Maungazolus pallidipes ( Broun, 1893 ) Larochelle & Larivière & Larochelle & Larivière, 2017

Larochelle, Larivière, Marie-Claude, Larochelle & Larivière, 2017, Synopsis of the tribe Zolini in New Zealand (Coleoptera: Carabidae), Insecta Mundi 2017 (594), pp. 1-110 : 68-69

Maungazolus pallidipes ( Broun, 1893) , new combination

Fig. 63 , 108 , 113

Oöpterus pallidipes Broun, 1893: 1003 . Holotype: female [teneral] (BMNH) labeled: “Type (circular red-bordered label; typed) / [female symbol] (hand-written) / 1798 (hand-written) / New Zealand. Broun Coll. Brit. Mus. 1922–482. (white label with red horizontal line; typed) / Oöpterus pallidipes (hand-written).”

Pseudoopterus pallidipes: Csiki 1928: 225 .

Oopterus pallidipes: Hudson 1934: 177 .

Description. Body length 3.8–4.1 mm. Head reddish, infuscated discally; pronotum pale reddish, brownish discally; elytra reddish, brownish discally, sides and apex widely pale yellow; abdomen mostly dark reddish, pale reddish laterally and apically; antennae, palpi, and legs testaceous; femora pale yellow, strongly contrasting with tibiae. Microsculpture absent. Iridescence absent. Very shiny, without metallic luster. Head. Labrum strongly transverse, slightly emarginate anteriorly. Antennae submoniliform, short: segment 1 (scape) short, stout, about 1.5x longer than its maximum width. Frontal furrows wide, deep, convergent. Eyes moderately convex; two setiferous punctures on inner side of each eye. Tempora not inflated. Mentum: medial tooth entire, truncate apically, moderately shorter than lateral lobes. Paraglossae membranous, prominent, slightly longer than ligula. Thorax. Pronotum strongly convex, coarsely punctate across base and finely punctate apically, wrinkled discally, slightly transverse, moderately cordate, widest about middle; apex subtruncate; anterolateral angles poorly developed, rounded; anterior bead incomplete, obsolete medially; sides strongly rounded, not sinuate posteriorly; lateral grooves absent; two setiferous punctures on each side; posterolateral angles rectangular; posterolateral carinae obsolete; laterobasal foveae well defined, coarsely punctate, moderately deep and wide, rounded, not prolonged forward, simple; posterior bead absent; sub-basal transverse impression replaced by two foveolae; basal transverse impression well developed, coarsely punctate (with about 10 punctures); base emarginate, much narrower than pronotal apex, about as wide as elytral base. Legs. Short. Elytra. Strongly convex, ovate, widest about middle. Basal margin incomplete, reaching about stria 4. Shoulders rounded. Sides strongly rounded. Scutellar striole present. Striae coarsely punctate; stria 1 complete, very deep; striae 2–4 incomplete, moderately deep; striae 5–7 obsolete; stria 3 with three setiferous punctures. Recurrent stria long, sharp, directed apically toward stria 5. Subapical seta present. Intervals moderately convex. Sutural apices rounded. Abdomen. Last visible sternum (sternum VII): male with two apical ambulatory setae; female with four apical ambulatory setae. Aedeagus. Lateral view ( Fig. 108 ): strongly arcuate, very strongly widened in apical half; base moderately convex dorsally; middle moderately sinuate dorsally, strongly convex ventrally, with dorsal membranous area very wide and long; apex triangular, slightly concave dorsally, moderately concave ventrally, with extreme tip narrow and short. Dorsal view: very narrow, almost thin, asymmetrical (ostium of membranous area deflected to right); apex straight; basal orifice narrow, very close to membranous area. Parameres with two apical setae.

Material examined. 149 specimens ( BMNH, JNNZ, LUNZ, MONZ, NZAC).

Geographic distribution ( Fig. 113 ). South Island: NN.

Ecology. Montane, subalpine, alpine. Epigean-arboreal. Wet forests (beech); alpine tussock grasslands and fellfields. Shaded (usually) or open ground. Nocturnal; active at night on mossy, logs, and trees; hides during the day in moss and leaf litter. Gregarious.

Biology. Seasonality: November–March. Tenerals: March, May. Predacious (based on mouthpart morphology).

Dispersal power. Subapterous (incapable of flight). Slow runner. Occasional climber on trees.

Collecting techniques. Sifting moss and leaf litter.

References. Larochelle and Larivière 2001: 75–76 (as Oopterus pallidipes ; catalogue; biology, dispersal power, ecology, geographic distribution, references), 2016: 21 (as Oopterus pallidipes ; list).

Remark. Broun (1887: 604) cited Oopterus pallidipes from Mount Arthur, NN, without providing any description. This comment and Broun’s annotation of his personal copy of his manual suggest Mount Arthur, NN, as the type locality.

Figures

Figures 63–65. Dorsal habitus. 63) Maungazolus pallidipes. 64) M. ranatungae new species. 65) M. tararuaensis new species. Scale line = 1 mm.

Figures 106–110. Aedeagi, lateral. 106) Maungazolus priestleyensis new species. 107) M. acutus new species. 108) M. pallidipes. 109) M. ranatungae new species. 110) M. tararuaensis new species.

Figures 112–117. Species distribution maps. 112) Maungazolus acutus new species. 113) M. pallidipes. 114) M. parvulus. 115) M. priestleyensis new species. 116) M. pygmeatus. 117) M. ranatungae new species.