Paraphaea minor Shi & Liang, 2013

Shi, Hongliang, Zhou, Hongzhang & Liang, Hongbin, 2013, Taxonomic synopsis of the subtribe Physoderina (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Lebiini), with species revisions of eight genera, ZooKeys 284, pp. 1-129 : 17-18

Paraphaea minor Shi & Liang sp. n. Habitus: Figs 3 35 male genitalia: Figs 69 96 female genitalia: Figs 112 127

Type material.

Holotype (MNHN): male, body length = 5.8 mm, board mounted, genitalia dissected and deposited in microvial pinned under specimen, "Hoa-Binh / Tonkin / A. de Cooman"; "MUSEUM PARIS / Coll. Ch. ALLUAUD"; "HOLOTYPE ♂/ Paraphaea minor / new species / Des. SHI H. L. 2011" [red label][Figs 69, 96, 35]. Paratypes (Total 1 male, 6 females): Vietnam: 1 female (MNHN), " Tonkin / Dap-Can "; "MUSEUM PARIS / Ex. Coll. M. MAINDRON / Coll. G. BABAULT 1930"; " Anchista / circumdata / sp. n."; "PARATYPE ♀/ Paraphaea minor / new species / Des. SHI H. L. 2011" [red label]. Thailand: 1 female (MNHN), "MUSEUM PARIS / BANGKOK / LARNAUDIE 349-64"; a round yellow label probably meaning Oriental with backside written " 3kg / Gk "; "PARATYPE ♀/ Paraphaea minor / new species / Des. SHI H. L. 2011" [red label]. 1 male (CRS), "Thailand bor. occ. / Pai / Soppong / 28.5-5.6. 1997 / Lgt. M. Snizek"; "PARATYPE ♂/ Paraphaea minor / new species / Des. SHI H. L. 2011" [red label]. Myanmar: 1 male (NHML), " Toungoo "; " Anchista / sp. n."; "H. E. Andrewes Coll. / B. M. 1945-97"; "PARATYPE ♂/ Paraphaea minor / new species / Des. SHI H. L. 2011" [red label]. Cambodia: 1 female (MNHN), "Cambodge / Rég. De Chiehreng / G. Thomas 1912."; “Muséum Paris / Coll. R. Oberthür / 1952"; "PARATYPE ♀/ Paraphaea minor / new species / Des. SHI H. L. 2011" [red label]. China: 1 female (HBUM), "2006-XI-15-16 / 海南昌江县尖峰岭 / 任国栋 / 河北大学博物馆” [2006-XI-15-16, Hainan, Changjiang, Jianfengling, Ren Guodong leg., Hebei University Museum]; "PARATYPE ♀/ Paraphaea minor / new species / Des. SHI H. L. 2011" [red label][Figs 112, 127]. 1 female (IZAS), "采集地：海南五指山 / 海拔 日期 2008- IV-03 / 方法 灯诱 采集人：杨玉霞” [Hainan, Wuzhishan, 2008.IV.03. by light trap, Yang Yuxia leg.]; "PARATYPE ♀/ Paraphaea minor / new species / Des. SHI H. L. 2011" [red label][Fig. 3].

Diagnosis.

Pronotum glabrous, widest at middle, lateral margins sinuate before hind angles; elytra reddish yellow with dark lateral and apical margins; two setigerous pores present on 3rd interval and one setigerous pore on base of 5th interval; median lobe of aedeagus with apical third slightly expanded, internal sac with sinuous main flagellum ( Fig. 69 ).

The new species is most similar to Paraphaea formosana in male genitalia. It differs as follows: (1) 3rd interval with two setigerous pores in Paraphaea minor , but with three or four pores in Paraphaea formosana ; (2) elytral patterns of these two species are different; (3) Paraphaea minor with median lobe of aedeagus less expanded subapically, left-lateral margin only slightly sin uate in dorsal view ( Fig. 69 ); Paraphaea formosana with left-lateral margin of aedeagal median lobe more distinctly sinuate in dorsal view ( Fig. 68 ); (4) Paraphaea minor with apical lamella completely rounded, very short, apex wide; Paraphaea formosana with apical lamella somewhat triangular, much longer, apex narrower.

