Eulichas uniformis ( Pic, 1911 )

Hájek, Jiří, 2009, Revision of the genus Eulichas Jacobson, 1913 (Coleoptera: Eulichadidae) II. E. dudgeoni species group, Zootaxa 2192, pp. 1-44 : 23-24

Eulichas uniformis ( Pic, 1911)

( Figs. 7 , 31 , 51 , 71 )

Lichas uniformis Pic, 1911: 142 (original description, Bengale: Kurseong).

Eulichas uniformis ( Pic, 1911) : Pic 1914: 11 (catalogue); Jäch 1995: 363 (lectotype designation, catalogue); Jäch & Hájek 2006: 455 (catalogue).

Type locality. “Bengale: Kurseong” [Kārsiyāng, West Bengal, India].

Type material. Lectotype 3 ( MNHN), designated by Jäch (1995): “Kurseong / Nord-Bengal / H.Rolle,Berlin,S.W.11 [black frame, printed] // Muséum Paris / Coll. M. Pic [yellow label, printed] // n sp [handwritten] // type [handwritten] // type [handwritten] // TYPE [red label, printed] // Lichas / uniformis Pic [handwritten] // LECTOTYPUS / Eulichas / uniformis PIC / des. M. Jäch 1995 [red label, handwritten]”.

Additional material studied. 102 specimens — BHUTAN or INDIA: 833 1Ƥ, British Bootang, 1898, L. Durel ( MNHN). INDIA: 1Ƥ, Assam ( MNHN); 233 1Ƥ, Meghālaya, Khasia Hills [Khāsi Hills], vii. [18]94 ( MNHN); 1Ƥ, Meghālaya, Jaintia Hills, Jowai, 25°27’N 92°12’E, 1350 m, 6.–8.vi.1996, E. Jendek & O. Šauša leg. ( NHMW); 233, Meghālaya, W Garo Hills, Nokrek N.P., 25°29.6’N 90°19.5’E, 1100 m, 9.– 17.v.1996, E. Jendek & O. Šauša leg. ( NHMW); 13, Sikkim, Rinchingpong [ca. 27°14’N 88°15’E], 1000 m, 22.iv.1987, Ch.J. Rai leg. ( NHMB); 13, Sikkim, Buhuk Rain Forest, 1600 m, vi.2002, Malicky leg. ( NMPC); 1Ƥ, Uttar Pradesh, Allahābād [ca. 25°27’N 81°50’E], Bowring ( BMNH); 2ƤƤ, West Bengal, Kārsiyāng [ca. 26°53’N 88°16’E], 1904, ex coll. Baron Moffaerts ( BMNH); 13, West Bengal, Darjeeling Distr., Bijanbari, 800 m, 12.v.1975, W. Wittmer leg. ( NHMB); 13, West Bengal, Darjeeling Distr., -Jhepi, 17.v.1975, W. Wittmer leg. ( NHMB). MYANMAR: 833 1Ƥ, 25 km E Putao, Nan Sa Bon vill. env., 800 m, 6.–9.v.1998, S. Murzin & V. Siniaev leg. ( NHMW, NMPC); 533, 50 km E Putao, Nan Thi env., 11.–16.v.1998, S. Murzin & V. Siniaev leg. ( NMPC); 333 1Ƥ, 65 km NW Putao, Zi Yar Dam, 1250 m, 18.–21.v.1998, S. Murzin & V. Siniaev leg. ( NMPC). NEPAL: 13, Indrawati Khola Saretar, 1700 m, 25./ 26.iv.1962, G. Ebert leg. ( ZSMC); 233, Sun Khosi Tal [= valley], 2150 m, 2.v.1962, G. Ebert leg. ( ZSMC); 433, Tampa Khosi Tal [= valley], 2600 m, 10.v.1962, G. Ebert leg. ( ZSMC); 13 3ƤƤ, Liukhu Khola Tal [= valley], 1700 m, 4.vi.1962, G. Ebert leg. ( NMPC, ZSMC); 13, Bagmati distr., 4 km S of Tarang Marang, 900 m, 28.iv.1981, I. Löbl & A. Smetana leg. ( MNHG); 1Ƥ, Kathmandu distr., Kakani [ca. 27°49’N 85°14‘E], at light, 23.v.–20.vi.1983, M.G. Allen leg. ( BMNH); 233 1Ƥ, Janakpur distr., Jiri-Shivalaya (Khimti-Khola), 1800–2500 m, 11.–12.vi.1987, C. Holzschuh leg. ( NHMW); 13, same label data, but Ch.J. Rai leg. ( NHMB); 333 1Ƥ, Janakpur distr., Tamba- Koshi-Khola, SE Charikot, 900–1200 m, 16.–25.vi.1987, C. Holzschuh leg. ( NHMW); 533, same label data, but Ch.J. Rai leg. ( NHMB, NMPC); 13, Kathmandu distr., Bālāju, [ca. 27°44’N 85°18’E], 1400 m, 18.v.1989, M. Brancucci leg. ( NHMB); 13, Bagmati distr., Trisuli Bazar-Samri, Bhanjyang, 540–1900 m, 8.vi.1993, Probst leg. ( NHMW); 433 4ƤƤ, Dolakha Distr., Suridhoban, 1050 m, 27.–28.v.2000, W. Schawaller leg. ( NMPC, SMNS); 333 10ƤƤ, Dolakha Distr., lower Khare Khola, 1400 m, 29.v.2000, W. Schawaller leg. ( NMPC, SMNS); 333 4ƤƤ, same label data, but 1200 m, 3.–4.vi.2000, ( NMPC, SMNS); 13 2ƤƤ, Dolakha Distr., Bazar bridge bellow Amatal, 1660 m, 8.vi.2000, W. Schawaller leg. ( NMPC, SMNS); 1Ƥ, Dolakha distr., lower Amata Khola, 1700 m, 9.vi.2000, W. Schawaller leg. ( SMNS).

