Tentyria sinuatocollis ssp. sinuatocollis Rosenhauer, 1856

Bujalance, José L., Ferrer, Julio & Cárdenas, Ana M., 2023, A taxonomic revision of the genus Tentyria Latreille, 1802 in the Iberian Peninsula and Balearic Islands (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae), Zootaxa 5320 (1), pp. 1-88 : 19-20

Tentyria sinuatocollis ssp. sinuatocollis Rosenhauer, 1856 ( Figs. 6 , 41 , 74 , 111 , 142 , 159 , 191 , 227 , 249 )

Tentyria sinuatocollis Rosenhauer, 1856: 185–186 (only part of the syntypes).

Tentyria elongata var. sinuatocollis sensu Kraatz 1865: 140 , Reitter 1900: 168, Gebien 1910: 69.

Tentyria elongata var. arenaria Kraatz, 1865:140 syn. nov. ( Tentyria arenaria Rambur in litt.), Reitter 1900:168, Gebien 1910:69.

Tentyria elongata var. rugosostriata Kraatz, 1865: 140 syn. nov., Reitter 1900: 168, Gebien 1910: 69.

Tentyria elongata elongata sensu Koch 1944a: 225 , Español 1960: 405, Viñolas 1986: 102, Viñolas 1991: 44, Palmer 1998: 263 (specimens south Almería), Viñolas & Cartagena 2005: 79 (specimens south Almería), L̂bl & Smetana 2008: 206, Martínez 2018: 58, Ivan & L̂bl 2020: 249.

Types examined: Syntype (♀), bearing the following labels: Tentyria sinuaticollis And., Rsh. 69, T / 357/ MUSÉUM PARIS, COLL. DE MARSEUL 1890 / MUSÉUM PARIS, COLL. SOLIER, 9641-34 / v. sinuaticollis -Rosh. / Tentyria sinuaticollis, Andalusia .

Additional material: Six historic specimens of Tentyria arenaria in litt. in coll. Rambur, ( NMUHB), having all of them the following labels: Tentyria arenaria Ramb., Andalus Ramb., Zool. Mus. Berlin, Hist.-Coll. ( Coleoptera ), Nr. 45531; one of them also has two old labels: one handwritten, arenaria Ramb., Andalus Rambur , and the other with the numbers 45531. Another specimen has one old and handwritten label: elongata Waltl. ; Spain: Hispan, Tarnier, rugosa-striata (1♁, NRMS). Cádiz: Algeciras, J. Ardois leg., T. marocana (1♁, MNCN); Sevilla: Tentyria elongata var. sinuatocollis det.? (1 ex, MNCN). Málaga: 18.V.1946, Cobos leg., Tentyria elongata Walt. det. Español (1 ex, CJF); Fuengirola, J. Ardois leg., Tentyria maroccana (1♀, MNCN); Fuengirola, X.2005, A. Cárdenas leg. (2♁♁, CJLB); Fuengirola, 3-16/165, agree with one of two syntypes of T. subrugosa Sol. cum type comp. J. Ferrer det. ( NRMS); Fuengirola, 5.1955, T. elongata (1♁, NRMS); Fuengirola, 7.XI.1962, S. Aberg leg. (Ex. Coll. Sverker Aberg en NRMS) (2♁♁ and 1♀) / Spanien /Fuengirola, 24.IV.1965, O. Lundblad leg. (1♁, NRMS); Fuengirola, J. Ardois leg. (1♀, NRMS); Fuengirola, Schramm leg., T. elongata v. rugosostriata Kr. , det. Schuster (1♁, NRMS); (Torrox, 30.VIII.1986 and 13.VIII.1987, J.L. Bujalance leg. (1♁ and 1♀, CJLB); Torre del Mar, 30.VIII.1986, J.L. Bujalance leg. (1♁ and 1♀, CJLB); Playa del Campo de golf, 1.4.1977, M.A. Alonso Z. leg., Tentyria elongata Waltl, F. Español det. (1 ex, MNCN); Guadalmar, 1.IV.2010, A. Castro Tovar leg. (1♁, CACT); Guadalmar, playa de la Cizaña, 9.VII.2005, A. Castro Tovar leg. (1♁, CACT).

Diagnosis: Elongated body ( Fig. 191 ), 2.37 times longer than broad on average; size 14.4 mm long and 6.1 mm broad on average. Head ( Fig. 6 ) subparallel sided, with the anterior edge of the epistome truncated; the gular groove ( Fig. 41 ) consisting of a shallow depression. Pronotum ( Fig. 74 ) with fine and sparse punctures, finer than in head; transverse, at least in males, 1.28 times broader than long on average; the maximum at the middle (4.23 mm broad and 3.29 length on average); posterior angles well noticeable, straight, or slightly obtuse; base completely margined and clearly tri-sinuate; prosternal apophysis ( Fig. 111 ) elongated, longitudinally furrowed, subparallel-sided and sharply tapering towards the apex that which, usually, is protruding between the procoxae; the apex feebly down curved. Oval elytra, tapering in a straight line near the apex; base in open arc, the basal margin deleted, only visible it the humeri which are angulate and with unnoticeable punctures ( Fig. 142 ); disc provided with punctures inconspicuous and more or less striated, but always with superficial striae and broad intervals, never costiform, with irregular transversal rugosities; on average, 2.74 times longer than pronotum, 1.49 times longer than broad; anal urosternite truncate at the end ( Fig. 149 ); aedeagus ( Fig. 159 ) large and slender, 3.7–4.2 mm long (3.95 mm on average), the parameres and the phallobase of same size. Females, generally, broader, with the protibia shorter and right in the inner side.

