Dima elateroides Charpentier 1825
Creators: name: Mertlik, Josef
name: Németh, Tamás
name: Kundrata, Robin
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2017
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Elateridae
Dima
Dima elateroides

description: Dima elateroides Charpentier, 1825
Figs 22–24, 124, 182, 225, 243, 248–249.
Dima elateroides Charpentier, 1825: 191; Schwarz 1906: 247; Schilsky 1909: 221; Reitter 1911: 214; Schenkling 1927: 420; Tesař 1927: 100; Depoli 1928: 230; Franz 1932: 40; Fleutiaux 1943: 40; Novak 1952: 135; Horion 1953: 292; Cobos 1961: 109; Novak 1964: 73; Dajoz 1973: 105; Rudolph 1973: 82; Zeising 1984: 62; Schimmel 1987: 42; Drovenik 1989: 8; Schimmel 1996: 139; Cate 2007: 183; Schimmel & Platia 2008: 567.
Type depository. Lectotype (SMTD), paralectotype (SMTD), sex undetermined (Schimmel 1996).
Type locality. Austria: Styria [Styriae alpibus].
Redetermined material. CROATIA: Dalmatia, Dubrovnik, V.–VII.1987, 1 ♂, no further data (as D. macedonica in Schimmel & Platia 2008) (PCJM); MONTENEGRO: Durmitor Mts., Stuoc env., 1850 m, VII.2001, 1 ♂, 3 ♀♀, traps, Ivan Marvan leg. (as D. macedonica in Schimmel & Platia 2008) (PCJM); Durmitor, Žabljak, 1450 m, VI.1982, 1 ♀, no further data (as D. macedonica in Schimmel & Platia 2008) (PCJM).
New material. AUSTRIA: Styria, no further data, 1 ♀ (NMPC); Karawanken, Karnten Waidisch, 10. V.1985, 1 ex., M. Zeising leg. (PCGP); Kärnten, Plöckenpass, 10.–28. VI.2011, 3 ♀♀, M. Egger leg. (PCME); Stiria, D. Ghiliani, 1 ♂ (MCNG); BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: Jablanica, no further data, ♂, (NMPC); Peričica, 1500 m, 2. VI.1967, 1 ♀, Mařan leg. (NMPC); Šator lake (44°9'56.68"N, 16°36'13.04"E), 1. VII.2013, 17 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀, V. Dušánek leg. (PCVD); dtto, 1 ♂, 1 ♀ (PCJM); Bjelašnica Mts., Umoljani, h– 1300 m, 8.7.2010, 1 ♀, V. Major leg. (PCVD); Bosnia, Stanski Most, Hrustovo, Hrustovača pečina cave, 5. IV.2015, 1 ♀, R. Lohaj leg. (PCJM); Bosnia, Preslica pl., 1 ♂ (HNHM); Bosnia, Reitter, 1 ♂ (HNHM); Herzegowina, Reitter, 1 ♂ (HNHM); Bosnia, Zepce, 1 ♂ (HNHM); Bosnia, coll. Lichtneck, 1 ♂ (HNHM); Ivan Bosnien Gerger, Coll. Dr. R. Streda, 1 ♀ (HNHM); Trebevic, Coll. Apfelbeck, 3 ♂♂ (HNHM); Ivan –pl., Coll. Apfelbeck, 3 ♀♀ (HNHM); Ivan –pl., Coll. Apfelbeck, 1 ♂ (HNHM); Bosn, Ivan, Coll. Apfelbeck, 1 ♂, 1 ♀ (HNHM); Krug –pl., Coll. Apfelbeck, 1 ♀ (HNHM); Apfelbeck, Pazarić, Umgb. Saraj, 1 ♂ (MCNG); Apfelbeck, Umgb. Saraj, 1 ♂ (MCNG); Ivan, 1 ♀ (MCNG); Bosnai, Koricna, O Leonhard, 3 ♂♂ (MCNG); BULGARIA: 90 km from Sofia, from under a rock, daytime, oak forest, 1987. VII.9., 1 ♂, leg. Nikola Rahmé (PCBS); CROATIA: Dalmatia, D. Candéze, 1 ♂ (MCNG); Dalmatia, no further data, 1 ♀ (MCNG); Cro. Bernh, Fuzine, 97, 1 ♂ (MCNG); 1 ex., Europe, Sharp Coll., 1905-313, abdomen missing (BMNH); 1 ex., Croatia, Janson coll., 1903-130, Dr. Dohrn (BMNH); 1 ex., Croatia, further data unreadable, Janson coll., 1903-130 (BMNH); 2 ex., Croatia, Janson coll. ex Schaum., 1903-130 (BMNH); Lokve, no further data, 1 ♀, Ing. Machulka leg. (NMPC); Velebit, 1 km SW Markoviči, 1010 m, 10.–14. VI.2011, 2 ♂♂, swept singled, Tamás Németh leg. (PCJM); Velebit, Veliki Zavižan, 1600 m, 2.–10. VII.2015, 1 ♂, R. Udržal leg. (PCRU); Velebit, Karlobag / Ostarjie, 8.VI.1984, Padovani & Malmusi leg. (PCGP); prov. Karlobag, 2 km E Crni Dabar, 9.–10. VI.2014, 1 ♂, M. Šárovec leg. (PCPB); Velebit, Rizvanusa, 8.VI.1984, Padovani & Malmusi leg.
(PCGP); Mt. Novi Vin., 700–900 m, 10.VI.1995, Padovani & Malmusi leg. (PCGP); Mt. Platak, 17. VII.1977, 1 ex., Perdisa leg. (PCGP); Dalmatia, without date, 1 ex., Schreitter leg. (PCGP); Velebit, Apatisan, mixed forest, 1000 m, sifted, 21.–25. VI.2008, 1 ♀, leg. T. Németh & N. Rahmé (HNHM), dtto, 1 ♀ (PCRK); Velebit, 1 km SW Markovici, 1010 m, singled at night, 10.–14. VI.2011, 3 ♂♂, 4♀♀, leg. Gy. Németh, T. Németh & B. Szelenczey (HNHM); dtto, 16 ♂♂, 32 ♀♀ (PCBS); Lika-Senj county, Velebit Mts., 3km SE Oltari, Fagus forest, singled at night, 44°51'32.70"N, 15°0'24.20"E, 30. V.2014, 8 ♂♂, 12 ♀♀, leg. V. Dušánek, R. Kundrata & T. Németh (PCRK); dtto, V. Dušánek leg., 9 ♂♂, 9 ♀♀ (PCVD); Croatia, coll. Reitter, 1 ♂, 1 ♀ (HNHM); Velebit, Coll. Reitter, 1 ♂ (HNHM); Lokve (Croatia), Victor Stiller coll., 1 ♂ (HNHM); Delnice (Croatia), Victor Stiller coll., 1 ♂ (HNHM); Dalmatien, 1 ♀ (HNHM); Dalmatia, Coll. K. Fuss, 1 ♀ (HNHM); Delnice, (1)904, Bíró, 17. maj., 2 ♂♂ (HNHM); Fuzine, Pavel, 1 ♂, 2 ♀♀ (HNHM); MACEDONIA: Sar Pl., 1935. VII.7., leg. Dr. J. Fodor, 1 ♂, 1 ♀ (HNHM); MONTENEGRO: Murino, 15. VI.1984, 1 ex., M. & J. Hladilovi leg. (PCGP); Titograd, 19. V.1986, 1 ex., G. Sama leg. (PCGP); dtto, 1 ♂ (PCVD); Žabljak Mt., 1500 m, 28–29. VI.1958, 1 ♂, Mařan et Hoberlant leg. (NMPC); Durmitor, Zmijinje jezero, 1450 m, 27. VI.1958, 1 ♀, Mařan et Hoberlant leg. (NMPC); Biogradska Gora, Biogradsko lake, 5.