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Ent19 2 109 110 (Lyubarsky).Pmd Russian Entomol. J. 19(2): 109110 © RUSSIAN ENTOMOLOGICAL JOURNAL, 2010 A new beetle species from the Russian Far East (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea: Erotylidae) Íîâûé âèä æóêîâ ñåìåéñòâà Erotylidae ñ Äàëüíåãî Âîñòîêà Ðîññèè: (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea) G.Yu. Lyubarsky Ã.Þ. Ëþáàðñêèé Zoological Museum of Moscow State University, Bolshaya Nikitskaya 6, Moscow 125009, Russia. E-mail: Çîîëîãè÷åñêèé ìóçåé Ìîñêîâñêîãî ãîñóäàðñòâåííîãî óíèâåðñèòåòà èì. Ì.Â.Ëîìîíîñîâà. Áîëüøàÿ Íèêèòñêàÿ 6, Ìîñêâà 125009, Ðîññèÿ. KEY WORDS: Coleoptera, taxonomy, new species, Erotylidae, Cryptophilini, Cryptophilus, Far East, China, Hubei. ÊËÞ×ÅÂÛÅ ÑËÎÂÀ: Coleoptera, òàêñîíîìèÿ, íîâûé âèä, Erotylidae, Cryptophilini, Cryptophilus, Äàëüíèé Âîñòîê, Êèòàé, Õóáåé. ABSTRACT. New species of Cryptophilus Reitter, Cryptophilus cryptophagoides Grouvelle, 1916 (Tai- 1874 is described from the Far East of Russia and China. wan, Japan); Cryptophilus hiranoi Sasaji, 1984 (Japan); ÐÅÇÞÌÅ. Íîâûé âèä Cryptophilus Reitter, 1874 Cryptophilus integer Heer, 1841 (cosmopolitan); îïèñàí ñ Äàëüíåãî Âîñòîêà Ðîññèè è Êèòàÿ. Cryptophilus minimus Grouvelle, 1914 (Taiwan); Cryptophilus mirus Grouvelle, 1914 (Taiwan); Introduction Cryptophilus obliteratus Reitter, 1874 (W Europe, Rus- sian Far East, China, Japan); Cryptophilus propinguus Reitter, 1874 (Japan, Taiwan); This publication is based on the material collected Cryptophilus quadrisignatus Motschulsky, 1860 (Rus- by S.A. Kurbatov in the Russian Far East and China. sian Far East, China: Shaanxi, Japan); The fauna of this regions is little known. This material Cryptophilus reitteri Iablokoff-Khnzorian, 1975 (Ja- contains some rare species of Cryptophagidae (Cryp- pan). tophagus decoratus Reitter, 1874, C. fusciclavis Bruce, 1943, C. klapperichi Bruce, 1943, C. latangulus Reit- Cryptophilus kurbatovi sp.n. ter, 1889, C. pseudoschmidti Woodroffe, 1970, C. zona- Fig. 1 tus Lyubarsky, 1995, Atomaria convexiuscula Reitter, MATERIAL. Holotype: $, Russia, Far East, Lazo vil- 1888, A. flava Johnson, 1968, A. fuscipes Gyllenhal, lage,13.05.2009, leg. S.A. Kurbatov. Paratypes: 2 $$, China, E. 1808, A. plicatoides Johnson, 1970, A. punctithorax Hubei, Shennongjia Nat.Res., env. Macheng, Longsheng, 500 m, letter, 29.05.1995, leg. S.A. Kurbatov. Reitter, 1888) and new species of the genus Cryptophi- DESCRIPTION. Elongate oblong oval, 1.92.0 times as lus Reitter, 1874. long as wide (Fig. 1), dorsum weakly convex, dorsal pubes- cence dense and yellowish white. Head, pronotum, scutellum Taxonomic part and elytra light-brown, and antennae, mouth parts and legs reddish brown. Underside brown. Body length: 1.92.0 mm, width 1 mm. Family Erotylidae Latreille, 1802 Head large, width including eyes two-thirds as much as pronotal width; eyes relatuvely small, maximum diameter Genus Cryptophilus Reitter, 1874 about 0.5 of interocular distance. Frons weakly convex, strong- The genus belongs to the family Erotylidae [Le- ly and coarsely punctate, distance between punctures much schen, 2003]. Cryptophilus are sapro/mycetophagous narrower than the diameter of puncture Antennae nearly as [Leschen & Buckley, 2007], inhabits decaying plant long as pronotal width, relatively stout. Basal segment cylin- material, stored grain. Some species of related