Prosodes (Dilopersina) neopersis, Semenov, 1910

Nabоz, Maхim, Merkl, Оttó & Kоvalev, Aleхey, 2018, A review of the genus Prosodes Eschscholtz, 1829 (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) of Iran, Zootaxa 4379 (4), pp. 451-483 : 459-460

Prosodes (Dilopersina) neopersis Semenov-Tian-Shansky, 1910, sp. resurr.

( Figs 4J–M , 5 )

Prosodes (Dilopersina) jakowlewi Reitter, 1909: 131 , not Prosodes jakowlewi Semenow, 1894 a: 192 .

Prosodes (Dilopersina) neopersis Semenov-Tian-Shansky, 1910: 435. (Nomen novum for Prosodes jakowlewi Reitter, 1909 .)

Prosodes neopersis: Kühnelt (1957: 76) .

Prosodes (Dilopersina) neopersis: Löbl et al. (2008: 232) . (Listed as synonym of Prosodes vestita Allard, 1880 .)

Prosodes (Meropersina) exilis G. Medvedev, 1996: 599 , syn. n.

Prosodes (Dilopersina) exilis: G. Medvedev (2001 a: 91) ; Löbl et al. (2008: 232).

Type material. Prosodes (Dilopersina) jakowlewi Reitter. Lectotype (HNHM), ♂, designated here, with labels: PERSIA. ALA-DAGH. Budschnurd 1033 m. 6.1902. Coll. Hauser., “Typus Prosodes Jakovlewi Rtt. Coll. Reitter, Prosodes (Dilopersina) neopersis Semenow, 1910 det. O. Merkl, 2017. Paralectotypes (HNHM), 1♂, 1♀, with lаbels similаr tо thоse оf leсtоtyрe; 1♀, with first lаbel PERSIA. ALA-DAGH. Вudsсhnurd 1033 m. 5.1902. Соll. Hauser. Paralectotypes (ZIN), 1♂, with labels: PERSIA. ALA-DAGH. Budschnurd 1033 m. 5.1902. Coll. Hauser., 188, Prosodes Jacowlewi Sem. Pers. ♂ Dilopersina neopersis m. Tyр. ♂ A. Semenоv-Tiаn-Shаnsky det. VII.04; 1♀, with labels PERSIA. ALA-DAGH. Budschnurd 1033 m. 5.1902. Coll. Hauser., Prosodes Jacowlewi Persia ♀ and Dilopersina neopersis m. Typ. ♀ A. Semenov-Tian-Shansky det. VII.04.

Prosodes (Meropersina) exilis G. Medvedev. Holotype (ZIN), ♂, with Cyrillic label “Xopacaн Caмxoл 14.III.98 H. Зapyдный" [Shamkhal in Razavi Khorasan Province, leg. N. Zarudny], goldish circle, “ Pros. jakovlevi chorassanica subsp. n. typ. A.Bogacev det.”, “Holotypus Prosodes exilis G. Medvedev , sp.n.”. Paratype (ZIN): ♂ with Cyrillic label “Xopacaн Caмxoл 14.III.98 H. Зapyдный”, “ Prosodes neopersis subsp.n. ( chorassanica ) ♂ A. Semenov-Tian-Shansky det. 14”, goldish circle, “ Pros. jakovlevi chorassanica subsp. n. typ. A. Bogacev det.” and “Paratypus Prosodes exilis G. Medvedev , sр.n.”; Pаrаtyрe (ZIN): ♀ with Сyrilliс lаbel “Хорасан Самхол 14.III.98 H. Зapyдный” and “Paratypus Prosodes exilis G. Medvedev , sp. n.”; Pаrаtyрe (HNHM): ♂ with Сyrilliс lаbel “В Пepcия Имaм Гyляp - Кyчaн 16.III.98 Зapyдный” [E Persia, Imam Gulyar – Kuchan, Zarudny], “ Dilopersina sp. n? pr. Jakovlevi m. ♂det. A. Semenov-Tian-Shansky det.”.

