Peyerimhoffius aspericollis Koch 1956
Creators: name: Kamiński, Marcin Jan
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2017
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Tenebrionidae
Peyerimhoffius
Peyerimhoffius aspericollis

description: Pseudemmallus aspericollis Koch, 1956
(Figs 3G, 5G, 6, 7)
Pseudemmallus aspericollis Koch, 1956: 355.— Kamiński 2011: 320.
Studied type material. Holotype, femAle (TMNH): “SAlt PAN, ZoUtpANsbeRg DistRict, VII.1949, C. Koch & G. vAN SoN”. Other material, mAle (TMNH): “CloveRleAf PAN / SANDvelD K.N.P / 25.IV.1961 / D.W. RoRke”; mAle AND 3 femAles (TMNH): “S. AfR.: KRUgeRNAt. Pk. / PUmbe sANDs / 24.12 S – 31.55 E ”, “ 22.11.1994; E-Y: 3063 / gRoUNDtRAps / ENDRÖDY, BellAmY”, “gRoUNDtRAps with / (bANANA / meAt / feAce) bAit”; 3 femAles (TMNH): “S. AfR.: KRUgeRNAt. Pk. / SkUkUzA. 15 km SW / 25.07 S – 31.31 E ”, 22.1.1995; E-Y: 3088 / gRoUNDtRAps / ENDRÖDY, BellAmY”, “gRoUNDtRAps with / (meAt / feAce) bAit”; femAle (TMNH): “S. AfR.: KRUgeRNAt. Pk. / NYANDU sANDs / 22.38 S – 31.22 E ”, “ 18.11.1994; E-Y: 3050 / gRoUNDtRAps, 60 DAYs / ENDRÖDY, BellAmY”; femAle (TMNH): “S. AfR.: KRUgeRNAt. Pk. / MAloNgA sANDs 2 km W / 22.37 S – 31.18 E ”, “ 9.2.1994; E-Y: 2992 / gRoUNDtRAps, 4 DAYs / ENDRÖDY, BellAmY”, “gRoUNDtRAps with / bANANA bAit”; 3 femAle (TMNH): “S. AfR: LittleKARRoo / GAmkAbeRg, 1000m / 33.44 S – 21.57 E ”, “ 21.12.1993; E-Y: 3069 / gRoUNDtRAps, 24 DAYs / ENDRÖDY-YoUNgA”, “gRoUNDtRAps with / bANANA bAit”; femAle (SMNS): “ RSA: NoRth PRoviNce, AmAtolA NE Vivo, 800 m, / 24.–25.III.2006, / leg.W. SCHAWALLER”.
Notes. UNtil Now, the coNcept of this species wAs exclUsivelY bAseD oN AN oRigiNAllY UNsexeD holotYpe. SiNce the DefiNitioN of MelAmbiiNA is mostlY bAseD oN tegmeN stRUctURe (e.g., ANtoiNe 1956, Koch 1956), UNtil Now it wAs UNceRtAiN whetheR Pseudemmallus beloNgs to this sUbtRibe. DURiNg ReceNt tAxoNomic woRk, 14 New iNDiviDUAls of this tAxoN weRe iDeNtifieD. This pRoviDeD the oppoRtUNitY to test the positioN of Pseudemmallus withiN MelAmbiiNA AND to pReseNt moRe DetAileD DAtA oN the moRphologY of P. aspericollis, siNce the oRigiNAl DescRiptioN DiD Not coNtAiN iNfoRmAtioN coNceRNiNg issUes sUch As sexUAl DimoRphism oR mAle AND femAle teRmiNAliA (Koch 1956).
Redescription. BoDY—leNgth = 4.0– 5.5 mm. HAbitUs As iN Fig. 3G.
