Menippus sericea Weise
Creators: name: Lee, Chi-Feng
name: Bezdĕk, Jan
name: Suenaga, Haruki
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2012
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Chrysomelidae
Menippus
Menippus sericea

description: Menippus sericea (Weise), status revived and new combination
(Figs 5, 6, 17, 25, 32, 40, 41, 44)
Galerucella sericea Weise, 1889: 622; Kimoto, 1979: 464 (synonymized with Pyrrhalta dimidiaticornis).
Menippus canellinus: Chûjô, 1935: 161 (Taiwan).
Pyrrhalta sericea: Gressitt & Kimoto, 1963: 464; Kimoto, 1969: 24.
Issikia dimidiaticornis: Kimoto, 1989a: 248; Kimoto, 1991: 9.
Male. Length 8.0– 8.7 mm. Color (Figs 5–6): brown to dark brown; antennae blackish brown except two basal antennomeres; legs brown. Sculpture: head, pronotum and elytra with small, extremely dense punctures. Antenna short, reaching mid-point of body, all antennomeres elongate, relative length of antennomeres II–XI about 1.0: 1.3: 1.5: 1.5: 1.5: 1.5: 1.5: 1.4: 1.3: 1.4. Pronotum widest at apical 2/5, gradually narrowed towards base; pronotal disc with pair of circular depressions, with shallow depression medially, and transverse depression along hind margin laterally; hind margin slightly medially and laterally concave. Prosternal process reduced to a sharp keel between coxae, parallel-sided from base to apex; procoxal cavities almost closed, long thin hypomeral lobes almost reaching apex of posternal process. Elytra elongate, about 1.5X longer than wide; dorsally flat. Apex of last ventrite with a shallow concave excision. Penis wide and weakly curved in lateral view, abruptly constricted towards tip (Fig. 17 a); in dorsal view apex slightly mucronate, extremely asymmetric; gonopore directed laterally (Fig. 17 b). Apex of endophallic sclerite broad, margin smooth without tooth (Fig. 17 b).
Female. Length 8.5–10.0 mm. Similar to male. Apex of last ventrite truncate. Sternite VIII (Fig. 25) medially weakly sclerotized, apex truncate and slightly concave at middle, with dense extremely long setae along apical margin, spiculum long. Spermathecal receptaculum strongly swollen (Fig. 32), abruptly narrowed between receptaculum and pump, pump narrow and curved, spermathecal duct slightly projecting into receptaculum. Gonocoxae (Figs 35, 36) separated, triangular, apex with one or two long setae.
Diagnosis. Menippus sericea is similar to M. nepalensis sp. nov. and M. gressitti sp. nov. with the extremely asymmetric penis and prominent tectum (Figs 12, 16, 17). This species is characterized by the smooth apex of the endophallic sclerite of the penis (Fig. 17 b).
Type material examined. Lectotype ♀ of Galerucella sericea Weise, here designated, with labels: “Szetchňan (= Sichuan) 1885 G.. Patanin (white label, printed) / sericea ns (white label, handwritten) / ex. Coll. J. Weise (white label, printed) / SYNTYPUS Galeruella sericea Weise, 1889 labeled by MNHUB 2011”.
