Himalapyrochroa Young, 2004

Young, Daniel K., 2015, Nomenclatural Changes in Pyrochroinae: Three Maurice Pic Types ofPseudodendroidesBlair (Coleoptera: Pyrochroidae), The Coleopterists Bulletin (mo 14) 69, pp. 191-195 : 192

Himalapyrochroa Young, 2004

At the time of its description, Himalapyrochroa was based on but a single male. Since then, I have seen several additional males as well as females. Both sexes differ from Pseudodendroides by having the tempora well-developed and subtruncate behind the compound eyes anterad the cranial neck ( Figs. 1–3 ). The temporal regions in Pseudodendroides are less prominent and gradually receding (e.g., Pseudodendroides niponensis (Lewis) , Fig. 4 ). Females of the Himalapyrochroa specimens I have examined also have relatively small compound eyes that are set less closely in dorsal view (OI = 21.5–22.8) as opposed to those of Pseudodendroides (OI = 29.2).

Figures

Figs. 1–4. 1) Himalapyrochroa nitidicollis, adult female, syntype of Pseudodendroides nitidicollis, habitus, dorsal view; 2) H. nitidicollis, head, dorsal view; 3) Himalapyrochroa gibbosa, adult female head, dorsal view; 4) Pseudodendroides niponensis, adult female head, dorsal view.