Cryptogonus schraiki Mader, 1933

Huo, Lizhi, Li, Wenjing, Chen, Xiaosheng, Ren, Shunxiang & Wang, Xingmin, 2015, New species, new synonymies and a new record of the genus Cryptogonus Mulsant, 1850 (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) from China, Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 62 (2), pp. 203-210 : 203-204

Taxon classification Animalia Coleoptera Coccinellidae

Cryptogonus schraiki Mader, 1933 Figures 4, 5

Cryptogonus schraiki Mader, 1933: 80; Kapur 1948: 101; Pang and Mao 1979: 69; Kovář 2007: 576; Ren et al. 2009: 120.

Cryptogonus octoguttatus Mader, 1954: 129; Pang and Mao 1979: 68; Kovář 2007: 576; Ren et al. 2009: 118. Syn. n.

Cryptogonus kurosawai Sasaji, 1968: 11; Yu 1995: 140, 2011: 161; Kovář 2007: 576. Syn. n.

Remarks.

Leopold Mader described Cryptogonus schraiki Mader, 1933 from Sichuan, China with a brief description of elytral coloration (Fig. 4 a–i). Kapur (1948) reviewed this species and illustrated its appearance. Later, Mader described Cryptogonus octoguttatus Mader, 1954 also from Sichuan, China, only with description of elytral coloration. Sasaji (1968) described Cryptogonus kurosawai Sasaji, 1968 from Taiwan, China. Photographs of the holotype were available on the website of The Digital Museum of Natural & Science. Pang and Mao (1979) reviewed Cryptogonus schraiki and Cryptogonus octoguttatus and illustrated their appearance and male genitalia, but didn’t notice the similarities of these two species. We examined these three species from China and found that they are just the same species with different elytral coloration. The elytral coloration is variable, from entirely black to entirely yellowish (Fig. 5 a–l). Besides, we found the male genitalia of specimens are slightly different, even in the same coloration. Sometimes penis guide equal to, slightly longer or shorter than parameres. They are considered as individual differences.

Material examined.

205 specimens from China were examined (see the details in supplementary material).

Distribution.

China (Anhui, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Sichuan, Taiwan, Yunnan).