Other material examined (126 specimens). CHINA: 1♀, Fujian, Ziyungdonshan, NW slopes, 700–1100 m, 25°46’N, 117°20’E, 29.IV.2008, leg. J. Turna (RBNN); 1♀, Sichuan, Gingchen-shan (Umg. Heavenly Old Village), 1000–1300m, 18–20.VI. 1995, leg. Heinz (MNHUB); 233, 2♀♀, Sichuan, Mt. Emei, 1000–2000 m, 6.VI.1997, leg. M. Ouda (JBBC); 1♀, Hunan, Guidong env., 26°04’N, 113°56’E, 26–31.V.1994, leg. Sausa & Jendek (FKKC); TAIWAN: 2♀♀, Shinchiku (= Hsinchu city), 1-30.VII.1918, leg. J. Sonan (TARI); 13, 2♀♀, Hsinchu, Mamei, 18.V.2008, leg. S.-F. Yu (BPBM); 13, Hsinchu, Tahunshan, 1.III.2009, leg. S.-F. Yu (TARI); 13, 1♀, Hsinchu, Wuchihshan, 14.V.2008, leg. S.-F. Yu (HSHJ); 433, 1♀, same locality, 15.V.2008, leg. H. Lee (JBBC); 1♀, Hualien, Huojanting, 12.IX.2007, leg. Y.-F. Hsu (TARI); 1♀, Ilan, Fushan, 3.IV.2008, leg. M.-H. Tsou (TARI); 233, 2♀♀, Kaohsiung, Tengchih, 29.VIII.1996, leg. W. I. Chou (NMNS); 1♀, same locality, 2–5.VI.2008, leg. C.-F. Lee (TARI); 1♀, Nantou, Takeya (= Chienchi), 8.VII.1940, leg. M. Chûjô (TARI); 333, Nantou, Chunyung, 24–25.III.1993, leg. W. T. Yang (NMNS); 1♀, same locality, 8–10.III. 1999, leg. C. S. Lin & W. T. Yang (NMNS); 1♀, same locality, 12.III. –9.IV.2002, leg. C. S. Lin & W. T. Yang (NMNS); 1♀, same locality, 10.VIII. –8.IX.2004, leg. C. S. Lin & W. T. Yang (NMNS); 2♀♀, Nantou, Fenghuangku, 15.IV.1994, leg. M. L. Chan & W. T. Yang (NMNS); 13, same locality, 8–9.III.1995, leg. W. T. Yang (NMNS); 13, Nantou, Hoawanta, 30.IV.1992, leg. W. T. Yang (NMNS); 1♀, Nantou, Nanshanchi, 17.VI.1965, leg. B. S. Chang (NMNS); 13, same locality, 4.IV.2010, leg. Y.-T. Wang (TARI); 1♀, Nantou, Huishun, 11.VII.1992, leg. Shiau & Yang (NMNS); 13, Nantou, Lienhuachih, 22.III.2009, leg. Uika Ong (TARI); 4♀♀, Nantou, Shihtyutou, 2.VIII.1994, leg. C. C. Lo (NMNS); 1♀, Nantou, Tungpu, 1200m, 18–23.XI.1981, leg. T. Lin & W. S. Tang (TARI); 1♀, same locality, 19–23.VII.1982, leg. L. Y. Chou & T. Lin (TARI); 333, 3♀♀, same locality, 20–24.VI.1983, leg. K. C. Chou & C. Y. Wong (TARI); 13, 1♀, same locality, 23–27.VII.1984, leg. K. C Chou, & C. H. Yang (TARI); 1♀, same locality, XI.1985, leg. K. S. Lin (MCZC); 13, Nantou, Wanfengtsun, 10.VII.2007, leg. W.-T. Liu (TARI); 13, same but with “ 4.X.2007 ” (TARI); 233, 2♀♀, same but with “ 2.IV.2008 ” (1♀: MNHUB; 1♀: TARI); 1♀, same but with “ 7.VII.2008 ” (TARI); 13, same but with “ 9.VII.2008 ” (TARI); 1♀, Nantou, Musha (= Wushe), 1150m, 18.IV. –15.VI.1919, leg. T. Okuni (TARI); 13, same locality, 26–28.VIII.1981, leg. L. Y. Chou & S. C. Lin (TARI); 13, 1♀, same locality, 19–22.IV.1983, leg. K. C. Chou & S. P. Huang (TARI); 13, same locality 28–29.IV.1993, leg. C. S. Lin & W. T. Yang (NMNS); 1♀, Pingtung, Shuangliu, 4.V.2005, leg. J.-F. Tsai (TARI); 13, Pingtung, Tahanshan, 20.VII.2007, leg. S.-F. Yu (TARI); 1♀, same locality, 8.V.2009, leg. Uika Ong (TARI); 13, 1♀, same locality, 18.V.2009, leg. M.-L. Jeng (TARI); 2♀♀, same locality, 28.VI.2009, leg. I.-T. Chung (TARI); 13, same locality, 1.VIII.2009, leg. Uika Ong (TARI); 13, same but with “ 6.III.2010 ” (TARI); 3♀♀, same but with “ 10.IV.2010 ” (TARI); 1♀, same locality, 14.IV.2011, leg. J.