Cyclosomus pallidus Kavanaugh & Cueva-Dabkoski, 2023

Kavanaugh, David H. & Cueva-Dabkoski, Mollie, 2023, A Review of Genus Cyclosomus Latreille (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Lebiinae: Cyclosomini) in Asia., Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 67 (21), pp. 493-537 : 499-501

Key for Identification of Adults of Cyclosomus species of Asia

Both male and female adults of Cyclosomus species from the region can be identified using the key below. We have avoided gender-specific features as much as possible in creating the key, and where features unique to males are used, they are presented only as secondary in importance. However, these features can be very helpful in confirming the identification of males. Male specimens of all species included in the key have small pads of adhesive setae on the ventral surfaces of front tarsomeres 1 to 3. Females have no such pads. Although in most carabid beetle species these front tarsomeres are also distinctly broader in males than in females, in the Asian Cyclosomus species these differences are very slight and therefore difficult to assess. Contributing to this difficulty is the fact that both males and females have the basal three tarsomeres asymmetrically expanded laterally as flat plates that undoubtedly aid in digging into the sandy substrate they inhabit. More reliable features for distinguishing the sexes are middle tarsomeres 1 to 3, which are distinctly broader in males than in female and have ventral adhesive setae, which are absent from females. We recommend that users of the key review the cautions given in the section entitled “Color and color patterns” under Materials and Methods above because the elytral color pattern is highly varied within some species and similar among at least some members of different species.

1 Pronotum ( Fig. 14A ) with anterior angles narrow, distinctly acute, lateral margins slightly to distinctly sinuate near anterior angles, disk dark piceous to black, with lateral pale bands well-defined and very narrow; median lobe of male genitalia with shaft evenly arcuate and tapered to a thick apical lamella, slightly ventrally deflected in lateral aspect ( Fig. 16A ), shaft slightly broadened for most of its length, then tapered to base of short, narrow, smoothly rounded apical lamella in dorsal aspect ( Fig. 17A )....................................................................... Cyclosomus acutangulus Kavanaugh & Cueva-Dabkoski

1’ Pronotum ( Figs. 14 B-I) with anterior angles broader, lateral margins not sinuate or (in very few specimens) faintly sinuate near anterior angles, lateral pale bands wider, well-defined or not, male genitalia as in Figs. 16 B-H, 17B-H.................................... 2

2 (1’)Elytra without ( Figs. 7A, 7C , 8 -10,13) a preapical spot or with only a small and faint ( Fig. 7D ) spot (seen in some specimens from inland parts of Indochina)................... 3

2’ Elytra ( Figs. 5 , 6 , 11 , 12 ,) with distinct preapical dark spot......................... 7

3 (2)Elytral epipleuron with long setae over entire length, visible from dorsal aspect in most specimens ( Fig. 10A ) [but best viewed from below because setae may be bent posteriorly in some specimens]; pronotum ( Fig. 14F ) relatively narrow (ratio PWM/PL = 2.06 to 2.33) and less broadened basally (ratio PWM/PWA = 1.45 to 1.59), with disc piceous to black and lateral pale band wide and well-defined; free apex of prosternal intercoxal process long (as in Fig. 15C ); elytral dark pattern varied ( Figs. 10A, C ), with basal and middle bands of average to greater than average thickness; median lobe of male genitalia with shaft arcuate basally and nearly straight subapically, tapered to a long and pointed apical lamella in lateral aspect ( Fig. 16E ), shaft moderately broad basally, gradually tapered to moderately broad and apically blunted, sublaceolate apical lamella in dorsal aspect ( Fig. 17 ); specimen from Philippine Islands ( Fig. 21 ).............................................. Cyclosomus philippinus Heller

3’ Elytral epipleuron with long setae only in humeral and subhumeral areas, setae in apical two-thirds distinctly shorter; pronotum ( Figs. 14 C, D, E, I ) relatively broader in most specimens (ratio PWM/PL = 2.33 to 2.93) and more broadened basally (ratio PWM/PWA = 1.63 to 1.75), with disc varied in color (pale tan-orange to black) and lateral pale band well-defined or not; free apex of prosternal intercoxal process varied in length, from long to short ( Fig. 15 ); elytral dark pattern varied, with basal and middle bands of average to less than average thickness or middle band absent; median lobe of male genitalia not sublanceolate, rounded in dorsal aspect ( Figs. 17C, D, H ); specimen not from Philippine Islands........................... 4

