Dima hirtipennis Platia, 2011

Mertlik, Josef, Németh, Tamás & Kundrata, Robin, 2017, Revision of the flightless click-beetle genus Dima Charpentier, 1825 (Coleoptera: Elateridae: Dimini) in the Balkan Peninsula, Zootaxa 4220 (1), pp. 1-63 : 18

Dima hirtipennis Platia, 2011

Figs 45 , 136 , 167 , 231 , 246 .

Dima hirtipennis Platia, 2011: 49 .

Type depository. Holotype, ♀ (PCGP).

Type locality. Greece: nom. Lakonia , Taigetos Mts., Profitis Ilias [Prof. Elias], 1940 m.

Diagnosis. Dima hirtipennis is an easily recognizable species by its very long semi-erect to erect pubescence all over the body ( Figs 45 , 136 , 167 ). The similar pubescence is known only in D. olympica Meschnigg, 1934 from Mt. Olympus, but that species has two types of hairs on the elytra (long erect and short decumbent; Fig. 169 ). Several Dima species from the Peloponnese have also erect pubescence on the pronotum, but shorter ( Figs 120 , 146 , 157 ). Additionally, they have decumbent to semi-erect short pubescence on the elytra ( Figs 6–9 , 67–74 , 105– 108 ). Dima hirtipennis has tiny antennae with long antennal segments (more than 2 times longer than wide in antennomeres IV–X), and the sclerites of bursa copulatrix which are distinctly thinner than in other known Dima species ( Fig. 231 ).

Distribution. Greece (Peloponnese: Taygetos Mts.; Fig. 246 ).

Remark. This species is known only from the female holotype ( Fig. 45 ). There is a single male specimen collected in the Mani Peninsula, Peloponnese, with the following data: " Peloponnese [Peloponnesus], Mani peninsula, nr . Langada village , 350 m, 16.II.1991, ♂, G. Kakiopoulos leg." ( PCGK) ( Fig. 45 ; male genitalia as in Fig. 189 ). This specimen resembles D. hirtipennis by its long, semi-erect to erect body vestiture and elongate antennomeres IV–X ( Figs 45–46 ), but can be distinguished by having a darker body (light brown in D. hirtipennis ), different shape of pronotum, with slightly longer pubescence on the pronotal sides, and straight frontal margin of scutellum (distinctly emarginate in D. hirtipennis ). Since we have only two specimens from different sexes available for the study, we cannot assess what is the the sexual dimorphism and what is the interspecific difference. Therefore, it seems the best approach is to postpone any taxonomic decision until more material from the southern Peloponnese is available.

Figures

FIGURE 246. The distribution of Dima species in the Southern Greece.

FIGURES 45 – 59. Habitus images of Dima species. 45 — Dima hirtipennis Platia, 2011, holotype, female, 46 — Dima sp. from Mani; D. hladilorum Schimmel, 1987, 47 — paratype, female, 48 — non-type specimen, male, 49 — non-type specimen, female; D. kozufensis sp. nov., 50 — holotype, male, 51 — paratype, female, 52 — paratype, female, paratype of D. lebenbaueri Schimmel & Platia, 2008; D. lebenbaueri Schimmel & Platia 2008, 53 — holotype, male, 54 — paratype, female, 55 — non-type specimen, male, 56 — non-type specimen, female; D. macedonica Schimmel, 1993, 57 — holotype, male, 58 — non-type male from Galičica, 59 — non-type female from Galičica Mts. Not to scale.

FIGURES 131 – 142. Pronotal details of Dima species. 131 — D. fthiotidensis Schimmel & Platia, 2008, paratype, female; 132 — D. scutellaris Platia, 2010, holotype, female; 133 — D. fthiotidensis, male; 134 — D. fthiotidensis, holotype of D. fokidensis Schimmel & Platia, 2008; 135 — D. giachinoi Schimmel & Platia 2008, female; 136 — D. hirtipennis Platia, 2011, holotype, female; 137 — D. hladilorum Schimmel, 1987, male; 138 — D. kozufensis sp. nov., paratype, female; 139 — Dima lebenbaueri Schimmel & Platia 2008, holotype, male; 140 — Dima lebenbaueri, non-type specimen, female; 141 — D. macedonica Schimmel, 1993, holotype, female, 142 — D. macedonica, female paratype of D. hladilorum from Galičica Mts. Not to scale.

FIGURES 163 – 171. Scutellum-shape of Dima species. 163 — D. bruhai sp. nov.; 164 — D. macedonica Schimmel, 1993; 165 — D. raineri Wurst, 1997. Elytral details of Dima species. 166 — D. fthiotidensis Schimmel & Platia, 2008; 167 — D. hirtipennis Platia, 2011; 168 — D. macedonica Schimmel, 1993; 169 — D. olympica Meischnigg, 1934; 170 — D. parnonensis Schimmel & Platia, 2008; 171 — D. pecoudi Fleutiaux, 1943. Not to scale.

FIGURES 222 – 233. The sclerotized spines of bursa copulatrix of Dima species. 222 — D. arndti Platia, 2013, paratype; 223 — D. bruhai sp. nov., paratype; 224 — D. dusaneki sp. nov., paratype; 225 — D. elateroides, Charpentier, 1825, non-type specimen; 226 — D. etoliensis Platia, 2012, holotype; 227 — D. fialai sp. nov., paratype; 228 — D. florinensis Platia, 2012, holotype; 229 — D. fthiotidensis Schimmel & Platia, 2008, holotype of D. scutellaris Platia, 2010; 230 — D. giachinoi Schimmel & Platia 2008, paratype; 231 — D. hirtipennis Platia, 2011, holotype; 232 — D. kozufensis sp. nov., paratype; 233 — D. neumanni Platia, 2013, non-type specimen. Not to scale.

