Hycleus bipunctatus ( Olivier, 1811 )

Serri, Sayeh, Bologna, Marco A. & Riccieri, Alessandra, 2020, Revision of the Hycleus sexmaculatus species group (Coleoptera: Meloidae Mylabrini), Zootaxa 4790 (1), pp. 1-42 : 10-12

Hycleus bipunctatus ( Olivier, 1811)

Figs 3, 15, 40–46

Mylabris bipunctata Olivier, 1811: 94 .

Mylabris triangulifera ab. reitterioides Mader, 1929: 108 syn. n.

Mylabris triangulifera ab. bushirensis Mader, 1929: 109 syn. n.

Mylabris triangulifera reitterioides, Kaszab, 1957: 57 .

Mylabris matthiesseni Reitter in litteris, according to Kaszab, 1957.

Type material. The type of Mylabris bipunctata , described from “Arabia”, seems to be lost, but we studied the old material of the Marseul’s collection from Arabia, Syria and Iraq, which probably has been compared by the French specialist with the Olivier types housed at the Paris Museum.

Type locality: “Arabia” ( Olivier 1811).

Additional material examined. Iran. 5 ♂ 8 ♀ Bushehr prov, 10 m, 30. V .2001, leg. Osten, Ebrahmi & Mofidi ( HMIM); 1 ♂ 2 ♀ Esfahan prov., Natanz, 5. VI .1970, leg. Mirzayans & Abai ( HMIM); 1 ♀ Fars prov., Kazeroun, Gav Koshsk, 5. V .1975, leg. Abai ( HMIM); 1 ♂ Fars prov., Lar, 4. IV .1953, leg. Manuchehri ( HMIM); 17 ♂ 14 ♀ Ghom prov., Ghom, 20. VI .1969, leg. Abai ( HMIM); 1 ♂ Tehran, Lac Ghom, 20. VI .1969, leg. Abai ( HNHM); 3 ♂ 3 ♀ Ghom prov., Ghom lake, 5. IV .1970, leg. Abai ( HMIM); 3 ♂ 1 ♀ Hormozgan prov., Bandar abbas, 25. IV .1949, leg. Esfandiari ( HMIM); 2 ♂ 1♀ Hormozgan prov., Bandar abbas, Rezvan, 22. IV .1949, leg. Esfandiari ( HMIM); 1 ♂ 11♀ Hormozgan prov., Bandar abbas, 7. V .1950, leg. Fasihi ( HMIM); 1♀ Hormozgan prov., Bandar abbas, 15. IV .1950, leg. Fasihi ( HMIM); 4 ♂ 3 ♀ Hormozgan prov., Bandar abbas, 17. V .1950, leg. Fasihi ( HMIM); 1 ♂ Hormozgan prov., Farur Island , 25. IV .2001, leg. Ghayourfar ( HMIM); 26 ♂ 30♀ Hormozgan prov., Bandar abbas, Khamiran, 25, 30. IV .1950, leg. Fasihi ( HMIM); 1♂ Hormozgan prov., 10 km E Dehbarez , N 27 27 E 57 19, 350 m ., 16–17. IV.2000, leg. Hajek & Mikat ( NMPC); 1♀ Hormozgan prov., Lengeh, 4. IV .1949, leg. Fasihi ( HMIM); 11 ♂ 8♀ Hormozgan prov., Lengeh, 23–25, 28. IV .1950, leg. Fasihi ( HMIM); 1♀ Hormozgan prov., Lengeh, Chah Moslem, 14. V .1940, leg. Fasihi ( HMIM); 1 ♂ 2♀ Minab , 31.III.1965, Mission Franco- Iranienne ( HNHM) ; 3 ♀ Hormozgan prov., Minab , 3.III.1949, leg. Fasihi ( HMIM) ; 1 ♂ Hormozgan prov., Minab, 18–22. V .1973, leg. Hash- emi & Broumand ( HMIM) ; 4 ♂ 3 ♀ Hormozgan prov., Minab- Fariab, 18. V .1973, leg. Hashemi & Broumand ( HMIM); 1♀ Hormozgan prov., Minab, 26. IV .1949, leg. Fasihi ( HMIM); 10 ♂ 12 ♀ Kerman prov., Jiroft, IV .1951, leg. Farmanara ( HMIM); 14 ♂ 17♀ Kerman prov., Jiroft, 2. V .1951, leg. Farmanara ( HMIM); 1 ♂ 1♀ Kerman prov., Jiroft, Aliabad, 4. V . 