4 (3’)Pronotum ( Fig. 14C ) relatively longer and narrower (ratio PWM/PL less than 2.50), with disc varied in color (rufous to piceous) and lateral pale bands medium-width and well-defined; free apex of prosternal intercoxal process long (as in Fig. 15C ); body form ( Figs. 7A, C, D ) more elongate-ovoid (ratio BL/EW = 1.47 to 1.53), with elytra widest at or slightly anterior to mid-length; elytral dark pattern varied in both form and color ( Figs. 7A, C, D ), with dark maculae rufous to piceous and with basal and middle bands of average to less than average thickness and continuity or middle band absent; elytral striae very deeply impressed, elytral intervals (especially intervals 3 to 5) slightly but distinctly convex; median lobe of male genitalia long and more slender, shaft of approximately equal thickness throughout, ventral curvature gradually and only slightly arcuate in apical two-thirds in lateral aspect ( Fig. 16C ), apical lamella longer, rounded apically, and not or only slightly narrowed basally in dorsal aspect ( Fig. 17C ); specimen from southern Asia, from northeastern coastal India, through Indochina, to coastal southeastern and eastern China and Taiwan ( Fig. 20 )....... Cyclosomus inustus Andrewes

4’ Pronotum ( Figs. 14D, E, I ) shorter and very broad (ratio PWM/PL equal to or greater than 2.65); body form ( Figs. 8A , 9A , 13A, 13C, 13D ) shorter in most specimens (ratio BL/EW = 1.36 to 1.49), more roundly ovoid, broader apically; elytral dark pattern varied in both form and color; elytral striae less deeply impressed in most specimens, elytral intervals flat or nearly so; median lobe of male genitalia varied in form ( Figs. 16D, H )................... 5

5 (4’)Dorsal surface ( Fig. 9A ) mainly pale tan-orange, with only pronotal disc, elytral basal dark band and longitudinal dark band on elytral interval 1 slightly darker brown, middle dark band absent; pronotum ( Fig. 14E ) very broadly flattened laterally (especially anteriorly), lateral pale bands very broad and only slightly contrasting with color on disc; free apex of prosternal intercoxal process short (as in Fig. 15D ); specimen from southeastern Pakistan ( Fig. 21 ); males unknown............... Cyclosomus pallidus Kavanaugh & Cueva-Dabkoski sp. nov.

5’ Dorsal surface ( Figs. 8A , 13A, C, D ) with distinctly contrasting pale and dark areas; pronotal disc darker, rufopiceous to black, with lateral pale bands broad but narrower than above ( Figs. 14D, 14I ); elytra pale yellowish-brown with basal, middle and longitudinal dark bands present and dark reddish brown to black; free apex of prosternal intercoxal process short (as in Fig. 15D ) or medium in length (as in Fig. 15B )...................................... 6

6 (5’)Body form ( Fig. 8A ) roundly ovoid (ratio BL/EW = 1.46 to 1.49; ratio EL/EW = 0.94 to 0.96); free apex of prosternal intercoxal process medium in length (as in Fig. 15B ); elytra with middle transverse dark band narrow, extended laterally onto interval 6, portion on intervals 2 to 4 connected to portion on intervals 5 and 6 by in narrow, oblique dark line; median lobe of male genitalia with shaft of approximately equal thickness throughout, ventral curvature straightened subapically in lateral aspect ( Fig. 16D ), apical lamella slightly shorter in dorsal aspect ( Fig. 17D )............................. Cyclosomus marginatus Motschulsky

6’ Body form ( Fig. 13A, C, D ) even more roundly ovoid (ratio BL/EW = 1.36 to 1.41; ratio EL/EW = 0.88 to 0.93); free apex of prosternal intercoxal process short ( Fig. 15D ); elytra with middle transverse dark band varied, moderately thick in most specimens ( Fig. 13A ), markedly thickened ( Fig. 13C ) or narrowed ( Fig. 13D ) (much as in C. marginatus ), in a few specimens; median lobe of male genitalia with shaft distinctly thicker and more arcuate, ventral curvature distinctly curved throughout in lateral aspect ( Fig. 16H ), apical lamella longer in dorsal aspect ( Fig. 17H ).... Cyclosomus vespertilio Cueva-Dabkoski & Kavanaugh sp. nov.

