Tapinopterus (Molopsis) chaudoiri, Lohaj, Roman, Guéorguiev, Borislav, Dubault, Gérard & Lassalle, Bernard, 2012

Lohaj, Roman, Guéorguiev, Borislav, Dubault, Gérard & Lassalle, Bernard, 2012, Revision of Molopsis Schatzmayr (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Pterostichini), with descriptions of four new species, Zootaxa 3185, pp. 1-35 : 19-24

Tapinopterus (Molopsis) chaudoiri sp.nov.

(Figs. 18–20, 39, 68–69, 73–74, 89–90, 104–105, 119–120, 133–134, 141, 148, 159, 169, 171)

Type locality. Forest between Domanic and Tahtaköprü, 1000–1500 m, NW Turkey.

Material examined. 65 specimens.

Type material. Holotype 3, TR Wld zw. Domanic u. Tahtaköprü, IV 1973, 1000–1500 m, Heinz leg. (p)/ HOLOTYPE Tapinopterus (Molopsis) chaudoiri n. sp., Lohaj, Guéorguiev, Dubault & Lassalle des. 2007 (red p)/ (cWH).

Paratypes: 24 33 12 ƤƤ, TR Wld zw. Domanic u. Tahtaköprü, IV 1973, 1000–1500 m, Heinz leg. (Fig. 18) (p)/ PARATYPE Tapinopterus (Molopsis) chaudoiri n. sp., Lohaj, Guéorguiev, Dubault & Lassalle des. 2007 (red p)/, ( MCSNM, NMNHS, cBL, cGD, cRL, cWH), 9 33 5 ƤƤ, Turkey, Domanic—Bursa, 0 3.05.98, G.Dubault & D. Echaroux lgt. (p)/ PARATYPE Tapinopterus (Molopsis) chaudoiri n.sp., Lohaj, Guéorguiev, Dubault & Lassalle des. 2007 (red p)/ (cDE, cGD), 3 33, Oylat 1200 Bursa Turquie, 0 7.05.98 G. Dubault (Fig. 19) (p)/ PARATYPE Tapinopterus (Molopsis) chaudoiri n.sp., Lohaj, Guéorguiev, Dubault & Lassalle des. 2007 (red p) (cBL, cDE, cGD), 2 33 8 ƤƤ, Anatolia occ. Heinz leg. (p)/ Gök-daġ: Keltepe, ca. 1100–1400 m, 14.IV.1982 (h)/ PARATYPE Tapinopterus (Molopsis) chaudoiri n.sp., Lohaj, Guéorguiev, Dubault & Lassalle des. 2007 (red p) (Fig. 20) ( MCSNM, NMNHS, cRL, cWH), 1 3, Cangaz, Anat 1962 (h)/ Tapinopterus olympicus Kr. (h) det. Ing. Jedlička (p)/ PARATYPE Tapinopterus (Molopsis) chaudoiri n.sp., Lohaj, Guéorguiev, Dubault & Lassalle des. 2007 (red p) ( NMP).

Description. BL 11.3– 15 mm (Holotype 12.6 mm), maximum width up to 5.5 mm. Head, pronotum and elytra black, shiny, some females matt, antennae, legs and abdomen in some specimens paler, piceous brown. Head large, robust, almost as long as wide, shiny, smooth, with very fine microsculpture. Antennae relatively short, reaching hind angles of pronotum.

Pronotum weakly transverse, slightly wider than long, ratio PL/PW 0.65–0.76 (HT 0.67), sides rounded, shiny, smooth, with very fine transversal wrinkles along the midline. Anterior margin concave, anterior angles prominent, rounded at apex.. Posterior angles strongly prominent, sharp, acute-angled. Base of pronotum with single deep linear posterolateral impression on each side of midline, reaching basal third, smooth. Midline distinct, not reaching basal or anterior margins.

Elytra elongate oval, with maximum width in apical third, slightly convex, with distinct, finely punctate striae. Apex of elytra with deep and symmetric incision, which is wide in females, and very narrow, but visible in males (Fig. 169). Third elytral interval with two setigerous punctures situated at apical half of elytra, 2nd behind middle and 3rd in apical fifth-sixth of elytral length. Umbilicate series consists of 14–17 setigerous punctures at each side, in the middle widely interrupted.

Distal margin of last visible abdominal sternum (sternum VII) with thick posterior border, surface smooth, not punctate, with two pairs of SP; apex of sternum VII in females with very deep circular incision at tip (Fig. 171).

