Anthroherpon spelaebatoides ( Noesske, 1914 )

Čeplík, Dávid & Hlaváč, Peter, 2022, A contribution to understanding the morphology of the genus Anthroherpon (= Parantrophilon syn. nov.) and new combination for a species from the Balkan Peninsula (Insecta, Coleoptera, Leiodidae, Cholevinae, Leptodirini), Zootaxa 5115 (4), pp. 541-558 : 555-557

Anthroherpon spelaebatoides ( Noesske, 1914)

( Figs 1 , 6, 7 , 10 , 12–15 , 28–31 , 33, 34 )

Anthroherpon spelaebatoides ( Noesske, 1914) . New combination.

Parantrophilon spelaebatoides Noesske : Jeannel, 1914: 53 (P. spelaeobatoides —misspelling in species name); Jeannel, 1924: 400 (P. spelaeobatoides —misspelling in species name); Pretner, 1968: 38 (P. spelaeobatoides —misspelling in species name); Guéorguiev, 1990: 241 (P. spelaeobatoides —misspelling in species name); Newton, 1998: 128; Perreau, 2000: 166; Perreau, 2015: 203; Hlaváč, Perreau & Čeplík 2017: 89.

Material studied. Type locality: 5 ♂♂, 6 ♀♀: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Grebci , Grab (r)ovica pećina cave ( Figs 39–40 ), coordinates 42°44‘37.7“N, 18°03‘27.7“E (WGS 84), 14.06.2005 and 15.04.2009, D. Čeplík lgt. ( PCDČ, PCJC, PCPH) .

Remark. Anthroherpon spelaebatoides differs from all other species of the genus by the combination of following characters: 1) head slightly wider than pronotum (HW/PW: 1.1–1.2), with relatively deep punctation and dense pubescense ( Fig. 6 ), 2) pronotum shorter than head (HL1/PL:1.3–1.6), without deep constriction in posterior third ( Figs 1 , 10 ), 3) pubescence on pronotal disc relatively dense ( Figs 1 , 10 ), 4) punctation on elytra dense and relatively deep, pubescense dense ( Fig. 1 ), 5) anterior elongation of the mesoepiventrite poorly visible from dorsal aspect of the habitus ( Fig. 1 ) but visible from latero–ventral aspect if venter is free of elytra and pronotum ( Fig. 15 ), 6) mesoventro–mesoepiventral suture relatively well defined ( Fig. 14 ), 7) smaller body size, BL: 3.9–4 mm, 8) AL: 4.3–4.6 mm. Antennae slightly shorter in females. Male antennomeres length (mm): (1) 0.29, (2) 0.13, (3) 0.50, (4) 0.32, (5) 0.41, (6) 0.37, (7) 0.53, (8) 0.36, (9) 0.55, (10) 0.55 and (11) 0.53. Female antennomeres length (mm): (1) 0.35, (2) 0.17, (3) 0.52, (4) 0.34, (5) 0.35, (6) 0.38, (7) 0.46, (8) 0.35, (9) 0.49, (10) 0.44 and (11) 0.50.

Biology: Subterranean species, so far known exclusively from caves.

Distribution: Bosnia and Herzegovina (Grebci), ( Fig. 38 ).

Additional material studied.

• Anthroherpon cylindricollis cylindricollis Apfelbeck, 1889: 61 ( Figs 2 , 16, 17 , 22 , 32 ). Type locality: 5 ♂♂, 5 ♀♀: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo , Rudnica planina, Golubovići, Golubovići pećina cave, 25.09.2004, D. Čeplík lgt. (PCDČ).

• Anthroherpon cylindricollis thoracicum Apfelbeck, 1907: 402 . Type locality: 2 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo , Romanija planina, Novakova pećina cave, 25.07.2006, D. Čeplík lgt. (PCDČ).

• Anthroherpon ganglbaueri ganglbaueri Apfelbeck, 1894: 513 . Type locality: 3 ♂♂, 3 ♀♀: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Nevesinje , Bišina, Novakuša pećina cave, 12.06.2004, D. Čeplík lgt. (PCDČ).

• Anthroherpon harbichi Reitter, 1913: 153 . Type locality: 2 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo , Crepoljsko, Pećina Kiječina Stijena cave, 21.07.2005, D. Čeplík lgt. (PCDČ).

