Tibiodrepanus hircus ( Wiedemann, 1823 )

Barbero, Enrico, Palestrini, Claudia & Roggero, Angela, 2011, Tibiodrepanus tagliaferrii — a new Afrotropical Drepanocerina species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Oniticellini), with notes on phylogeny and distribution of the genus, Zootaxa 2923, pp. 27-47 : 33-35

Tibiodrepanus hircus ( Wiedemann, 1823)

( Figs. 12 , 16, 20 and 24 )

Copris hircus Wiedemann, 1823

Drepanocerus hircus ( Wiedemann, 1823) Type material. Lectotype of Tibiodrepanus hircus (here designated): 3, “mus. Westerm.”, “ Type Bengal. Juli 1809 ” “tipo” (ZMUC).

Paralectotype of Tibiodrepanus hircus : Ƥ, “mus. Westerm.”, “ Type ” (ZMUC).

Additional material examined. We examined 63 specimens that are definitively assigned to T. hircus . The number of individuals for each locality is given within brackets.

CHINA: [4] Hong Kong [Felsche Kauf 20, 1918] ( MTD). INDIA: Tamil-Nadu: [2] Shembaganur [near Kodaikanal] v.1904 –1905, du Breuil leg. ( BMNH). INDONESIA: Lampung: [1] Lake Ranau ( NHMB). PHILIP- PINES: Luzon: [9] Mt. Banáhao, 16.vi.1914, Boettcher leg. ( ZMHB); [1] same locality and collector, iv.1914 ( ZMHB); [1] same locality and collector, 10.iv.1914 ( ZMHB); [1] same locality and collector, 22.vi.1914 ( ZMHB); [1] same locality ( MTD);[10] Mt. Makiling, ii.1919, Baker leg. ( BMNH, IRSNB, USNM); [14] Los Baños ( GDCG, IRSNB, NHMB, MRSN, NMPC, MTD); [6] Mount Danes [near Rizal] ( ZMHB); [4] Naiba ( ZMHB); [2] Morong, Bataan, 6.i.2007, Moore leg. ( PMOC). Cebu: [1] Tapon VIII, Dalaguete Mun[icipality], 26.iii.2008, Moore leg. ( PMOC). SRI LANKA: [1] Ceylon, Templeton leg. ( OUMNH). UNION OF MYANMAR: [4] Carin, Asciuii Ghecù, 1400–1500 m, iii–iv.1888, Fea leg. ( MTD). VIETNAM: [1] Phuc-Son, C Vietnam [= Annam], Gehr W. Miller Vermachtm. [=legacy], 1909 ( MTD).

Diagnosis. The species can be easily distinguished from the other Oriental species by the metasternum entirely punctate.

Distribution. China, India, Sri Lanka, Union of Myanmar, Vietnam, Indonesia, and Philippines.

Literature. Copris hircus . Wiedemann 1823:19. Drepanocerus hircus . Harold 1869:1041, Gillet 1911:100, Boucomont 1914:337, Janssens 1953:32, Balthasar 1963:67, Simonis 1985:295, Ochi & Kon 1996:31. Tibiodrepanus hircus . Krikken 2009:21.

Remarks. The species was described by Wiedemann in the genus Copris , then was transferred to the Drepanocerus genus by Harold (1869). Later, Krikken (2009) included it in the genus Tibiodrepanus .

Figures

FIGURES 12 – 15. Epipharynx. Tibiodrepanus hircus: 12; T. setosus: 13; T. sinicus: 14; T. sulcicollis: 15. Scale bar = 0.2 mm.

FIGURES 16 – 23. Male genitalia. Tibiodrepanus hircus aedeagus: 16; T. setosus aedeagus: 17; T. sinicus aedeagus: 18; T. sulcicollis aedeagus: 19; Tibiodrepanus hircus endophallus laminae: 20; T. setosus endophallus laminae: 21; T. sinicus endophallus laminae: 22; T. sulcicollis endophallus laminae: 23. Aedeagus scale bar = 0.5 mm, endophallus laminae scale bar = 0.2 mm.

FIGURES 24 – 27. Female genitalia. Tibiodrepanus hircus vagina and receptaculum seminis: 24; T. setosus vagina and receptaculum seminis: 25; T. sinicus vagina and receptaculum seminis: 26; T. sulcicollis vagina and receptaculum seminis: 27. Scale bar = 0.2 mm.