ANNALES ZOOLOGICI (Warszawa), 1999, 49(3): 265-328 A REVISION OF THE GENUS COLYDIUM FABRICIUS, 1792 (COLEOPTERA: ZOPHERIDAE: COLYDIINAE) P io tr W ęgrzynowicz Muzeum i Instytut Zoologii PAN, ul. Wilcza 64, 00-679 Warszawa, Polska e-ma il: p iotr@robal. m iiz. waw.pl Abstract. — World species of the genus Colydium Fabricius (Coleoptera, Zopheridae, Colydiinae) are revised. The following new species are described: Colydium burakowskii sp. nov. (Brazil), C. holynskiorum sp. nov. (Brazil, Peru, Argentina, Paraguay), C. manfredi sp. nov. (Mexico), C. marleyi sp. nov. (Jamaica), C.plaumanni sp. nov. (Brazil), C. slipinskii sp. nov. (Brazil). New synonyms proposed are as follows: Colydium chiricahuae Dajoz, 1992 (= C. glabriculum Stephan, 1989) and Irenytha sosyloides Pascoe, 1863 (= C. ruficorne Fabricius, 1801). Key words. — Coleoptera, Zopheridae, Colydiinae, Colydium, World, species revision. Introduction yielded new and new specimens - also from South America. Francis Polkinghorne Pascoe, an Englishman workingon the material collected by the famous traveller and naturalist Family Zopheridae (incl. former Colydiidae) constitute a Henry Walter Bates, described in 1863 a new genus and moderately numerous group of small Polyphagan beetles, species of beetle, Irenytha sosyloides. He noted its similar­ distributed in all parts of the world. They show a great ity to the European but in his new genus the morphological and biological diversity. A few groups are Colydium, pronotum was “perfectly smooth” - Irenytha was closely connected with insects galleries under bark and in synonymized with Colydium by Ivie and Ślipiński (1990) in wood. One of such groups is tribe Colydiini. It is well distin­ their catalogue of colydiid genera. Also in 1863, John guished by following combination of caracters: body more or Lawrence LeConte described a new species, Colydium less elongate, almost glabrous, distinct sublateral carinae on nigripenne, from North America. In 1877 Edmund Reitter the pronotum, apically widened and spinose protibiae, closed published the description of Colydium pascoei from procoxal cavities. It contains following genera: Colydiurn, Colombia. One year later the same author added further 7 Aulonium and Anarmostes. Generic position of Pseud- new species from Central and South America and provided aulonium is still unclear, but in my opinion this genus does not belong in this group. a key to all species known at that time. In 1894 appeared the revision of Meso-American Colydiidae by David Sharp in the This paper is the first species-level revision of tribe monumental “Biologia Centrali Americana”; it included Colydiini, which is in progress by A. Ślipiński and myself. descriptions of 7 new species. Somewhat earlier (1886) Maurice des Gozis proposed Pasehalium as the replace­ H istory of Research on Colydium ment name for Colydium which, according to him, had been incorrectly interpreted - according to the International The research on the representatives of the genus Code of Zoological Nomenclature that action was unwar­ Colydium began at the end of XVIII century, when Johann ranted, and the former name is a younger objective synonym Christian Fabricius described a new species of beetle, of the latter one. Description of a further new species, Bostrichus elongatus, in his “Mantissa Insectorum” (1787). Colydium bicoloratum Blatchley, was published in 1925, In 1792 he erected the genus Colydium for this species and but in 1989 Stephan synonymized that taxon with the well the simultaneously described Colydium filiforme. In 1810 known Colydiumm nigripenne LeConte. Howard Everest Pierre Andre Latreille designated Bostrichus elongatus as Hinton described three new species from Central and South the type-species of Colydium. North-American Colydium America in 1936. In 1989 appeared a monograph of North lineola and Colydium longiusculum were described by American species by Stephan, who recapitulated the hitherto Thomas Say. Nineteen century expeditions continuously accumulated data and described three new species. Three http://rcin.org.pl 266 P . W ęgrzynowicz years later Roger Dajoz (1992), unaware of Stephan’s work, IMLA - Instituto Miguel Lillo, Tucuman, Argentina - redescribed Colydium glabriculum Stephan from Arizona A. Teran a s Colydium chiricahuae. A world catalogue oiColydium INHS - Illinois Natural History Survey, Champaign, was published by Hetschko (1930), Neotropical species have Illinois, USA - Kathleen R. Methven been catalogued by Blackwelder (1945). Monographic ISNB - Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de elaborations exist only for Palaearctic (Dajoz 1977; Belgique, Bruxelles, Belgium - Konjev Burakowski and Ślipiński 1986) andNearctic (Stephan 1989) Desender and Mr. Marcel Cludts representatives of the genus. JFLC - John F. Lawrence’s Collection LSUC - Department of