Male genitalia. Median lobe of aedeagus in dorsal view long, with long, wide, almost straight apical lamella, apical orifice deflected to left lateral position (Figs. 39); basal bulb short, with basal orifice slightly concave, apical part longer, copulatory sclerite curved, situated in medial part, apex more or less bent downwards (Figs. 68–69, 73– 74). Right paramere relatively long, more or less strongly curved and constricted medially, with thicker basal part and thinner apical one (Figs. 89–90, 104–105). Left paramere with long transverse apophysis and fairly long, oblique paramedial apophysis (Figs. 119–120, 133–134).

Female genitalia. Tergum VIII with regularly convex distal margin and very short proximal “legs” (Fig. 141). Sternum VIII consists of two round, chitinised parts connected with membrane, without “legs” on proximal margin (Fig. 148). Ovipositor with valvifer and stylus, as longer axis of former more or less perpendicular to longer axis of latter (Figs. 159); valvifer with short cylindrical part, internal margin strongly one-humped, external margin regularly convex, and with clear process across at distal part; stylus consist of one, basal, elongate stylomere (apical stylomere disappeared), with slightly incised internal margin.

Etymology. Patronymic, dedicated to baron Maximilien Stanislavovitch de Chaudoir (1816–1881), famous Russian entomologist and outstanding specialist on the carabid beetles.

Diagnosis. This species is distinct from its closest relatives, T. molopinus and T. relegatus sp. nov. in the structure of the male and female genitalia. T. chaudoiri sp. nov. has a larger aedeagus, with longer and wider apical lamella, with length about 2/5 of entire length of lobe (in dorsal view); T. molopinus has smaller aedeagus, with relatively shorter and thinner apical lamella only 1/3 of length of median lobe (compare Figs. 37–39). In lateral view, the aedeagus of the new species is larger, with wider medial part and prolonged apical lamella (Figs. 65–74). The transverse apophysis on left paramere in T. chaudoiri sp. nov. well-developed while in T. molopinus it is more or less reduced (Figs. 117–120, 131–134).

T. chaudoiri sp. nov. is easily distinguished from the closely distributed T. molopinus from the Uludaġ Mt. by the presence of deep, symmetric incision on the apex of elytra (in both sexes) and by the presence of deep circular incision on the apex of sternum VII in females, which is missing in T. molopinus (Figs. 168–171). Besides, the sternum VII in T. chaudoiri sp. nov. has thicker posterior border.

T. chaudoiri sp. nov. differs also morphologically from T. relegatus sp. nov. in the different shape of tergum VIII (Figs. 1410142), sternum VIII (Figs. 148–149), and valvifer and stylus of ovipositor (Figs. 159–160).

PLATE 8. Right paramere (internal face) (Figs. 80–94) of Tapinopterus species. Fig. 80. Tapinopterus (Pseudomolopsis) rebellis ( Greece, Kumani); Fig. 81. T. (Molopsis) molopiformis (Coll Türk 1888); Fig. 82. T. (Molopsis) aenigmaticus sp. nov. (holotype); Fig. 83. T. (Molopsis) phrygius (holotype of T. dipojranus ); Fig. 84. T. (Molopsis) phrygius (paratype of Tapinopterus dipojranus cilicius ); Fig. 85. T. (Molopsis) machardi (paratype); Fig. 86. T. (Molopsis) oyukluensis sp. nov. (holotype); Fig. 87. T. (Molopsis) molopinus (holotype of Feronia molopina ); Fig. 88. T. (Molopsis) molopinus (holotype of Tapinopterus dipojranus brussanus ); Fig. 89. T. (Molopsis) chaudoiri sp. nov. (paratype, Domanic); Fig. 90. T. (Molopsis) chaudoiri sp. nov. (paratype, Oylat); Fig. 91. T. (Molopsis) wiedemanni (lectotype of Feronia wiedemanni ); Fig. 92. T. (Molopsis) wiedemanni ( Turkey, Abant Lake); Fig. 93. T. (Molopsis) wiedemanni ( Turkey, Aladaġlari); Fig. 94. T. (Molopsis) wiedemanni ( Turkey, Sundiren daġlari). Scale bar: 0.5 mm.