Non-type material. Turkmenistan. 1♂: Kara-Kala [now Garrygala ], 1–6.v.1925, leg. Moritz ( ZIN) . Iran. 1♀: “coll. R. Oberthür ex coll. Deyrolle Perse Pr. pustulata Fаust ” ( HNHM) ; 5♂♂, 1♀: Alа-Dаgh , Вudsсhnurd, 1033 m, 6.1902, Соll. Hаuser ( HNHM) ; 2♂♂: Prоv. Khоrаsаn, Asаdli , 1200 m, 57°16'18"E, 37°16'18"N, 26.IV.1999, leg. Gy. Fábián, L. Nádai, Z. Rahmé & K. Székely (HNHM).

Comments. Reitter (1909: 131) included P. jakowlewi Semenow, 1893 in his key to Prosodes . However, his specimens (from Iran) are not conspecific with those of Semenow (1894 a) from “Bucharia (in fact Turkmenistan, see Semenow, 1894 b), so Reitter’s text is in effect a description of a different species, P. jakowlewi Reitter, 1909 . To resolve homonymy, Semenov-Tian-Shansky (1910: 435) proposed a new name Prosodes neopersis for Reitter’s specimens from Ala-Dagh ( Iran, Razavi Khorasan Province, mountains near Bojnourd). Semenow and Reitter were in contact and traded materials, so the specimens from Ala-Dagh in the ZIN are also parts of the original syntype series, and are now paralectotypes. Prosodes neopersis was placed as a junior synonym of Prosodes cribrella vestita Allard, 1880 ( Bogačev & Kryzhanovskij 1960; Löbl et al. 2008) and resurrected here as a valid species. Bogačev & Kryzhanovskij (1960: 273) made a nonsense nomenclatural act when synonymised female of P. neopersis with P. cribrella vestita , and male of P. neopersis with P. jakowlewi Semenov. Both synonymies are not supported in this paper.

Medvedev (1996) placed type specimens of P. neopersis Semenov ( P. jakowlewi Reitter ) and P. jakowlewi Semenov in the same series in the collection of ZIN. He interpreted a specimen of P. neopersis from Turkmenistan (Kara-Kala) as P. mithras . Additionally he described P. exilis ( Medvedev 1996) from Iranian Kopet Dag, which is conspecific with P. neopersis . Males of P. neopersis are variable and have elytra from almost smooth (fig. 5A, J) to moderately (fig. 5I) and strongly (fig. 4J) sculptured. Males with smooth and sculptured elytra can be found within the same populations.

Distribution. Iran (North Khorasan and Razavi Khorasan provinces), Turkmenistan (known only from Garrygala, Kopet-Dag). New record for the fauna of Turkmenistan.

Figures

FIGURE 5. Prosodes (Dilopersina) neopersis. A, lectotype of P. jakowlewi Reitter (syn. of P. neopersis), male (HNHM), dorsal view; B, same, lateral view; C, male protibia; D, labels of lectotype; E, sculpture of male elytra (arrows showing microgranulate depressions) F, paralectotype of P. jakowlewi Reitter (syn. of P. neopersis), female (HNHM); G, same, lateral view; H, labels of paralectotype; I,paralectotype of P.jakowlewiReitter (syn. of P.neopersis), male (ZIN), dorsal view;J,male from Kara-Kala, Turkmenistan (ZIN), dorsal view; K, same, base of pronotum of paralectotype of P. jakowlewi Reitter (ZIN); L, same of male from Kara-Kala (ZIN) (arrows showing microgranulate or rasp-punctated triangular depression). Not to scale.

FIGURE4. Prosodes (Dilopersina). A–I, P.jakowlewi Semenow:A, lectotype,male (ZIN), dorsalview; B, labels of lectotype; C, sculpture of female elytra; D, female (ZIN), dorsal view; E, male protibia; F, holotype of P.grouvellei (syn. of.P.jakowlewi Semenow), male (HNHM), dorsal view; G, same, lateral view; H, labels of holotype of P.grouvellei; I, sculpture of male elytra. J–M, P. neopersis Semenow: J, holotype of P. exilis (syn. of P. neopersis), male (ZIN), dorsal view; K, male protibia; L, sculpture of female elytra; M, paratype of P.exilis (syn.of P.neopersis), female (ZIN). Not to scale.