FIGURES 119 – 130. Pronotal details of Dima species. 119 — D. arndti Platia, 2013, male; 120 — D. assingi Schimmel & Platia, 2008, female; 121 — D. bruhai sp. nov., holotype, male; 122 — D. dalmatina Küster, 1844, male; 123 — D. dusaneki sp. nov., holotype, male; 124 — D. elateroides Charpentier, 1825, male; 125 — D. etoliensis Platia, 2012, holotype, female; 126 — D. evritaniensis Schimmel & Platia, 2008, paratype, female; 127 — D. evritaniensis, male; 128 — D. fialai sp. nov., holotype, male; 129 — D. florinensis Platia, 2012, female; 130 — D. fthiotidensis Schimmel & Platia, 2008, male. Not to scale.

FIGURES 143 – 154. Pronotal details of Dima species. 143 — D. macedonica Schimmel, 1993, male; 144 — D. marvani Mertlik & Dusanek, 2006, holotype, male; 145 — D. moraveci Schimmel & Platia, 2008, holotype, female; 146 — D. neumanni Platia, 2013, female; 147 — D. olympica Meschnigg, 1934, male; 148 — D. orientalis sp. nov., holotype, male; 149 — D. parnonensis Schimmel & Platia, 2008, female; 150 — D. pecoudi Fleutiaux, 1944, male; 151 — D. pelikani sp. nov., holotype, male; 152 — D. pelionensis sp. nov., paratype, female, 153 — D. pelionensis sp. nov., paratype, female paratype of D. fokidensis; 154 — D. raineri Wurst, 1997, female. Not to scale.

FIGURES 155 – 162. Pronotal details of Dima species. 155 — D. raineri Wurst, 1997, holotype, male; 156 — D. schimmeli Platia & Gudenzi, 2009, female; 157 — D. schnitteri Platia, 2013, female; 158 — D. vailatii Schimmel & Platia 2008, holotype, male; 159 — D. vailatii, male; 160 — D. riesei Platia, 2010, holotype, male; 161 — D. vonickai sp. nov., holotype, male; 162 — D. zbuzeki sp. nov., holotype, male. Not to scale.

FIGURES 1 – 14. Habitus images of Dima species. Dima arndti Platia, 2013, 1 — holotype, male, 2 — paratype, female, 3 — nontype specimen, male, 4 — non-type specimen, female; 5 — Dima sp. from Crete, male; D. assingi Schimmel & Platia, 2008, 6 — holotype, male, 7 — holotype of D. peloponnensis Schimmel & Platia, 2008, male, 8 — non-type male from Kilini Mts., 9 — nontype female from Kilini Mts.; D. bruhai sp. nov., 10 — holotype, male, 11 — paratype, female, 12 — paratype, male, 13 — paratype, male; D. dalmatina Küster, 1844, 14 — syntype, male, lateral view. Not to scale.

FIGURES 60 – 74. Habitus images of Dima species. Dima macedonica Schimmel, 1993, 60 — non-type male from Ehloec, 61 — female paratype of D. hladilorum Schimmel, 1987 from Galičica Mts.; D. marvani Mertlik & Dusanek, 2006, 62 — holotype, male, 63 — female paratype from Lovčen Mts., 64 — female paratype from Rumija Mts., 65 — non-type male from Rumija Mts.; 66 — D. moraveci Schimmel & Platia 2008, holotype, female; D. neumanni Platia, 2013, 67 — holotype, male, 68 — non-type male from Erimanthos Mts., 69 — non-type female from Erimanthos Mts., 70 — non-type male from Aroania Mts., 71 — non-type female from Aroania Mts., 72 — non-type female from Aroania Mts., 73 — non-type female from Panachaiko Mts., 74 — non-type female from Panachaiko Mts. Not to scale.

FIGURES 105 – 118. Habitus images of Dima species. Dima schnitteri Platia, 2013, 105 — holotype, male, 106 — paratype, female, 107 — non-type specimen, male, 108 — non-type specimen, female; D. vailatii Schimmel & Platia 2008, 109 — holotype, male, 110 — paratype, female, 111 — non-type specimen, male, 112 — non-type specimen, female, 113 — holotype of D. riesei Platia, 2010, male; D. vonickai sp. nov., 114 — holotype, male, 115 — paratype, female; D. zbuzeki sp. nov., 116 — holotype, male, 117 — paratype, female, 118 — paratype, male. Not to scale.

FIGURES 182 – 191. Aedeagus images of Dima species. 182 — D. elateroides Charpentier, 1825, non-type specimen from Serbia; 183 — D. evritaniensis Schimmel & Platia, 2008, non-type specimen from Timfristos Mts.; 184 — D. fialai sp. nov., holotype; 185 — D. florinensis Platia, 2012, non-type specimen; 186 — D. fthiotidensis Schimmel & Platia, 2008, non-type specimen from Kallidromo Mts.; 187 — D. fthiotidensis, non-type specimen from Vardoussia Mts.; 188 — D. giachinoi Schimmel & Platia 2008, non-type specimen; 189 — Dima sp. from Mani; 190 — D. hladilorum Schimmel, 1987, non-type specimen; 191 — D. kozufensis, sp. nov., holotype. Not to scale.