-C. Chen (TARI); 333, same locality, 14.VIII.2011, leg. Y.-T. Wang (TARI); 1♀, Pingtung, Wutai, 1.IV.2010, leg. Uika Ong (TARI); 13, 1♀, Taichung, Chiapaotai, 750m, 14–18.X.1980, leg. K. S. Lin & C. H. Wang (TARI); 233, Taichung, Wushihkeng, 19.III.2008, leg. H.-T. Shih (TARI); 13, Tainan, Meiling, 12.III.2011, leg. M.-L. Jeng (TARI); 1♀, Taipei, Chutzuhu, 15.VI.2008, leg. S.-F. Yu (TARI); 13, 1♀, Taipei, Peitou, 5.IV.2008, leg. M.-H. Tsou (TARI); 333, Taipei, Manyuehyuan, 9.IX.2011, leg. H. Lee (TARI); 1♀, Taipei, Wulai, 15.VII.1969, leg. Y. Hori (EUMJ); 13, same locality, 7.IV.2002, leg. Gy. Fábián & O. Merkl (JBBC); 13, Taipei, Yangmingshan, 5.VIII.1969, leg. Y. Hori (EUMJ); 433, 2♀♀, same locality, 5.IV.2008, leg. M.-H. Tsou (TARI); 13, same locality, 17.VIII.2008, leg. S.-F. Yu (TARI); 1♀, Taitung, Guanshan, 31.X.2009, leg. P.-F. Wang (TARI); 13, Taitung, Lichia, 2.VI.2009, leg. Uika Ong (TARI); 13, Taitung, Litao, 26.IX.2007, leg. J.-F. Tsai (TARI); 1♀, Taitung, Tulanshan, 8.XII.2009 – 2.II.2010, leg. W. T. Yang & K. W. Huang (NMNS); 233, same but with “ 14.IX. –23.XI.2010 ” (NMNS); 333, 3♀♀, TAIWAN: Taoyuan, Mingchi, 27.IV.2008, leg. M.-H. Tsao (= Tsou) (TARI). 1♀, same but with “ 5.IV.2009 ”; 1♀, Taoyuan, Paling, 800m, 3–5.V.1983, leg. K. C. Chou & C. C. Pan (TARI); 13, Taoyuan, Gaogan (= Sankuang), 16.VII.1939 (TARI); 233, 2♀♀, Taoyuan, Tungyanshan, 24.IV.2008, leg. H. Lee (RBNN); 13, 1♀, same but with “ 9.V.2008 ” (TARI); 13, same locality, 22.VII.2008, leg. J.-C. Chen (TARI); 13, 1♀, same locality, 17.IV.2009, leg. H. Lee (TARI); 13, 1♀, same locality, 10.V.2009, leg. M.-H. Tsou (TARI).
Host plants. Ulmaceae: Celtis sinensis Pers; Moraceae: Morus australis Poir., Broussonetia papyrifera (L.) L'Herit. ex Vent.; Rosaceae: Rubus swinhoei Hance; Betulaceae: Alnus formosana (Burkill ex Forbes & Hemsl.) Makino; Aquifoliaceae: Ilex formosana Maxim.; Lythraceae: Lagerstroemia subcostata Koehne; Fagaceae: Quercus variabilis Bl.
Distribution. China (Fujian, Sichuan, and Hunan) and Taiwan. This species is widespread from lowlands to elevations up to 1500 m in Taiwan (Fig. 44).
Notes. Taiwanese population was originally recorded as Menippus canellinus by Chûjô (1935). Kimoto (1969) identified it as Pyrrhalta sericea. Latter Kimoto (1989a, 1991) recorded it as Issikia dimidiaticornis due to synonymy. Acutally M. sericea is a distinct species which is different from M. dimidiaticornis.
Biological notes. This species is apparently univoltine. Larvae were found in spring. A few adults were collected in light traps
description: Published as part of Lee, Chi-Feng, Bezdĕk, Jan & Suenaga, Haruki, 2012, Revision of Menippus (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae) of Taiwan and Menippus dimidiaticornis species group with a new generic synonymy, pp. 1-16 in Zootaxa 3427 on pages 12-14, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3427.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/210575