Microhoria fasciata (Chevrolat, 1834)

Kejval, Zbyněk & Chandler, Donald S., 2020, Generic revision of the Microhoriini with new species and synonymies from the Palaearctic Region (Coleoptera: Anthicidae), Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 60 (1), pp. 95-154 : 116-117

Microhoria fasciata species-group

Diagnosis. Mostly larger, robust species, frequently with colour markings and/or modified setation of elytra (patches of swirled setae or silvery setose bands, Figs 131, 132 ); moderately variable in pronotal characters, latero-basal impressions mostly distinct and longer, densely setose ( Figs 160, 161 ). Mesoventrite always with partly bordered lateral margins (simple laterally), mostly with longitudinal submedian carinae, as in Fig. 13 ; setose fringe of mesepimera always well-developed; submarginal setose impressions of metaventrite and abdominal sternum III conspicuous; all tibiae with paired terminal spurs; elytral apices in males modified, channel of gland forming sclerotized cavity, cavity inside with pores and cuticular cones ( Fig. 41 , apical elytral margin rounded, no pointed protrusion). Aedeagus similar to Figs 76, 77 ; tegmen hood-like, with simple pointed apex (‘cuculliform’); gonopore free.

Distribution. Predominantly Western Mediterranean group, most speciose in Algeria, Morocco, Spain, and Tunisia. Few species are known from SE Europe, Caucasian region and Central Asia: M. lederi ( Marseul, 1879), M. pallidula (Pic, 1892), M. piciceps ( Desbrochers des Loges, 1875), and M. rectipennis (LaFerté-Sénectère, 1849).

Species included (107 spp.). Microhoria abdeselami (Escalera, 1914), M. abeillei (Pic, 1892), M. advecta ( Krekich-Strassoldo, 1929), M. adventicia (Krekich- -Strassoldo, 1929), M. agtayi Bonadona, 1986, M. albopilosa ( Krekich-Strassoldo, 1929), M. amata (Bonadona, 1958), M. amicitiae (Dufour, 1849), M. andalusiaca (LaFerté-Sénectère, 1849), M. annulipes ( Pic, 1894), M. antoinei (Chobaut, 1923), M. aspernata (Chobaut, 1923), M. atlasica (Pic, 1951), M. aubei (LaFerté-Sénectère, 1849), M. balearica ( Pic, 1904) , M. barrosi ( Pic, 1938), M. baudii ( Pic, 1893), M. baudueri ( Baudi di Selve, 1877), M. benigna ( Krekich-Strassoldo, 1929), M. biargenteofasciata (Pic, 1929), M. bicoloripes (Pic, 1932), M. binotaticollis (Pic, 1919), M. bispilifasciata (Marseul, 1978), M. bleusei (Pic, 1892), M. bremondi (Pic, 1936), M. brevipilis ( Pic, 1893) comb. nov., M. brisouti ( Desbrochers des Loges, 1875), M. cantabrica ( Marseul, 1879), M. capito (La- Ferté-Sénectère, 1849), M. caprai Bucciarelli, 1977, M. chardoni ( Pic, 1893), M. chobauti (Pic, 1892), M. cinctuta (Marseul, 1878), M. codinai (Pic, 1919), M. constricticollis (Desbrochers des Loges, 1870), M. curticollis ( Pic, 1894), M. decora ( Krekich-Strassoldo, 1929), M. dejeanii (La- Ferté-Sénectère, 1849), M. dentipalpis Bonadona, 1977, M. digitalis Marseul, 1878, M. espunana (Pic, 1930), M. fairmairei (C. Brisout de Barneville, 1863), M. fasciata (Chevrolat, 1834) , M. ferianensis (Pic, 1900), M. franzi Bonadona, 1958. M. fuscipes Marseul, 1879, M. ghilianii (La- Ferté-Sénectère, 1849), M. gouversi Bonadona, 1986, M. hafidi (Pic, 1923), M. hameti (Escalera, 1914), M. helenae (Koch, 1923), M. hipponensis ( Pic, 1893), M. hispanica (Pic, 1899) , M. imbasicornis (Pic, 1931), M. insignita ( Pic, 1906) comb. nov., M. lanata ( Krekich-Strassoldo, 1929) , M. latecincta Chobaut, 1923), M. lavocati (Pic, 1951), M. lederi, M. leonhardi ( Krekich-Strassoldo, 1913), M. lindbergi (Pic, 1923), M. ludovici ( Pic, 1893), M. mactae ( Pic, 1894), M. maculicollis ( Pic, 1893), M. madoni (Pic, 1931), M. magnifica (Pic, 1936), M. major ( Pic, 1896), M. mateui Bonadona, 1954, M. melanocephala (Bonelli, 1812), M. mogadorica (Escalera, 1914), M. moroderi (Pic, 1930), M. mylabrina (Gené, 1839), M. oberthuri ( Baudi di Selve, 1877), M. opipara Bonadona, 1977, M. optabilis (LaFerté-Sénectère, 1849) comb. nov., M. pallidioritarsis (Pic, 1936), M. pallidula, M. pardoi Bonadona, 1952, M. paykullii (Gyllenhal, 1808), M. piceodiscoidalis (Pic, 1936), M. piciceps, M. planiceps ( Desbrochers des Loges, 1875), M. plumbea (LaFerté-Sénectère, 1842), M. postluteomaculata ( Pic, 1938), M. rectipennis, M. robustioriceps ( Pic, 1938), M. roseicollis (Pic, 1892), M. rubrofasciata ( Pic, 1894), M. saidi (Escalera, 1914), M. scrobicollis (LaFerté-Sénectère, 1849), M. selvei ( Pic, 1895), M. separanda ( Krekich-Strassoldo, 1929), M. simplicipes (Pic, 1936), M. subgracilis ( Krekich-Strassoldo, 1929), M. superba ( Pic, 1896), M. taeniata ( Baudi di Selve, 1877), M. testaceofasciata ( Pic, 1894), M. torretassoi (Pic, 1931), M. valida ( Pic, 1896), M. velutina (LaFerté-Sénectère, 1849) , M. venusta (A. Villa & J. B. Villa, 1833), M. veris ( Pic, 1893), M. villiersi (Bonadona, 1984), M. violaris (Marseul, 1875), M. volxemi (Marseul, 1878), M. vosseleri ( Pic, 1894), and M. zonata (LaFerté-Sénectère, 1849).