Comments: T. sinuatocollis has been confounded since its description with other taxa. In fact, Rosenhauer (1856) described T. sinuatocollis from three different taxa, considering two of them as variable forms of the same taxon: T. sinuatocollis Rosenhauer ( T. arenaria Rambur in litt. Fig. 249 ), T. emarginata Kraatz ( T. emarginata Rambur in litt. Fig. 250 ) (= T. subcostata Solier ) and T. striatorugosa sp. nov. ( T. rugosostriata Rambur in litt. Fig. 251 ).

Rosenhauer (1856) described this species characterized by having small head, with epistome short and truncated. Pronotum barely convex and not very transverse, with very fine punctures, curved sides, and slightly narrowed before base, which is broad, tri-sinuate, and finely margined, with the posterior angles slightly protruding and acute. Oval elytra, narrowed to the apex, slightly convex and depressed in the suture, sub-striate, and with transverse rugosities. Rosenhauer himself, remarked that some specimens show the elytra inconspicuously striate or rough, and the base of pronotum non entirely margined at middle.

Kraatz (1865), erroneously consider Tentyria sinuatocollis Rosenhauer a variety non-distinguishable of T. elongata Waltl (= Tentyria mucronata Steven ), species obviously ignored by Kraatz (1865), as it could be verified if the diagnoses of both authors are compared ( Waltl 1835); being in turn Tentyria elongata sensu Kraatz (1865) a copy of the diagnosis of Tentyria sinuatocollis Rosenhauer (1856) . Moreover, Kraatz (1865) located Tentyria elongata Waltl in the Southeast of Andalusia and stablished three geografic varieties only differentiated in the elytral sculpture.

All following authors ( Reitter (1900), Koch (1944a), Español (1960), Viñolas (1986), Viñolas (1991), Palmer (1998), Viñolas & Cartagena (2005)) repeated the error of Kraatz (1865) considering T. elongata Waltl as a valid species distributed in the Southeast of the Iberian Peninsula, thus misinterpreting the true identity of Tentyria sinuatocollis Rosenhauer. Since Koch (1944a) to nowadays, this species has been identified with the variable specimens described by Rosenhauer, with the rough-striated elytra, the basal lobe of pronotum unmargined and the posterior angles obtuse (= T. striatorugosa sp. nov.). Finally, T. sinuatocollis has been wrongly transcribed “ sinuaticollis ” by Español (1960), Viñolas (1986 and 1991), Palmer (1998) and Viñolas & Cartagena (2005).

Designation of the Lectotype of Tentyria sinuatocollis Rosenhauer, 1856 , present designation:

To stabilize the taxonomy of the genus we designate Lectotype the unique specimen we have located from the Rosenhauer’s collection (Rsh. 69) via coll. Solier and labelled as type (T). Hereby we designate Lectotype of Tentyria sinuatocollis Rosenhauer, 1856 the specimen carrying the labels: Tentyria sinuaticollis And., Rsh. 69, T / 357 / MUSÉUM PARIS, COLL. DE MARSEUL 1890 / MUSÉUM PARIS, COLL. SOLIER, 9641-34 / v. sinuaticollis-Rosh. / Tentyria sinuaticollis , Andalusia (MNHN) ( Fig. 227 ).

Geographical distribution: Mediterranean littoral of the Iberian Peninsula, from the Southeast of the province of Cádiz to Almeria, more frequent in the province of Málaga; the record from “Sevilla” in MNCN without collector data is doubtful and need to be confirmed.

Figures

FIGURES 1–35. Heads. 1: T. mucronata. 2: T. schaumii. 3: T. ophiusae. 4: T. subcostata. 5: T. striatorugosa. 6: T. sinuatocollis. 7: T. lateritia. 8: T. faroensis. 9: T. curculionoides. 10: T. stupefacta. 11: T. heydeni. 12: T. espanoli. 13: T. interrupta. 14: T. platyceps. 15: T. bassii. 16: T. eulipoides. 17: T. peiroleri ssp. peiroleri. 18: T. peiroleri ssp. incerta. 19: T. prolixa. 20: T. sublaevis ssp. sublaevis. 21: T. sublaevis ssp. cognata. 22: T. kochi 23: T. castrotovari. 24: T. gaditana. 25: T. corrugata. 26: T. donanensis. 27: T. pseudogaditana. 28: T. velox ssp. velox. 29: T. velox ssp. circumvoluta. 30: T. velox ssp. serrana. 31: T. grossa ssp. basalis. 32: T. castiliana. 33: T. aragonica. 34: T. pazi. 35: T. bifida.

