Tentyria pazi Español, 1958

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 : 55

Tentyria pazi Español, 1958 ( Figs. 34 , 68 , 104 , 139 , 184 , 220 )

Tentyria (Subtentyrina) pazi Español, 1958: 13 ; Español 1960: 406, Compte 1969: 117, Viñolas 1986: 104, Viñolas & Cartagena 2005: 83 fig.358a, L̂bl & Smetana 2008: 206, Martínez 2018: 58, Iwan & L̂bl 2020: 251.

Types examined: Three paratypes: Castellón de la Plana , Columbretes Islands, XII.1956, Paz leg. (ex coll. F. Español, CJF); Columbretes Islands, V.1957, F. Español leg. ( MCNB).

Additional material: Columbretes Islands , Grossa (Castellón), 13–17.IV.1994, Mª A. Marcos leg., Tentyria pazi Español, 1958 , Mª C. Cartagena det. (1♁, CJLB); idem, S. Bordera leg. (1♀, CJLB) .

Diagnosis: Elongated, quite convex, and dull black body ( Fig. 220 ). Rounded head ( Fig. 34 ), almost as wide as long and narrowed behind the eyes which are big and feebly convex, epistome without tooth in the middle, conspicuous supra-orbital folds, strong and dense punctures, like those of the pronotum. Well noticeable gular groove ( Fig. 68 ) but not very deep and erased on the sides. Moderately transverse pronotum ( Fig. 104 ), narrower than the elytra, with rounded sides, the maximum width in the middle and more slightly narrowed towards the base than towards the anterior margin, the base is also rounded and thickly margined, slightly projecting backwards and barely sinuous to each side, obtuse and not well indicated rear angles; quite strong and dense punctures; prosternal apophysis ( Fig. 139 ) parallel-sided and converging at the end which is bent down in ventral view, and slightly and longitudinally furrowed in the middle; graceful legs and with clear sexual dimorphism in the protibiae; ovate, striated-rough elytra with the base in line almost straight towards the scutellum completely margined; aedeagus ( Fig. 184 ) with the parameres somewhat longer than the phallobase, of slightly sinuous contour and truncated at the apex.

Comments: T. pazi Español shows a set of morphological features that make it unmistakable with the rest of its Iberian congeners ( Español 1956). However, although morphologically is clearly identifiable, the comparative study of the male genitalia evidences the proximity with the T. mucronata group.

Geographic distribution: Endemic species from the Columbretes islands (Castellón) ( Español 1958, 1960, Compte 1969, Viñolas & Cartagena 2005).

Group of T. bifida

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 88–105. II / Pronota II. 88: T. sublaevis ssp. sublaevis. 89: T. sublaevis ssp. cognata. 90: T. kochi. 91: T. castrotovari. 92: T. gaditana. 93, 94: T. corrugata. 95, 96: T. donanensis. 97: T. pseudogaditana. 98: T. velox ssp. velox. 99: T. velox ssp. circumvoluta. 100: T. velox ssp. serrana. 101: T. grossa ssp. basalis. 102: T. castiliana. 103: T. aragonica. 104: T. pazi. 105: T. bifida.

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 172–185. II. / Aedeagi II. 172: T. sublaevis ssp. sublaevis. 173: T. sublaevis ssp. cognata. 174: T. kochi. 175: T. castrotovari. 176: T. gaditana. 177: T. corrugata. 178: T. donanensis. 179: T. pseudogaditana. 180: T. velox. 181: T. grossa ssp. basalis. 182: T. castiliana. 183: T. aragonica. 184: T. pazi. 185: T. bifida.

FIGURES 216–221. Habitus (♁) VI. 216: T. velox ssp. serrana nov. (Holotype). 217: T. grossa ssp. basalis. 218: T. castiliana. 219: T. aragonica. 220: T. pazi. 221: T. bifida.