Eulichas similis Hajek, sp. nov.
Creators: name: Hájek, Jiří
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2009
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Eulichadidae
Eulichas
Eulichas similis

description: Eulichas similis Hájek, sp. nov.
(Figs. 6, 30, 50, 70)
Type locality. Thailand, Mae Hong Son Prov., Soppong.
Type material. 105 specimens — Holotype 3 (NMPC), labelled: “ Thailand bor. / Mae Hong Son prov. / Soppong / 1.– 9.5.2000 / P. Viktora lgt. [printed]”. Paratypes: 1Ƥ (no. 1), same label data as holotype (NMPC); 1533 (nos. 2–16) 9ƤƤ (nos. 17–25), “ THAI 13.5. 1993 / 19 29N 98 18E / SOPPONG 750 m / L. Bocák lgt. [printed]” (SMNS); 533 (nos. 26–30) 1Ƥ (no. 31), same label data, but “Vít Kubáň leg.” (NHMB, SMNS); 13 (no. 32), “ THAI, N, Mae Hong Son / prov., Soppong env., 600m / 19°27’N, 98°20’ E, 28.v. – / 2.vi. 1999,D.Hauck leg. [printed]” (NMPC); 233 (nos. 33–34) 1Ƥ (no. 35), “ Thailand NW / Mae Hong Son prov. / Soppong vill. env. / 29.4. – 17.5. 2007 / P. Viktora lgt. [printed]” (NMPC); 2ƤƤ (nos. 36–37), “ THAILAND bor. occ. / PAI / SOPPONG / 28. 5. – 5. 6. 1997 / Lgt. M. Snížek [printed]” (NMPC); 13 (no. 38) 1Ƥ (no. 39), “NW Thailand 23.–31.V. / Mae Hong Son 1992 / Ban Si Lang 1200m / J. Horák leg. [printed]” (NHMW); 13 (no. 40) 1Ƥ (no. 41), “NW THAILAND, 1200 m, / Mae Hong Son pr., / BAN SI LANG, 20.–22. v. / Sv. Bílý leg., 1996 [printed]” (NMPC); 13 (no. 42), “NW THAILAND, 30.4.- / Mae Hong Son, 4.5.1991 / Ban Huai Po, 1600–2000m / J. Horák leg. [printed]” (NMPC); 233 (nos. 43–44), “Chaing Mai / Thailand / V. 1989 [printed]” (EUMC); 13 (no. 45), “Wiang Papao / Thailand / VII–1992 [printed]” (EUMC); 433 (nos. 46– 49), “THAI-N, 25.iv.–7.v.1996 / Chiang Mai prov., 19°19’N 98°50’E, / (Ban) SAN PAKTIA, / L.Hovorka leg.,~ 1400m [printed]” (NMPC); 933 (nos. 50–58) 9ƤƤ (nos. 59–67), “N. Thailand, / Chiang Mai, VIII. 1996, leg. / Wong Tet Fatt [printed]” (HNHM); 333 (nos. 68–70), “ Thailand NE / Nan prov. - Bo Klua / 1. – 11. 5. 2001 / P. Viktora lgt. [printed]” (NMPC); 233 (nos. 71–72), “ THAILAND 13.–26.V.2002 / NAN prov. / BAN BO KLUA env. / P. Prûdek & M. Obořil leg. [printed]” (NMPC); 233 (nos. 73–74) 3ƤƤ (nos. 75–77), “ THAILAND / PROV. NAN, BO KHUA / 19. 4. – 7. 5. 2004 / MORAVEC PETR [printed]” (BMNH, NMPC); 333 (nos. 78–80) 5ƤƤ (nos. 81–85), “ THAILAND, Nan prov. / Khun Nan NP / P. Viktora leg., 23.iv.2004 [printed]” (NMPC); 433 (nos. 86–89) 1Ƥ (no. 90), “ THAILAND NE / Nan province / Khun Nan National Park / 27.4.2004 / P. Viktora lgt. [printed]” (NMPC); 1Ƥ (no. 91), “ THAILAND / CHIANG DAO / 27.5.– 2.6.2002 / leg. B. Makovský [printed]” (NMPC); 433 (nos. 92–95) 5ƤƤ (nos. 96–100), “LAOS-N, 24.iv.–16.v.1999, / Louang Phrabang prov., / 20°33-4’N 102°14’E, / Ban Song Cha (5 km W), / ± 1200m, Vít Kubáň leg. // Vít Kubáň expedition / „ Laos 1999“ / Moravian Museum Brno / Czech Republic [printed]” (MZMB, NMPC); 1Ƥ (no. 101), “ LAOS: Louang Phrabang prov. / 20°33.4’N 102°14’E / 5km W Ban Song Cha / ca. 1200m, 24.4.– 16.5.1999 / leg. C. Holzschuh [printed]” (NHMW); 233 (nos. 102–103), “LAOS-N (Oudomxai) / 1–9.V.2002, ~ 1100m, / 20°45’N 102°09’E, / OUDOM XAI (17km / NEE), Vít Kubáň leg. // Entomological expedition / „ Laos 2002“ / Moravian Museum / Brno, Czech Republic [printed]” (NMPC); 1Ƥ (no. 104), “ LAOS / PAK BENG / 9. – 13. 5. 2005 / B.MAKOVSKY lgt. [printed]” (NMPC).
