Lucanus derani fukinukiae Katsura & Giang, 2002

Zhan, Zhihong & Young, Daniel K., 2023, A taxonomic assessment and redefinition of the Lucanus fortunei species group in China (Coleoptera: Lucanidae: Lucaninae), Zoological Systematics 48 (4), pp. 279-360 : 292-294

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scientific name	Lucanus derani fukinukiae Katsura & Giang, 2002
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Lucanus derani fukinukiae Katsura & Giang, 2002 View in CoL ( Figs 22–29 View Figures 22–29 , 248 View Figures 244–259 , 280 View Figures 276–307 , 310 View Figures 308–323 , 338 View Figures 336–363 , 373–375 View Figures 364–387 , 460 View Figures 457–466 )

Lucanus fukinukiae Katsura & Giang, 2002 : figs 8a–l.

Lucanus derani ssp. incert . Huang & Chen, 2017: 11–12. Material examined. [5♂]: CHINA: Yunnan Province, Honghe Pref., // Pingbian County, Da-Wei-Shan Mt., // [Ḧ河屏

®, k围山]; Alt. 2000m; 12 May. 2021 // Zhihong Zhan leg.; [2nd label]: 22.9896°N; 103.6736°E Adult // collected by Light-trap//; [3rd label]: Lucanus // derani fukinukiae // Katsura and Giang ♂ // det. Z. Zhan; [5♂]: CHINA: Yunnan Province, Honghe Pref., // Jingping County, Feng-Shui-Ling Nature Reserve // [Ḧ河ṙ平, Ņ水岭ss然保护区]; Alt. 2000m; 08 May. 2021 // Yunchuan Xv leg.; [2nd label]: 22.9984°N; 103.3899°E Adult // collected by Light-trap//; [3rd label]: Lucanus // derani fukinukiae // Katsura and Giang ♂ // det. Z. Zhan; [5♂]: CHINA: Yunnan Province, Honghe Pref., // Ai-Lao-Shan // [Ḧ河, 哀牢山]; Alt. 2000m; 03 June. 2021 // Xv Yan leg.; [2nd label]: 24.7122°N; 101.0252°E Adult // collected by Light-trap//; [3rd label]: Lucanus // derani fukinukiae // Katsura and Giang ♂ // det. Z. Zhan; [1♀]: CHINA: Yunnan Province, Honghe Pref., // Pingbian County, Da-Wei-Shan Mt., // [Ḧ河屏®, k围山]; Alt. 2000m; 12 May. 2021 // Zhihong Zhan leg.; [2nd label]: 22.9896°N; 103.6736°E Adult // collected by Light-trap//; [3rd label]: Lucanus // derani fukinukiae // Katsura and Giang ♀ // det. Z. Zhan.

Body length 28.5–53.9 mm (♂); 25.9 mm (♀).

Description. Major male. Head and pronotum brownish, covered with a thick vestiture of long, pale yellowish setae; elytra covered with vestiture of short, yellowish-amber setae; brownish, with metallic luster, darker than head and pronotum, discal setae weakly developed or absent; head, including mandibles, 1.4–1.5× width of pronotum and elytra. Head brownish, surface covered with a thin vestiture of long, pale yellowish setae; mandible smooth, with yellowish, short setae along basal 1/5; mandibles strongly incurved along midlength and along apical 1/3; major inner mandibular tooth located 1/3 distance from apex, triangular, protruding forward and inflated on either side,>5 small, inner mandibular teeth located below major inner mandibular tooth; 2–3 sharp small inner mandibular teeth located between major tooth and mandibular apices; apical mandibular forks strongly developed, widely open from front, upper branch of apical fork subequal to lower apical branch fork; lateral ridges of head well rounded, less convex at posterolateral head; clypeolabrum weakly developed, flatten, single-pointed at middle. Pronotum brownish with slight metallic luster; straight along apex and basal 1/3, weakly rounded at middle; 0.6× width of head and mandibles; prothoracic tibiae black with subtle reddish stripes, bearing five weakly developed spines from apex to midlength; mesothoracic tibiae black, bearing two spines at midlength; metathoracic tibiae bright yellowish with black apices, each bearing single spine at basal 1/3. Elytra shinning, metallic brownish, covered with a thin vestiture of short, yellowish-amber setae; oval, widest along apical 1/3, strongly narrow along basal 1/3. Median male as major male except: head with major inner mandibular tooth single-pointed, weakly triangular pointing forward;>4 small inner mandibular teeth located below major tooth, 1–2 sharp small inner mandibular teeth located between major tooth and mandibular apices. Minor male as major and median males except: head with major inner mandibular tooth weakly developed to absent, if present, single-pointed and not triangular; <4 small inner mandibular teeth located within mandibular margins. Genitalia. Ventral plate of 9th abdominal segment abruptly widened behind cephalic base and constricted before caudal expansion; basal piece usually well defined, 0.5× length of entire aedeagus; apical flagellum enlarged, flagellum 1.3× length of aedeagus; aedeagus slender, incurved at basal 1/3, triangular distally.

Female. Body dark brownish, covered with a thick vestiture of long yellowish-amber setae; usually smaller than major and median males, subequal in length or larger than minor males. Head brownish; surface punctate; mandibles incurved at basal 1/3 and apical 1/3; mandibular tooth weakly developed, asymmetrical; right mandibular tooth triangular, left mandibular tooth smooth; preocular and postocular margins weakly developed, not forming acute angle or protruding apically; clypeolabrum weakly developed, triangular, single-pointed at middle. Pronotum brownish, with metallic luster; obscurely punctate; prothoracic tibiae reddish, punctate, bearing four spines from apex to midlength; distal two spines strongly developed; prothoracic tibiae 1.2–1.4× width of mesothoracic and metathoracic tibiae; mesothoracic tibiae reddish or yellowish-amber, bearing two spines at midlength; metathoracic tibiae reddish or yellowish-amber, bearing two significant spines along basal 1/3. Elytra with apices black or brownish, elytral disc with metallic luster; oval, widest at apical 1/3, strongly narrow at basal 1/3.

Distribution. China (Yunnan).

Phenology. Adults of L. derani fukinukiae have been collected from early of May to early June.

Natural history. Host plants for L. fukinukiae are unknown. Adult longevity is 20–30 days.

Collecting methods. Light-trap and net-trap collecting.