Notoxus brinckianus Bonadona, 1986

Kejval, Zbyněk, 2011, Taxonomic revision of the Oriental species of Notoxus (Coleoptera: Anthicidae), Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 51 (2), pp. 627-673 : 663

Notoxus brinckianus Bonadona, 1986

( Figs. 44, 45 , 90 )

Notoxus brinckianus Bonadona, 1986: 58 , Figs. 3 , 7 , 9 .

Type locality. Sri Lanka, Eastern Province, 32 km northwest of Trincomalee, Kuchchaveli.

Type material examined. PARATYPES: 2 specimens, ‘ Ceylon, E. Prov.Kuchchaveli 20 mls NW Trincomalee 9–10.II.62. Loc.60 [p] // swept along road in dry forest [p] // Lund University Ceylon Expedition 1962 Brinck-Andersson-Cederholm [p] // PARATYPE [p,red label] // Notoxus brincki s. sp P.Bonadona dét’ [p+h; see Remarks]; 3 spec.,the same data,except: ‘under logs \ sandy ground’ ; 3 spec., the same data, except: ‘under logs \ semi desert’ (all in coll. Bonadona, MNHN) . Additional material examined. SRI LANKA: 1 spec., Eastern Prov., Arugam Bay , 6.–9.i.1995, O. Mehl leg. ( ZKDC) ; 1 spec., same data, except: 4.–11.vii.2003 ( ZKDC) ; 1 spec., Pottuvil , 1.–12.vii.1983, O. Mehl leg. ( ZKDC) ; 2 spec., Southern Prov., Hambantota area , 25.–29.xii.1994, O. Mehl leg. ( ZKDC) . INDIA: KERALA: 1 J, Alleppey, 8.–9.x.1991, R. Schuh leg. ( ZSMC). TAMIL NADU: 1 ♀, Alagar Hills , 21 km N of Madurai, 28.ix.1985, C.W. & B. O′ Brien leg. ( ZSMC). KARNATAKA: 1 ♀, Bangalore, Chikkangalur, 1900, Tabourel [leg.] ( MNHN) .

Diagnosis. Small, robust species; body dark coloured, elytra with more or less distinct paler markings ( Fig. 90 ); pronotal disc with longitudinal median wrinkle, distinctly bulging postero-medially just before transverse antebasal sulcus; pronotal horn moderately long, slender, continuously fringed apically (three fused lobules), and with about 3 distinct, separate lobules laterally on each side; punctures in basal half of elytra rather fine and shallow, their margins finely sculptured (not quite smooth).

Male characters (Pottuvil, ZKDC). Elytra clearly modified apically, subtruncate, with large gland opening near distinctly produced lateral angle; legs simple; abdominal sternum VII simple; tergum VIII forming simple, evenly arched sclerite; aedeagus as figured ( Fig. 44, 45 ), apex of median lobe with conspicuous tooth-like subapical process dorsally.

Variation. Body length (J ♀) 2.5–3.6 mm. Moderately variable in prominence of paler markings on elytra and shape (width) of pronotal horn; horn margins with 3–4 lobules laterally on each side. An extremely small male specimen from Arugambay (ZKDC) with partly reduced longitudinal wrinkle of pronotal disc (distinct only in posterior half) and extremely narrow pronotal horn with rather reduced dorsal rugules.

Distribution. Sri Lanka ( BONADONA 1986), India: Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka ( UHMANN 1994 as N. variabilis ).

Remark. According to BONADONA (1986), the holotype (male) and 19 paratypes of N. brinckianus are deposited in ZILS (not examined). NARDI (2005) commented on the usage of different names, N. brinckianus and N. brincki , in the original description by BONADONA (1986), and fixed the former as the correct original spelling.

Figures

Figs. 44–47. 44–45 – Notoxus brinckianus Bonadona, 1986 (Pottuvil): 44 – aedeagus in dorsal view, 45 – the same, apex of median lobe in lateral view. 46–47 – N. brunneorufus Bonadona, 1989 (Pachmarhi): 46 – aedeagus in dorsal view, 47 – the same, lateral view. Scale (0.5 mm): A – Figs. 46, 47; B – Figs. 44, 45.

Figs. 84–91. Body in dorsal view: 84 – N. andrewesi Krekich-Strassoldo, 1913 (Kotagiri); 85 – N. katthapa sp. nov.; 86 – N. inbasalis Pic, 1926 (Soppong); 87 – N. safraneki sp. nov.; 88 – N. suturalifer Pic, 1932; 89 – N. sinensis Pic, 1907 (Xishan); 90 – N. brinckianus Bonadona, 1986 (Pottuvil); 91 – N. brunneorufus Bonadona, 1989 (Pachmarhi).

Figs. 1–5. 1–2 – Notoxus psammophilus Telnov, 2007 (Cam Ranh Bay): 1 – aedeagus; 2 – paramere in lateral view. 3–5 – N. assamensis Krekich-Strassoldo, 1913 (Renok): 3 – metatarsus; 4 – aedeagus; 5 – median lobe in lateral view. Scale (0.5 mm): A – Fig. 3; B – Figs. 4, 5; C – Figs. 1, 2.

Figs. 6–8.Aedeagus:6 – Notoxus bellus Krekich-Strassoldo, 1928, after KREKICH-STRASSOLDO (1928); 7 – N.confluens Krekich-Strassoldo, 1928 (syntype), dorsal view; 8 – the same, lateral view. Scale (0.5 mm): Figs. 7, 8.

Figs. 9–11. Aedeagus: 9 – Notoxus distortus sp. nov.; 10 – N. donckieri Pic, 1908 (Phuyen Binh); 11 – N. hilaris sp. nov. Scale (0.5 mm):A – Fig. 11; B – Figs. 9, 10.