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Collecting Records on Southeast Asian Penthe Newman (Coleoptera: Tetratomidae) Japanese Journal of Systematic Entomology, 22 (1): 28–30. May 30, 2016. Collecting Records on Southeast Asian Penthe Newman (Coleoptera: Tetratomidae) Hiroyuki YOSHITOMI 1) and Junsuke YAMASAKO 2) 1) Ehime University Museum, Bunkyo 3, Matsuyama, 790-8577 Japan E-mail: [email protected] 2) JSPS Research Fellow, Komaba 3-8-1, Meguro, Tokyo 153-8902, Japan, Department of General Systems Studies, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo Abstract Specimen data of three species of the genus Penthe Newman, 1838 from Southeast Asia are shown with habitus and male genital figures. The following collecting data are the first distributional records: Penthe reitteri Nikitsky, 1998 from Laos and Vietnam, and P. kochi Mařan, 1940 from Guangxi Prov., China. Species list of the subfamily Penthinae Lacordaire, 1859 is provid- ed in the appendix. Introduction Records Ten species of the genus Penthe Newman, 1838 (Coleo- Penthe almorensis Champion, 1917 (Figs. 1, 4) ptera, Tetratomidae, Penthinae) have been recorded from Asia (Appendix), but its collecting records are rare and Specimens examined. 5 exs. (EUMJ), “[West NEPAL] fragmentary on the southeast Asian species (Nikitsky, 1998, Chautha (2850m) – Bhulbhule (3270m) nr. Jumla 23. IX. 1981 2005). In the present paper, we add several collecting records M. Sakai leg.”; 1 ex. (teneral; EUMJ), “[Central NEPAL] of three southeast Asian species. The specimens examined Ghorapani (2800m) – Banthanti (2620m) 16. X. 1981 M. in this paper are preserved in the Ehime University Museum Sakai”. (EUMJ), National Museum of Natural Science, Taichung, Distribution. India, Nepal. Taiwan (NMNS), and Taiwan Agricultural Research Institute, Taichung, Taiwan (TARI). Penthe reitteri Nikitsky, 1998 (Figs. 2, 5) Specimens examined. 1 male (EUMJ), “[LAOS] Mt. Figs. 1–3. Penthe spp. 1, Penthe almorensis Champion, 1917 from Nepal; 2, P. reitteri Nikitsky, 1998 from Laos; 3, P. kochi Mařan, 1940 from Taiwan. Ⓒ Japanese Society of Systematic Entomology Record of Penthe from Southeast Asia 29 Figs. 4–6. Male genitalia of Penthe spp. 4, Penthe almorensis Champion, 1917 from Nepal; 5, P. reitteri Nikitsky, 1998 from Laos; 6, P. kochi Mařan, 1940 from Taiwan. a, Tergite VIII; b, sternite VIII; c, tergite IX; d, sternite IX; e, tegmen in dorsal view; f, tegmen in lateral view; g, penis in ventral view; h, penis in lateral view. Scale bars: 1.0 mm for a–d; 0.5 mm for e–h. Phou Pan Ban Saleui, Xam Neua Houa Phan Prov. 27. IV. Remarks. Based on the photo of the holotype (from Dr. – 11. V. 2007 J. Yamasako leg.”; 1 female (EUMJ), “Nitou Hájek) and a specimen of the topotype, we got the conclusion Tatsientu Szechuan China Em. Reitter”; 1 male (NMNS), “N. that the above specimens are Penthe reitteri. This is the first VIETNAM Vinh Phu Prov. Tam Dao, 930m 1–7. V, 1996 Y. record of this species from Laos and Vietnam. Arita legit.”, “Penthe reitteri Nikitsky Det. M. Sato, 2004”, NMNS ENT 4881-47502. Penthe kochi Mařan, 1940 (Figs. 3, 6) Distribution. China (Sichuan, Yunnan), Taiwan, Laos, Vietnam. Specimens examined. 1 ex. (EUMJ), “[TAIWAN : May 30, 2016, JJSE 22 (1) 30 Yoshitomi, H. and J. Yamasako NANTOU] Sungkang Renai Township 3. V. 2007 S.