Prosodes (Meropersina) cordicollis Allard, 1883

Nabоz, Maхim, Merkl, Оttó & Kоvalev, Aleхey, 2018, A review of the genus Prosodes Eschscholtz, 1829 (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) of Iran, Zootaxa 4379 (4), pp. 451-483 : 465-468

Prosodes (Meropersina) cordicollis Allard, 1883

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Prosodes cordicollis Allard, 1883: 25 .

Prosodes cordicollis: Reitter (1893: 281) .

Prosodes (Meropersina) cordicollis: Reitter (1909: 131) ; Kühnelt (1957: 76); Löbl et al. (2008: 234).

Prosodes (Meropersina) cordicollis v. vermicularis Reitter, 1909: 131 , syn. n.

Type material. Prosodes cordicollis v. vermicularis Reitter. Lectotype ( HNHM), ♀, herewith designated, with labels: “ Sultanabad ” , “ cordicollis v. vermicularis m.”, “Typus Prosodes cordicollis v. vermicularis Rtt. Coll. Reitter”, “ Prosodes cordicollis All. det. dr. Kaszab”. It is impossible to tell the number of specimens on which the description is based. Because existence of other type specimens cannot be ruled out, the female specimen in the HNHM is designated as lectotype.

Non-type material. Iran. 1♂: Kordestan Prov. , pass 26 km SE Saqqaz, 17.IV.2002, leg. S. Kadlec (HNHM) ; 7♂♂: Kordestan prov., 30 km NNW of Divandarreh, Zarrineh , N35°58'34", E47°01'36", 2000m, 21.iv.2010, leg. T. Háсz (СSZ) ; 1♀: Kоrdestаn Prоv., 30 km NNW оf Divаndаrreh, Zаrrineh , N3558'34", E4701'36", 21.IV.2010, leg. T. Háсz (СSZ) ; 7♂♂, 4♀♀: Prоv. Kоrdestаn, 30 km NNW оf Divаndаrreh, Zаrrineh, the раss аfter Zаrrineh , N3558'34", E4701'36", 21.iv.2010, leg. В. Вenedek, K. Székely & T. Háсz ( HNHM) ; 6♂♂, 1♀: Luristаn, leg. v. Bodemeyer (HNHM) ; 1♂: Plateau Persan Occid. de Zendjan Ardébil (alt. moy. 1330 m), 1904, J. de Morgan (HNHM) ; 4♂♂, 1♀: Prov. Zangan, Sendan Mt., 2400 m, 50 km SW from Gilvan , 48°43'55"E, 36°41'37"N, 10.vi.2000, leg. K. Székely ( HNHM) ; 3♂♂, 1♀: Prоv. Zаngаn, Sendаn Mt., 2400 m, 50 km SW frоm Gilvаn , 10.vi.2000, leg. Gy. Fábián & K. Székely ( HNHM) ; 1♂: Prоv. Zаngаn, Sendаn Mt., 2400 m, 50 km SW frоm Gilvan , 48°43'55"E, 36°41'37"N, 19–20.vi.2000, leg. K. Székely (HNHM) ; 1♂, 1♀: Prov. Zangan, 30 km NE of Zаngаn , 2230 m, 36°46'23"N, 48°51'12"E, 16.v.2001, leg. Gy. Fábián & K. Vig ( SMS) ; 1♂: Zаnjаn Prоv., 20 km SW оf Gilvаn , 1000 m, 18.v.2001, leg. В. Вenedek & G. Сsоrbа (СSZ) ; 2♂♂: Zаnjаn Prоv. , 20 km E оf Zаnjаn, 2300 m, 21.v.2001, leg. В. Вenedek & G. Сsоrbа (СSZ) ; 1♂: Zаnjаn Prоv , Albоrz Mts, Sendаn Mt. , Zаnjаn, Abbаr , 1480 m, 36°48.462’N, 48°53.127’E, 11–12.v.2008, singling, leg. T. Háсz, K. Székely & K. Vig ( SMS) ; 1♂, 1♀: Zanjan Prov., Sendan Mts , 50 km NE of Zanjan, 2200 m, N 36°42.238’, E 48°44.379’, 21.iv.2010, leg T. Hácz (CSZ) ; 1♂: Prov. Mazandaran , Alborz Mts., Mt. Damavand, Reyneh , 2481 m, N.3552.412’, E. 5206.096’, 13.v.2008, T. Hácz, K. Székely & K. Vig (HNHM).

Distribution. Iran: Western Alborz (Mazandaran and Zanjan provinces) and Northern Zagros (Kurdistan and Lorestan provinces).

Comments. Prosodes (Meropersina) cordicollis v. vermicularis Reitter, 1909 was described as a variety. According to the ICZN Art. 45.6.4. this name is deemed subspecific because it was first published before 1961, and the author expressly used the term “variety” (using the term “v.”), therefore it is available. The lectotype is a female with rugosely sculptured elytra, and does not differ from the majority of other females, so the name is herewith synonymised.

Figures

FIGURE 7. Prosodes (Meropersina). A–D, P. laevigata: A, male (ZIN), dorsal view; B, male protibia; C, male (ZIN), dorsal view; D, female (ZIN), dorsalview.E–H,P.cordicollis, from Zagros Mts:E, male (HNHM), dorsalview; same,lateral view;G, male protibia; H, labels of the same male.Not to scale.

FIGURE 8. Prosodes (Meropersina) cordicollis. A, male, from Western Elburs (HNHM), dorsal view; B, same, lateral view; C, aedeagus, dorsal view; D, same, lateral view; E, labels of the same male; F, male with disfigured elytra, from the same locality (HNHM), dorsal view; G, sculpture of male elytra; H, sculpture of female elytra; I, female, from Zagros Mts (ZIN), dorsal view. Not to scale.