Doubtful localisation: 13, Inde Anglaise [ India], Trichinopoly [Tiruchchirāppalli, Tamil Nadu], P. Newton leg. ( NMPC).

Description. Habitus elongate, fusiform. Body colouring from brownish-red to brown-blackish. Pale part of setation consists of recumbent yellow or greyish setae covering uniformly body surface, or forming indistinct ocellations on elytra ( Fig. 7 ).

Measurements. Males: 16–19 mm; females: 19–25 mm.

Head punctation consists of irregularly distributed sparse moderately large setigerous punctures. Antenna relatively slender, last antennomere nearly rectangular, 2.67–3.25 times as long as wide ( Fig. 31 ), its ventral side smooth.

Pronotum trapezoidal, ca. 1.84–1.97 times as wide as long. Sides almost straight, with more or less distinct obtuse angle behind the middle ( Fig. 51 ). Pronotum with two oval shallow depressions on the disc, and in some specimens with indistinct depressions also medially along anterior and posterior margin. Punctation consists of sparse moderately coarse setigerous punctures on the disc, which become slightly coarser and denser laterally.

Elytra with numerous longitudinal rows of moderately large punctures, and very fine interstitial setigerous punctures.

Ventral part with fine punctures, which are sparse medially and become larger and denser laterally. Last abdominal ventrite laterally almost regularly rounded to apex.

Male. Aedeagus with phallobase of the same length as parameres. Parameres simple, relatively slender, slightly attenuating before subapical hook. Parameral subbasal hook small, but the subapical hook is well developed. Median lobe narrowly lanceolate ( Fig. 71 ).

Female. Similar to male in habitus, but larger. Antenna shorter, and more slender.

Collection circumstances. Collected at light.

Distribution. The species is known from upland area of Nepal, northern India (Uttar Pradesh, Sikkim, West Bengal, Meghālaya, Assam) and northern Myanmar (Kachin). The occurrence in Bhutan needs to be verified by precisely localised specimens.

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 12. Habitus of Eulichas. 1 — E. alesbezdeki sp. nov. (holotype); 2 — E. bertiae (paratype, Suisapa); 3 — E. dudgeoni (paratype, Hong Kong); 4 — E. jendeki (Sa Pa); 5 — E. siamensis sp. nov. (paratype, Ban Bo Klua); 6 — E. similis sp. nov. (paratype, Soppong); 7 — E. uniformis (Dolakha); 8 — E. baeri (Luzon); 9 — E. baeri (Crocker Range); 10 — E. gigantea (holotype); 11 — E. incisicollis ♂ (Tanah Rata); 12 — E. incisicollis Ƥ (holotype).

FIGURES 25 – 44. Male antennomeres IX – XI of Eulichas. 25 — E. alesbezdeki sp. nov.; 26 — E. bertiae; 27 — E. dudgeoni; 28 — E. jendeki; 29 — E. siamensis sp. nov.; 30 — E. similis sp. nov.; 31 — E. uniformis; 32 — E. baeri; 33 — E. incisicollis; 34 — E. oborili sp. nov.; 35 — E. robusta sp. nov.; 36 — E. sausai sp. nov.; 37 — E. serricornis sp. nov.; 38 — E. sikkimensis; 39 — E. sundaensis sp. nov.; 40 — E. wewalkai sp. nov.; 41 — E. fasciolata; 42 — E. jakli sp. nov.; 43 — E. subocellata; 44 — E. villosa sp. nov. Scale bar 1 mm.

FIGURES 45 – 54. Pronotum of Eulichas. 45 — E. alesbezdeki sp. nov.; 46 — E. bertiae; 47 — E. dudgeoni; 48 — E. jendeki; 49 — E. siamensis sp. nov.; 50 — E. similis sp. nov.; 51 — E. uniformis; 52 — E. baeri (Luzon); 53 — E. incisicollis; 54 — E. oborili sp. nov. Not in Scale.

FIGURES 65 – 71. Aedeagus of Eulichas in dorsal view. 65 — E. alesbezdeki sp. nov.; 66 — E. bertiae; 67 — E. dudgeoni; 68 — E. jendeki; 69 — E. siamensis sp. nov.; 70 — E. similis sp. nov.; 71 — E. uniformis. Scale bar 1 mm.