• Anthroherpon hoermanni hoermanni Apfelbeck, 1889: 62 . Type locality: 3 ♂♂, 3 ♀♀: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Treskavica planina, Kalinovik, Borija pećina cave, 07.07.2010, D. Čeplík lgt. (PCDČ).

• Anthroherpon hossei Winkler, 1925: 143 ( Fig. 23 ). Type locality: 1 ♂: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bjelasnica planina, Turica, Mravinjac pećina cave, 21.07.2008, D. Čeplík lgt. (PCDČ).

• Anthroherpon charon Reitter, 1911: 173 . Type locality: 3 ♂♂, 3 ♀♀: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Trebević Mt. , Ledenica Luke cave, 19.07.2006, D. Čeplík lgt. (PCDČ).

• Anthroherpon latipenne ssp. Apfelbeck, 1907: 401: 2 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀: Montenegro, Nikšić , Trubjela , Ledenica na Velikoj Kiti cave, 23.05.2016, D. Čeplík lgt. ( PCDČ) .

• Anthroherpon matulici Reitter, 1903: 216 : 1 ♂, 1♀: Montenegro, Virpazar , Rumija Mts., White virgin pit, 10.08.2005, R. Mlejnek lgt. (PCDČ).

• Anthroherpon matzenaueri augustae Zariquiey, 1927: 160 : 1 ♂, 1 ♀: Montenegro, Nikšić , Prekornica Mts., Borova jama pit 1, 31.07.2009, R. Mlejnek lgt. (PCDČ).

• Anthroherpon piesbergeni Zariquiey, 1927: 161 ( Figs 5 , 9, 11 , 21 , 24 ): 2 ♂, 1 ♀: Montenegro, Podbožur , Manja pećina cave, 07.06.2004, D. Čeplík lgt. (PCDČ).

• Anthroherpon primitivum jeanneli Winkler, 1925: 143 : 2 ♂: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bjelasnica planina, Turica, Mravinjac pećina cave, 21.07.2008, D. Čeplík lgt. (PCDČ).

• Anthroherpon primitivum primitivum Absolon, 1913 ( Figs 4 , 8 , 19, 20 , 25 ): 101. Type locality: 3 ♂♂, 1 ♀: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Grebci , Kali pećina cave, 29.05.2005, D. Čeplík lgt. (PCDČ).

• Anthroherpon pygmaeum pygmaeum Apfelbeck, 1889: 61 : 2 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Tarčin , Bjelašnica planina, Ledenica Kiljava baka cave, 24.09.2004, D. Čeplík lgt. (PCDČ).

• Anthroherpon sinjajevina Njunjić, Perreau & Pavićević 2015: 404 . Type locality: 2 ♂, 2 ♀: Montenegro, Sinjajevina Mts., Rudanca , Blažova pećina cave, 27.05.2015, D. Čeplík lgt. (PCDČ).

• Anthroherpon stenocephalum stenocephalum Apfelbeck, 1901: 15 ( Fig. 26 ). Type locality: 2 ♂, 2 ♀: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Olovo , Strednja Bijambarska pećina, 09.07.2010, D. Čeplík lgt. (PCDČ).

• Anthroherpon taxi pretneri Giachino & Vailati, 2005: 156 . Type locality: 2 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀: Montenegro, Nikšić , Trubjela , Ledenica na Velikoj Kiti cave, 23.05.2016, D. Čeplík lgt. (PCDČ).

• Anthroherpon taxi remyi Jeannel, 1931: 265 . Type locality: 2 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀: Montenegro, Lubnice , Berane, Županska pećina cave, 14.07.2008, D. Čeplík lgt. (PCDČ).

• Anthroherpon weiratheri Reitter, 1913: 154 . Type locality: 1 ♂, 1 ♀: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo , Crepoljsko, Pećina Kiječina Stijena cave, 21.07.2005, D. Čeplík lgt. (PCDČ).

• Anthroherpon zariquieyi Jeannel, 1930: 145 ( Figs 3 , 18 , 27 ): 2 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀: Montenegro, Durmitor Mts. , Zupci pećina cave, 03.07.2010, D. Čeplík lgt. (PCDČ).

• Graciliella apfelbecki apfelbecki Müller, 1910: 186 . Type locality: 2 ♀♀: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Zavala , Vjetrenica pećina cave, 23.08.2010 ; 1 ♂, 1 ♀: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Grebci , Grab (r)ovica pećina cave, 15.04.2009 ; 1 ♂, 1 ♀: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Grebci , Mrcine pećina cave, 02.04.2010 , D. Čeplík lgt. ( PCDČ) .

