Seidlitzella Jakobson, 1915

Kolibac, Jiri, 2013, Trogossitidae: A review of the beetle family, with a catalogue and keys, ZooKeys 366, pp. 1-194 : 34-35

Genus Seidlitzella Jakobson, 1915 Fig. 5 ; Map 4

Seidlitzella Jakobson, G. G. 1915: 893.

Type species.

Peltis procera Kraatz, 1858 [by monotypy]

Kolibáč, J. 2005: 82 (redescription). Kolibáč, J. 2006: 111 (phylogeny). Kolibáč, J. 2007a: 365. Schawaller, W. 1993: 2 (synonymized with Leperina ). Leschen, R. A. B. & Lackner, T. 2013: 279, 289

Cymba Seidlitz, 1875 (homonym) [type species: Peltis procera Kraatz, 1858; by original designation and monotypy]

Léveillé, A. 1910: 20. Kolibáč, J. 2007a: 365. Reitter, E. 1876: 30. Schawaller, W. 1993: 2

Peltocymba Reitter, 1920 [type species: Peltis procera Kraatz, 1858; by original designation and monotypy]

Kolibáč, J. 2007a: 365. Schawaller, W. 1993: 2

Remarks.

Schawaller (1993) synonymized Seidlitzella with Leperina . However, he based his observations on a comparison between Seidlitzella procera and two Palaearctic Leperina species, Leperina squamosa and Leperina tibialis . Australian species are often very different, although some their morphological details may also be similar ( Leperina decorata is the type species of Leperina ). Recently, Leschen and Lackner (2013) have established the new genus Kolibacia for the Palaearctic Leperina squamosa and Leperina tibialis . However, as their paper centred chiefly on Phanodesta , a differential diagnosis between Seidlitzella and Kolibacia was not addressed in detail. The main differences are explained in "A key to the species" of Gymnochilini , below.

Descripton.

Body size: 11.0-19.0 mm. Body shape elongate. Gular sutures wide, convergent at apex. Frontoclypeal suture absent. Frons: longitudinal groove or depression absent. Cranium ventrally: tufts of long setae at sides present. Submentum of males: ctenidium present. Antennal groove present. Eyes: size flat. Eyes number: two. Epicranial acumination moderate. Lacinial hooks absent. Galea: shape clavate. Galea: ciliate setae absent. Mediostipes-Lacinia not fused. Palpifer: outer edge denticulate. Mandibular apical teeth number: two, vertically situated. Mola absent. Penicillus (at base) present (fine, often membranous). Pubescence above mola or cutting edge absent. Ventral furrow absent. Basal notch shallow or absent. Labrum-Cranium not fused. Epipharyngial sclerite present. Lateral tormal process: projection curved downwards, processes not connected ( Airora ). Ligula: ciliate setae absent. Ligula rigid, weakly retroflexed, weakly emarginate. Hypopharyngeal sclerite absent. Antenna 11-segmented. Antennal club asymmetrical, sensorial fields present. Front coxal cavities externally closed, internally open. Pronotum transverse. Prepectus absent. Middle coxal cavities open. Elytra: long hairs absent. Epipleuron moderate. Elytral interlocking mechanism present, carinae conspicuous. Elytral punctation regular, scales absent. Wing: radial cell oblong (or reduced), wedge cell present or absent, cross vein MP3-4 present, cross vein AA1+2-3+4 absent. Front tibiae: spines along side moderate. Hooked spur present. Claws: denticle absent. Parasternites number along ventrites III-VII: one. Spiculum gastrale absent. Tegmen composed of two parts. Coxitae undivided.

Biology.

Predatory. Adults found on logs of various trees (e.g. the fir Abies cilicia ), larvae found under pine bark ( Schawaller 1993).

Distribution.

Greece, Cyprus, Turkey.

Species:

Seidlitzella procera Kraatz, 1858; Greece, Cyprus, Turkey (JK)

Léveillé, A. 1910: 20 ( Cymba ). Kolibáč, J. 2005: 82 (redescription). Kolibáč, J. 2007a: 365. Reitter, E. 1876: 31 ( Cymba ). Schawaller, W. 1993: 4 (larva)

Figures

Map 4. A distribution of the tribe Gymnochilini.

Figure 5. A Xenoglena sp. 1, Vietnam B Xenoglena sp. 2, Vietnam C Xenoglena quadrisignata (cf. yunnanensis) D Leperina (syn. Onyschomorpha) marmorata E Leperina decorata F Narcisa decidua G Narcisa sp., Seram H Phanodesta cribraria, " Chili " I Phanodesta sp., Juan Fernandez Isl. J Seidlitzella procera.