1968, 700 m, leg. Hashemi & Pazuki ( HMIM) ; 1 ♀ Kerman prov., Jiroft, 9. V .1969, leg. Hash- emi & Pazuki ( HMIM) ; 3 ♂ 4 ♀ Kerman prov., Jiroft, IV .1951, leg. Farmanara ( MABC), 1 ♂ 1♀ Kerman prov., Jiroft, 2. V .1951, leg. Farmanara ( MABC), 1 ♂ Kerman prov., Jiroft : 7.X.1967 ( HMIM) ; 1♀ Kerman prov., Jiroft, Mohammadabad, 3–4. V .1973, leg. Borumand ( HMIM); 1 ♂ 1♀ Kerman prov., Kahnou, 1. V .1969, leg. Hashemi & Pazuki (MABc); 1 ♂ 1♀ Kerman prov., Kerman- Sirjan, 24. V .1953, leg. Salavatian ( HMIM); 3 ♂ 1♀ Kerman prov., Kerman, Sirjan Soghan, 8. V .1973, leg. Broumand & Hashemi ( HMIM); 3 ♀ Kermanshah prov., Ghasr-e Shirin, 6. VI .1951, leg. Vakilian ( HMIM); 2 ♂ 6 ♀ Khuzestan prov., Ahvaz, 10. VI .1954, leg. Salavatian ( HMIM), 1 ♂ Khuzestan prov., Ahvaz, 10. VI .1954, leg. Salavatian ( HNHM); 1♀ Sistan & Baluchestan prov. ( HMIM) ; 6 ♂ 19 ♀ Sistan & Baluchestan prov. , Alidar [Iranshahr], 800–1000m, 1. V .1969, leg. Pazuki & Hashemi ( HMIM); 1♂ Sistan & Baluchestan prov. , Bampour, 18. IV .1950, leg. Sarkisian ( HMIM); 2 ♀ Belutschistan, Südwestl. Iranschahr, Bampurufer, 21. V .1954, leg. Richter u. Schäuffele ( HNHM) ; 1 ♀ Sistan & Baluchestan prov. , Bampour, Razvan, 12–14. IV .1973, leg. Safavi & Borumand ( HMIM); 9 ♂ 17 ♀ Sistan & Baluchestan prov. , Damen, 24. IV .1969, leg. Hashemi & Pazuki ( HMIM); 2 ♂ 2 ♀ Sistan & Baluchestan prov. , Hodar, 1. IV .1950, leg. Famouri ( HMIM); 7 ♂ 3 ♀ Sistan & Baluchestan prov. , Aliabad, 833 m, 15. IV .2005, leg. Ebrahimi & Moghaddam ( HMIM); 1♀ Sistan & Baluchestan prov. , Iranshahr Lab. 1993, leg. Omara ( HMIM) ; 5 ♂ 1♀ Sistan & Baluchestan prov. , Iranshahr, 10./25.1 V .1949, leg. Mirsalavatian ( HMIM); 7 ♂ 3 ♀ Sistan & Baluchestan prov. , Iranshahr, 5. V .1949, leg. Mirsala- vatian ( HMIM); 12 ♂ 7♀ Sistan & Baluchestan prov. , Iranshahr, 14. IV .1965, leg. Safavi ( HMIM); 4 ♂ 1 ♀ Sistan & Baluchestan prov. , Ghasreghand, 7. VI .1950, leg. Famouri ( HMIM); 28 ♂ 45 ♀ Sistan & Baluchestan prov. , Kahn- ou, 800 m, 1. V .1969, leg. Pazuki & Hashemi ( HMIM); 4 ♂ 2♀ Sistan & Baluchestan