Cautires simillimus Kleine, 1926

Jiruskova, Alice, Motyka, Michal & Bocak, Ladislav, 2016, High diversity and endemism in the genus Cautires Waterhouse, 1879 (Coleoptera: Lycidae) from the Malay mountain forests, with the descriptions of fourteen new species, European Journal of Taxonomy 219 (219), pp. 1-29 : 23-24

Cautires simillimus Kleine, 1926

Figs 20 , 38 , 58 , 76

Cautires simillimus Kleine, 1926: 187 .

Diagnosis

Cautires simillimus belongs to a group of mountain species with a uniformly black body ( Figs 38 , 58 ). This species resembles C. nervosus and C. maseki sp. nov. in the general appearance, but the males of C. simillimus have long and slender antennal lamellae ( Fig. 20 ) and additionally they differ in the relatively robust, parallel-sided phallus ( Fig. 76 ).

Type material

Holotype

MALAYSIA: ♀, Pahang, Lubok Tamang , 3500 ft., 10 Jun. 1923, H.M. Pendlebury ( BMNH). Additional material examined

MALAYSIA: 2 ♁♁, Pahang, Gn. Beremban, 1480 m, 4°27'51" N, 101°23'26" E, 6–28 Apr. 2013 (AJ0011, AJ0073); 1 ♁, Pahang, Gn. Beremban, N slope, 1580 m, 4°29'12" N, 101°23'27" E, 12 Apr. 2013 (AJ0090); 2 ♁♁, 1 ♀, Pahang, Tanah Rata, 1500–1800 m, 2–26 Feb. 2004 (VK0247, VK0259, VK0283); 1 ♁, Pahang, Tanah Rata, 1400–1650 m, 4–11 Apr. 2005 (VK0309); 2 ♀♀, Pahang, Tanah Rata, 1600 m, Cameron Highlands, 3–20 Feb. 2005 (VK0574, VK0620); 1 ♁, Ringlet (MM0005).

Measurements

BL 7.0 mm, PL 1.1 mm, PW 1.5 mm, HW 1.0 mm, Edist 0.50 mm, Ediam 0.45 mm, LP 0.9 mm.

Distribution

Peninsular Malaysia: Pahang. The species occurs exclusively in the high mountains in the Cameron Highlands.

Remark

The identity of this species is based on the general appearance, which might be misleading in some cases, but with a female designated as the holotype we do not have any other possibility for identification. The newly identified specimens were collected in the type locality and the species is common in the Cameron Highlands.

Figures

Figs 2–20. Cautires sp. 2. Habitus in dorsal view. 3–20. Male antennae. 3. C. alexae sp. nov. 4. C. andujari sp. nov. 5. C. arribasae sp. nov. 6. C. berembanensis sp. nov. 7. C. campestris sp. nov. 8. C. communis sp. nov. 9. C. griseus Kleine, 1930. 10. C. jasarensis sp. nov. 11. C. katarinae sp. nov. 12. C. kirstenae sp. nov. 13. C. kotatinggensis sp. nov. 14. C. linardi sp. nov. 15. C. maseki sp. nov. 16. C. pahangensis sp. nov. 17. C. nervosus Kleine, 1926. 18. C. renatae sp. nov. 19. C. reverandi Pic, 1925. 20. C. simillimus Kleine, 1926. Scale bars: Fig. 2 = 2.0 mm; Figs 3–20 = 0.5 mm.

Figs 21–38. Male pronotum. 21. Cautires alexae sp. nov. 22. C. andujari sp. nov. 23. C. arribasae sp. nov. 24. C. berembanensis sp. nov. 25. C. campestris sp. nov. 26. C. communis sp. nov. 27. C. griseus Kleine, 1930. 28. C. jasarensis sp. nov. 29. C. katarinae sp. nov. 30. C. kirstenae sp. nov. 31. C. kotatinggensis sp. nov. 32. C. linardi sp. nov. 33. C. maseki sp. nov. 34. C. pahangensis sp. nov. 35. C. nervosus Kleine, 1926. 36. C. renatae sp. nov. 37. C. reverandi Pic, 1925. 38. C. simillimus Kleine, 1926. — 39–40. Male elytra costae, detail: 39. C. andujari sp. nov. 40. C. campestris sp. nov. Scale bars = 0.5 mm.

Figs 41–58. Male elytra. 41. Cautires alexae sp. nov. 42. C. andujari sp. nov. 43. C. arribasae sp. nov. 44. C. berembanensis sp. nov. 45. C. campestris sp. nov. 46. C. communis sp. nov. 47. C. griseus Kleine, 1930. 48. C. jasarensis sp. nov. 49. C. katarinae sp. nov. 50. C. kirstenae sp. nov. 51. C. kotatinggensis sp. nov. 52. C. linardi sp. nov. 53. C. maseki sp. nov. 54. C. pahangensis sp. nov. 55. C. nervosus Kleine, 1926. 56. C. renatae sp. nov. 57. C. reverandi Pic, 1925. 58. C. simillimus Kleine, 1926. Scale bars = 1.0 mm.

Figs 59–78. Phallus. 59. Cautires alexae sp. nov. 60. C. andujari sp. nov. 61. C. arribasae sp. nov. 62. C. berembanensis sp. nov. 63. C. campestris sp. nov. 64. C. communis sp. nov. 65. C. griseus Kleine, 1930. 66. C. jasarensis sp. nov. 67. C. katarinae sp. nov. 68. C. kirstenae sp. nov. 69. C. kotatinggensis sp. nov. 70. C. linardi sp. nov. 71. C. maseki sp. nov. 72. C. pahangensis sp. nov. 73. C. nervosus Kleine, 1926. 74. C. renatae sp. nov. 75. C. reverandi Pic, 1925. 76. C. simillimus Kleine, 1926. 77. C. selangorensis Kleine, 1930. 78. C. tenebricus Kleine, 1926. Scale bar = 0.5 mm.