Bioramix (Leipopleura) politicollis ( Kaszab, 1940 )

Bai, Xing-Long & Ren, Guo-Dong, 2020, Revision of the genus Bioramix Bates, 1879 (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Platyscelidini) from China, Zootaxa 4815 (1), pp. 1-102 : 42-43

Bioramix (Leipopleura) politicollis ( Kaszab, 1940)

( Figs 106–107 , 263–265 , 346–347 , 381–382)

Platynoscelis (Leipopleura) politicollis Kaszab, 1940: 171 .

Bioramix (Leipopleura) politicollis: Egorov, 1990: 408 ; 2004: 655; 2008: 292; 2009: 64; Li et al., 2016a: 39.

Bioramix (Leipopleura) baqenensis Li & Egorov in Li et al., 2016a: 31 , syn. n.

Type material. Syntype: 1♂ ( HNHM), CENTRAL TIBET: Salween Valley, Bumthang Gompa , 12,500 ft, 17.iv.1936 // R. J. H. Kaulback, B. M. 1937-547 // Co-Typus, Platynoscelis politicollis m. 1939, Kaszab ( Figs 263 , 346 ) . Holotype of Bioramix (Leipopleura) baqenensis Li & Egorov, 2016 : ♂ ( MCWNU), 2010-VIII-3, Baqên County, Xizang, 4575m, Ai-Min Shi & Yong-Sheng Pan leg., Museum of China West Normal University // HOLOTYPE ( Figs 264 , 347 ). Paratypes of Bioramix (Leipopleura) baqenensis Li & Egorov, 2016: 18 ♂♂, 17♀♀ ( MCWNU), 1♂, 1♀ ( MHBU), 2010-VIII-3, Baqên County, Xizang, 4575m, Ai-Min Shi & Yong-Sheng Pan leg., Museum of China West Normal University // PARATYPE.

Other material. CHINA: Xizang: 2♂♂ ( HNHM), CENTRAL TIBET: Salween Valley, Bumthang Gompa , 12,500 ft, 17.iv.1936 // det. Kaszab ; 1♂, 2♀♀ ( MHBU), Sog Xian , 30.VII.2004, Ai-Min Shi & Yi-Bin Ba leg. ; 7♂♂, 13♀♀ ( MHBU), Rongbo Town, Sog Xian , 1.VIII.2004, Ai-Min Shi & Yi-Bin Ba leg. ; 1♂ ( MHBU), Suidaika, National Road G317, Gamei Township , Sog Xian , 31°50.551′ N, 94°17.290′ E, 4590 m, 21.VIII.2018, Xing-Long Bai, Zi-Yuan Hu & Ming-Min Ma leg. ; 4♂♂, 2♀♀ ( MHBU), Xiaqu Town , Biru County, 4400 m, 8.VII.2008, Guo- Dong Ren et al. leg .; 7♂♂, 4♀♀ ( MHBU), Xiaqu Town , Biru County, 8.VII.2008, Guo-Dong Ren et al. leg .; 1♀ ( MHBU), Xiaqu Town , Biru County, 31°50.884′ N, 92°55.327′ E, 4309 m, 13.VIII.2015, Guo-Dong Ren, Xing- Long Bai & Jun-Sheng Shan leg. ; 16♂♂, 7♀♀ ( MHBU), Legen Village, Xiaqu Town , Biru County, 31°50.904′ N, 92°55.346′ E, 4300 m, 2.VIII.2019, Guo-Dong Ren, Xing-Long Bai, Ya-Lin Li, Ming-Min Ma & He Shi leg. ; 15♂♂, 24♀♀ ( MHBU), Datang Township , Biru County, 31°33.517′ N, 93°06.262′ E, 4148 m, 13.VIII.2015, Guo- Dong Ren, Xing-Long Bai & Jun-Sheng Shan leg. ; 56♂♂, 43♀♀ ( MHBU), Xuexiong, Datang Township , Biru County, 31°32.290′ N, 93°07.983′ E, 4175 m, 2.VIII.2019, Guo-Dong Ren, Xing-Long Bai, Ya-Lin Li, Ming-Min Ma & He Shi leg. ; 15♂♂, 9♀♀ ( MHBU), Qagzê Township , Biru County, 31°43.624′ N, 93°09.743′ E, 4865 m, 13.VIII.2015, Guo-Dong Ren, Xing-Long Bai & Jun-Sheng Shan leg. ; 2♂♂, 1♀ ( MHBU), Gasu Village, Liangqu Township , Biru County, 31°28.918′ N, 93°30.695′ E, 4080 m, 1.VIII.2019, Guo-Dong Ren, Xing-Long Bai, Ya-Lin Li, Ming-Min Ma & He Shi leg. ; 11♂♂, 6♀♀ ( MHBU), Tikuo Village, Liangqu Township , Biru County, 31°23.213′ N, 93°27.205′ E, 4318 m, 1.VIII.2019, Guo-Dong Ren, Xing-Long Bai, Ya-Lin Li, Ming-Min Ma & He Shi leg. ; 133♂♂, 69♀♀ ( MHBU), Bianduo Village, Liangqu Township , Biru County, 31°27.275′ N, 93°29.675′ E, 4100 m, 1.VIII.2019, Guo-Dong Ren, Xing-Long Bai, Ya-Lin Li, Ming-Min Ma & He Shi leg. ; 8♂♂, 8♀♀ ( MHBU), Bali La Shan , Banbar County, 30°47.722′ N, 95°15.995′ E, 4793 m, 11.VIII.2015, Guo-Dong Ren, Xing-Long Bai & Jun-Sheng Shan leg. ; 5♂♂, 1♀ ( MHBU), Gading La Shan , Banbar County, 31°01.467′ N, 94°34.355′ E, 5140 m, 12.VIII.2015, Guo-Dong Ren, Xing-Long Bai & Jun-Sheng Shan leg. ; 28♂♂, 8♀♀ ( MHBU), Shamo Shan, Daqian Township, Nagqu City , 31°45.986′ N, 92°37.882′ E, 4545 m, 2.VIII.2019, Guo-Dong Ren, Xing-Long Bai, Ya-Lin Li, Ming-Min Ma & He Shi leg.

Distribution. China: Xizang ( Kaszab, 1940; Egorov, 2008; Li et al., 2016a).

Remarks. The type locality of B. politicollis is confirmed to be Nyinmo Township, Banbar County, Xizang, China from a paper of expedition journey published by Kaulback (1938). After the examination of type specimens of B. politicollis and B. baqenensis , as well as additional specimens, B. baqenensis become a junior synonym of B. politicollis .

Figures

FIGURES 98–121. Parameres of male aedeagus in dorsal and lateral view. 98–101. Bioramix nagquana; 102–103. B. nigra; 104–105. B. nyainrongensis; 106–107. B. baqenensis (= B. politicollis); 108–109. B. rectiangulata; 110–121. B. reinigi (110– 111. QMD; 112–115. QMH; 116–117. QZL; 118–121. QDQ).

FIGURES 262–267. Habitus. 262. Bioramix nyainrongensis (male); 263. B. politicollis (male, syntype); 264–265. B. baqenensis (= B. politicollis, males; 264. holotype); 266–267. B. rectiangulata (266. male, holotype; 267. female, paratype).

FIGURES 345–353. Type labels. 345. Bioramix nyainrongensis; 346. B. politicollis; 347. B. baqenensis; 348. B. reinigi; 349. Platynoscelis tibetana (= B. reinigi); 350. B. rubripes; 351. Myatis brevipilosum; 352. B. rufipalpis; 353. B. darbukensis (photograph by Christoph Germann).