–6. VII.2010, 1 ♀, D. Čagánek leg. (PCTS); dtto, 1 ♂, 1 ♀, D. Čagánek leg. (PCPB); dtto, 1150–1290 m, 28.–29. V.2014, 5 ex., P. Jansa leg. (PCPB); dtto, 2. VI.2014, 2 ♂♂, 3 ♀♀, R. Škoda leg. (PCJM); Mojkovac, Bjelasica Mts., Bjelogradsko jezero, 15. VI.2006, 1 ♂, L. Blažej leg. (PCPB); Durmitor Mts., Žabljak env., 12. VI.2012, 1 ♂, 1 ♀, J. Stanovský leg. (PCTS); Komovi Mts., Třešněvik, 6. VI.2012, 2 ♂♂, J. Stanovský leg. (PCTS); Třešnjevik, Komovi Mts., lesní pásmo pod Vasolijevičky Kom, 1500–1750 m, 11.–12. VI.2006, 1 ♂, 2 ♀♀, L. Blažej leg. (PCPB); Vojnik Mts., Pružine env., 4 km of Gornja Brezna (N42°58'57'', E18°55'55''), 1142 m, 23.–24. V.2014, 4 ♂♂, 1 ♀, J. Pelikán et R. Škoda leg., 4 ♂♂ (PCJM), dtto, 1 ♀ (PCLS); dtto, Prokletije, Gusinje, VI.1937, 1 ♀, Dr. Purkyně leg. (NMPC); Čakor, svahy, 1800–1900 m, 11. VI.1967, 1 ♀, Mařan leg. (NMPC); Ternova (?), Coll. Reitter, 1 ♂ (HNHM); Han Garncic, 1983. VII.19.–20., leg. Dr. J. Fodor, 1 ♂, 3 ♀♀ (HNHM); Niksic, 1939. VII.11., leg. Dr. J. Fodor, 1 ♂ (HNHM); Donja Polja, Vrenicki –potok, (Zolski –ljevak) 2003.05.0 6., Juhász P., Kovács T., Sevola, P., 1 ♂ (HNHM); Biogradska Gora, env. jezero, 28.–29. V.2014, 2 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀, P. Hubený leg. (PCPH); Prokletje Mts., Gusinje-Grbaja valley, 26. VII.2014, 1 ♂, 1 ♀, P. Hubený leg. (PCPH); Durmitor, road Žabljak – Šavnik, Bukovica env., ca. 1500 m,15.– 30.6.2015, 17 ♂♂, 15 ♀♀, old beech forest, traps, I. Marvan leg. (PCJM); Durmitor, road Žabljak – Plužine, Trsa env., ca. 1600 m, 15.– 30.6.2015, 1 ♂, 1 ♀, beech forest, singled at night, I. Marvan leg. (PCJM); Turjak Mts., Rožaje env., ca. 1400 m, 15.– 30.6.2015, 8 ♂♂, 4 ♀♀, spruce/fir forest, traps, I. Marvan leg. (PCJM); Durmitor Mont., 3.VII.1958, Zmijinje Jezero, 1400 m, leg. Kaszab & Székessy, 2 ♂♂ (HNHM); Durmitor Mont., 27.VI.1958, Crna Jezero, 1400 m, leg. Kaszab & Székessy, 1 ♂ (HNHM); ITALY: Fusine Laghi Tarvisio Udine, 1.15. VII.1956, 1 ♂, G. Binaghi (MCNG); ROMANIA: Banat, Bocşa [Süd Ungarn, Neu Bogsán], no further data, 1 ♀, E. Merkl leg. (NMPC); Banat, Semenic [Hungaria, Szemenik], no further data, 2 ♀♀ (NMPC); Mţii Poiana Ruscă, Luncanii de Jos env., 7.