Additional material studied. Doubtful localisation: 13 4ƤƤ, Malaysia, Pahang, Cameron Highlands, Tanah Rata, v.1996, Wong Tet Fatt (HMNH).
Description. Habitus elongate, fusiform. Body colouring from brownish-red to brown. Pale part of setation consists of recumbent yellowish or greyish setae forming indistinct ocellations on pronotum, and characteristic ocellations on elytra (Fig. 6).
Measurements. Males: 21–26 mm (holotype 23 mm); females: 25–31 mm.
Head punctation consists of irregularly distributed sparse moderately large setigerous punctures. Antenna robust, last antennomere nearly rectangular, 2.17–2.44 times as long as wide (Fig. 30), its ventral side smooth.
Pronotum trapezoidal, ca. 1.87–2.00 times as wide as long. Sides skewed and straight in anterior half, then with obtuse angle, and prominent hind angles (Fig. 50). Pronotum with two oval shallow depressions on the disc, and indistinct depressions also medially along anterior and posterior margin. Punctation consists of rather irregularly distributed sparse moderately coarse setigerous punctures.
Elytra with numerous longitudinal rows of moderately large punctures, and very fine interstitial setigerous punctures.
Ventral part with fine punctures, which are sparse medially and become larger and denser laterally. Last abdominal ventrite laterally regularly rounded to apex.
Male. Aedeagus with phallobase of the same length as parameres. Parameres simple, relatively broad, their sides attenuating sinuously to subapical hook. Parameral subbasal hook small, but the subapical hook is well developed. Median lobe lanceolate (Fig. 70).
Female. Similar to male in habitus, but larger. Antenna shorter, and more slender.
Differential diagnosis. E. similis sp. nov. is almost identical with E. jendeki in habitus. It differs from that species in the shorter last antennomere, sinuous inner side of paramere, and lanceolate median lobe of aedeagus. The short last antennomere and lanceolate median lobe distinguish E. similis sp. nov. also from another similar species E. siamensis sp. nov.
Collection circumstances. Collected at light.
Distribution. A species occurring in the upland area of northern Thailand and Laos.
Etymology. The Latin word for “similar” refers to its similar appearance with other Eulichas species, in particular with E. jendeki.
description: Published as part of Hájek, Jiří, 2009, Revision of the genus Eulichas Jacobson, 1913 (Coleoptera: Eulichadidae) II. E. dudgeoni species group, pp. 1-44 in Zootaxa 2192 on pages 21-22, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.189396