This new species maybe confused with Paraphaea binotata , but can be distinguished by different elytral pattern, and pronotum widest at middle, not at apical third.

Description.

Body length usually 5.8-6.9 mm (specimens from Hainan length 7.6-7.9 mm); head and pronotum reddish yellow to brown, lateral explanate areas of pronotum paler; mouthparts, antennae and legs yellowish brown or reddish brown; elytra reddish yellow, with dark marginal fascia occupying 7th-9th intervals, fascia conjoined on elytral apex but not on base, elytral lateral margins yellowish brown; ventral side yellowish brown to dark brown. Head glabrous, without punctures or microsculpture. Pronotum cordiform, widest near middle; ratio PW/PL 1.38 to 1.52; pronotal base briefly but distinctly lobed; disc glabrous, microsculpture indistinct, without punctures; front angles with a few short setae; lateral margins completely rounded in middle, sinuate before hind angles; front angles wide and round, not projected; hind angles sharp, rectangular or nearly so, slightly pointed; disc moderately convex; basal foveae wide and even, with a few fine punctures. Elytra with striae distinct, finely punctate; intervals slightly convex, without punctures or microsculpture; 3rd interval with two setigerous pores: basal one placed approximately basal one-third, adjacent to 3rd stria; apical one placed approximately apical one-eighth, adjacent to 2nd stria or in middle of interval; 5th interval with one setigerous pore near base, adjacent to 5th stria; 15-17 umbilical pores on 9th interval. Male genitalia. Median lobe of aedeagus with apical third slightly expanded; in dorsal view, left-lateral margin moderately sinuate medially, and then gradually narrowed to apex; apical lamella placed on left-ventral side, broadly rounded, not prolongate; internal sac with main flagellum slightly sinuous; basal part of main flagellum moderately bent, so trumpet-form expansion adjacent to left margin, apical margin of trumpet-form expansion not crenulate ( Fig. 69 ). Female genitalia. Spermatheca slender and strongly bent near middle, but not so elongate as in Paraphaea binotata ; spermathecal gland inserted near apical one-third of spermatheca, distinctly expanded at basal part, not bent; spermatheca with ring-sculpture between apex and the gland insertion; spermatheca strongly bent at apical one-third ( Fig. 127 ). Apical segment of ovipositor scimitar-shaped, inner margin slightly angulate at apical one-third; length about three times basal width; inner margin setose in apical half; apex slightly widened, with membranous extension long and slender ( Fig. 112 ).

Distribution

( Map 2 ). China (Hainan), Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia.

Etymology.

This species is the smallest one of the genus, so we name it " minor ", a word from Latin meaning “small”.

Geographical variation.

Two females from Hainan (China) ( Fig. 3 ) are distinctly larger than the other specimens from South East Asia (7.6-7.9 mm contrasting with 5.8-6.9 mm). But there is no other difference between them and other paratypes from Tonkin in external and female genitalia characters, so we include these two females in type series.

Figures

Map 2. Known distribution of genus Paraphaea II: ▲ Paraphaea minor sp. n. ◆ Paraphaea philippinensis (Jedlicka) ★ Paraphaea formosana (Jedlicka).

Figure 68. Median lobe of male genitalia, right-lateral, ventral, left-lateral, dorsal views of Paraphaea formosana (Jedlicka), a specimen from Taiwan.

Figure 69. Median lobe of male genitalia, right-lateral, ventral, left-lateral, dorsal views of Paraphaea minor sp. n., holotype.

