Laccobius (Glyptolaccobius) sharmai Gentili, 1995

Gentili, Elio, 2006, Revisional notes on the genus Laccobius. I. Subgenus Glyptolaccobius (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae), Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 46, pp. 57-76 : 70-71

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Laccobius (Glyptolaccobius) sharmai Gentili, 1995 View in CoL

( Figs. 32-33 View Figs )

Laccobius (Glyptolaccobius) sharmai Gentili, 1995: 252 View in CoL . Laccobius (Glyptolaccobius) sharmai: GENTILI (2003) View in CoL : 413; HANSEN (1999): 131; HEBAUER (2002): 19.

Type locality. Nepal E, Solukhumbu, Surka La Pass, Karka Khola, 2875 m a.s.l.

Type material examined. HOLOTYPE: J, 2.1 × 1.4 mm ( NHMW): ‘E NEPAL: Solukhumbu / Surka La Pass 2875 m / Karka Khola 5.4.1994 / leg. S. Sharma (109) // [red label] Holotypus / E. Gentili 1994 // Laccobius sharmai m. / E. Gentili 1995 ’. PARATYPES: 1 ♀ ( MSNV): ‘E NEPAL: Solukhumbu / Kharte, Kharte Khola / 2.4.1994, 2540 m / leg. S. Sharma (105) // [red label] Paratypus // Laccobius sharmai m. / E. Gentili 1995 ’; 1 J ( MSNV) 1 ♀ ( NHMW): ‘ E NEPAL: 5.4.1994 / Solukhumbu, Rato Bani / Karka Khola / leg. Moog et al. // [red label] Paratypus // Laccobius sharmai m. / E. Gentili 1995 ’.

Additional material examined. NEPAL: Annapurna region , Ulleri – Ghorepani, 2100-2800 m a.s.l., A. Skale leg., 21.iv.2000 ( CSHG) ; Manasiu Mts. , Bara Pokhari Lekh, Chhandi Khola valley, 2000-2200 m a.s.l., 11-12.iv.2003, J. Schmidt leg., 1 J ( NHMW) ; 20 km W Pokhara, Mt. Panchase , NE slope, temporary forest brook, 2300 m a.s.l., 20.v.1997 O. Jäger, 1 J ( CFHG) ; Western region , W Pokhara , Annapurna Mts., Mt. Panchase, 2000-2300 m a.s.l., 18.v.1997, A. Schmidt leg., 1 ♀ ( CFHG) .

Differential diagnosis. Laccobius sharmai belongs to the group of species with longitudinal rows of elytral punctures and curved hind tibiae. The rows are glabrous (in contrast to L. shorti sp. nov. and L. silvester sp. nov.), not sulciform near elytral suture (in contrast to L. celsus and L munus ). The apices of parameres are not swollen and their interior margins straight ( Figs. 32-33 View Figs ). Other significant distinguishing characters of L. sharmai include the granulate postlabium with setae rising from the punctures between granulation; the first abdominal sternum provided anteriorly with a median process.

Distribution. Nepal.

References

GENTILI E. 1995: Hydrophilidae: 3. The genus Laccobius Erichson in China and neighbouring areas (Coleoptera). Pp. 245 - 286. In: JACH M. A. & JI L. (eds.): Water Beetles of China. Vol. I. Zoologisch-Botanische Gesellschaft in Osterreich and Wiener Coleopterologenverein, Wien, 410 pp.

GENTILI E. 2003: Hydrophilidae: III. Additional notes on the genus Laccobius Erichson in China and neighbouring areas (Coleoptera). Pp. 411 - 429. In: JACH M. A. & JI L. (eds.): Water Beetles of China, Vol. 3. Zoologisch- Botanische Gesellschaft in Osterreich and Wiener Coleopterologenverein, Wien, vi + 572 pp.

HANSEN M. 1999: Hydrophiloidea (Coleoptera). In HANSEN M. (ed.): World Catalogue of Insects, Vol. 2. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, 416 pp.

HEBAUER F. 2002: Hydrophilidae of Northern India and Southern Himalaya (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae). Acta Coleopterologica 18: 3 - 72.

Figures

Figs. 30-38. 30-31 – Laccobius senguptai Gentili, 1979, holotype. 30 – aedeagus, dorsal view; 31 – ditto, lateral view. 32-33 – L. sharmai Gentili, 1995, holotype. 32 – aedeagus, dorsal view; 33 – ditto, lateral view. 34-35 – L. silvester sp. nov., holotype. 34 – aedeagus, dorsal view; 35 – ditto, lateral view. 36-38 – L. shorti sp. nov. 36 – holotype, aedeagus, dorsal view; 37 – paratype from Chiang Mai, aedeagus, lateral view; 38 – holotype, ventral view.