Aulacophora analis ( Weber, 1801 )

Lee, Chi-Feng & Beenen, Ron, 2015, Revision of the genus Aulacophora from Taiwan (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae), Zootaxa 3949 (2), pp. 151-190 : 153-156

Aulacophora analis ( Weber, 1801)

( Figs 1–3 , 10–17 )

Galleruca analis Weber, 1801: 55 . (Sumatra).

Triaplatys analis: Fairmaire, 1883: 56 .

Aulacophora analis: Baly, 1888: 176 ( Indonesia: Sumatra, Sulawesi; Philippines, including Sulu islands); Allard, 1888: 322 (Adelaide); Chûjô, 1962: 85 ( Taiwan: Lanyu island).

Ceratia analis: Miwa, 1931: 189 ( Taiwan: Lanyu island).

Galeruca quadraria Olivier, 1808: 626 (Indes orientales). New synonym

Aulacophora quadraria: Allard, 1888: 322 (Adelaide) ; Barroga, 2001: 44 ( Indonesia: Bali); Barroga & Mohamedsaid, 2002: 142 ( Indonesia: Sumatra, Java; Malaysia: Sabah).

Type material. Galleruca analis : lectotype ♀ ( KIEL), here designated, labeled: “Weber / analis . / 1743 [w, h] // analis [w, h]”. This is the only specimen available in Fabricius’ collection. It is uncertain if there are other type specimens.

Galeruca quadraria : lectotype ♀ (MNHN), here designated, labeled: “ Galeruca / quadraria / Oliv. [h, w] // SY6 / 36 [h, w, circle label] // TYPE [p, r] // MUSÉUM PARIS / COLL. GÉNÉRALE [p, y] // G. quadraria / Oliv. / Java / Coll. Labillardiere [h, y] // SYNTYPE [p, r] // SYNTYPE / Aulacophora / quadraria ( Olivier, 1808) [p, w] // MNHN / EC4692 [p, w]”. This is the only specimen found at the MNHN, It is uncertain if there are other type specimens.

Other specimens examined. INDONESIA. Java: 1♀, 1922, leg. Andrewes ( BMNH); Sulawesi: 1♀, Tondano, leg. Forsten ( BMNH); Sumatra: 1♀, Dolok Mekangir, 5.VII.1974, leg. Diehl ( MNHUB); 4♀, Sandaran Agong, Korinchi Lake, 1914 ( BMNH); 1♂, leg. Baly ( BMNH); PHILIPPINES. 1925, leg. E. M. Ledyard ( BMNH); Luzon: 1♂, 1905, leg. Sharp ( BMNH); 1♂, 1905, leg. Fry ( BMNH); TAIWAN. Taitung: 2♀, Lanyu Island, same locality, 26.VI.2009, leg. U. Ong ( MNHUB); 4♂, 3♀, same locality, 4.IV.2011, leg. Y.-T. Wang ( BMNH, RBCN); 1♂, 1♀, same locality, 17.III.2012, leg. T. H. Lee ( MCSN); 1♂, 1♀, same locality, 17.III.2012, leg. M.-H. Tsou ( TARI); 1♂, 1♀, same locality, 14.IV.2013, leg. B.-X. Guo ( TARI); 4♀, same locality, 14.IV.2014, leg. Y.-T. Chung ( TARI).

Diagnosis. Aulacophora analis is similar to A. bicolor with yellowish brown body and black spots on the elytron but A. analis display the characteristic and uniform patterns of arrangement of black spots on the elytron which is different from A. bicolor .

Males. Length 5.5–7.0 mm, width 2.7–3.7 mm. General color ( Figs 1–2 ) yellowish brown but elytron with two large, black square patches at antero-lateral angles and behind middle respectively, apical 2/3 of tibia, and tarsus black. Antenna ( Fig. 10 ) filiform and extremely slender, antennomere I not enlarged; ratio of length of antennomeres III to XI about 1.0: 1.0: 1.0: 1.0: 1.0: 0.9: 0.9: 0.8: 1.0; ratio of length to width from antennomere III to XI about 4.3: 4.3: 4.6: 4.9: 4.7: 4.7: 5.0: 4.7: 5.9. First tarsomeres of front and middle legs swollen. Apex of abdominal tergite VIII weakly emarginate ( Fig. 16 ), convex at middle, with several long setae along apical margin; base weakly sclerotized. Median lobe of abdominal ventrite V rectangular, disc weakly depressed. Penis ( Figs 12–13 ) slender, parallel-sided, abruptly narrowed from apical 1/6 to apex, apex pointed; almost straight in lateral view, curved at apical 1/6; tectum well sclerotized, slender, apically widened, apex rounded; endophallus with clusters of dense stout setae, and with one longitudinal sclerite, apex weakly recurved and rounded, basally widened.

Females. Length 7.8–8.2 mm, width 4.0– 4.5 mm. Similar to male ( Fig. 3 ), but antennomeres III–V slender ( Fig. 11 ); ratio of length of antennomeres III to XI about 1.0: 1.1: 1.1: 1.1: 1.1: 1.0: 1.0: 0.9: 1.2; ratio of length to width from antennomere III to XI about 3.5: 3.9: 4.1: 4.2: 4.3: 4.2: 4.6: 4.5: 5.6. Apical margin of abdominal ventrite V truncate. Gonocoxae ( Fig. 14 ) wide, apex of each gonocoxa with eight setae from apical 1/6 to apex; gonocoxae connected at middle, base slender. Ventrite VIII ( Fig. 15 ) weakly sclerotized; apex narrow, apical margin a little emarginate at middle, surface with extremely dense short setae along apical margin, disc with dense short setae; spiculum short. Spermathecal receptaculum ( Fig. 17 ) a little swollen, hardly separated from pump; pump strongly curved; spermathecal duct short, stout, shallowly projecting into receptaculum.

Host plant. Cucurbitaceae : Trichosanthes quinquangulata A. Gray (present study).

Distribution. Indonesia, Malaysia (Sabah), Philippines, Taiwan (only Lanyu Island).

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 9. Habitus of Aulacophora species. 1. A. analis, Lanyu Island, male, dorsal view; 2. Ditto, ventral view; 3. A. analis, Lanyu Island, female, dorsal view 4. A. kotoensis, Lanyu Island, male, dorsal view; 5. Ditto, ventral view; 6. A. kotoensis, Lanyu Island, female, dorsal view; 7. Ditto, ventral view; 8. Lectotype of Crioceris abdominalis, dorsal view; 9. Ditto, ventral view.

FIGURES 10 – 17. Diagnostic characters of Aulacophora analis (Weber). 10. Antenna, male; 11. Antenna, female; 12. Penis, dorsal view; 13. Penis lateral view; 14. Gonocoxae; 15. Abdominal ventrite VIII, female; 16. Abdominal tergite VIII, male; 17. Spermatheca.