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Russian Entomol. J. 17(4): 367402 © RUSSIAN ENTOMOLOGICAL JOURNAL, 2008 Fireflies of Hispaniola (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) Ñâåòëÿ÷êè îñòðîâà Ãàèòè (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) Sergey V. Kazantsev1 & Daniel E. Perez-Gelabert2 Ñ.Â. Êàçàíöåâ1, Ä.E. Ïåðåñ-Ãåëàáåðò2 1 Insect Centre, Donetskaya 13326, Moscow 109651, Russia 1 Èíñåêò-öåíòð, óë. Äîíåöêàÿ 13326, Ìîñêâà 109651, Ðîññèÿ, E-mail: [email protected] 2 Department of Entomology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, P.O. Box 37012, Washington, DC 205637012, USA, E-mail: [email protected] KEY WORDS: Coleoptera, Lampyridae, new species, taxonomy, Greater Antilles, Neotropics. ÊËÞ×ÅÂÛÅ ÑËÎÂÀ: Coleoptera, Lampyridae, íîâûå âèäû, òàêñîíîìèÿ, Áîëüøèå Àíòèëüñêèå îñòðîâà, Íåîòðîïèêà. ABSTRACT. Thirty three new fireflies, Lychnacris mirabilis Kazantsev et Perez-Gelabert, 2009 spp.n. â atrocrocea, L. bahorucoensis, L. cienagaensis, L. hier- îñíîâíîì èç êîëëåêöèé Èíñòèòóòà áîòàíè÷åñêèõ è roi, L. montensis, L. orbis, L. piceonotata, L. rufocaer- çîîëîãè÷åñêèõ èññëåäîâàíèé ïðè Óíèâåðñèòåòå Ñàí- ulea, L. scintilla, Callopisma altimontana, C. domini- òî-Äîìèíãî è Íàöèîíàëüíîãî ìóçåÿ åñòåñòâåííîé cana, C. engombe, C. lamellicornis, C. larimarena, C. èñòîðèè Ñàíòî Äîìèíãî. Ðîäà Callopisma Motschul- rubicunda, Erythrolychnia azuensis, E. caborojensis, sky, 1853 è Erythrolychnia Motschulsky, 1853 ïåðåíî- E. cristobalensis, E. marcanoi, E. medranoi, E. peder- ñÿòñÿ èç òðèáû Photinini â òðèáó Cratomorphini. Ery- nalensis, E. roseimargo, Robopus acutangulus, R. bas- throlychnia olivieri Leng et Mutchler, 1922 syn.n. tardoi, R. dissimilis, R. hondovallensis, R. nigrifrons, ñâîäèòñÿ â ñèíîíèìû ê E. bipartita (E. Olivier, 1912). R. peregrinus, R. vallinovae, Heterophotinus montico- Ïðèâîäèòñÿ ïîëíûé ñïèñîê ëàìïèðèä îñòðîâà Ãàèòè la, H. nubilus, H. striatus and Presbyolampis mirabilis âìåñòå ñ êàðòàìè àðåàëîâ, à òàêæå îïðåäåëèòåëüíûå Kazantsev et Perez-Gelabert, 2009 spp.n., are described òàáëèöû äëÿ òðèá, ðîäîâ è âèäîâ. ×èñëî âèäîâ Lam- from the Dominican Republic, mostly from the collec- pyridae, çàðåãèñòðèðîâàííûõ íà îñòðîâå Ãàèòè, tions of Instituto de Investigaciones Botánicas y Zoológi- óâåëè÷èâàåòñÿ ñ 34 äî 66. cas at the University of Santo Domingo and the Museo Nacional de Historia Natural, Santo Domingo. The Introduction genera Callopisma Motschulsky, 1853 and Erythro- lychnia Motschulsky, 1853 are transferred from the tribe Photinini to Cratomorphini. Erythrolychnia oliv- The study of the firefly fauna of Hispaniola, the ieri Leng et Mutchler, 1922 syn.n. is synonymized with second largest of the Greater Antillean islands, began as th E. bipartita (E. Olivier, 1912). Distribution maps of early as in the 18 century [Olivier, 1790] and has been Lampyridae of Hispaniola, as well as a checklist and going on ever since [Laporte, 1840; Motschulsky, 1853; determination keys to tribes, genera and species are Leng & Mutchler, 1922; Mutchler, 1923a, b, etc.]. presented. The number of lampyrid species registered Thirty four firefly species of ten genera have been for Hispaniola is raised from 34 to 66. registered on the island [McDermott, 1966; Kazantsev, 2006; Perez-Gelabert, 2008], six of the ten genera being ÐÅÇÞÌÅ. Èç Äîìèíèêàíñêîé Ðåñïóáëèêè îïè- endemic to the Greater Antilles, and two genera and 32 ñûâàåòñÿ òðèäöàòü òðè íîâûõ âèäà ñâåòëÿ÷êîâ: species endemic to Hispaniola proper. Lychnacris atrocrocea, L. bahorucoensis, L. cienaga- The possibility to study the abundant material col- ensis, L. hierroi, L. montensis, L. orbis, L. piceonotata, lected recently, mostly by our colleagues from the Uni- L. rufocaerulea, L. scintilla, Callopisma altimontana, versity of Santo Domingo, the National Museum of C. dominicana, C. engombe, C. lamellicornis, C. lari- Natural History of Santo Domingo and during the His- marena, C. rubicunda, Erythrolychnia azuensis, E. paniolan Orthopteroids project (20012004), allows caborojensis, E. cristobalensis, E. marcanoi, E. medra- adding thirty three more species to the list of Hispani- noi, E. pedernalensis, E. roseimargo, Robopus acutan- olan Lampyridae, all of them new to science. The new gulus, R. bastardoi, R. dissimilis, R. hondovallensis, R. species have been found in the genera Lychnacris Mots- nigrifrons, R. peregrinus, R. vallinovae, Heteropho- chulsky, 1853, Callopisma Motschulsky, 1853, Eryth- tinus monticola, H. nubilus, H. striatus è Presbyolampis rolychnia Motschulsky, 1853, Robopus Motschulsky, 1853, Heterophotinus E. Olivier, 1894 and Presbyola- Printed in 2009. mpis Buck, 1947. Descriptions of the new species are 368 Sergey V. Kazantsev, Daniel E. Perez-Gelabert given below, along with a checklist and a determination 6. Body elongate .......................... Pyractomena Melsheimer key to the genera