Remarks. This species-group holds all species of Microhoria formerly treated in the subgenera Immicrohoria and Submicrohoria.

Figures

Figs 123–137. Habitus: 123 – Neocrohoria melanura (Fairmare & Germain, 1863), O’Higgin prov., Cuesta Chada (ZKDC); 124 – Aulacoderus mutatus (Gemminger, 1870); 125 – A. tuberculifer (van Hille, 1985), Western Cape, Soutpan (ZKDC); 126 – Falsophilus minutus (Pic, 1894), Western Cape, Cape Point (ZKDC); 127 – Liparoderus insignis (Lucas, 1843), Spain, Farlete (ZKDC); 128 – Microhoria caeruleicolor (Pic, 1906) comb.nov.; 129 – M. fugiens (Marseul, 1896) comb. nov.; 130 – M. posthuma (Krekich-Strassoldo, 1931) comb. nov., India, Loharket (ZKDC); 131 – M. fasciata (Chevrolat, 1834); 132 – M. vosseleri (Pic, 1894); 133 – M. heydeni (Marseul, 1879) comb. nov.; 134 – M. longiceps (LaFerté-Sénectère, 1849) comb. nov.; 135 – M. proterva (Krekich-Strassoldo, 1931), syntype (BMNH); 136 – M. antalya sp. nov.; 137 – M. globipennis (Pic, 1897), Turkey, Şenköy (ZKDC).

Figs 151–163. 151–155 – Habitus: 151 – Microhoria bacillisternum sp. nov.; 152 – M. garavuti sp. nov.; 153 – M. gibbipennis sp. nov.; 154 – M. heracleana sp. nov., paratype, Stomio (ZKDC); 155 – M. truncatipennis (Pic, 1897) comb. nov. 156–161 – pronotum and base of head and elytra: 156 – M. angelinii (Degiovanni, 2012) comb. nov.; 157 – M. persica sp. nov., paratype (ZKDC); 158 – M. gibbipennis sp. nov.; 159 – M. truncatipennis; 160 – M. vosseleri (Pic, 1894); 161 – Microhoria sp., Spain, Jarama River env., near Madrid (ZFMK). 162 – M. depressa (LaFerté-Sénectère, 1849), Azerbaijan, Zarat (ZKDC), apex of female tergum VII; 163 – M. gibbipennis sp. nov., apex of female tergum VII.

Figs 7–14. Mesothorax in ventral (left) and lateral (right) view: 7, 8 – Neocrohoria melanura (Fairmaire & Germain, 1863), Chile, Malleco prov., 4 km W Victoria (DCDC); 9, 10 – Aulacoderus mutatus (Gemminger, 1870); 11, 12 – Liparoderus venator (Dufour, 1849); 13, 14 – Microhoria oedipus (Chevrolat, 1860). Scale bars: 100 μm (Figs 7–10); 200 μm (Figs 11–14).

Figs 39–46. 39, 40 – Metacoxa: 39 – Liparoderus venator (Dufour, 1849); 40 – Microhoria oedipus (Chevrolat, 1860). 41–46 – Apex of male elytron: 41 – Microhoria fasciata (Chevrolat, 1834); 42 – M. paupercula (LaFerté-Sénectère, 1849) comb. nov.; 43 – M. oedipus (Chevrolat, 1860); 44 – M. terminata (W. L. E. Schmidt, 1842); 45 – M. caeruleicolor (Pic, 1906) comb. nov; 46 – M. heydeni (Marseul, 1879) comb. nov. Scale bars: 20 μm (Figs 41, 44–46); 50 μm (Figs 42, 43), 200 μm (Figs 39, 40).

Figs 74–77.Aedeagus:74 – Microhoria ocreata (LaFerté-Sénectère, 1847) comb. nov., lateral view; 75 – same, ventral view; 76 – M.oedipus (Chevrolat, 1860), lateral view; 77 – same, ventral view. Scale bars: 0.2 mm – A (Figs 76, 77), B (Figs 74, 75).