prov. , [Khash], Karvandar, 23. IV .1969, leg. Hashemi & Pazuki ( HMIM); 1 ♀ Sistan & Baluchestan prov. , Karvandar, 23.1 V .1969, leg. Pazuki & Hashemi ( HMIM); 2 ♂ 1 ♀ Sistan & Baluchestan prov. , Karvandar, Alidar [Iranshahr], 24.1 V .1969, leg. Pazuki & Hashemi ( HMIM); 1 ♀ Sistan & Baluchestan prov. , Nikshahr, 8–10. IV .1973, leg. Broumand & Safavi ( HMIM); 5 ♂ 3 ♀ Sistan & Baluchestan prov. , Nikshahr, Spake, 4, 12. IV .1965, leg. Safavi ( HMIM); 3 ♂ 1 ♀ Sistan & Bal- uchestan prov., Pishin, 8, 22. IV .1950, leg. Famuri ( HMIM); 1 ♂ Sistan & Baluchestan prov. , Rask, 24. IV .1968, leg. Hashemi & Pazuki ( HMIM); 2 ♂ 1 ♀ [Sistan & Baluchestan prov. ], SE Iran, Rask, vall r. Sarbaz, 3–4. IV .1973, loc. No. 146, Exp. Nat. Mus, Praha ( NMPC) ; 1 ♀ Sistan & Baluchestan prov. , Rimdan [Chabahar], 4. IV .1950, leg. Famouri ( HMIM); 1 ♂ Sistan & Baluchestan prov. , Saravan, Bamposht, 23. IV .1950, leg. Salavatian ( HMIM); 1 ♀ Sistan & Baluchestan prov. , Sarbaz, 24. IV .1950, leg. Salavation ( HMIM); 2 ♀ Sistan & Baluchestan prov. , Sar- baz-Rask, 24. IV .1968, leg. Hashemi & Pazuki ( HMIM); 1 ♂ Sistan & Baluchestan prov. , Spakeh, 13. IV .1965, leg. Safavi ( HMIM); 1 ♀ Sistan & Baluchestan prov. , Spakeh, 24. IV .1969, leg. Pazuki & Hashemi ( HMIM); 2 ♀ Sistan & Baluchestan prov. , Tangesarhe, 10. IV .1973, leg. Safavi & Broumand ( HMIM); 10 ♂ 9 ♀ Sistan & Baluchestan prov. , Zabol, leg. Mirzayans ( HMIM) ; 2 ♂ Semnan prov., Khar [Garmsar], V .1948, leg. Mirzayans ( HMIM); 21 ♂ 25 ♀ Yazd prov., Abarghou, Aliabad, 25. VI .1972, leg. Safavi ( HMIM); 1 ♂ 1♀ Yazd prov., Abarghou, Aliabad, 25. VI .1972, leg. Safavi ( MABC). Iraq. 1 ♂ 1♀ Mesopotamia, Mosul, Coll. Hauser, V .1909 ( HNHM); 2 ♂ Meso- potamia, Assur, VI .1908 ( HNHM); 4 ♂ Baghdad, 1913, leg. Mattanovic ( HNHM) . Pakistan. 3 ♂ 4 ♀, Baluchestan, Nushki, 16. VI .2012 ( MABC) ; 4 ♂ 5 ♀ Baluchestan, Nushki , 16.VII.2015 ( MABC) ; 2 ♂ 2 ♀ Baluchestan, Nushki , 8.X.2016 ( MABC) ; 1 ♂ Baluchestan, Nushki, 16. VI .2016 ( MABC) ; 1 ex., Baluchistan, Nushki, Kili Jamaldini, 25. V .2016 ( MABC) ; Baluchistan, Nushki, Kili Jamaldini, 3 exx. 22. VI .2013, 1 ex. 22.VII.2016 ( FUUZM) ; 1 ex., Baluchistan, Tump , 15.4.1993 ( SKC) ; 30 exx., western Baluchistan, Tump, 90 km west of Turbat , 13–15. IV .1993, S. Bečvář ( LCC) ; 2 exx., western Baluchistan, Turbat, 8–19. IV .1993, S. Bečvář ( LCC) ; 1 ex., Khyber Pakhtoon Khwa, Dera Ismail Khan, 12. V .2016 ( FUUZM) .