and species of fireflies of Hispaniola. Body broadly oval (one species on Hispaniola A. ignitum Availability of longer series also made it possible to Linnaeus) .......................................... Aspisoma Laporte clarify the status of certain taxa, such as Erythrolych- 7. Eyes small. Antennae sometimes lamellate (Fig. 44). Photic nia olivieri Leng et Mutchler, 1922 and E. bipartita (E. organ on ventrite 5 absent or (only in C. larimarena sp.n.) small. Aedeagus with relatively narrow median lobe (Figs Olivier, 1912), which proved to represent a single spe- 39, 42, 46, 49, 50, 54) .......... Callopisma Motschulsky cies, and the genera Callopisma Motschulsky, 1853 and Eyes large. Antennae never lamellate. Photic organ on Erythrolychnia Motschulsky, 1853, which are trans- ventrite 5 large (Fig. 77). Aedeagus with broad median lobe ferred to Cratomorphini. (e.g., Figs 57, 64, 65) ....... Erythrolychnia Motschulsky Despite the doubling in the number of lampyrid 8. Male antenna long, reaching over elytral half, conspicuously species known from Hispaniola as a result of this contri- flattened and serrate. External female genitalia without bution, the fact that quite a few of the new species apparent coxital baculus (Figs 85, 93) ........................... described below are represented by only one or two .................................................... Robopus Motschulsky specimens indicates that further new firefly taxa will be Male antennae hardly attaining to middle of elytra, almost discovered, mostly in isolated mountain forests any- filiform. External female genitalia with conspicuous coxital baculus (Fig. 116) ........................................................ 9 where in the Dominican Republic, not to mention the 9. Body flattened and relatively wide, pronotum transverse Haitian part of the island. (Figs 103, 104, 106, 108, 110, 117, 121). Penultimate The following abbreviations are used in this paper: abdominal ventrites strongly transverse (e.g., Figs 111 AMNH American Museum of Natural History, New 112) ...................................... Heterophotinus E. Olivier York; CMNH Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Body narrow, almost cylindrical; pronotum elongate (Fig. Pittsburgh; ICM Insect Center, Moscow; IIBZ Insti- 125). Penultimate abdominal ventrites less transverse tuto de Investigaciones Botánicas y Zoológicas, Universidad (Fig. 126) (one species on Hispaniola M. baorucoensis Autónoma de Santo Domingo; MHND Museo de Historia Kazantsev)........................................ Microdiphot Buck Natural Dominicano, Santo Domingo; NMNH U.S. Na- tional Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C.; Tribe CHEGUEVARIINI ZMMU Zoological Museum of Moscow University. Genus Cheguevaria Kazantsev, 2006 Cheguevaria Kazantsev, 2006: 370 Material and Methods Type species: Cheguevaria taino Kazantsev, 2006 DIAGNOSIS. Cheguevaria differs from all other Carib- The studied material was pinned or glued on card- bean lampyrid genera by the exposed head (Fig. 1), absent board triangles. For more detailed examination some elytral epipleures and symmetric male abdominal segments specimens of most of the species were relaxed in water, and genitalia, i.e. by the apomorphies of the tribe Chegue- then, for approximately 24 hours, in 10% KOH at room variini. temperature. Certain KOH treated parts of the body, DISTRIBUTION. Hispaniola and Puerto Rico. including the aedeagi and external female genitalia, were placed in microvials with glycerin. Cheguevaria angusta Kazantsev, 2006 Fig. 1, Map 1 Taxonomy Cheguevaria angusta Kazantsev, 2006: 372 MATERIAL: Holotype, #, Dominican Republic, 15 km N Azua, 1000 m, 6.II.2006, S. Kazantsev leg. (ICM). KEY TO THE L AMPYRIDAE TRIBES AND GENERA OF H ISPANIOLA DISTRIBUTION. Dominican Republic (map 1). 1. Head exposed (Fig. 1). Elytral epipleures absent. All male abdominal segments and genitalia symmetric Tribe LAMPROCERINI [Cheguevariini] (one species on Hispaniola C. angusta Genus Lychnacris Motschulsky, 1853 Kazantsev)............................... Cheguevaria Kazantsev Head completely covered by pronotum (e.g., Figs 2, 3, 14, Lychnacris Motschulsky, 1853: 33 17). Elytral epipleures present. At least some male Type species: Lychnacris triguttula Motschulsky, 1853 DIAGNOSIS. Lychnacris differs from all the other fire- abdominal segments and phallobase asymmetric (e.g., flies of Hispaniola by the presence of conspicuous lateral Figs 56, 910, 1213, 16, 19) ................................... 2 processes of abdominal tergites (e.g., Fig. 4) and by the 2. All claws bifid [Photurini]............. Presbyolampis Buck ventral location of abdominal spiracles. All claws simple, at most anterior claw with basal tooth DISTRIBUTION. Neotropics, including Hispaniola. .....................................................................................