New distributional record of Micropodabrus maculivertex (Coleoptera, Cantharidae)

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by  Okushima, Yuichi

NewBrachypterousPlatydomenefromCentralJapan 341
る過程で, 本州中部の山地帯で採集された, この種に近縁のいくつかの種を見出した. これらを
詳細に検討した結果, 5種に識別され, そのうちの北アルプス産の個体は上記のドウガネナガハ
ネカクシに同定された. 残りの白山, 茶臼岳, 日光および北岳山麓の広河原で採集された個体は,
それぞれ雄交尾器に若干の形態的差異が認められ未記載種と判定されたので, ハクサンドウガネ
ナガハネカクシPlatydomenehakusana,コジマドウガネナガハネカクシP koJlma1,ニツコウドウ
ガネナガハネカクシPnikkoensisおよびヒロガワラドウガネナガハネカクシPhirogawaranaと
命名・記載した.
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Elytra,Tokyo,36(2):341-342,November22,2008
NewDistributional Recordsof Mlcropodabrusmaculivertex
(Coleoptera,Cantharidae)
Yuichi OKUsHIMA1)andNaoki TAKAHAsHI2)
1)KurashikiMuseumofNaturalHistory,Chuo2-6-1,Kurashiki-shi,
Okayama,710-0046Japan
2)TheKyushuUniversityMuseum,KyushuUniversity,Fukuoka,812-8581Japan
Micropodabrusmaculiverte;x;IsHIDA,1989,wasdescribedfromOkinawa-hontoIslandofthe
RyukyuIslands. IMAsAKA(1992)additionallyrecordedthisspeciesfromAmami-oshimaIsland
andToku-no-shimaIslandofthemiddleRyukyuIslands. Inthisshortreport,wewillrecordit
for the first time from Kume-jimaand Tokashiki-jima lying nearby Okinawa-honto. The
collectingdataareasgivenbelow.
Micropodabrusmaculivertex IsHIDA, 1989
(Figs.1-2)
MicropodabrusmaculivertexIsHIDA,1989,Ent.Rev.Japan,Osaka,44:82,figs.1,3a,4a. - IMASAKA,
1992,Coleopterists' News,Tokyo, (100):30. - KIRIYAMA& KINoDA,2000,Tatehamodoki, Mi-
yazaki, (36): 4, figs. 13A,13C-D.
342 Yuichi OKUsHIMAand Naoki TAKAHASHI
Figs.1-2. Micropodabrusmaculiverte;llIsHIDA,fromKume-jimaIs.,Ryukyus;1,male;2,female
Specimensexamined. Kume-jima,Ryukyus:1早, Daruma-yama,9-IV-1990, T.UEN01eg.
(KURA);21(?o?,1♀,Uezu,14-IV-1995,N.TAKAHAsHI leg. (NTC); lf, Uezu(atlight),
14-IV-1995, N. TAKAHAsHI leg. (NTC); 2 Daruma-yama- 0-dake, 15-IV-1995, N.
,
TAKAHASHI leg. (NTC);5 , 1 , nearAra-dake,4-IV-1996,Y. 0KUsHIMAleg. (KURA);
2 ,5早早,nearDaruma-yama,5-IV-1996,Y. 0KusHIMAleg. (KURA);2 2 早, near
,
Daruma-yama,7-IV-1996,Y.0KusHIMAleg. (KURA).Tokashiki-jima,Ryukyus:1早,upper
courseoftheTokashiki-gawa,26~27-II-2004,F.SATou leg. (KURA).
Depositoryofthespeclmerisexammed. Thespecimensrecordedabovearepreservedjnthe
KurashikiMuseumofNaturalHistory(KURA)andinthecollectionofN.TAKAHAsHI(NTC).
Distribution. Ryukyus:Amami-oshima,Toku-no-shima, 0kinawa-honto,Kume_jima(new
record),Tokashiki-jima(newrecord).
Notes. Theblackishmarkingsonthevertexandpronotumtendtobecomepale_colouredin
individualsfromKume-jimaIsland.
WewishtoexpressourheartythankstoDr.Shun-IchiUtNoforhiscriticalreadjngofthe
manuscript,andMessrs.TeruhisaUENoandFumiyasuSAToUfor theirkindsupportofvaluable
materials.
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