Entomology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, USA - Vicky L. M a t e r ia l s and M et h o d s Moseley MCZC - Entomology Department, Museum of Compara­ This revision is based on more than 2500 specimens tive Zoology, Harvard University, Cambridge, which come from the following collections: USA - Michael S. Kelley MHNG - Museum d’Histoire naturelle, Geneve, Switzer­ AMNH - American Museum of Natural History, New land - Ivan Lobl York, USA - L. Herman MIZPAN - Muzeum i Instytut Zoologii PAN, Warszawa, ANSP - Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, Poland Pennsylvania, USA - Donald Azuma MMUE - The Manchester University, Manchester, BPBM - Bernice P. Bishop Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii, United Kingdom - Colin Johnson USA-A. Samuelson MNHL - Museum of Natural History, London, United CASC - Department of Entomology, California Acad­ Kingdom - Malcolm Kerley emy of Sciences, San Francisco, California, MNHN - Museum national d’Histoire naturelle, Paris, USA - David H. Kavanaugh France - Nicole Berti CMN - Canadian Museum of Nature, Insects - Collec­ MNMS - Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, Ma­ tion Division, Ottawa, Canada - Franęois drid, Spain - 1. Izquierdo Genier MZLU - Lund University, Department of Zoology, CNCI - Canadian National Collection of Insects, Ot­ Entomological Museum, Lund, Sweden - Roy tawa, Canada Danielsson CUCC - Department of Entomology Collection, MZSP - Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de Sao Clemson University, USA- Bradford Robinson Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brasil - Cleide Costa DEIC - Deutsches Entomologisches Institut, MZUF - Museo Zoologico de “La Specola”, Firenze, Eberswalde, Germany - Lothar Zerche Italy - B. Cecci DENH - University of New Hampshire, Durham, New NDSU - North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Hampshire, USA - D. S. Chandler Dakota, USA - Gerald Fauske DFEC - State University of New York, Syracuse, New NHMW - Naturhistorisches Museum Wien, Austria - York, USA EGRC - E. G. Riley’s Collection, College Station, USA Rudolf Schoh EMUS - Entomological Museum, Utah State University, NHRS - Naturhistoriska Riksmuseet, Sektionen for Logan, USA - Wilford J. Hanson entomologi, Stockholm, Sweden - Dietmar ETHZ - Institut fiir Pflanzenwissenschaften, Entomo- Borisch logische Sammlung, Eidgenossische NMCE - National Museum of Natural Sciences, OttawTa, Technische Hochschule, Zurich, Switzerland Ontario, Canada - Bernhard Merz NMPC - Narodni Muzeum v Praze, Praha, Czech Rep. FMNH - Division of Insects Field Museum Natural - Svatopluk Bily History, Chicago, USA - Alfred Newton, Jr. NMWC - Department of Zoology, National Museum of and P. P. Parillo Wales, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom - Brian FSCA - Florida State Collection of Arthropods, Levey Gainesville, USA - Paul E. Skelley NYSM - Insect Collection, New York State Museum, GNME - Department of Entomology, Naturhistoriska Albany, USA - Tim L. McCabe Museet Goteborg, Sweden - Ted von PSC - Paul E. Skelley’s Collection, Gainesville, USA Proschwitz RBHC - Roman B. Holynski’s Collection HMUG - Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, Depart­ RMNH - RijksmuseumvanNaturlijke Historie, Leiden, ment of Zoology, Glasgow University, Scot­ The Netherlands land, United Kingdom - Ronald M. Dobson RSC - Rudi Schuh Collection HNHM - Termeszettudomanyi Muzeum, Allatar, Buda­ RSME - National Museums of Scotland, Edinburgh, pest, Hungary - Otto Merkl United Kingdom - A. E. Whittington http://rcin.org.pl REVISION OF THE GENUS COLYDIUM FABRICIUS, 1792 (COLEOPTERA: ZOPHERIDAE: COLYDIINAE) SMFD - Forschungsinstitut und Natur Museum PL - length of pronotum along midline (between ante­ Senckenberg, Frankfurt am Main, Germany - rior and posterior margins); Damir Kovac PW - maximum width of prosternum; TAMU - Insect Collection Department of Entomology, EL - length of elytra along the suture (from the ante­ Texas A&M University, College Station, USA rior margin of scutellum to elytral apices); - Edward G. Riley EW - maximum width of elytra; UADE - Department of Entomology Collection, Univer­ MLL - length of median lobe; sity of Arkansas, Fayetteville, USA - James B. MLW - width of median lobe at midlength; Whitfield Length of the body = PL + EL. UCRC - University of California, Riverside, California, USA - Saul Frommer UMIC - University of Mississippi, University, Missis­ T axonomy sippi, USA USNM - Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Colydium Fabricius, 1792 Natural History, Washington, USA - James Pakaluk and David G. Furth Colydium Fabricius, 1792: 495. Type species: Bostrichus elongatus ZMB - Museum fiir Naturkunde, Zentralinstitut der Fabricius, 1787: 36, by subsequent designation, Latreille 1810: 431. Humboldt-Universitat zu Berlin, Berlin, Ger­ Paschabium des Gozis, 1886: 11. Type