Necrophilus rupinensis Schawaller, 1986

Růžička, Jan & Pütz, Andreas, 2009, New species and new records of Agyrtidae (Coleoptera) from China, India, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam, Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 49 (2), pp. 631-650 : 636

Necrophilus rupinensis Schawaller, 1986

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Necrophilus rupinensis Schawaller, 1986: 314 .

Material examined. CHINA: SE TIBET, Zayu county, Salween – Irrawaddy divide and Taron river (Irraw), E branch valley, 28°27–35′ N 098°00–15′ E, 3400–4300 m, 19.-21.vi.1999, L. & R. Businský leg., 1 ♀ ( JSPC) . NEPAL: Langtang, Nubarna Dhang , 3830 m, 31.vii.1998, C. Berndt leg., W. Schawaller det., 1♀ ( SMNS) ; Annapurna Himal mts, Annapurna Base Camp , 4100–4400 m, 13.vi.2000, J. Schmidt leg., W. Schawaller det., 1 J 1 ♀ ( SMNS) .

Taxonomic note. Habitus of the only Chinese female specimen available ( Fig. 2 ) fully corresponds with the specimens from Nepal. It is only slightly stouter; see also SCHAWALLER (2005: 116, Fig. 12 ). Tergite VIII in this female is more transverse ( Fig. 16 ) than in the two females from Nepal ( Figs. 17, 18 ). Ventrite VIII is posteriorly truncate but spiculum ventrale seems to be mutilated in the specimen from China ( Fig. 19 ); ventrite VIII is posteriorly truncate or regularly rounded and spiculum ventrale is truncate or emarginated anteriorly in specimens from Nepal ( Figs. 20, 21 ). Ventro-medial sclerite of female genitalia is largely unsclerotized medially and only weakly emarginated posteriorly in the Chinese specimen ( Fig. 22 ) and only weakly unsclerotized medially and rounded posteriorly in specimens from Nepal ( Figs. 23, 24 ). Further material from China, including male specimens, is needed to evaluate properly the taxonomical status of the Chinese population.

Distribution. So far known only from central Nepal ( SCHAWALLER 1986, 1991, 1999, 2005). First record here reported from China ( Fig. 27 ), which is an extension of the known distributional range by about 1200 km eastwards.

Figures

Figs. 1–2. Habitus: 1 – Necrophilus sichuanensis Nikolaev, 2003 (J, TBL 10 mm, West of Zhier; JRPC); 2 – N. rupinensis Schawaller, 1986 (♀, TBL 12 mm, Salween – Irrawaddy divide and Taron river; JSPC).

Figs. 16–26.16–18 – female tergum VIII, dorsal view; 19–21, 26 – female ventrite VIII, ventral view; 22–25 – female ventro-medial sclerite, ventral view. 16, 19, 22 – Necrophilus rupinensis Schawaller, 1986 (♀, Salween – Irrawaddy divide and Taron river; JSPC); 17, 20, 23 – N. rupinensis (♀, Annapurna Himal mts; SMNS); 18, 21, 24 – N.rupinensis (♀, Langtang; SMNS); 25, 26 – Necrophilus sichuanensis Nikolaev, 2003 (♀, West of Zhier; JRPC).

Figs.7–15. 7, 8 – aedeagus, lateral view; 9, 10 – apex of aedeagus, dorsal view; 11–15 – female ventrite VIII, ventral view. 7, 9 – Aperoloma belousovi sp. nov. (J holotype; ZMAS); 8 – A. jelineki sp. nov. (J paratype; JRPC); 10 – A. jelineki sp. nov. (J holotype; APEG); 11 – A. belousovi sp. nov. (♀ paratype; JRPC); 12 – A. jelineki sp. nov. (♀ paratype; JRPC); 13 – A. qinlingense Rougemont, 2001 (♀, 6 km S Xunyangba; JRPC); 14 – Apteroloma sp. (♀, 6 km S Xunyangba; JRPC); 15 – Ipelates schuelkei sp. nov. (♀ paratype; JRPC).

Fig. 27. Known distribution of Apteroloma belousovi sp. nov., A. jelineki sp. nov., A. sp., Ipelates schuelkei sp. nov., Necrophilus rupinensis Schawaller, 1986, N. sichuanensis Nikolaev, 2003 and Pteroloma forsstromii (Gyllenhal, 1810) in China.