E/、・tl-a、To(k、o,32(1):119-l23,May31,2004 Re-evaluationoftheStatusofPe/opzdesmmszec (Coleoptera Passalidae),withaRedescriptionBasedontheHolotype Masahiro KoN GraduateSchoolofEnvironmentalScience,TheUniversityofShigaPrefecture, Hassaka-cho2500,Hikone.Shiga,522-8533Japan and Kunio ARAYA GraduateSchoolo「SocialandCulturalStudies,KyushuUniversity, Ropponmatsu4-2-l,Chuo-ku,Fukuoka,810-8560Japan Abstract Taxonon、icstatusof thepassalidbeetle, Pet〔)pides117nls.ccitt(KAup), Whichwasregardedasajuniorsynonymof tilde,Is (WIEDF_MANN), isreassessed. Il is concludedthat1)nlnls::ccittisavalidspeciesbecause ,nnlsiech1isspecificallydistinct trom 「''1de'Isintheshapeoftarsus.Pe/op1t/es111,11stccitt isredescribedbased onthe holotype. KAuP(1868) described E1・1ocnemlsmniszechi fromNias,Sumatra. Afterwards, HELLER(1900)gavethereplacementnameGnapha1ocnemlstothepassalidgenusE1・10- c'1emlsKAuP, 1868,becausethegenericnameEriocnemlshadbeenpreoccupiedby the hummingbird genus E1'leone'nls REIcHENBAcH, 1853. Subsequently, GRAVELY (1914)regardedthetaxonmnlszechiasajuniorsynonymofGnapha1ocnenust1・idens (WIEDEMANN,1823) fromJava.Furthermore, inhisrevisional workon thePassalidae of theworld,GRAVELY (1918) regarded thegenus Gnapha1ocnemlsasajunior syn- onymofthegenusPe1opldesKUwERT,1896. When wehadanopportunity toexamine theholotypeofEriocnemlsmnlszechi preservedinthecollectionoftheHessischerLandesmuseum,Darmstadt,wefoundit specifically distinct fromJavanesespecimensofPe1opidestrldens insomeexternal characters.Thus,weregardthetaxonmnlszechiasavalidspeciesofthegenusPe1op1- des.Weherewith redescribePe1oplses1nnlszechi basedon theholotype for external morphology. Inaddition,wealsodescribethemalegenitaliaofRmnlszech1basedona specimenfromWestSumatrainthefirstauthors' collection. Inthefollowingdescription,weadopttheterminologyofGRAVELY(1914) forex- ternalmorphologyandofLINDRoTH(l957) formalegenitalia.ExplanatorySEMpho- tographsarealsoprovided forPe1opldesmniszech1andPtrldensbasedonspecimens 120 MasahiroKoNandKunioARAYA inthefirstauthor'scollection Pelopidesmnlszechi(KAup) (Figs.1-4) E,・loo,Ie,nts111n1s. ech1KAuP,1868,Coleopt.He量e,3,p 22. G'lap/1a1ocne'ntst1'ide'Is(WIEDEMANN):GRAVELY,1914,Mem.Ind.Mus.,3,p 250(inpart). Pe1optdest1'!dens(WIEDF_MANN):GRAVELY,1918,Mem.Ind.Mus.,7,p95(inpart). Redescrlption(]ftheholotype. Sexunknown.Bodylength fromanteriormargin ofheadtoapicesofelytra41.0mm. Outertuberclestransverselytruncatedandweaklybifidatdistalend;leftoutertu- berclenarrowerandsmaller thantherightone;outerdistalangleofleftouter tubercle locatedatmuchlower level than theinnerone;uppersurfaceof leftouter tubercle stronglyhollowedinouterportion;rightoutertuberclewithadistinctsecondarytuber- clebehindouterdistalangle;outerangleofrightoutertuberclemoreprominent for- wardsandlocatedataslightlylower level thantheinnerone; innertubercleslarge, pointedupwardsandforwards;frontalareadepressed,rugose;ridgebetweeninnertu- berclesdistinct;centraltubercledistinctthoughsmall,obtuselyangledinlateralview; Fig. 1. HabitusofPe1opidesn1川s二ec1/i(KAUl'),holotype,scatolemm RedescriptionofPe1opides,nnlszec/1i l21 Figs. 2-3. MalegenitaliaofPe1oplalesmnlsec11i(KAup),nottype;2,ventralview;3,rightlateralview, scale2mm. Figs. 4-5. FifthtarsomereofhindlegofPe1opldesspp;4,1),n,1is・echl (KAup),nottype;5,Pt1・idens (WIEDEMANN),nottype,scale1mm. 122 MasahiroKoNandKunioARAY^ Parietal ridgerounded;supraoccipital ridgedistinctandconnectedwithsupraorbital ridgeindistalportion,vanishedincentralportion;depressedareawrinkled;canthus roundedatanteriorangle;eyelarge,extendingbeyonddistalendofcanthus.Anterior lowertoothofleftmandible1ocatedclosetolowestterminaltooth,smallerthanthelat_ ter;uppertoothofleftmandibledistinct,obtuse-angled;uppermarginofleftmandible weaklyconvexbehindupper tooth; outerbasalangleofleftmandiblelocatednear base, strongly produced outwards and a little forwards; latero-ventra1side of Ie量 mandiblestronglyhollowednearbase;anterior lowertoothofrightmandibleabsent; lowestterminal toothofrightmandiblemuchlarger thanthele量one;upper toothof rightmandiblepointedforwards;uppermarginofrightmandibleconvexbehindupper tooth;outerbasalangleofrightmandibledistinctthoughsmall.Labrumwithsetifer- ouspunctures;anteriormarginconcave,withadistinctdenticleatthemiddle;anterior anglesrounde theleftonemoreprominent forwardsthantherightone.Antennawith 6short lamellae.Prementumdepressedand rough in centralportion, withmedian ridge inanterior portion,strongly swollen inpostero-latera1portion. Mentum with setiferouspuncturesinlateralportion,impunctateandhairlessincentralportion;scar obliquely oval; anterior marginalmoststraight incentral portion; posteriormargin straight.Hypostoma1processimpunctate,hairless,smooth;innermarginslightlycon- vex;outermarginwithobtuseangleinanteriorportion. Pronotum with distinct median sulcus, rough in lateral scar and in marginal groove.Posteriorplateofprosternumimpunctateandhairless.Mesosternumimpunc- tateandhairless,withshallowscar;mesothoracicepisternumhairyinposteriorcorner. Lateralandanterior intermediateareasofmetasternumdenselypuncturedandhairy; posterior intermediateareaimpunctateandhairless,withirregulardentsalongposte- riormarginofcentralarea; ridgeseparating intermediateand lateral areasdistinct; centralareaimpunctateandhairless. Firsttothirdgroovesofelytronsimplyandfinelypunctured; fourthsimplypunc- turedinanteriorportion,ladder-likeinposteriorportionclosetoposteriorend;、f量i hto eighthladder-likealongwholelength;sixthandseventhwider thanfifthandeighth; ninthfinelypuncturedalongwholelength;sixthtoeighthinterstriaeofelytronthinner thantheadjacentgroovesinposteriorportion.Fifthtarsomerebroadeneddistally,pro- jectinglikehoodatdorso-dista1endinalllegs. Second visibleabdominal sternitepuncturedandhairy along transverse ridge; thirdtosixthimpunctateandhairless. esc''lpf1on mafegenlfa/fa asecf on a spec加lent;-om esf S″t flat,-a. Penis large,longerthanthesumofparameresandbasalpieceinventralview,withlongitudi- nalmembranousareaalong themiddlelineonventralside;parameresunitedonven- tralside,withanteriormarginconcaveinventralview,lateralmarginsalmostparallel inventralview;basalpiecetransverse,shorterthanparameresinventralview,withan- teriormarginconcavein ventral view,withlateral marginweaklyconvex in ventral view. Specimensexamined. Pe1opidesmnlsech1(KAUp): holotype, Nias,Sumatra(in RedescriptionofPc/of'1(/os111111s二ccitt l23 thecollectionofHessischerLandesmuseum,Darmstadt);1 ,19,Mt.Singglang,West Sumatra,3-VIII-1994,K.FUJITAleg. Pe1opidestridens(WIEDEMANN):1?,Banyuwangi,E.Java,11-VIII-l986,T.ITO leg;1!,Sukanegara,Java,1,100-1,300m,10~12-VII-2002,K.FUJITAleg. fSf「iOtifZOf?. Sumat「a. 1st Motes. Pefopldes177Mszecヘ i distinc fro f,-lde1?s in the followingcharac- ters:inPmnlszechi,thefifthtarsomeresareprojectinglikeahoodatthedorso-dista1 endinall thelegs,whereasin1:) tridens,theyaregentlyrounded(Figs 4&5);inthe former,theeighthgrooveoftheelytronisladder-likealongwholelengthwhereas,in thelatter,itissimplypuncturedinanteriorportion. Acknowledgments WewishtoexpressourheartythankstoDr.WSCHNEIDER, theHessischerLan- desmuseum,DarmstadtandProf.M.MATsu1,KyotoUniversity, forgivingustheop- portunitytomakethepresentstudy.WearealsoindebtedtoMessrsT.ITOandK.FU- JITA for providingus invaluablespecimens. 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