Sophiodela ferriei ( Fleutiaux, 1895 ), 2019

Fukuda, Yuki, Ogawa, Ryo & Hori, Michio, 2019, The reclassification of Sophiodela and other tiger beetles (Coleoptera, Cicindelidae) based on the structure of the everted internal sac of the male genitalia, Zootaxa 4661 (2), pp. 271-308 : 285

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4661.2.3
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4337396
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scientific name	Sophiodela ferriei ( Fleutiaux, 1895 )
status	comb. nov.

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Sophiodela ferriei ( Fleutiaux, 1895) View in CoL , comb. nov.

( Figs 7D View FIGURE 7 , 12A View FIGURE 12 )

Cicindela ferriei Fleutiaux, 1895 View in CoL : cclxxxi.

Cicindela ferriei indigonacea Miwa, 1935:15 View in CoL [synonymy by Fukuda et al. 2015: 275].

Cicindela (Sericina) ferriei: Rivalier 1961:123 View in CoL .

Cicindela (Sophiodela) ferriei: Nakane 1976:4 View in CoL .

Specimens examined. (N = 2) [ Japan] 1♂ ( EUMJ), Tobe (27°47′11′′ N / 128°57′17′′ E) (Alt. 240 m), Tokunoshima Is., Kagoshima Pref., 3. VII. 2013, M. Ito leg GoogleMaps ; 1♂ ( EUMJ), Chuou Path (28°21′42′′ N / 129°27′48′′ E) (Alt. 270 m), Amamiohshima Is., Kagoshima Pref., 5. VII. 2013, M. Ito leg. GoogleMaps

Description. Internal sac everted dorsally in lateral view. DLL largest in the bladders; VA same as large as B and DA; A exist. VLR, BLR and VB not exist.

VA short triangular everted dorsally. DA everted dorsally. B roundly swollen right laterally, with well sclerotized spines, which are forming an oblong band. DLL swollen dorsally, covered with numerous well-sclerotized spines, which are a forming band. Flagellum well short, curved and formed S shape. Medial tooth long, gently curved right ventro-laterally, gently tapered at apex.

References

Fleutiaux, E. (1895) Description d'une nouvelle espece de Cicindela du groupe des Calochroa vrais et une note sur deux especes du genre Peridexia. Bulletin de la Societe Entomologique de France, 1894, cclxxxi-cclxxxii.

Fukuda, Y., Yamasako, J., Ogawa, R. & Sakai, M. (2015) Review of the Japanese species of the genus Cicindela (Sophiodela) (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Cicindelinae) based on the characters of internal sac. Elytra, New Series, 5 (2), 269 - 280.

Miwa, Y. (1935) Coleoptera from Amami-Islands in Loo-Choo Archipelago. Transactions of the Kansai Entomological Society of Osaka, 6, 11 - 30.

Nakane, T. (1976) Check-list of Coleoptera of Japan, Cicindelidae. The Coleopterists' Association of Japan, 3, 1 - 7.

Rivalier, E. (1961) Demembrement du genre Cicindela Linne, IV. Faune indomalaise. Revue francaise d'Entomologie, 28, 121 - 149.

Figures

FIGURE 7. Habitus of Sophiodela and Calochroa. A, Sophiodela chinensis chinensis (DeGeer) stat. nov.; B, Sophiodela japonica (Thunberg) stat. nov.; C, Sophiodela okinawana (Nakane) stat. nov.; D, Sophiodela ferriei (Fleutiaux) stat. nov.; E, Sophiodela chinensis flammifera (Horn) stat. nov.; F, Calochroa octonotata (Wiedemann); G, Calochroa carissima (Fleutiaux).

FIGURE 12. Everted internal sacs of Sophiodela. A, Sophiodela ferriei (Fleutiaux) stat. nov.; B, S. japonica (Thunberg) stat. nov.; C, S. okinawana (Nakane) stat. nov.; D, S. chinensis chinensis (DeGeer) stat. nov.; E, S. chinensis flammifera (Horn) stat. nov. Scales: 1.0 mm.