DoRsAl siDe of heAD DUll, with coNspicUoUs pUNctURes (0.1 DiAmeteRs ApARt); coveReD with micRoscUlptURe. FRoNtoclYpeAl sUtURe NoticeAble; with A pAiR of shAllow DepRessioNs locAteD NeAR meDiAN pARt. CANthUs RoUNDeD At bAse. ClYpeAl emARgiNAtioN Deep (clYpeAl emARgiNAtioN wiDth: Depth RAtio cA. 4.3). BAsAl membRANe of lAbRUm exposeD. LAbRUm wiDe (wiDth: leNgth RAtio cA. 3.0); DelicAtelY emARgiNAte iN miDDle; posteRioR thiRD coveReD with DeNse AND coNspicUoUs setAe. MeNtUm coRDifoRm; flAt, Not coveRiNg cARDo oR stipes; ApicAllY with shAllow meDiAN iNDeNtAtioN; lAteRAl lobes, iN veNtRAl view, coveReD bY miDDle pARt. SUbmeNtUm peNtAgoNAl; with shoRt bAse. ApicAl segmeNt of mAxillARY pAlpUs tRApezoiDAl; with seNsoRY fielD occUpYiNg whole pRoximAl eDge. SecoND segmeNt of mAxillARY pAlpUs eloNgAteD (leNgth: wiDth RAtio cA. 2.4). PAlpifeR with pAtch of loNg setAe locAteD NeAR bAse; with iNteRNAl sUlcUs foR mAxillARY pAlpUs visible fRom veNtRAl view. ANteRioR teNtoRiAl pit ciRcUlAR. GUlA with iRRegUlARlY DistRibUteD RUgosities. EYe DoRsAllY shielDeD bY NoticeAble loNgitUDiNAl keel. VeNtRAl pARt of eYe slightlY ReDUceD iN RelAtioN to DoRsAl pARt; thRee fAcets pReseNt betweeN cANthUs AND temple. ANteNNA RelAtivelY shoRt (ANteNNA: pRoNotUm leNgth RAtio = 1.2–1.4); thiRD ANteNNomeRe shoRt (3RD: 2ND ANteNNomeRe leNgth RAtio cA. 1.8); fifth ANteNNomeRe shoRt (leNgth: wiDth RAtio cA. 1.1); ANteNNomeRes 8–10 tRANsveRse.
PRoNotUm NARRoweR thAN elYtRA (elYtRA: pRoNotUm wiDth RAtio cA. 1.2); RelAtivelY NARRow (leNgth: wiDth RAtio = 0.7–0.8); Disc DUll, coveReD with coARse pUNctURes (0.5 DiAmeteRs ApARt), eAch poiNt eqUippeD with A siNgle setA. LAteRAl siDes of pRoNotAl Disc RoUNDeD; with eDge coveReD with DeNse setAe. Disc wiDest iN miDDle; withoUt ApophYseAl DepRessioNs. LAteRAl emARgiNAtioN of pRoNotUm fiNe; bAsAl AND ANteRioR emARgiNAtioN AbseNt. PRoNotAl bAse with two Deep lAteRAl siNUosities. PosteRioR ANgles Not pRotRUDiNg beYoND bAse. PRoNotAl hYpomeRoN DUll, with fiNe pUNctURes (1.0 DiAmeteRs ApARt). INteRcoxAl pRocess of pRosteRNUm DepResseD ApicAllY. PRocoxAe NARRowlY sepARAteD (pRocoxA: iNteRcoxAl pRocess wiDth RAtio cA. 1.4).
ElYtRAl stRiAe Not impResseD, visible As teN Rows of coNspicUoUs pUNctURes oN eAch elYtRoN (pUNctURes siNgle DiAmeteR ApARt); two Rows sitUAteD oN veNtRAl poRtioN of elYtRA. INteRvAls iN foRm of RAiseD, coNtiNUoUs costAe, coveReD with smAll pUNctURes eqUippeD with siNgle, NoticeAble setAe (pUNctURes 2–4 DiAmeteRs ApARt). ElYtRAl bAse slightlY bisiAUAte; Not emARgiNAte. ElYtRAl hUmeRUs pRotRUDiNg oUtwARDs. EpipleURoN of eveN wiDth oN most of its leNgth; NARRowiNg At level of 5th AbDomiNAl veNtRite; slightlY wiDeR thAN NeighboRiNg elYtRAl iNteRvAl; sitUAteD veNtRAllY, iNvisible iN DoRsAl Aspect. ScUtellUm RelAtivelY smAll; tRiANgUlAR. MetAthoRAcic wiNgs AbseNt.