Records from literature. Iran. Iran (Bologna 2008; Koçak & Kemal 2015; Bologna et al. 2018; Ghahari & Campos-Soldini 2019); Khuzestan, Ahvaz ( Mirzayans 1970; Serri 2015); Khuzestan ( Modarres Awal 1997, 2012; Serri 2015 as trianguliferus trianguliferus ; Ghahari & Campos-Soldini 2019); NW Iranshar, Trockental ( Kaszab 1957 as triangulifera reitterioides and ab. bushirensis); Belutschistan, NW Iranshar, Bampurufer ( Kaszab 1957 as triangulifera reitterioides); Iranshar ( Kaszab 1957, 1968 both as triangulifera reitterioides); Minab ( Kaszab 1968 as triangulifera reitterioides); Bushehr ( Mader 1929 as triangulifera bushirensis); Bandar Abbas ( Kaszab 1968 as triangulifera reitterioides); 25 km W Bandar Abbas ( Kaszab 1968 as triangulifera reitterioides); 80 km S Jiroft ( Kaszab 1968 as triangulifera reitterioides); Esfahan, W Ná-in ( Kaszab 1968 as triangulifera reitterioides); Fars, Sarvestan ( Kaszab 1968 as triangulifera reitterioides); Fars, Bandar-Langeh ( Kaszab 1968 as triangulifera reitterioides); Fars ( Kaszab 1968; Serri, 2015 as trianguliferus trianguliferus ); Djiroft, Anbar Abad ( Kaszab 1959 as triangulifera reitterioides); Hormozgan, Kerman, Sistan & Baluchestan, Tehran ( Modarres Awal 1997, 2012; Fekrat & Modarres Awal 2012; Ghahari & Campos-Soldini 2019 all as triangulifera or triangulifera reitterioides); Khorasan ( Modarres Awal 1997, 2012; Fekrat & Modarres Awal 2012 as triangulifera reitterioides); Khorasan, Razavi prov., Bajestan ( Fekrat & Modarres Awal 2012); Khuzestan ( Serri 2015), Sistan & Baluchestan ( Kaszab 1957, 1968; Mirzayans 1970; Modarres Awal 1997, 2012 all as triangulifera reitteroides); Tehran, Ghazvine; Kohandehlj; Kerman, Bahramdjerd; Balaouchetan, Iranshahr, Pichine; Abassi, Lengeh, Tschah-mosslem, Minab ( Mirzayans 1970 as triangulifera ); Khorassan, Torbat-heydarieh; Abassi, Minab, Lengeh, Bandar-abbass; Baluchestan, Iranshahr, Spakeh, Nikchahr, Khach, Karvandar, Sarbaz, Rask, Hodar, Rimdah, Ghasrghand, Pichine, Saravan, Bampocht; Sistan, Zabol, Tehran, Garmsar, Ghotogh, Ghom; Kerman, Bardsair, Sirdjan; Jiroft, Alibad; Kermanchahan, Ghasrchirine ( Mirzayans, 1970 as triangulifera reitterioides). Iraq. Iraq ( Koçak & Kemal 2015; Bologna et al. 2018; Ghahari & Campos-Soldini 2019); Baghdad ( Al-Alì 1977); Hilla ( Al-Alì 1977). Pakistan. Baluchistan, Nushki; Nushki, Kili Jamaldini; Baluchistan, Tump; Tump, 90 km west of Turbat; W Baluchistan, Turbat, Khyber Pakhtoon Khwa, Dera Ismail Khan ( Bologna et al. 2018). Saudi Arabia. Arabia ( Olivier 1811 type locality, Fischer 1827; Marseul, 1870, 1872; Baudi di Selve 1878a, 1878b; Mader 1927a; Kaszab 1983; Bologna et al. 2018); Saudi Arabia ( Batelka & Geisthardt 2009; Koçak & Kemal 2015; Bologna & Turco 2007; Bologna 2008; Ghahari & Campos-Soldini 2019); Jeddah-Taif, ( Kaszab 1983); Wadi Hanifa ( Kaszab 1983).

