Tapinopterus (Molopsis) molopiformis Lutshnik 1922
Creators: name: Lohaj, Roman
name: Guéorguiev, Borislav
name: Dubault, Gérard
name: Lassalle, Bernard
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2012
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Carabidae
Tapinopterus
Tapinopterus molopiformis

description: Tapinopterus (Molopsis) molopiformis (Lutshnik, 1922)
(Figs. 3–4, 26–27, 46, 56, 81, 96, 111, 125, 139, 145, 151, 155–156, 163, 167)
Type locality. Anatolie, Bosch-Dagh.
Taxonomic decisions. Feronia (Haptoderus) rectangula Chaudoir, 1868: 246. Platysma (Crisimus) molopiforme Lutshnik, 1922: 77, replacement name for Feronia rectangula Chaudoir, 1868: 246, nec Fairmaire, 1866: 252.
References
Molops wiedemanni Chaudoir: Fairmaire, 1866: 252.
Feronia (Haptoderus) rectangula: Chaudoir, 1868: 246
Feronia wiedemanni Kraatz, 1875: 419
Feronia (Steropus) rectangula: Marseul, 1882: 48.
Haptoderus rectangulus: Ganglbauer, 1889: 52.
Feronia rectangula: Apfelbeck, 1904: 244.
Platysma (Tapinopterus) rectangulum: Jakobson, 1907: 352.
Platysma (Crisimus) molopiforme: Lutshnik, 1922: 77.
Crisimus (Tapinopterus) rectangulus: Schatzmayr, 1929: 330.
Pterostichus (Tapinopterus) molopiformis: Csiki, 1930: 707.
Tapinopterus (Crisimus) molopiformis: G. Müller, 1932: 217.
Platysma (Tapinopterus) molopiformis: Straneo, 1936: 156.
Tapinopterus molopiformis: G. Müller, 1937: 132.
Tapinopterus molopinus molopiformis: Mařan, 1940: 57.
Tapinopterus (Molopsis) molopinus molopiformis: Schatzmayr, 1943: 119; Straneo, 1986: 122; Kirschenhofer,
1991: 6; Casale & Vigna Taglianti, 1999: 381; Bousquet, 2003: 518.
Pterostichus molopinus: Jedlička, 1963: 19.
Tapinopterus (Molopsis) molopiformis: Lorenz, 1998: 267.
Molopsis molopiformis molopiformis: Jeanne, 2005: 385.
Tapinopterus (Molopsis) molopinus molopiformis: Lorenz, 2005: 288.
Material examined. 29 specimens.
Type material. Lectotype Ƥ of Feronia rectangula here designated, relatively well preserved, “ rectangula Chaud. Anatolie. Lederer. ” (h label pinned on the bottom of box)/ LECTOTYPE Feronia (Haptoderus) rectangula Chaudoir G.Dubault désign. 2003 (red p)/ Tapinopterus (Molopsis) molopiformis G.Dubault détermin. (p) (Fig. 3) (MNHN, “Collection Chaudoir”, box no 216 “ Argutor ”).
Other material examined. Boz daglari: 2 33 2 ƤƤ, “Caucas” / “Coll. Türk 188” (NMW); 1Ƥ, “Boszdagh Coll. Javet” (MNHN); 1 Ƥ, “Bosdagh” (MNHN); 4 33 5 ƤƤ, “Tmolos-Gbg., Lydien, West-Kleinasien, Weirather, Innsbruck” (MCSNM, MCSNT, MNHN; ZMAN); 1 3, “ Asia Minor Bos-Dagh.” / “Coll. Türk 188” / “ Pt. rectangulus Chd. Coll. Reitter ” (HNHM); 1 3, “Bos dagh As. min.” / “ rectangulus ” / “Coll. Apfelbeck” / “ Tapinopterus rectangulus Chd. det. Ing. Jedlička” (HNHM); 1 3, Caucase? (h) (ZISP); 1 Ƥ, Klein Asien, Bosz-Dagh, Lederer (h) (DEI); 1 3 1 Ƥ, TR (Izmir) Boz-daġ, ob. Bozdagköy, 1500–1700 m, 2.– 3.5.1996, Heinz lgt. (cWH); 2 33, TURKEY, vil. Izmir, Boz daġlari, Boz dag köy env., 1200–1500 m, 29.5.2003, R. Lohaj & I.Smatana lgt. (cRL) (Fig. 4); 3 33 2 ƤƤ, NW Turkey, prov. Izmir, Boz dag, 1520 m, NE Ödemish, 6.5.0 7 lgt. E.Hajdaj (cEH, cRL).
Diagnosis. BL 11.2–13.8 mm.
Male genitalia. Median lobe of aedeagus short, with subtriangular apex, apical orifice deflected to left lateral position (Figs. 26–27); basal bulb short, with concave basal orifice, apical part longer, copulatory sclerite straight, obliquely situated in medial part, apex slighlty bent downwards (Figs. 46, 56). Right paramere relatively short, slightly curved medially, with thicker basal part and thinner apical one (Figs. 81, 96). Left paramere with long, thin transverse apophysis and oblique paramedial apophysis (Figs. 111, 125).
Female genitalia. Tergum VIII with convex distal margin and short proximal “legs” (Fig. 139). Sternum VIII consisting of two chitinised plates connected by membrane, with well-developed “legs” (Fig. 145). Syntergum IX+X long, narrow, bearing pair of small, articulated ovipositors (Fig. 151). Ovipositor consisting of a large valvifer and smaller two-segmented stylus (Figs. 155–156); valvifer with both internal and external margins each with pointed tip and well-developed process across; basal stylomere relatively larger than apical one, latter with single minute (probably ensiform) seta. Spermatheca with seminal canal and receptaculum discrete; seminal canal long; receptaculum slighty shorter than seminal canal, coiled apically (Fig. 163); spermathecal gland prolonged, spermathecal canal long, inserted at junction of receptaculum and seminal canal (Fig. 167).
Taxonomic notes. This taxon was first recorded as Molops wiedemanni Chaudoir from Boz dag by Fairmaire (1866: 252). Chaudoir (1866) noted that Faimaire's specimens were different from his specimens of F. wiedemanni and described the taxon as Feronia rectangula. The name Feronia rectangula was preoccupied by Feronia (Orthomus) rectangula Fairmaire, 1859, currently a synonym of Orthomus (Orthomus) barbarus barbarus (Dejean, 1828) (see Bousquet, 2003: 477). Lutshnik (1922: 77–78) first noted this homonymy and proposed a new name, Platysma molopiforme, for Feronia rectangula Chaudoir, 1868.
Müller (1937: 132) studied a series of T. molopiformis from the type locality and compared it with specimens of his T. phrygius s.str. and T. phrygius pisidicus and stated that the former is a distinct species.
Distribution. Boz daġlari (Tmolos Mountains by the ancient authors) near Izmir (“Lydia”), W Turkey.
description: Published as part of Lohaj, Roman, Guéorguiev, Borislav, Dubault, Gérard & Lassalle, Bernard, 2012, Revision of Molopsis Schatzmayr (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Pterostichini), with descriptions of four new species, pp. 1-35 in Zootaxa 3185 on pages 6-7, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.279988