Taxonomic Revision of the Australian Notoxinae (Coleoptera: Anthicidae)

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Taxonomic Revision of the Australian Notoxinae (Coleoptera: Anthicidae) ACTA ENTOMOLOGICA MUSEI NATIONALIS PRAGAE Published 15.xi.2013 Volume 53(supplementum), pp. 1–98 ISSN 0374-1036 http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:37E0BCFC-F84A-4B2E-B554-0DC4AE42AD15 Taxonomic revision of the Australian Notoxinae (Coleoptera: Anthicidae) Zbyněk KEJVAL Muzeum Chodska, Chodské náměstí 96, Domažlice CZ-344 01, Czech Republic; e-mail: [email protected] Abstract. Notoxinae of the Australian Region are revised, with 42 species clas- sifi ed in single genus, Mecynotarsus LaFerté-Sénectère, 1849. In total, 31 spe- cies are newly described: Mecynotarsus armifer sp. nov., M. auceps sp. nov., M. auripilosus sp. nov., M. bicornis sp. nov., M. bidens sp. nov., M. bidentatus sp. nov., M. bullatus sp. nov., M. canthariphilus sp. nov., M. centralis sp. nov., M. dearmatus sp. nov., M. exophthalmus sp. nov., M. fallax sp. nov., M. festivus sp. nov., M. grandior sp. nov., M. granulatus sp. nov., M. hirtipennis sp. nov., M. imitator sp. nov., M. iuvenis sp. nov., M. magelae sp. nov., M. mollis sp. nov., M. nobilis sp. nov., M. obesus sp. nov., M. parvulus sp. nov., M. pilbarensis sp. nov., M. pilicornis sp. nov., M. pusillus sp. nov., M. regalis sp. nov., M. setulosus sp. nov., M. speciosus sp. nov., M. weiri sp. nov. (all Australia), and M. excavatus sp. nov. (New Caledonia). Two new synonyms, Mecynotarsus concolor King, 1869 = Notoxus decemdentatus Pic, 1899, syn. nov., and M. hortensis Lea, 1922 = M. lateroalbus Lea, 1922, syn. nov., are proposed. Lectotypes are designated for Mecynotarsus amabilis Lea, 1895 and M. kingii MacLeay, 1872. A key to the Australian Mecynotarsus is provided. Notoxus australasiae LaFerté-Sénectère, 1849 is regarded as Afrotropical species described by mistake from Australia. The identity of Leptoprion Krekich-Strassoldo, 1914 is briefl y discussed. Key words. Coleoptera, Anthicidae, Notoxinae, Mecynotarsus, Notoxus, Lepto- prion, taxonomy, new species, new synonymy, lectotype designation, faunistics, Australia, New Caledonia, Australian Region 2 KEJVAL: Taxonomic revision of the Australian Notoxinae (Anthicidae) Contents Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 3 The identity and biology of the Australian Mecynotarsus ................................................... 4 Relationships of Mecynotarsus ............................................................................................ 6 The genus Leptoprion .......................................................................................................... 6 The identity of Notoxus species recorded from Australia .................................................... 7 Material and methods ........................................................................................................... 8 A key to Mecynotarsus species of the Australian Region .................................................... 9 Species treatments .............................................................................................................. 15 Mecynotarsus albellus Pascoe, 1866 ............................................................................. 15 Mecynotarsus amabilis Lea, 1895 ................................................................................. 17 Mecynotarsus apicipennis Lea, 1895 ............................................................................ 19 Mecynotarsus armifer sp. nov. ...................................................................................... 20 Mecynotarsus auceps sp. nov. ....................................................................................... 21 Mecynotarsus auripilosus sp. nov. ................................................................................ 23 Mecynotarsus bicornis sp. nov. .................................................................................... 24 Mecynotarsus bidens sp. nov. ........................................................................................ 26 Mecynotarsus bidentatus sp. nov. .................................................................................. 27 Mecynotarsus bullatus sp. nov. ...................................................................................... 28 Mecynotarsus canthariphilus sp. nov. ........................................................................... 31 Mecynotarsus centralis sp. nov. .................................................................................... 32 Mecynotarsus concolor King, 1869 .............................................................................. 33 Mecynotarsus dearmatus sp. nov. ................................................................................. 35 Mecynotarsus excavatus sp. nov. ................................................................................... 37 Mecynotarsus exophthalmus sp. nov. ............................................................................ 38 Mecynotarsus fallax sp. nov. ......................................................................................... 40 Mecynotarsus festivus sp. nov. ...................................................................................... 41 Mecynotarsus grandior sp. nov. .................................................................................... 42 Mecynotarsus granulatus sp. nov. ................................................................................. 45 Mecynotarsus hirtipennis sp. nov. ................................................................................. 46 Mecynotarsus hortensis Lea, 1922 ................................................................................ 48 Mecynotarsus imitator sp. nov. ..................................................................................... 50 Mecynotarsus iuvenis sp. nov. ....................................................................................... 51 Mecynotarsus kingii MacLeay, 1872 ............................................................................. 53 Mecynotarsus kreusleri King, 1869 .............................................................................. 55 Mecynotarsus leai Pic, 1942 ......................................................................................... 57 Mecynotarsus magelae sp. nov. ..................................................................................... 58 Mecynotarsus mastersii MacLeay, 1872 ....................................................................... 60 Mecynotarsus mollis sp. nov. ........................................................................................ 62 Mecynotarsus nobilis sp. nov. ....................................................................................... 63 Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae, 53(supplementum), 2013 3 Mecynotarsus obesus sp. nov. ....................................................................................... 65 Mecynotarsus parvulus sp. nov. .................................................................................... 67 Mecynotarsus phanophilus Lea, 1922 ........................................................................... 68 Mecynotarsus pilbarensis sp. nov. ................................................................................. 70 Mecynotarsus pilicornis sp. nov. ................................................................................... 73 Mecynotarsus pusillus sp. nov. ...................................................................................... 74 Mecynotarsus regalis sp. nov. ....................................................................................... 76 Mecynotarsus setulosus sp. nov. .................................................................................... 77 Mecynotarsus speciosus sp. nov. ................................................................................... 79 Mecynotarsus weiri sp. nov. .......................................................................................... 81 Mecynotarsus ziczac King, 1869 ................................................................................... 82 Check list of the Australian Mecynotarsus LaFerté-Sénectère, 1849 ................................ 95 Acknowledgements ............................................................................................................ 96 References .......................................................................................................................... 97 Introduction The subfamily Notoxinae Stephens, 1829 is well-characterized, and perhaps the most popular group of anthicid beetles. Its members can be easily recognized by the presence of the peculiar antero-dorsal horn on the pronotum. Other important characters of these horned anthicids are: head closely articulated with pronotum, its base more or less truncate with paired lateral occipital condyles for articulation with the prothorax; pronotum with lateral cervical notches for articulation with the occipital condyles of the head; apical margin of mandibles enlarged as a thick rim or fl ange; submentum extended as widely separated angular fl at plates, covering the base of the maxillae; aedeagus with phallobase, separate parameres, and free median lobe; ovipositor an amorphous simple membranous structure, with only distinct sclerotized styli (CHANDLER 1982, 2001; KEJVAL 2011a). Most of the above listed external characters of Notoxinae (if not all) represent synapomorphies that evolved in connection with their typical habits – burrowing into sandy or loose soils; for behavioural observations
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