MesoveNtRite withoUt pRocesses. MetAveNtRite RelAtivelY shoRt (metAcoxAl cAvitY: metAveNtRite (betweeN iNseRtioNs of meso- AND metAcoxAe) leNgth RAtio cA. 1.4). PRocess of fiRst AbDomiNAl veNtRite NARRow (DistANces betweeN mesocoxAe: metAcoxAe RAtio cA. 0.5). Fifth AbDomiNAl veNtRite withoUt sUbmARgiNAl sUlcUs; coveReD bY fiNe pUNctURes (1.0–1.5 DiAmeteRs ApARt).
Meso- AND metAtRochANteRs NeARlY eNtiRelY coveReD bY Respective femoRA; eqUippeD with A siNgle setAe. MetAcoxA RoUNDeD (wiDth: leNgth RAtio cA. 1.1). FiRst thRee tARsomeRes of mAle pRotARsi wiDeNeD (Fig. 6E); DeNselY coveReD with setAe oN veNtRAl siDe. MAle pRotibiA with meDiAN cAvitY AND tooth oN iNNeR siDe coveReD (Fig. 6F). UNDeRsiDe of mAle meso-, metAtibiAe AND metAfemoRA coveReD with A Row of setAe (see Fig. 6G). ADDitioNAllY meso- AND metAtibiAe wiDeNeD bAsAllY. FemAle legs simple.
AeDeAgAl tegmeN wiDest meDiAllY; UNipARtite. PARAmeRes AND bAsAl pARt of AeDeAgAl tegmeN fUseD. PARAmeRes DiviDeD (Up to 0.3 of whole tegmeN leNgth; sUtURe visible Up to 0.5 of whole tegmeN leNgth); with shARp, hook-like tips. PeNis of eveN wiDth oN most of whole leNgth; flAtteNeD lAteRAllY iN its ApicAl pARt. BAsAl ApophYses of peNis RelAtivelY loNg (cA. 0.5 of whole tegmeN leNgth).
OvipositoR RelAtivelY shoRt (boDY: ovipositoR leNgth RAtio cA. 7.5). PARApRoct eqUAl iN leNgth to coxites; tRiANgUlAR, Not shielDiNg vAlvifeR oR ANY otheR lobes of coxities. VAlvifeR tRANsveRse (wiDth: leNgth RAtio cA. 4.7). SecoND lobe tRApezoiDAl; thiRD lobe tRiANgUlAR. ApicAl lobe ReDUceD, sitUAteD ApicAllY. GoNostYlUs locAteD oN DoRsAl siDe of the lAtteR lobe. VAgiNA AND bURsA copUlAtRix withoUt scleRites. SpeRmAthecA with thiN DUcts; coNNecteD with bURsA copUlAtRix bY A thiN cANAl. SpicUlUm veNtRAle shoRt (wiDth: height RAtio cA. 1.5). PRoctigeR coveRiNg whole veNtRAl siDe of ovipositoR; with meDiAN emARgiNAtioN.
Distribution. This species hAs beeN collecteD iN the followiNg ecoRegioNs of SoUth AfRicA (CApe ZoNe, TRANs- BotswANA tRANsitioNAl AReA, TRANsvAAl HighvelD tRANsitioNAl AReA): DRAkeNsbeRg moNtANe gRAsslANDs, wooDlANDs AND foRests, MoNtANe fYNbos AND ReNosteRvelD, SoUtheRN AfRicA bUshvelD AND ZAmbeziAN AND MopANe wooDlANDs (Fig. 7).
description: Published as part of Kamiński, Marcin Jan, 2017, Afrotropical Melambiina: revision of the genus Tragardhus Koch, 1956 and redescription of Pseudemmallus Koch, 1956 (Tenebrionidae: Pedinini), pp. 71-93 in Zootaxa 4347 (1) on pages 87-89, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4347.1.4, http://zenodo.org/record/1044878