genera drical, a little longer than thick; second somewhat shorter and either live on cycad pollen, being sometimes cycad much narrower than basal; third distinctly longer than sec- pollinators [Chaves & Genaro, 2005], or being phoretic ond; fourth nearly as long as second; eighth nearly as long as wide; ninth distinctly wider than long, distinctly thickening on cricetine rodents [Leschen & Ashe, 1999] and en- apically; tenth nearly as ninth in size and shape; terminal doparasitic of lepidoptera pupae [Leschen, 1997]. Cryp- segment pyriform, as long as thick with pointed narrow tip. tophilus is usually found in fallen leaves and hay. Pronotum transverse oblong, 0.640.67 as long as wide, Nine species of the genus are distributed in Palae- and 0.390.42 times as long as length of elytra. Lateral sides arctic [Wegrzynowicz, 2007]: weakly arcuately narrowing anteriorly, widest near middle of 110 G.Yu. Lyubarsky ed, hairs long, length of hair more than length of claw. Anterior coxal cavities closed behind. Prosternal process narrow near the base, posterior three-fourths strongly diver- gent apically, widest part about twice as much as narrowest part; apex of the process deeply, triangularly excavate. Punc- tation of metasternum rather fine at medium part and very strong at lateral parts. Legs relatively stout. All tarsi with bilobed 1st, 2th, and 3th segments. 1st segment of posterior tarsi weakly elongated, little than 3 times as long as width. 4th segment very little, indistinctly visible. Tibia without thorns and spikes. Membranous wings fully developed. DISTRIBUTION. Russian Far East, China (Hubei). REMARKS. The unique proportions of body, elytral shape and structure of anterior pronotal corners make this new species being quite different from other congeners. C. kurbatovi sp.n. is compared with C. quadrimaculatus and C. integer: C. kurbatovi: elytra 1.241.33 as long as combined width; C. quadrimaculatus: elytra 1.51.68 as long as com- bined width; C. integer: elytra 1.51.76 as long as combined width. C. kurbatovi: humerus of elytra with a strong denticle; C. quadrimaculatus: humerus of elytra with a strong denticle; C. integer: humerus with a weak denticle. C. kurbatovi: anterior margin of pronotum bisinuate; C. integer: anterior margin of pronotum without sinuate. C. integer: 1st segment of posterior tarsi strongly elongate, more than 3 times as long as width. ETHYMOLOGY. Named in honour of S.A. Kurbatov. Fig. 1. General view of Cryptophilus kurbatovi sp.n. Ðèñ. 1. Cryptophilus kurbatovi sp.n., âíåøíèé âèä. References Chaves R. & Genaro J.A. 2005. A new species of Pharaxonotha pronotal length. Apical corners widely produced anteriorly (Coleoptera: Erotylidae), probable pollinator of the endangered and rectangulate with a rounded tip; anterior margin rather Cuban cycad, Microcycas calocoma // Insecta Mundi. Vol.19. strongly bisinuate; basal corners indistinctly and obtusely No.3. P.143150. angulate, not produced laterally; basal margin gently but Leschen R.A.B. 1997. The Empocryptus-group (Languriidae: To- distinctly arcuate. Pronotal disc extremely closely and rela- raminae) and a new genus associated with a lepidopteran cocoon tively strongly punctate. Punctation of frons and pronotum // Coleopt. Bull. Vol.51. P.303318. Leschen R.A.B. 2003. Erotylidae (Insecta: Coleoptera: Cucu- very clearly impressed. 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