Figures 1 - 6. Habitus, scale bars = 2.0 mm: 1 Paraphaea binotata (Dejean), a specimen from Yunnan 2 Paraphaea formosana (Jedlicka), a specimen from Taiwan 3 Paraphaea minor sp. n., a paratype from Hainan 4 Anchista brunnea (Wiedemann), a paralectotype of picea Chaudoir from India 5 Anchista fenestrata fenestrata (Schmidt-Goebel), a specimen from Nepal 6 Anchista fenestrata fenestrata (Schmidt-Goebel), a specimen from Nepal.

Figures 31 - 36. Type materials, scale bars = 2.0 mm: 31 Lectotype of Plochionus binotatus Dejean [= Paraphaea binotata (Dejean)] 32 Lectotype of Calleida discophora Chaudoir [= Paraphaea binotata (Dejean)] 33 Lectotype of Paraphaea signifera Bates [= Paraphaea binotata (Dejean)] 34 Holotype of Parena formosana Jedlicka [= Paraphaea formosana (Jedlicka)] 35 Holotype of Paraphaea minor sp. n. 36 Holotype of Coptodera philippinensis Jedlicka [= Paraphaea philippinensis (Jedlicka)].

Figures 95 - 110. Left and right parameres of male genitalia, scale bars = 0.2 mm: 95 Paraphaea binotata (Dejean), a specimen from Guangxi 96 Paraphaea minor sp. n., holotype 97 Anchista brunnea (Wiedemann), a paralectotype of picea Chaudoir 98 Anchista pilosa sp. n., holotype 99 Metallanchista laticollis sp. n., holotype 100 Physodera amplicollis van de Poll, a specimen from Taiwan 101 Diamella cupreomicans (Oberthuer), a specimen from Yunnan 102 Diamella arrowi (Jedlicka), holotype 103 Allocota aurata (Bates), a specimen from Tonkin 104 Allocota aurata (Bates), a specimen from Shaanxi 105 Allocota bicolor sp. n., holotype 106 Lachnoderma asperum Bates, a specimen from Taiwan 107 Dasiosoma ivorense Basilewsky, a paratype from Cote d'Ivoire 108 Dasiosoma quadraticolle sp. n., holotype 109 Orionella kathmanduensis (Kirschenhofer), a specimen from Nepal 110 Endynomena pradieri (Fairmaire), a specimen from Fujian.

Figures 111 - 125. Left ovipositors of females, ventral view, scale bars = 0.2 mm: 111 Paraphaea binotata (Dejean), a specimen from Guangxi 112 Paraphaea minor sp. n., a paratype from Hainan 113 Paraphaea philippinensis (Jedlicka), holotype 114 Anchista fenestrata fenestrata (Schmidt-Goebel), a specimen from Nepal 115 Physodera dejeani Eschscholtz, a specimen from Yunnan 116 Physodera eschscholtzii Parry, a specimen from Yunnan 117 Diamella cupreomicans (Oberthuer), a specimen from Yunnan 118 Allocota aurata (Bates), a specimen from Shaanxi 119 Allocota bicolor sp. n., a paratype from Guangdong 120 Lachnoderma asperum Bates, a specimen from Zhejiang 121 Dasiosoma bellum (Habu), a specimen from Guangdong 122 Dasiosoma maindroni (Tian & Deuve), a specimen from Tonkin 123 Dasiosoma quadraticolle sp. n., a paratype from Yunnan 124 Orionella lewisii (Bates), a specimen from Zhejiang 125 Endynomena pradieri (Fairmaire), a specimen from Taiwan.

Figures 126 - 131. Internal reproductive system of females, scale bars = 0.2 mm: 126 Paraphaea binotata (Dejean), a specimen from Guangxi 127 Paraphaea minor sp. n., a paratype from Hainan 128 Paraphaea philippinensis (Jedlicka), holotype 129 Anchista fenestrata fenestrata (Schmidt-Goebel), a specimen from Nepal 130 Physodera dejeani Eschscholtz, a specimen from Yunnan 131 Physodera eschscholtzii Parry, a specimen from Hainan.