Sophiodela ferriei ( Fleutiaux, 1895 ) Fukuda & Ogawa & Hori, 2019

Fukuda, Yuki, Ogawa, Ryo & Hori, Michio, 2019, The reclassification of Sophiodela and other tiger beetles (Coleoptera, Cicindelidae) based on the structure of the everted internal sac of the male genitalia, Zootaxa 4661 (2), pp. 271-308 : 285

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4661.2.3
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:95722A8A-E02C-47E5-AA9B-777B6CA226E6
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4337396
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/1D1C8783-DF6A-8E16-6986-34D98B85FD2E
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Sophiodela ferriei ( Fleutiaux, 1895 )
status	comb. nov.

Treatment

Sophiodela ferriei ( Fleutiaux, 1895) View in CoL , comb. nov.

( Figs 7D View FIGURE 7 , 12A View FIGURE 12 )

Cicindela ferriei Fleutiaux, 1895 View in CoL : cclxxxi.

Cicindela ferriei indigonacea Miwa, 1935:15 View in CoL [synonymy by Fukuda et al. 2015: 275].

Cicindela (Sericina) ferriei: Rivalier 1961:123 View in CoL .

Cicindela (Sophiodela) ferriei: Nakane 1976:4 View in CoL .

Specimens examined. (N = 2) [ Japan] 1♂ ( EUMJ), Tobe (27°47′11′′ N / 128°57′17′′ E) (Alt. 240 m), Tokunoshima Is., Kagoshima Pref., 3. VII. 2013, M. Ito leg GoogleMaps ; 1♂ ( EUMJ), Chuou Path (28°21′42′′ N / 129°27′48′′ E) (Alt. 270 m), Amamiohshima Is., Kagoshima Pref., 5. VII. 2013, M. Ito leg. GoogleMaps

Description. Internal sac everted dorsally in lateral view. DLL largest in the bladders; VA same as large as B and DA; A exist. VLR, BLR and VB not exist.

VA short triangular everted dorsally. DA everted dorsally. B roundly swollen right laterally, with well sclerotized spines, which are forming an oblong band. DLL swollen dorsally, covered with numerous well-sclerotized spines, which are a forming band. Flagellum well short, curved and formed S shape. Medial tooth long, gently curved right ventro-laterally, gently tapered at apex.