Notoxus noctivagus, Krekich-Strassoldo, 1913

Kejval, Zbyněk, 2011, Taxonomic revision of the Oriental species of Notoxus (Coleoptera: Anthicidae), Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 51 (2), pp. 627-673 : 642

Notoxus noctivagus species-group

Diagnosis. Elytral apices in males mostly clearly modified, with distinct apical tubercle / notch, rarely simple ( N. katthapa sp. nov.); median lobe of aedeagus symmetrical, with distinct dorsal plate; latero-basal fovea of abdominal sternum III rather shallow, forming narrow impression along basal sulcus of sternum ( Fig. 68 ).

Species included. Notoxus ales Telnov, 2007 , N. andrewesi Krekich-Strassoldo, 1913 , N. garuda sp. nov., N. katthapa sp. nov., N. impavidus sp. nov., N. inbasaliformis sp. nov., N. inbasalis Pic, 1926 , N. noctivagus Krekich-Strassoldo, 1913 , N. peguensis Pic, 1914 , N. safraneki sp. nov., N. sinensis Pic, 1907 , N. sodalis sp. nov., and N. suturalifer Pic, 1932 .

Remarks. Four species of this group have robust, dorsally coarsely and densely rugose pronotal horn with nearly indistinct crest, more or less emarginate male sternum VII, and rather uniform morphology of the aedeagus ( Figs. 29 , 33 , 38 and 42 ). At least two Afrotropical species, distributed in northern Sub-Saharan part of Africa, appear to be very close to this subgroup; see Remarks under N. peguensis and description of N. pericarti Bonadona, 1984 by BONADONA (1984).

Figures

Figs. 61–75. 61–64 – elytra: 61–62 – Notoxus noctivagus Krekich-Strassoldo, 1916 (61 – Karadj, 62 – Punjab); 63–64 – N. variabilis Krekich-Strassoldo, 1913 (63 – syntype, 64 – Mulshi). 65–67 – elytral apices: 65 – N. peguensis Pic, 1914 (Myitkyina); 66 – N. psammophilus Telnov, 2007 (Cam Ranh Bay); 67 – N. variabilis (Mulshi). 68 – N. ales Telnov, 2007 (Ban Nape), laterobasal fovea of sternum III; 69–70 – N. ravana sp. nov.: 69 – laterobasal fovea of sternum III; 70 – apex of elytron. 71–72 – N. ales (Ban Nape): 71 – male sternum VII; 72 – punctation of elytra (basal half). 73 – N. impavidus sp. nov., the same. 74 – N. donckieri Pic, 1908 (Phuyen Binh), male protibia. 75 – N. hilaris sp. nov., the same.

Figs. 27–30. Notoxus noctivagus Krekich-Strassoldo, 1913 (Dinajpur): 27 – sternum VII; 28 – tergum VIII; 29 – aedeagus in dorsal view; 30 – the same, lateral view. Scale (0.5 mm): A – Figs. 27, 28; B – Figs. 29, 30.

Figs. 31–34. Notoxus peguensis Pic, 1913 (Bago): 31 – sternum VII; 32 – tergum VIII; 33 – aedeagus in dorsal view; 34 – the same, lateral view. Scale (0.5 mm): A – Figs. 31, 32; B – Figs. 33, 34.

Figs. 35–39. 35 – Notoxus safraneki sp. nov., aedeagus. 36 – N. sinensis Pic, 1907 (Xishan), aedeagus. 37–39 – N. sodalis sp. nov.: 37 – sternum VII; 38 – aedeagus in dorsal view; 39 – the same, lateral view. Scale (0.5 mm): A – Fig. 37; B – Figs. 38, 39; C – Figs. 35, 36.

Figs. 40–43. Notoxus suturalifer Pic, 1932 (Hanoi): 40 – sternum VII; 41 – tergum VIII; 42 – aedeagus in dorsal view; 43 – the same, lateral view. Scale (0.5 mm): A – Figs. 40, 41; B – Figs. 42, 43.