Anthelephila kailasa, Kejval & Cz, 2010

Kejval, Zbyněk & Cz, Domažlice, 2010, Studies on the genus Anthelephila (Coleoptera: Anthicidae) 11. New species and records from India, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Oman, Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 50 (1), pp. 189-234 : 206-207

Anthelephila kailasa sp. nov.

( Figs. 36–40 , 99 )

Type locality. India, Uttarakhand state, Haldwani – Kathgodam, ca. 800 m a.s.l.

Type material. HOLOTYPE: J, ‘N – INDIA, Uttaranchal state, Haldwani – KATHGODAM ca 800 m, 21.–22.vii.2003, Z.Kejval & M.Trýzna lgt.’ ( NMPC) . PARATYPES: 1♀, ‘N-INDIA, Uttaranchal state, ca 23 km NW of Nainital, Khairna Bridge env., 900–1000 m, 13.–17.vii.2003, Z. Kejval & M.Trýzna leg.’ ( ZKDC) ; 1J, ‘N-INDIA, Uttar Pr. Rishikesh 2./4.7.89, lg. Riedel [yellow label] // Formicomus coniceps Pic ? det.G. Uhmann1990 ’ ( ZKDC) .

Description (male, holotype). Body length 4.7 mm. Head and pronotum dark reddish; elytra largely brown black except dark reddish basal third; legs reddish brown, antennae reddish.

Head 1.3 times as long as wide, somewhat produced posteriorly, its base somewhat less distinctly differentiated from short neck; tempora strongly narrowing posteriad, posterior angles absent. Eyes medium-sized, rather convex. Dorsal surface moderately glossy, distinctly corrugated; dorsal punctation less distinct, concealed by corrugation. Setation short, subdecumbent, with scattered, moderately longer erect setae. Antennae at most moderately enlarged in terminal third; antennomere X 1.4 times and antennomere XI twice as long as wide.

Pronotum 1.5 times as long as wide, distinctly narrower than head across eyes, evenly rounded anteriorly, narrowed and moderately but distinctly impressed postero-laterally (constricted) in dorsal view; pronotal disc evenly shaped, its outline more or less convex in lateral view. Dorsal surface with largely distinct longitudinal corrugation, before smooth and glossy antebasal facets with some vague transverse wrinkles; antero-lateral sides rather finely and sparsely punctate, impunctate near procoxal cavities; postero-lateral impression shortly and finely wrinkled, adjacent basal area rugose; dorsal punctation partly concealed by corrugation, otherwise distinct, with some coarse punctures before base. Setation as that on head.

Mesosternum and metasternum simple.

Elytra 1.9 times as long as wide, conjointly rounded apically; humeri distinct; postscutellar impression at most slightly indicated. Surface glossy, distinctly punctate; punctation simple, rather sparse. Setation pale, much longer than that on head, evenly developed, decumbent, with scattered erect setae, especially in apical third.

Metathoracic wings fully developed.

Fore legs modified ( Fig. 36 ); profemora with small dent-like process, longer setose on dorsal and inner side; protibiae nearly simple, with slight indication of longitudinal edge on inner side distally (somewhat concealed by setation); penultimate tarsomere widened and flattened distally, with terminal tarsomere articulated dorsally in all tarsi. Setation normally developed.

Abdominal characters as in Figs. 37–40 ; tergum VII simple, evenly rounded posteriorly; apical portion of tegmen 0.6 times as long as basal-piece, trilobed apically.

Female. Externally differing from male by simple fore legs and abdominal sternum VII.

Variation. Body length (J ♀) 4.1–4.7 mm.

Differential diagnosis. Anthelephila kailasa sp. nov. appears to be related to A. nuristanica ( Bonadona, 1964) occurring in Afghanistan, Pakistan and India (Jammu and Kashmir). They share in common the same colouration, similar body form, distinctly corrugated dorsal surface of head and pronotum and display similarity in most male characters. Anthelephila kailasa sp. nov. differs by a narrower pronotum, larger eyes, shorter profemoral process and mainly by the morphology of male sternite VIII, which can be hardly confused with that in the latter species; see Fig. 45 in BONADONA (1964).

Etymology. Named after Mount Kailash (Kailāśā Parvata in Sanskrit) in the Himalayas, which is considered as a sacred place in several religions.

Distribution. India (Uttarakhand).

Figures

Figs. 36–40. Anthelephila kailasa sp. nov., holotype (male). 36 – profemur and tibia; 37 – sternum VII; 38 – sternite VIII in dorsal view (one half); 39 – tergite VIII; 40 – apical portion of tegmen of aedeagus. Scale = 0.2 mm:A – Fig. 38; B – Fig. 40; C – Figs. 36, 39; D – Fig. 37.

Figs. 93–100. Anthelephila spp., body in dorsal view (males, holotypes). 93 – A. adivasi sp. nov.; 94 – A. bacillipes sp. nov.; 95 – A. bheri sp. nov.; 96 – A. comes sp. nov.; 97 – A. insperata sp. nov.; 98 – A. interposita sp. nov.; 99 – A. kailasa sp. nov.; 100 – A. kali sp. nov.

Figs.41–46. Anthelephila kali sp. nov., holotype (male). 41 – profemur and tibia; 42 – sternum VII; 43 – sternite VIII in dorsal view (one half); 44 – prong of sternite VIII in lateral view; 45 – tergite VIII; 46 – apical portion of tegmen of aedeagus. Scale = 0.2 mm: A – Fig. 46; B – Fig. 43; C – Figs. 42, 44; 0.5 mm: D – Figs. 41, 45.