Paraphaea philippinensis ( Jedlicka , 1935b) Shi & Zhou & 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 : 19-20

publication ID

https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.284.3983

publication LSID

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scientific name

Paraphaea philippinensis ( Jedlicka , 1935b)
status

comb. n.

Paraphaea philippinensis ( Jedlicka, 1935b) comb. n. Habitus: Fig. 36 View Figures 31–36 female genitalia: Figs 113 View Figures 111–125 128 View Figures 126–131

Paraphaea philippinensis Jedlička 1935b: 116 (original: Coptodera ; type locality: Philippinen; holotype deposited in NHML); Jedlička 1963: 306 ( Allocota ); Shpeley and Ball 1993: 129 ( Anchista ); Kirschenhofer 1996: 763-764 ( Allocota ).

Type examined.

Holotype of Coptodera philippinensis Jedlička, by monotypy (NHML): female, body length = 7.6 mm, board mounted, with antennae missing except scapes, “Type” [round label with red ringed]; "Philippine Is. / Coll. Bottcher. / B. M. 1929-201."; " 217 "; " Coptodera / philippinen- / type sis sp. n. / Det. ING. JEDLIČKA” [pink label]; "loan from / Brit. Mus."; " Coptodera / philippi- / ♂ ensis / det. Jedl/ 97 / George E. Ball"; " Anchista / philippinensis / det. Jedlicka / D. Shpeley 19 93 "[Figs 36, 113, 128].

Notes on type.

Shpeley and Ball (1993) mentioned the holotype is a male, but actually it is a female ( Fig. 36 View Figures 31–36 ).

Diagnosis.

Pronotum sparsely pubescent, widest at apical two-fifths, lateral margins slightly sinuate before hind angles; head and pronotum yellowish to reddish brown, elytra metallic blue; elytra with two or three primary setigerous pores on 3rd interval and one pore on base of 5th interval, intervals with a few very fine secondary setigerous pores.

By the metallic blue elytra and sparse secondary setae on pronotum and elytra, this species can be readily distinguished from other allied species.

Description.

Body length 7.6 mm; head reddish brown, pronotum, mouthparts and legs yellowish brown, apices of mandibles darker; elytra metallic blue with 1st and 2nd intervals slightly reddish, lateral margins, elytral suture and epipleurae reddish brown; ventral side brownish. Head nearly glabrous (only two very fine accessory setae visible), without punctures or microsculpture. Pronotum cordiform, widest at apical two-fifths; ratio PW/PL 1.52; pronotal base weakly lobed; disc sparsely and finely setose, lateral explanate areas and area along median line glabrous, microsculpture indistinct, without punctures; front angles with a few setae, distinctly longer than in Paraphaea binotata ; lateral margins completely rounded in the widest part, slightly sinuate before hind angles; front angles widened and rounded, not projected; hind angles obtuse; disc moderately convex; basal foveae wide and even, with a few punctures. Elytra with striae very shallow, almost completely composed of rows of fine punctures; intervals flat, without punctures or microsculpture, very fine and sparse accessory setae present on all intervals; 3rd interval with two or three primary setigerous pores (in the holotype, two pores on left elytron, three pores on right one), first one placed at basal one-fourth, adjacent to 3rd stria, the last one placed at apical one-eighth, adjacent to 2nd stria, the middle one, if present, just behind the basal one, at basal one-third approximately; 5th interval with one pore near base, adjacent to 5th stria; 17-18 umbilical pores in 9th interval. Male genitalia unknown. Female genitalia. Spermatheca not distinctly bent in middle; spermathecal gland inserted near basal one-third of spermatheca, its base slightly expanded, with a very short branch; apical part of spermatheca after the gland insertion with distinct ring-sculpture, slightly expanded to fusiform; basal part before the gland insertion without sculpture, slightly bent ( Fig. 128 View Figures 126–131 ). Apical segment of ovipositor scimitar-form, inner margin slightly angulate at apical fourth; length 4 times basal width; inner margin setose in apical fourth; apex narrow, with membranous extension long and slender ( Fig. 113 View Figures 111–125 ).

Distribution

( Map 2 View Map 2 ). Only known from the type locality, the Philippines.

Remarks.

This species is only known from the holotype. It was originally described in genus Coptodera and later moved to Allocota by Jedlička (1935b, 1963). Shpeley and Ball (1993) indicated that it is an Anchista species. Kirschenhofer (1996) overlooked Shpeley and Ball’s (1993) comments, and kept it in Allocota . Based on the pronotal shape and female genitalia characters, this species is most similar to Paraphaea minor sp. n., so we herein move it into Paraphaea .

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Carabidae

Genus

Paraphaea

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Coptodera

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Allocota

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Anchista

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Allocota

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