7 (2’)Elytral epipleuron with long setae over entire length, visible from dorsal aspect in most specimens [but best viewed from below because setae may be bent posteriorly in some specimens]; pronotum ( Fig. 14B ) light reddish brown to rufopiceous, with lateral pale bands moderately broad but not sharply defined, apical angles broad and broadly rounded apically; elytral dark pattern more thickly developed than average in most specimens ( Figs. 5C , 6A ) but less than average ( Figs. 5A , 6B ) in a few specimens; male median lobe with apical lamella slightly recurved dorsally in relation to ventral curvature of shaft in lateral aspect ( Fig. 16B ), apical lamella broadly triangular with a distinct, more narrowly-rounded projection apicomedially in dorsal aspect ( Fig. 17B )........................... Cyclosomus flexuosus (Fabricius)

7’ Elytral epipleuron with long setae only in humeral and subhumeral areas, setae in apical two-thirds distinctly shorter; pronotum rufopiceous to black, with lateral pale bands narrower at least in apical half and better defined, apical angles narrower and less broadly rounded; elytral dark pattern less varied, with middle band of average ( Fig. 12A ) to distinctly greater than average ( Figs. 11A, B, C ) thickness; male median lobe with apical lamella extended in line with ventral curvature of shaft in lateral aspect ( Figs. 16F, G ), apical lamella in dorsal view ( Figs. 17F, G ) not as above........................................................ 8

8 (7’)Size slightly smaller, BL males = 7.7 to 8.1 mm, females =7.1 to 7.4; elytra ( Figs. 11A, B ) with middle transverse dark band extended from midline at least across interval 8, also onto interval 9 in some specimens; pronotum ( Fig. 14G ) relatively narrow (ratio PWM/PL = 2.25 to 2.43), piceous to black with lateral pale bands slightly narrower, distinctly defined, and slightly narrowed basally; median lobe of male genitalia with apical lamella rounded and of medium length in dorsal aspect ( Fig. 17F ); specimen from West Malaysia or northern Indonesia ( Fig. 22 ).................................... Cyclosomus sumatrensis Bouchard

8’ Size slightly larger, BL males = 8.2 to 8.6 mm, female = 9.2 mm; elytra ( Figs. 12A, C ) with middle transverse dark band extended from midline to interval 6 in most specimens, onto interval 7 and part of interval 8 in some specimens; pronotum ( Fig. 14H ) relatively broader (ratio PWM/PL = 2.44 to 2.50), rufopiceous piceous to black with lateral pale bands slightly broad- er, less well-defined, and distinctly broadened basally; median lobe of male genitalia with apical lamella short and bluntly triangular in dorsal aspect ( Fig. 17G ); specimen from eastern India to westernmost Yunnan ( Fig. 22 ).............. Cyclosomus suturalis (Wiedemann)

Figures

FIGURE 14. Pronota, Cyclosomus spp., dorsal aspect. A. C. acutangulus Kavanaugh and Cueva-Dabkoski (Bhalukpong, Arunachal Pradesh, India); B. C. flexuosus (Fabricius) (Hetauda, Bagmati Province, Nepal); C. C. inustus Andrewes, holotype (Hong Kong, China); D. C. marginatus Motschulsky (India); E. C. pallidus Kavanaugh and Cueva- Dabkoski sp. nov. (Karachi, Sindh Province, Pakistan); F. C. philippinus Heller (Pili, Zambales Mountains, Luzon, Philippines); G. C. sumatrensis Bouchard (Taman Negra National Park, Pahang, Malaysia); H. C. suturalis (Wiedemann), lectotype (“Bengala”, India); I. C. vespertilio Cueva-Dabkoski and Kavanaugh sp. nov. Scale lines = 0.5 mm.

FIGURE 16. Male genitalia, Cyclosomus spp., left lateral aspect. A. C. acutangulus Kavanaugh and Cueva-Dabkoski (Longchuan Jiang at Longjiang Bridge, Wuhe Township, Tengchong County, Yunnan, China); B. C. flexuosus Dejean (Karaikal, Puducherry, India); C. C. inustus Andrewes (“China”); D. C. marginatus Motschulsky (“Bengal”, India); E. C. philippinus Heller (Pili, Zambales Mountains, Luzon, Philippines); F. C. sumatrensis Bouchard (Taman Negara, Pahang, Malaysia); G. C. suturalis (Wiedemann), lectotype (“Bengala”, India); H. C. verspertilio Cueva-Dabkoski and Kavanaugh sp. nov. (New Delhi, Delhi, India). Scale lines = 0.5 mm.

FIGURE 17. Male genitalia, Cyclosomus spp., dorsal aspect. A. C. acutangulus Kavanaugh and Cueva-Dabkoski (Longchuan Jiang at Longjiang Bridge, Wuhe Township, Tengchong County, Yunnan, China); B. C. flexuosus Dejean (Karaikal, Puducherry, India); C. C. inustus Andrewes (“China”); D. C. marginatus Motschulsky (“Bengal”, India); E. C. philippinus Heller (Pili, Zambales Mountains, Luzon, Philippines); F. C. sumatrensis Bouchard (Taman Negara, Pahang, Malaysia); G. C. suturalis (Wiedemann), lectotype (“Bengala”, India); H. C. verspertilio Cueva-Dabkoski and Kavanaugh sp. nov. (New Delhi, Delhi, India). Scale lines = 0.5 mm.

