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The Editors and the Contributors Dedicate This Special Issue Of The Editors and the Contributors dedicate this special issue of Annales Zoologici to Małgorzata Banaszkiewicz (1979–2010) A N N A L E S Z O O L O G I C I (Warszawa), 2011, 61(2): 219-228 FOUR NEW SPECIES OF THE GENUS TETRAGONOMENES CHEVROLAT, 1878 (COLEOPTERA: TENEBRIONIDAE: CNODALONINI) FROM SULAWESI KIYOSHI ANDO Entomological Laboratory, Faculty of Agriculture, Ehime University, 5-7, Tarumi 3-chome, Matsuyama, 790-8566 Japan; e-mail: [email protected] Abstract.— Four new species of the genus Tetragonomenes are described from Sulawesi under the names Tetragonomenes banaszkiewiczae sp. nov., T. cyanopterus sp. nov., T. robusticeps sp. nov., and T. cupreomicans sp. nov. Key words.— Taxonomy, new species, Tetragonomenes, Sulawesi INTRODUCTION TD – transverse diameter of an eye, PL – length of pronotum measured along the median The genus Tetragonomenes was established by line, Chevrolat in 1878 for Tetragonomenes semiviridis PW – width at the widest level of pronotum, Chevrolat, 1878 from Moluccas. Kulzer (1951) revised EL – median length of elytra, all the species of the genus Obriomaia Gebien 1927, EW – greatest width of elytra. and Kaszab (1983) transferred this genus to the junior The deposition of the specimens are abbreviated as: synonymy of the genus Tetragonomenes. CKAO – Private collection of Kiyoshi Ando, Osaka; At present, the genus Teteragonomenes Chevrolat EUMJ – Collection of the Ehime University Museum, is classified under the tribe Cnodalonini, and up to now Japan; 52 species have been known. The bulk of this genus is SMNS – Collection of the Staatliches Museum für Na- distributed in the Indomalaya Region. However, some turkunde, Stuttgart. of them disperse into the Australasia Region through Wallacea, and also into the Palaearctic Region. From Sulawesi Island, which is the largest one of Tetragonomenes banaszkiewiczae sp. nov. Wallacea, only three species, T. yukae Masumoto, (Figs 1–3, 16) 1996, T. andoi Masumoto, 1996 and T. viridans (Fair- maire 1898) have been recorded (Masumoto 1996). But Measurements. Length: 9.0–10.0 mm; width: 3.9– recently I found four additional Sulawesian species of 4.0 mm. the genus in my cabinet and loaned materials from the Type species. Holotype: Y, Sulawesi: Kotamobagu, Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde, Stuttgart (by Dr. Modoinding, Gn. Ambang, 12-XII-1999, 1200–1450 m, W. Schawaller). I will describe them hereinafter. leg. A. Riedel (SMNS). Paratypes: 1Y, 1X, same data I would like to dedicate this paper for the memory of as for the holotype (SMNS & CKAO). the excellent entomologist, the late Miss Małgorzata Etymology. The specific epithet is cordially dedi- Banaszkiewicz, Museum & Institute of Zoology, War- cated to the late Miss Małgorzata Banaszkiewicz, saw, with my sincere condolence. who made a great contribution to the coleopterology in Abbreviations employed in the description are as Poland. follows: Diagnosis. This new species resembles Tetrago- IE – width of interspace between eyes, nomenes yukae Masumoto in having extremely raised PL ISSN 0003-4541 © Fundacja Natura optima dux doi: 10.3161/000345411X584726 A N N A L E S Z O O L O G I C I (Warszawa), 2011, 61(2): 229-235 FIVE NEW SPECIES AND NEW RECORDS OF MALAYAPLAMIUS MASUMOTO, 1986 (COLEOPTERA: TENEBRIONIDAE: CNODALONINI) ROLAND GRIMM Denzenbergstraße 44, D-72074 Tübingen, Germany; e-mail: [email protected] Abstract.— Five new species of the genus Malayaplamius Masumoto, 1986 (Tenebrioni- dae: Cnodalonini) from Borneo and Laos are described: Malayaplamius bruneiensis sp. nov., Malayaplamius brunnipes sp. nov., Malayaplamius floreni sp. nov., Malayaplamius malgorzatae sp. nov., and Malayaplamius masumotoi sp. nov. New records of Malayaplamius baehri Utsunomiya et Masumoto, 2006, Malayaplamius becvari Utsunomiya et Masumoto, 2006, Malayaplamius fajar Utsunomiya et Masumoto, 2006, Malayaplamius kaszabi Masumoto, 1986, Malayaplamius luteofemoralis Utsunomiya et Masumoto, 2006, Malayaplamius malayensis Utsunomiya et Masumoto, 2006, and Malayaplamius sakaii Masumoto, 1986 are added. Key words.— Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae, Cnodalonini, Malayaplamius, new species, taxonomy, distribution, Borneo, Laos, W Malaysia. INTRODUCTION The Natural History Museum London (United Kingdom) and the Natural History Museum Basel (Switzerland). The genus Malayaplamius has been described by Depositories: Masumoto (1986) with three relevant species. Type BMNH – The Natural History Museum, London, United species is M. sakaii Masumoto, 1986. The genus is Kingdom; characterized by the longitudinal sulcus on lateral CAF – Collection Dr. Andreas Floren, Würzburg, parts of head, reaching from vertex to fronto-clypeal Germany; suture, by the oblique depression behind humeral cal- CRG – Collection Dr. Roland Grimm, Tübingen, Ger- losity of elytra, and by in dorsal view mostly subtrian- many; gular to conical shaped eyes, which are strongly pro- NHMB – Natural History Museum Basel, Switzerland; truding beyond vault of head (cfr. Masumoto 1986, SMNS –Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde, Stutt- Utsunomiya & Masumoto 2006). Additional species gart, Germany. were described by Masumoto (1998) and Utsunomiya & Masumoto (2001, 2006). Utsunomiya & Masumoto (2006) figured the so far known 11 species and pro- TAXONOMY AND DISTRIBUTION vided a key. Canopy fogging in tropical rainforests by Dr. Andreas Floren (University of Würzburg) in Sabah M. baehri Utsunomiya et Masumoto, 2006 (E Malaysia/Borneo) yielded six species of Malaya- plamius, including two new species. Additional new Material examined. W Malaysia, W Perak, 25 km species from Brunei (Borneo) and Laos were found by NE Ipoh, Banjaran Titi Wangsa Mts., Korba Mt., 1200 m, Dr. Wolfgang Schawaller (Stuttgart) in the collections of 1–15.IV.2000, leg. P. Čechovský, 1 specimen (SMNS). PL ISSN 0003-4541 © Fundacja Natura optima dux doi: 10.3161/000345411X584735 A N N A L E S Z O O L O G I C I (Warszawa), 2011, 61(2): 237-239 ANDOCAMARIA MALGORZATAE SP. NOV. FROM NE INDIA (TENEBRIONIDAE: STENOCHIINAE: CNODALONINI) KIMIO MASUMOTO1, STANISLAV BEČVÁŘ2 and YUKA UTSUNOMIYA1 1Institute of Human Culture Studies, Otsuma Women’s University, 102-8357, Tokyo, Japan; e-mail: [email protected], [email protected] 2A. Trägera 14, CZ-370 10 České Budějovice, Czech Republic; e-mail: [email protected] Abstract.— A peculiar Andocamaria species from NE India, A. malgorzatae sp. nov. (Tenebrionidae: Stenochiinae: Cnodalonini) is described. Key words.— Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae, Stenochiinae, Cnodalonini, Andocamaria, India, Maghalaya, new species. INTRODUCTION Head densely rugoso-punctate, each puncture with a rather long, decumbent hair; clypeus transverse, gen- The genus Andocamaria Masumoto, 1993 is a tly inclined anteriorly, with apex emarginate in middle, member of the vaguely defined “Camariine tenebrionid acutely produced on both sides; fronto-clypeal suture beetles”, which is divided into two groups, the “larger poorly defined, extending laterally to outer margins; flattened” and the “smaller subcylindrical” species genae obliquely raised, depressed before eyes and with (Masumoto 1993a). The genus includes four described lateral margins roundly produced; frons rather wide, species from the Ryukyus, Taiwan and Sumatra feebly convex, distance between eyes about 2.6 times (Masumoto 1993b). In this paper a fifth peculiar wider than diameter; eyes elongate elliptical in dorsal species is described from North-eastern India. view, moderately convex laterally, slightly obliquely inset; inner margin of eyes gently grooved, grooves not extending posteriorly; vertex gently convex, ruguloso- Andocamaria malgorzatae sp. nov. punctate. Antennae reaching basal one-tenth of elytra, (Fig. 1) four terminal antennomeres broader; antennomere length ratios from I to XI: 0.52, 0.22, 0.81, 0.78, 0.63, Description. Dark copper-colored partly with 0.61, 0.64, 0.80, 0.56, 0.57, 0.82. brassy tinge, ventral surface and legs partly with pur- Pronotum subquadrate, wider than long (7:5), plish reflexions, elytral grooves golden cyaneous to widest at base, gently sinuous postero-laterally; anteri- reddish purple, antennae nearly black, pubescence or margin feebly emarginate and bordered, border with pale yellow; dorsum weakly aeneous, venteral surface sparse, unevenly distributed small punctures and of thorax weakly shining, abdominal ventrites some- hairs; base weakly produced medially, slightly bisinu- what alutaceous; both dorsal and ventral surfaces and ous, bordered in lateral portions, border punctate, with legs pubescent, hairs decumbent to semierect; body minute hairs; sides gradually declined to finely bor- rather elongate, dorsum gently convex. dered lateral margins, borders visible in dorsal view PL ISSN 0003-4541 © Fundacja Natura optima dux doi: 10.3161/000345411X584744 A N N A L E S Z O O L O G I C I (Warszawa), 2011, 61(2): 241-257 NOTES ON THE “BORROWED” SPECIMENS AND NAMES FOR CHARLES DE GEER’S DARKLING BEETLES (INSECTA: COLEOPTERA: TENEBRIONIDAE) JULIO FERRER and KEVIN HOLSTON Department of Entomology, The Swedish Museum of Natural History, 10405 Stockolm, Sweden Abstract.— The status of 23 species-group names used by Charles De Geer, for beetles classified in Pyrochroa Geoffroy, 1762, and Tenebrio Linnaeus, 1758, is assessed. Thir- teen of these species-group names are unavailable (ten were published in synonymy, three are subsequent usages of available names): Pyrochroa rubra De Geer, 1775 = Pyrochroa coccinea (Linnaeus, 1760); Pyrochroa bimaculata De Geer, 1775 = Apalus bimaculatus (Linnaeus, 1760); Tenebrio
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