–8. V.2012, 1 ♂, Vladimír Zieris leg. (PCJM); Gorj county, Topenia Valley, 760 m, VI.2015, 1 ♂, 1 ♀, C. Busi leg. (PCGP); Hunedoara, Câmpu lui Neag, 900 m, VI.2015, 1 ♂, C. Busi leg. (PCGP); S of Sibiu, Brezoi env., 10.VI.2007, Jan Hron leg. (PCBZ); Jud. Caras–Severin, 5 km SW Cerna – Sat, Cerna valley, sifted from among stones, 23. V.2009, 1 ♂, leg. A. Kotán, A. Márkus & T. Németh (PCAK); Jud. Caraş–Severin, Munţii Locvei, 3.5 km NNE Sfânta Helena, Peştera cu apa din Valea Ceucâ, pond, 320 m wet, humusly soil with stones at rock wall, soil–washing (420), 44°42'14''N, 21°43'44''E, 08. X.2009, 1 ♂, Gy. Makranczy (HNHM); Baile Herculane, 1988. IV.5., leg. Matus G., 2 ♀♀ (HNHM); Mons Risnyak, Coll. Mihók, 1 ♀ (HNHM); Herkulesfürdô, Hungaria, coll. R. Streda, 2 ♀♀ (HNHM); Herkulesf., 2 ♀♀ (HNHM); Fuss, 3016, Ferencfalva, Friv & Pavel, 1 ♂ (HNHM); Mehadia, 1 ♀ (HNHM); Herkulesfürdô, Pável, 1 ♂ (HNHM); Ferencfalva, Friv & Pavel, 1 ♂, 1 ♀ (HNHM); Herkulesfürdô, Cserna –völgy, leg. Pavel, 1885, 1 ♂ (HNHM); Herkulesbad (Hungaria), Victor Stiller coll., 1 ♀ (HNHM); Transsylv., Krassó– Szörény m., Mehádia, 1915. IV.30., leg. Dr. J. Fodor, 1 ♂ (HNHM); Ferenczfalva, Kanabé Dezsô, Coll. Kanabé, 20 ♂♂, 7 ♀♀ (HNHM); Herkulesfürdô, Hungaria, coll. Dr. R. Streda, 1 ♀ (HNHM); Transsylv., Krassó–Szörény m., Mehádia, 1915. IV.25., leg. Dr. J. Fodor, 1 ♂ (HNHM); dtto, 1915. IV.20., 2 ♀♀ (HNHM); Vulkán, sz., Strázsa Csik, 2 ♂♂ (HNHM); SERBIA: Majdanpek, 8. V.2015, 1 ♂, R. Udržal leg. (PCRU); Javor, Kumanica env., 22. V.1991, 1 ♀, P. Moravec leg. (PCTS); Golija Mts., Ivanjica env. – pass, 21. V.1991, 1 ♂, P. Moravec leg. (PCTS); Maljen planina, road Bukovi–Razana, pass, beechwood, 770 m (44°7'2.67"N, 19°55'5.13"E), 25. V.2013, 4 ♂♂, 3 ♀♀, J. Mertlik leg. (PCJM); dtto, 5 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀, V. Dušánek leg. (PCVD); dtto, 2 ♀♀, P. Brůha leg. (PCPB); Valjevo— Požega road, Maljen planina, Divči Bare env., ca. 900 m, 15.– 30.6.2015, 3 ♂♂, edge of pine forest, I. Marvan leg. (PCJM); Jošanička Banja—Belo Brdo road, Kopaonik, ca. 1800 m, 15.– 30.6.2015, 1 ♂, 1 ♀, traps, I. Marvan leg.
