (6.2–7.8 mm). "Constantinopolis" [Bithynian Olymp; Uludağ near Bursa in NW Turkey] .........................................................................................................................
brevicornis
Boheman
– funicle with globular segments, at most segments 6-7 transverse; apex of metatibiae not incised …………………………………………………………………………………………….……....25
25. Funicular segments 6-7 slightly transverse; elytra short oval, stout; apex of metatibiae in males almost straight and, inconspicuously incised; apex of penis weakly rounded, almost straight (6.3–7.2 mm). Gümüşhane; Kostandağı Geçidi .........................................................
staveni
Braun
– All funicular segments globular; elytra long-oval; apex of metatibiae spur-like prolonged inwards; apex of penis straight and weakly impressed in middle (7.3–7.9 mm). Bey Dağlari, Antalya ....................................................................................................................
marggii
sp. nov.