Archaeoglenes baloghi Kaszab, 1982

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Archaeoglenes baloghi Kaszab, 1982

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Archaeoglenes baloghi Kaszab, 1982a: 49 . Studied material:

Holotype ( HNHM): “/ No. NG-W- B.166./ / leg. Dr. J. Balogh ”, “NEW GUINEA / NE/ / Wau, Mt. Kumbak / 27-28.IX.1968.”, “Holotypus1981/Archeoglenes/baloghi/Kaszab”.

Archaeoglenes novaeguineae Kaszab, 1982a: 50 , new synonymy. Studied material:

Holotype ( HNHM): “/ No. NG-W-B.64./ / leg. Dr. J. Balogh ”, “ NEW GUINEA / NE/ / Wau, Golden ridge / 3.IX.1968.”, “Holotypus 1981 / Archeoglenes / novaeguineae / Kaszab”.

Notes. According to the original description, A. baloghi and A. novaeguineae can be distinguished from each other by different punctation on the pronotum (denser in A. novaeguineae ) and elytral shape (more elongated in A. baloghi ) ( Fig. 6A–C, D, F ). Unfortunately, both taxa are known only from holotype specimens. The examined material of other Archaeoglenes species ( A. gomyi , A. loebli , and A. triplehorni ) shows that the punctation and shape of the pronotum are extremely variable within the genus. In our opinion, the characters used by Kaszab to distinguish these two specimens should be considered as intraspecific variation of a single species. Moreover, the two individuals representing those creatures were collected in the same area (Wau, New Guinea) ( Fig. 6B, E ).

During our investigation of the material of A. baloghi and its newly proposed synonym ( A. novaeguineae ), we noticed that this species is characterized by a 5-5-4 tarsal formula that is unique within the genus ( Fig. 6G–I ). This information was omitted by Kaszab (1982a) and subsequent authors (Watrous 1982; Sasaji 1983).

Figures

Fig. 6. Morphology and label data of the type specimens of Archaeoglenes species. A. baloghi: A) Habitus of holotype, B) Labels, C) Pronotal disc surface. A. novaeguineae: D) Habitus of holotype, E) Labels, F) Pronotal disc surface, G) Protarsus, H) Mesotarsus, I) Metatarsus.