• Spelaeobates novaki Müller, 1901: 19 ( Figs 35, 36, 37 ). Type locality: 1 ♂, 1 ♀: Croatia, Dugi otok, Luka, Savar, Strašna peć cave, K. Absolon lgt. (PCDČ).

Figures

FIGURE 1. Anthroherpon spelaebatoides Noesske, 1914, scale bar 3 mm, original by D. Beňo, ex Hlaváč, Perreau & Čeplík 2017.

FIGURES 6–7. Anthroherpon spelaebatoides Noesske, 1914. 6: head, dorsal aspect, scale bar 0.64 mm; 7: right maxilla, dorsal aspect, scale bar 0.32 mm.

FIGURES 8–11. 8: Anthroherpon primitivum primitivum Absolon, 1913, head, dorsal aspect, scale bar 0.38 mm; 9: Anthroherpon piesbergeni Zariquiey, 1927, head, dorsal aspect, scale bar 0.43 mm; 10: Anthroherpon spelaebatoides Noesske, 1914, pronotum, right lateral aspect, scale bar 0.60 mm; 11: Anthroherpon piesbergeni Zariquiey, 1927, pronotum, right lateral aspect, scale bar 0.90 mm.

FIGURES 12–15. Anthroherpon spelaebatoides Noesske, 1914. 12: pronotum, ventral aspect, scale bar 0.70 mm; 13: mesono- tum—scutum, scutellum, metanotum, scale bar 0.44 mm; 14: venter, scale bar 0.70 mm; 15: mesothorax, right latero–ventral aspect, without scale bar.

FIGURES 28–32. Anthroherpon spelaebatoides Noesske, 1914: 28: metendosternite, dorsal aspect, scale bar 0.95 mm, 29: aedeagus, dorsal aspect, scale bar 0.46 mm, 30: median lobe, right lateral aspect, scale bar 0.34 mm, 31: spermatheca, scale bar 0.08 mm; 32: Anthroherpon cylindricollis cylindricollis Apfelbeck, 1889, spermatheca, scale bar 0.19 mm.

FIGURES 33–37. Anthroherpon spelaebatoides Noesske, 1914: 33: female sternite VIII, dorsal aspect, scale bar 0.56 mm; 34: female sternite IX, dorsal aspect, scale bar 0.23 mm. Spelaeobates novaki Müller, 1901: 35: pronotum, right lateral aspect, without scale bar; 36: scape and pedicel, without scale bar; 37: left maxilla, dorsal aspect, without scale bar.

FIGURES 38–40. 38: Black dot on the map shows location of Grebci, Bosnia and Herzegovina; 39: Grab(r)ovica pećina cave, topographical map, ex Malez, 1970; 40: The entrance of Grab(r)ovica.

FIGURES 2–5. 2: Anthroherpon cylindricollis cylindricollis Apfelbeck, 1889, scale bar 4.3 mm. 3: Anthroherpon zariquieyi Jeannel, 1930, scale bar 3.8 mm. 4: Anthroherpon primitivum primitivum Absolon, 1913, scale bar 4.5 mm. 5: Anthroherpon piesbergeni Zariquiey, 1927, scale bar 4.6 mm. All originals by D. Beňo, ex Hlaváč, Perreau & Čeplík 2017.

FIGURES 16–21. 16: Anthroherpon cylindricollis cylindricollis Apfelbeck, 1889, venter, without scale bar, 17: mesothorax, right latero–ventral aspect, without scale bar; 18: Anthroherpon zariquieyi Jeannel, 1930, venter, without scale bar; 19: Anthroherpon primitivum primitivum Absolon, 1913, venter, without scale bar, 20: mesothorax, right latero–ventral aspect, without scale bar; 21: Anthroherpon piesbergeni Zariquiey, 1927, venter, without scale bar.

FIGURES 22–27. Mesoventral process. 22: Anthroherpon cylindricollis cylindricollis Apfelbeck, 1889; 23: Anthroherpon hossei Winkler, 1925; 24: Anthroherpon piesbergeni Zariquiey, 1927; 25: Anthroherpon primitivum primitivum Absolon, 1913; 26: Anthroherpon stenocephalum stenocephalum Apfelbeck, 1901; 27: Anthroherpon zariquieyi Jeannel, 1930.