(PCJM); Užica—Nova Vároš road, Kokin Brod env., ca. 800 m, 15.– 30.6.2015, 1 ♂, edge of beech forest, trap, I. Marvan leg. (PCJM); Srbsko, prov. Kosovo, Šar planina, Ljuboten [Serb. Albania, Ljuboten – Šara pl.], VI.1930, 1 ♀, Dr. Purkyně leg. (PCVD); SLOVENIA: Carniolia, Reitter, 257, G. C. Champion Coll., B. M. 1927-409, 1 ex. (BMNH); Planšarsko jezero [Zg. Jezero], no further data, 1 ♀, Coll. Štěrba (NMPC); Kočevje [SHS, CARN, Kočevjo], no further data, 1 ♂, Ing. Machulka leg. (NMPC); Kočevje, Ledenik SW – Hang, 880 m (Stojna), 19. VI.1994, 2 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀, Manfred Egger leg. (PCME); Kočevje, Rajhenovski Rog Süd, 850 m, Pragost Kočevski Rog, 27. VI.1994, 1 ♂, 3 ♀♀, Manfred Egger leg. (PCME); Ljubljana, 25 km S Cerkniško lake, 14. V.2014, 2 ♂♂, 1 ♀, E. & P. Hajdaj leg. (PCJM); Postumia, VII.1995, 1 ex., C. Sola leg. (PCGP); Trnovski gozd, Selovec, 7. VII.1999, 1 ♂, 1 ♀, T. Sitek leg. (PCTS); Trnovski gozd, Krnica, 8. VII.1999, 1 ♀, T. Sitek leg. (PCTS); Trgovski Gvozd, Čaven, 11.7.1994, 1 ♂, Šárovec leg. (PCVD); Mangart, no further data, 1 ♂ (MCNG); Dobrovlje, 9.– 13. VI.1998, 1 ♀, T. Růžička leg. (PCBZ); dtto, 9.–10. VII.1998, 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Kovařík leg. (PCVD); Vene Giulia, Selva Tarnova, Loqua, VI., 1934, C. Alzona, 1 ♂, 1 ♀ (MCNG); Trnovsky Gora Goliak, 25.VI.67, M. E. Franciscio, 6 ♂♂, 6 ♀♀ (MCNG); Stojna Mts., Gozdna Koča, 900 m, 8. V.2001, 1 ♂, J. Vávra leg. (PCJV); dtto, 1 ♂ (PCPB); dtto, 23.–24. VI.2001, 2 ♂♂, 4 ♀♀, T. Sitek leg. (PCTS); dtto, 6.–7. VII.2002, 1 ♂, T. Sitek leg. (PCTS); Mt. V. Snežnik, 1450–1600 m, 4. VII.2002, 1 ♂, T. Sitek leg. (PCTS); dtto, 26.–27. VI.2003, 2 ♂♂, T. Sitek leg. (PCTS); Sněžnik, Okroglina (45°34'N, 14°21'E), 20. VI.2001, 1 ♂, P. Kabátek leg. (PCBZ); Illirska Bistrica, Mt. Snežnik, 900 m, 1 ♀, Pierer Fritz leg. (PCME); Illirska Bistrica, Snežnik, Svicaki, 15.–28. VI.2009, 6 ♂♂, 8 ♀♀, Manfred Egger leg. (PCME); Lokve – Predmeja, LF, 13. VI.2009, 3 ♂♂, 5 ♀♀, Manfred Egger leg. (PCME); Brovnica, Koselevka Jama env., 20. V.2004, 1 ♂, Manfred Egger leg. (PCME); Jezersko, VII.1936, 1 ♀, Hájek leg. (PCBZ); Tisovec, Mala Rib. Gora, 30. IV.72, 1 ex. (JPMP).
Diagnosis. This species is easily recognizable from all its congeners by the oval body shape, shiny pronotum with sparse and shallow punctation, with the disc glabrous and the outer parts covered with sparse pubescence, and elytra with glabrous surface and individual setae only at margins, with shallow striae, missing at apical third of abdomen in some cases (Figs 22–24, 124). The sclerotized spines of bursa copulatrix as in Fig. 225.
Intraspecific variability. Body length: 8.8–12.5 mm. Dima elateroides is variable in the striae on elytra. There are specimens with no, or almost no, striae in the apical third of the elytra (mostly found in the populations from Austria, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina; Figs 23–24), and specimens with distinct striae along the whole length of the elytra (especially in the populations from Romania and Serbia; Fig. 22). In the southern part of the distributional area of D. elateroides (Montenegro, Kosovo), these two forms occur together equally often.
Distribution. Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Italy, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Slovenia, Serbia (Fig. 243). First records for Bulgaria and Macedonia. Tesař (1927) reported one specimen from Ukraine (Chust), however, this record must be confirmed by further data. Dajoz (1973) listed also southern part of Hungary for D. elateroides, but this record is probably based on a mislabelled material or specimen(s) collected outside of the present-day Hungary.
description: Published as part of Mertlik, Josef, Németh, Tamás & Kundrata, Robin, 2017, Revision of the flightless click-beetle genus Dima Charpentier, 1825 (Coleoptera: Elateridae: Dimini) in the Balkan Peninsula, pp. 1-63 in Zootaxa 4220 (1) on pages 11-13, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4220.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4670787