Records from United Arab Emirates published by Gillet & Howarth (2004), Gillet & Gillet (1996, 2005) and by Batelka & Geisthardt (2009) attributed to Mylabris bipunctata Olivier , actually should be referred to H. pirata ( Bologna & Turco 2007) .

Description. Body length 8–27 mm. Body black, elytra reddish brown with black pattern. Head subquadrate; antennomere III ca. 1/4 time longer than IV, V–VII pregressively widened, male XI ( Fig. 40 ) with curved and elongated narrowed apex, narrowed portion of XI as long as the basal portion; in female short and not elongated ( Fig. 41 ). Pronotum ( Fig. 15 ) almost as long as wide, with anterior and basal depressions and one middle longitudinal furrow, anteriorly smooth, laterally punctuated; mesosternun as in Fig. 45 . Each elytron with two black spots on anterior third, one wide middle fascia, and one black fascia on apical part ( Fig. 46 ). Last male ventrite widely and deeply concave and depressed, with widely emarginated posterior margin; aedeagus ( Fig. 44 ) with endophallic hook narrow and slender, distal aedeagal hook far from proximal one and almost at apex, proximal hook slightly greater; gonoforceps ( Figs 42–43 ) narrow and curved apically in lateral view.

Taxonomic remarks. In some specimens the narrowed portion of antennomere XI is shorter. The size of anterior black spots of elytra and middle fascia differs in some populations. The anterior and basal depressions and the middle longitudinal furrow of pronotum have different depths even among members of the same population.

Although the types of Mylabris triangulifera ab. reitterioides and ab. bushirensis were not available, we studied topotypic specimens of these intraspecific forms from Busher ( Mader 1929) and found that they are distinct from Hycleus trianguliferus ( Heyden 1883) and totally similar to H. bipunctatus ( Olivier 1811) in the shape of last ventrite, elytral pattern, pronotal punctation and male genitalia. As mentioned in Bologna et al. (2018), here we formally propose the following synonymy:

Mylabris triangulifera ab. reitterioides Mader, 1929 and ab. bushirensis Mader, 1929 = Hycleus bipunctatus ( Olivier 1811) new synonymies.

Distribution. This species is most widely distributed in southern Iran, but is also present throughout Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Iran and Southwest Pakistan ( Bologna et al. 2018).

Figures

FIGURES 40–46. Hycleus bipunctatus (Olivier): 40. male antenna; 41. female antenna; 42. tegmen, ventral view; 43. tegmen, lateral view; 44. aedeagus, lateral view; 45. mesosternum; 46. elytral pattern. Scale bar: 1 mm.

FIGURES 13–24. Head and pronotum of: 13. Hycleus apicipennis; 14. H. balteatus; 15 H. bipunctatus; 16. H. cingulatus; 17. H. colligatus; 18. H. hayki; 19. H. lindbergi; 20. H. pirata; 21. H. schauffelei; 22. H. sexmaculatus; 23. H. tenuepictus; 24. H. trianguliferus.