Apteroloma qinlingense Rougemont, 2001

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 : 644-645

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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5321906

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scientific name

Apteroloma qinlingense Rougemont, 2001
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Apteroloma qinlingense Rougemont, 2001 View in CoL

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Apteroloma qinlingense Rougemont, 2001: 351 View in CoL . Apteroloma qinlingense: RŮŽIČKA et al. (2004) View in CoL (redescription).

Material examined. CHINA: SHAANXI PROVINCE: Qingling Shan mts, 6 km S Xunyangba, ca. 33°28′ N, 108°30′ E, 18.–20.v.2005, O. Nakládal leg., on the first mountain ridge S of Xunyangba, wet close valley near the stream, secondary mixed forest, unbaited pitfall traps, 1 J 3 ♀♀ ( JRPC).

Complementary description. The male was recently redescribed by RŮŽIČKA et al. (2004). Female. Posterior margin of ventrite VIII narrowly emarginate, spiculum ventrale narrow, with truncate anterior margin and weakly broadened latero-apical margin ( Fig. 13 View Figs ). Ovipositor with transverse valvifer without setae; triangular, heavily sclerotized coxite bearing numerous setae; stylus modified into strongly curved, apically glabrous scraper (similar to A. belousovi sp. nov., A. davidis (Fairmaire, 1891) , A. jelineki sp. nov., A. jinfo Růžička, Schneider & Háva, 2004 [see RŮŽIČKA et al. 2004: 119, Fig. 20 View Figs ] and A. schawalleri Růžička, Schneider & Háva, 2004 ).

Distribution. Apteroloma qinlingense is an endemic species, presently known only from three localities in the Qinling Shan mts in the Shaanxi province ( ROUGEMONT 2001, RŮŽIČKA et al. 2004).

ROUGEMONT G. M. DE 2001: Description of a new species of Apteroloma from China (Coleoptera, Agyrtidae). Revue Suisse de Zoologie 108: 351 - 353.

RUZICKA J., SCHNEIDER J. & HAVA J. 2004: A revision of Apteroloma (Coleoptera: Agyrtidae) from China. Acta Societatis Zoologicae Bohemicae 68: 113 - 126.

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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).

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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).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Agyrtidae

Genus

Apteroloma