FIGURES 36–69. Gular grooves. 36: T. mucronata. 37: T. schaumii. 38: T. ophiusae. 39: T. subcostata. 40: T. striatorugosa. 41: T. sinuatocollis. 42: T. lateritia. 43: T. faroensis. 44: T. curculionoides. 45: T. stupefacta. 46: T. heydeni. 47: T. espanoli. 48: T. interrupta. 49: T. platyceps. 50: T. bassii. 51: T. eulipoides. 52: T. peiroleri. 53: T. prolixa. 54: T. sublaevis ssp. sublaevis. 55: T. sublaevis ssp. cognata. 56: T. kochi. 57: T. castrotovari. 58: T. gaditana. 59: T. corrugata. 60: T. donanensis. 61: T. pseudogaditana. 62: T. velox ssp. velox. 63: T. velox ssp. circumvoluta. 64: T. velox ssp. serrana. 65: T. grossa ssp. basalis. 66: T. castiliana. 67: T. aragonica. 68: T. pazi. 69: T. bifida.

FIGURES 70–87. I / Pronota I. 70: T. mucronata. 71: T. schaumii. 72: T. ophiusae. 73: T. subcostata / T. striatorugosa. 74: T. sinuatocollis ssp. sinuatocollis. 75: T. sinuatocollis ssp. escalerai. 76: T. lateritia. 77: T. faroensis. 78: T. curculionoides. 79: T. stupefacta. 80: T. heydeni. 81: T. espanoli. 82: T. interrupta. 83: T. platyceps. 84: T. bassii / T. eulipoides. 85: T. peiroleri ssp. peiroleri. 86: T. peiroleri ssp. incerta. 87: T. prolixa.

FIGURES 106–140. Prosternal apophyses. 106: T. mucronata. 107: T. schaumii. 108: T. ophiusae. 109: T. subcostata. 110: T. striatorugosa. 111: T. sinuatocollis. 112: T. lateritia. 113: T. faroensis. 114: T. curculionoides. 115: T. stupefacta. 116: T. heydeni. 117: T. espanoli. 118: T. interrupta. 119: T. platyceps. 120: T. bassii. 121: T. eulipoides. 122: T. peiroleri ssp. peiroleri. 123: T. peiroleri ssp. incerta. 124: T. prolixa. 125: T. sublaevis ssp. sublaevis. 126: T. sublaevis ssp. cognata. 127: T. kochi. 128: T. castrotovari. 129: T. gaditana. 130: T. corrugata. 131: T. donanensis. 132: T. pseudogaditana. 133: T. velox ssp. velox. 134: T. velox ssp. circumvoluta. 135: T. velox ssp. serrana. 136: T. grossa ssp. basalis. 137: T. castiliana. 138: T. aragonica. 139: T. pazi. 140: T. bifida (a ventral view; b. lateral view).

FIGURES 141–153. Figure 141: Protibiae of T. eulipoides (a: ♁, b: ♀). Figures 142–145: Base of the elytra. 142: T. striatorugosa / T. sinuatocollis. 143: T. ophiusae. 144: T. mucronata. 145: T. grossa ssp. basalis.

FIGURES 154–171. I. / Aedeagi I. 154: T. mucronata. 155: T. schaumii. 156: T. ophiusae. 157: T. subcostata. 158: T. striatorugosa. 159: T. sinuatocollis f.t. 160: T. lateritia. 161: T. faroensis. 162: T. curculionoides. 163: T. stupefacta. 164: T. heydeni. 165: T. espanoli. 166: T. interrupta. 167: T. platyceps. 168: T. bassii. 169: T. eulipoides. 170: T. peiroleri. 171: T. prolixa.

FIGURES 186–191. Habitus (♁) I. 186: T. mucronata. 187: T. schaumii. 188: T. ophiusae. 189: T. subcostata. 190: T. striatorugosa sp. nov. (Holotype). 191: T. sinuatocollis ssp. sinuatocollis.

FIGURES 222–227. Habitus Type I. 222: T. elongata (NHMW, ♁). 223:T. schaumii (SDEI, Lectotype des., ♀). 224: T. ophiusae (ZSM, ♁). 225: T. subcostata (MNHN, Lectotype, ♀). 226: T. emarginata (SDEI, Lectotype des., ♀). 227: T. sinuatocollis (MNHN, Lectotype des., ♀).

FIGURES 249–251. Habitus of historical specimens I (Rambur in litt.). 249: T. arenaria (= T. sinuatocollis Rosenhauer, non T. elongata sensu Kraatz); a, b, c: variability of elytra sculpture. 250: T. emarginata (T. emarginata Kraatz = T. subcostata Solier). 251: T. rugosostriata (= T. striatorugosa sp. nov., non T. elongata sensu Kraatz); a: ♀, b: ♁.