FIGURE 7. Cyclosomus inustus Andrewes. A. Holotype male, dorsal habitus; B. Labels associated with holotype; C. Pale female (Nanoa Island, Guangdong, China); D. Dark male (“Hat Baoho”, Steong Treng, Cambodia). Scale lines = 1.0 mm.

FIGURE 8. Cyclosomus marginatus Motschulsky.A. Lectotype female, dorsal habitus (photograph by Rachel Diaz-Bastian); B. Labels associated with lectotype. Scale line = 1.0 mm.

FIGURE 5. Cyclosomus flexuosus Fabricius. A. Holotype male, dorsal habitus; B. Labels associated with C. flexuosus holotype; C. Cyclosomus dytiscoides Nietner, lectotype female, dorsal habitus; D. Labels associated with C. dytiscoides lectotype. Scale lines = 1.0 mm.

FIGURE 6. Cyclosomus flexuosus Fabricius, dorsal habitus. A. Dark male (Cinkona, Anaimalai Hills, Tamil Nadu, India); B. Pale female (Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India). Scale lines = 1.0 mm.

FIGURE 11. Cyclosomus sumatrensis Bouchard, dorsal habitus. A. Dark male (Kras, Kediri, East Java, Java, Indonesia); B. Pale male (Taman Negara, Pahang, Malaysia). Scale lines = 1.0 mm.

FIGURE 12. Cyclosomus suturalis (Wiedemann). A. Scolytus suturalis Wiedemann, lectotype male, dorsal habitus; B. Labels associated with lectotype; C. Dark male ((Longchuan Jiang at Nongkan village, Zhefang Township, Mangshi, Yunnan, China). Scale lines = 1.0 mm.

FIGURE 10. Cyclosomus philippinus Heller. A. Holotype female, dorsal habitus (photograph by Olaf Jäger); B. Labels associated with holotype; C. Pale male (Zambales Mountains, Luzon Island, Philippines). Scale lines = 1.0 mm.

FIGURE 15. Prosternal intercoxal process, Cyclosomus spp., left lateral aspect. A. C. acutangulus Kavanaugh and Cueva-Dabkoski (Longchuan Jiang at Longjiang Bridge, Wuhe Township, Tengchong County, Yunnan, China); B. C. flexuosus Dejean (Cinkona, Anamalia Hills, Tamil Nadu, India); C. C. sumatrensis Bouchard (Taman Negara, Pahang, Malaysia); D. C. verspertilio Cueva-Dabkoski and Kavanaugh sp. nov. (New Delhi, Delhi, India). Scale lines = 0.5 mm.

FIGURE 21. Map showing distribution of locality records for Cyclosomus specimens examined. Yellow highlighted area with black question mark = type area for C. marginatus Motschulsky; white square = C. pallidus Kavanaugh and Cueva-Dabkoski sp. nov.; white circles = C. philippinus Heller. Modified from Wikimedia Commons, World Atlas of the World, at URL: <http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8f/Whole_world_-_land_and_oceans_12000.jpg>. Scale line = 500 km.

FIGURE 20. Map showing distribution of locality records for Cyclosomus specimens examined. Yellow circles = C. acutangulus Kavanaugh and Cueva-Dabkoski; white triangles = C. flexuosus Dejean; yellow triangle = locality where C. acutangulus and C. flexuosus have been found together; white squares = C. inustus Andrewes. Modified from Wikimedia Commons, World Atlas of the World, at URL: <http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8f/ Whole_world_land_and_oceans_12000.jpg>. Scale line = 500 km.

FIGURE 9. Cyclosomus pallidus Kavanaugh and Cueva-Dabkoski sp. nov. A. Holotype female, dorsal habitus; B. Labels associated with holotype. Scale line = 1.0 mm.

FIGURE 13. Cyclosomus vespertilio Cueva-Dabkoski and Kavanaugh sp. nov. A. Holotype male, dorsal habitus; B. Labels associated with holotype; C. Dark male (India); D. Pale male (India). Scale lines = 1.0 mm.

FIGURE 22. Map showing distribution of locality records for Cyclosomus specimens examined. White triangles = C. sumatrensis Bouchard; yellow highlighted area with black question mark = type area for C. suturalis (Wiedemann); white circles = other localities for C. suturalis; white squares = C. vespertilio Cueva-Dabkoski and Kavanaugh sp. nov. Modified from Wikimedia Commons, World Atlas of the World, at URL: <http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/ commons/8/8f/Whole_world_-_land_and_oceans_12000.jpg>. Scale line = 500 km.