Rhyparus paraphilippinensis Ochi & Kakizoe, 2021

Minkina, Ÿukasz, Anichtchenko, Alexander, Vasiljeva, Anastasija & Skelley, Paul E., 2022, Four new species of the genus Rhyparus Westwood, 1845 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae) with modified pygidium and last abdominal ventrite in females, Baltic Journal of Coleopterology 22 (1), pp. 81-101 : 91-92

Rhyparus paraphilippinensis Ochi & Kakizoe, 2021

( Figs. 13–15 , 24 , 32 )

Rhyparus paraphilippinensis Ochi & Kakizoe, 2021: 31 , figs: 5, 18, 30, 38, 45. Type locality: “ Philippines, Mindanao Island, Caraga Region, Agusan del sur, Sibagat ”.

Rhyparus gracilis Arrow, 1905 : Anichtchenko et al., 2021: 102 , figs: 3a­c, 9, 15, 21, 27a­b.

Additional material examined. (22exx.): 8exx.: Philippines, Mindanao , Bagongsilang , 1996, leg. Bocak ( NMPC); 3exx.: Philippines, Mindanao , Gingoog, Eureka Mt., 730m, 8°41.4970N, 125°14.2710E, 31.iii – 3.iv.2022, leg. A.Vasiljeva ( DUBC); 1ex. : the same but: leg. A.Anicht­

Minkina Ł., Anichtchenko A., Vasiljeva A., Skelley P.E.

chenko ( DUBC); 1ex.: Philippines, Mindanao, Misamis or., Claveria rd. , 1200m, 8.701522, 125.014624, 26­28.iii.2022, leg. A.Vasiljeva ( DUBC); 1ex.: Philippines, Mindanao , Davao del Sur, Apo Mt. Rng, Mabanlas , 1200m, 7.120251, 125.317203, 23­24.iii.2022, leg. A. Vasiljeva ( DUBC); 1ex.: the same but: Philippines, Mindanao , Davao del Sur, Apo Mt. Rng, Mabanlas , 1500m, 7 °7.2810N, 125°18.7580E, 21­ 23.iii.2022 ( DUBC) ; 7exx.: the same but: 21­ 24.iii.2022, leg. A. Vasiljeva ( DUBC) .

Comment. Specimens from paper of Anichtchenko et al., 2021 identified by authors as R. gracilis indeed are R. paraphilippinensis . Additionally, see: discussion.

Distribution. Philippines: Mindanao Island.

Figures

Figs. 13–15. Rhyparus paraphilippinensis Ochi & Kakizoe, 2021.,: 13 – dorsal view; 14 – ventral view; 15 – lateral view. Scale lines: 1.0 mm.

Figs. 20–25. Heads: 20 – R. bacanensis sp. nov.,, holotype; 21 – R. buruensis sp. nov.,, holotype; 22 – R. fijiensis sp. nov.,, holotype; 23 – R. stebnickae sp. nov.,, holotype; 24 – R. paraphilippinensis Ochi & Kakizoe, 2021,; 25 – R. sepikensis Stebnicka, 1998,, paratype. Scale lines: 1.0 mm.

Figs. 26–33.Abdominal apexes with black­white miniatures of pygidium on left­down side: 26 – R. bacanensis sp. nov.,, holotype; 27 – R. buruensis sp. nov.,, holotype; 28 – R. fijiensis sp. nov.,, holotype; 29 – R. stebnickae sp. nov.,, holotype; 30 – R. approximans Fairmaire, 1893,; 31 – R. loebli Paulian, 1983,; 32 – R. paraphilippinensis Ochi & Kakizoe, 2021,; 33 – R. sepikensis Stebnicka, 1998,, paratype. Scale lines: 0.5 mm.