-T. References Hisamatsu leg.”; 5 exs. (EUMJ), “[TAIWAN] Siangyang, Alt. Nikitsky, N. B., 1998. Generic Classification of the Beetle Family ca. 3,000–3,400 m, Haiduan Township, Taitung Country 8. VI. Tetratomidae (Coleoptera, Tenebrionoidea) of the World, 2013, J. Yamasako leg.”; 5 exs. (EUMJ), “[Taiwan] Siangyang, with Description of New Taxa. Series Faunistika (9). Pensoft, Alt. ca. 2,300–3,200m, Haiduan Township, Taitung Country Sofia-Moscow, 80 pp. 26. VI. 2014, J. Yamasako leg.”; 1 ex. (EUMJ), “[TAIWAN] Nikitsky, N. B., 2005. The beetles of the subfamily Penthinae Zizhong, Hsinyi Township, Nantou Country 22. VI. 2015, Lacordaire, 1859 (Coleoptera, Tenebrionoidea, Tetratomidae) J. Yamasako leg.”; 2 exs. (EUMJ), “[TAIWAN] Siangyang- of the world fauna. Byulleten' Moskovskogo Obshchestva shan (Mt.), Haiduan Township, Taitung Country, Alt. ca. Ispytatelei Prirody Otdel Biologicheskii, 110 (5): 16–26. (In Russian, with English summary.) 2,800–2,900 m 17–18. VI. 2015, J. Yamasako leg.”; 4 males Nikitsky, N. B., 2008. Family Tetratomidae Billberg, 1820, pp. 62– & 1 female (TARI), “Taiwan: Hualien Kuanyuan 03.IV.2006, 64. In: I. Löbl & A. Smetana (ed.): Catalogue of Palaearctic leg. H.-Y. Li”; 1 male & 1 female (TARI), “Taiwan: Hualien Coleoptera, Vol. 5. Stenstrup, Apollo Books, 670 pp. Kuanyuan 18.VI.2006, leg. H.-Y. Lee”; 1 male (TARI), same Satô, M. & C.-F. Lee, 2004. A new record of Penthe reitteri data but date is “19.VI.2006”; 6 males (TARI), “Taiwan: Nilitsky (Coleoptera, Tetratomidae) from Taiwan. Elytra, 32: Kaoshiung Kuanshanyakou 30. VII. 2015, leg. C.-F. Lee”; 370. 1 male (TARI), “Taiwan: Taitung Liyuan 24. VII. 2013, leg. C.-F. Lee”; 1 male (NMNS), “Meifeng Date: XII. 29 1974 [Received: February 25, 2016; accepted: April 21, 2016] K. MASUMOTO leg.”, “Penthe reitteri Nikitsky Det. M. Sato, 2004”, NMNS ENT 5503-4088; 1 male & 1 female (NMNS), “Fengkangshan Date: 10-VI-1984 K. MASUMOTO Appendix. Species list of the subfamily Penthinae leg.”, “Penthe reitteri Nikitsky Det. M. Sato, 2004”, NMNS Lacordaire, 1859 ENT 4881-47504 / 4881-47503; 2 males (EUMJ), “CHINA, GUANGXI A. R., 11–14. Iv. 2013 LONGSHENG Hot Spring Genus Penthe Newman, 1838 (forested river valley; wet rocks) 25°53.6’N, 110°12.4’E, 360 Penthe almorensis Champion, 1917 India, Nepal m M. Fikáček & J. Hájek, J. Růžička leg.”. Penthe brevicollis Lacordaire, 1859 Java Distribution. China (Fujian, Jiangsu, Guangxi), Taiwan Penthe japana Marseul, 1876 Japan Remarks. Satô & Lee (2004) recorded Penthe reitteri from Penthe javana Pic, 1912 Java Taiwan, and Nikitsky (2008) listed another species, P. kochi Penthe kochi Mařan, 1940 China (Fujian, Jiangsu, Guangxi), Taiwan from Taiwan without voucher specimens. In this time, we Penthe obliquata (Fabricius, 1798) N. America could not examine any specimen of P. reitteri collected from Penthe pimelia (Fabricius, 1787) N. America Taiwan. Penthe reitteri Nikitsky, 1998 China (Sichuan, Yunnan), This is the first record of this species from Guangxi Prov., Taiwan, Laos, Vietnam China. Penthe rufopubens Marseul, 1876 India, Nepal Penthe sumatrensis Fairmaire, 1896 Sumatra Acknowledgments Penthe simillis Nikitsky, 2005 Myanmar Penthe simplicicornis Gusakov, 2009 China (Gansu) We thank Dr. Chi-Feng Lee (TARI), Dr. Ming-Luen Jeng (NMNS) and Dr. Jiří Hájek (Národní muzeum, Praha, Czech Republic) for their king offering precious materials, and to Genus Cyanopenthe Nikitsky, 1998 Cyanopenthe leei Hsiao, Pollock & Barclay, 2015 Taiwan Mr. Yun Hsiao (Department of Entomology, National Taiwan Cyanopenthe metallica (Champion, 1916) N. India University) for his useful suggestion. Cyanopenthe taiwana Hsiao, Pollock & Barclay, 2015 Taiwan Cyanopenthe thailandica Nikitsky, 1998 Thailand May 30, 2016, JJSE 22 (1).
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