Denierella emmerichi ( Pic, 1934 )

Pan, Zhao & Ren, Guo-Dong, 2020, New synonyms, combinations and status in the Chinese species of the family Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810 (Coleoptera: Tenebrionoidea) with additional faunistic records, Zootaxa 4820 (2), pp. 260-286 : 267-268

Denierella emmerichi ( Pic, 1934)

Epicauta emmerichi Pic, 1934: 86 . Type locality: “Ginfushan” (= Mt. Jinfoshan , Chongqing, China) . Type depository: NMPC, MNHN.

Denierella serrata Kaszab, 1952b: 88 . Type locality: “Fukien, Kuatun” (= Guadun , Fujian, China) . Type depository: ZFMK, HNHM. Synonymized by Batelka & Hájek 2015: 124 .

Epicauta apicipennis Tan, 1958: 163 . Type locality: “Omei-shan, Szechuan” (= Mt. Emeishan, Sichuan), China. Type depository: IZCAS. Synonymized by Kaszab 1960: 256.

Epicauta rishwani Makhan, 2013: 1 . Type locality: “ China, Beibei, Jinyun Mt. , Chongqing ” . Type depository: cDM. syn. nov.

Denierella emmerichi: Batelka & Hájek 2015: 124 .

Type material examined. Epicauta emmerichi : Paralectotypes: 4 exx., “Südost Szechuan // 600–1600 m // Ginfushan China // Em. Reitter ”, “ Emmerichi Pic ”, “ PARALECTOTYPE ” ( MNHN; Fig. 9 ); 2 exx., “Szechuan China // Em. Reitter ”, “Tatsienlu Tjiji // Urwald-Rodungen”, “co-type” ( MNHN) .

Denierella serrata : Paratypes: 1 ex., “Kuatun (2300 m) 27,40 n. Br. 117,40 ö. L. J. Klapperich // 25.5.193 8 (Fukien)”, “ Paratypus // 1952 // Denierella serrata Kaszab ” ( HNHM; Fig. 10 ) ; 1 ex., “Kuatun (2300 m) 27,40 n. Br. 117,40 ö. L. J. Klapperich // 31.5.193 8 (Fukien)”, “ Paratypus // 1952 // Denierella serrata Kaszab ” ( HNHM) ; 1 ex., “Kuatun (2300 m) 27,40 n. Br. 117,40 ö. L. J. Klapperich // 6.6.193 8 (Fukien)”, “ Paratypus // 1952 // Denierella serrata Kaszab ” ( HNHM) .

Epicauta apicipennis : Paratype: 1 ex., “ ƋnjđḆƜ 580–1150 ½尺 [ China, Sichuan, Mt. Emei , Elev. 580–1150 m] // 1955.VI.27 // Ḿn'ŵ [Ou Bingrong leg.]”, “Омэйшань, 580–1150 м. Сычуань 27.у1.1955 Оу Пэн-жун”, “ PARATYPE ”, “IOZ(E)217532”, “ Epicauta apicipennis sp. nov. // ẍaeð: ẠṚ± [Det. Tan Juanjie]” ( IZCAS) .

Other material examined from China. CHONGQING: 2 exx., Mt. Jinyunshan , 2011.VII.5, Wang Yumei & Chen Ting leg. ( MHBU) ; 1 ex., Mt. Jinyunshan , 2013.VIII.1, Qiu Jianyue & Xu Hao leg. ( MHBU) . FUJIAN: 1 ex., Kuatun , 1946.IX.20–24, Tsung-sen leg. ( HNHM) ; 6 exx., Wuyishan, Tongmu , 2004.V.17, Yuan Caixia & Li Jing leg. ( MHBU) ; 6 exx., Wuyishan, Guadun , 2004.V.23, Yuan Caixia & Li Jing leg. ( MHBU) ; 60 exx., Wuyishan, Xingcun , 2004.V.26, Yuan Caixia & Li Jing leg. ( MHBU) . GUANGXI: 1 ex., Rongshui, Jiuwanshan (N25°12.049’ E108°38.672’, Elev. 1170 m), 2015.VII.24–25, Yuan Caixia leg. ( MHBU) . HUNAN: 2 exx., Zhangjiajie, 2008.VI.3 (cMAB); 1 ex., Zhangjiajie, Sangzhi , Guandiping , 2010.VII.12, Xu Hao & Zhou Yang leg. ( MHBU) ; 2 exx., Huai-hua, Zhongpo National Forest Park, 2004.VII.21, Wang Jiliang leg. ( MHBU) ; 1 ex., Chenzhou, Mangshan , 2010. VIII.15, Liu Haoyu, Yang Xiaoqing et al. leg. ( MHBU) . SICHUAN: 5 exx., Nitou Tatsienlu ( MNHN) ; 1 ex., Mt. Emeishan ( Elev. 600–1000 m), 1955.VI.27, Pang Ruiying leg. ( MNHN) ; 1 ex., Luzhou, Huangjing , 2002.VII.20, Bai Ming & Wang Jianfeng leg. ( MHBU) . ZHEJIANG: 2 exx., Mt. Tianmushan (N30°18.883’ E119°26.492’, Elev. 320 m), 2014.VII.20, Yuan Caixia & Li Di leg. ( MHBU) ; 1 ex., Jingning, Wangdongyang (N27°43.767’ E119°38.067’, Elev. 1150 m), 2017.V.17, Niu Yiping & Fang Cheng leg. ( MHBU) ; 1 ex., Quzhou, Qili , 2017.V.27, Ba Yibin & Guan Huanhuan leg. ( MHBU) .

Distribution. China: Chongqing, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi (new record), Hainan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Zhejiang.

Remarks. Batelka & Hájek (2015) revised Epicauta emmerichi and designated its lectotype. In the collections of MNHN, one of us (Z. Pan) found four specimens labeled as the lectotype and paralectotypes designated by Batelka & Hájek (2015). Meanwhile, another specimen with different labels was also found at MNHN, but labeled as “co-type”. So, we designated the mentioned five specimens as paralectotypes.

Batelka & Hájek (2015), different form Bologna (2008), considered Epicauta apicipennis Tan, 1958 as a junior synonym of D. emmerichi according to the comments of Kaszab (1960) and Yang & Ren (2007a). One of us (Z. Pan) examined one paratype of E. apicipennis at IZCAS and confirms the synonymy.

Makhan (2013) described Epicauta rishwani from Mt. Jinyunshan of Chongqing, China, with a brief description, but clear illustrations. The illustrations show that E. rishwani has the same features, e.g. the apex of elytra with gray setation, apical lobes of parameres very short in lateral view, and penis with large distal hook, as D. emmerichi . Meanwhile, D. Makhan (personal communication) confirmed that the ventral side of the claw dorsal blade has teeth. Consequently, we consider E. rishwani as a junior synonym of D. emmerichi .

Figures

FIGURES 9–12. Type specimens. 9. Epicauta emmerichi Pic (MNHN): a. habitus, dorsal view; b. labels. 10. Denierella serrata Kaszab (HNHM): a. habitus, dorsal view; b. labels. 11. Denierella venerabilis Kaszab (HNHM): a. habitus, dorsal view; b. habitus, lateral view; c. labels. 12. Denierella striolata Yang et Ren (MHBU): a. habitus, dorsal view; b. head and antennae; c. labels. Scale bars (a): 5 mm.