PLATE 9. Right paramere (external face) (Figs. 95–109) of Tapinopterus species. Fig. 95. Tapinopterus (Pseudomolopsis) rebellis ( Greece, Kumani); Fig. 96. T. (Molopsis) molopiformis (Coll Türk 1888); Fig. 97. T. (Molopsis) aenigmaticus sp. nov. (holotype); Fig. 98. T. (Molopsis) phrygius (holotype of T. dipojranus ); Fig. 99. T. (Molopsis) phrygius (paratype of Tapinopterus dipojranus cilicius ); Fig. 100. T. (Molopsis) machardi (paratype); Fig. 101. T. (Molopsis) oyukluensis sp. nov. (holotype); Fig. 102. T. (Molopsis) molopinus (holotype of Feronia molopina ); Fig. 103. T. (Molopsis) molopinus (holotype of Tapinopterus dipojranus brussanus ); Fig. 104. T. (Molopsis) chaudoiri sp. nov. (paratype, Domanic); Fig. 105. T. (Molopsis) chaudoiri sp. nov. (paratype, Oylat); Fig. 106. T. (Molopsis) wiedemanni (lectotype of Feronia wiedemanni ); Fig. 107. T. (Molopsis) wiedemanni ( Turkey, Abant Lake); Fig. 108. T. (Molopsis) wiedemanni ( Turkey, Aladaġlari); Fig. 109. T. (Molopsis) wiedemanni ( Turkey, Sundiren daġlari). Scale bar: 0.5 mm.

PLATE 10. Left paramere (internal face) (Figs. 110–123) of Tapinopterus species. Fig. 110. Tapinopterus (Pseudomolopsis) rebellis ( Greece, Kumani); Fig. 111. T. (Molopsis) molopiformis (Coll Türk 1888); Fig. 112. T. (Molopsis) aenigmaticus sp. nov. (holotype); Fig. 113. T. (Molopsis) phrygius (holotype of T. dipojranus ); Fig. 114. T. (Molopsis) phrygius (paratype of Tapinopterus dipojranus cilicius ); Fig. 115. T. (Molopsis) machardi (paratype); Fig. 116. T. (Molopsis) oyukluensis sp. nov. (holotype); Fig. 117. T. (Molopsis) molopinus (holotype of Feronia molopina ); Fig. 118. T. (Molopsis) molopinus (holotype of Tapinopterus dipojranus brussanus ); Fig. 119. T. (Molopsis) chaudoiri sp. nov. (paratype, Domanic); Fig. 120. T. (Molopsis) chaudoiri sp. nov. (paratype, Oylat); Fig. 121. T. (Molopsis) wiedemanni (lectotype of Feronia wiedemanni ); Fig. 122. T. (Molopsis) wiedemanni ( Turkey, Abant Lake); Fig. 123. T. (Molopsis) wiedemanni ( Turkey, Sundiren daġlari). Scale bar: 0.5 mm.

The several unique morphological differences between the populations from the massifs of Gök Daglari and Uludaġ as well as the lack of any records from the intermediate area between them suppose presence of two different and apparently isolated (allopatric) species as the different aedeagus manifests the isolation.

Distribution. This species inhabits southern and eastern slopes of Uludaġ mountain range (pass between Domanic and Tahtaköprü, surrounding of Oylat) and mountain of Gök Daglari, situated south of the Sapanca Lake, (villayet Sakarya), NW Anatolia. Authors tried to designate the position of the locality “Cangaz”, by which is one male paratype specimen labelled, but without success.

PLATE 11. Left paramere (external face) (Figs. 124–137) of Tapinopterus species. Fig. 124. Tapinopterus (Pseudomolopsis) rebellis ( Greece, Kumani); Fig. 125. T. (Molopsis) molopiformis (Coll Türk 1888); Fig. 126. T. (Molopsis) aenigmaticus sp. nov. (holotype); Fig. 127. T. (Molopsis) phrygius (holotype of T. dipojranus ); Fig. 128. T. (Molopsis) phrygius (paratype of Tapinopterus dipojranus cilicius ); Fig. 129. T. (Molopsis) machardi (paratype); Fig. 130. T. (Molopsis) oyukluensis sp. nov. (holotype); Fig. 131. T. (Molopsis) molopinus (holotype of Feronia molopina ); Fig. 132. T. (Molopsis) molopinus (holotype of Tapinopterus dipojranus brussanus ); Fig. 133. T. (Molopsis) chaudoiri sp. nov. (paratype, Domanic); Fig. 134. T. (Molopsis) chaudoiri sp. nov. (paratype, Oylat); Fig. 135. T. (Molopsis) wiedemanni (lectotype of Feronia wiedemanni ); Fig. 136. T. (Molopsis) wiedemanni ( Turkey, Abant Lake); Fig. 137. T. (Molopsis) wiedemanni ( Turkey, Sundiren daġlari). Scale bar: 0.5 mm.