Anchonidium caucasicum ( Motschulsky, 1845 )

Hlaváč, Peter, 2020, Review of the tribe Typoderini (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) from Caucasus with the description of a new species of Caulomorphus from Armenia, Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae (Acta. Ent. Mus. Natl. Pragae) 60 (2), pp. 629-638 : 633

Anchonidium caucasicum ( Motschulsky, 1845)

( Figs 1b , 4a–d )

Orthochaetes caucasicum Motschulsky,1845:100 (original description).

Anchonidium caucasicum : Sൺඏංඍඌκඒ (2018): 105 (new combination).

Anchonidium corticeum Faust, 1886b:32 (original description).Aඅඈඇඌඈ- ZൺඋൺඓൺǤൺ (2013): 496 (synonymy).

Styphlus ulcerosus Aubé, 1850: 341 (original description).

Anchonidium ulcerosum : Oඌൾඅඅൺ (1979): 348 (illustration of aedeagus, distribution); Sൺඏංඍඌκඒ (2018): 103 (synonymy).

Type localities. Orthochaetes caucasicum : ‘Montagnes du Caucase’ [= Caucasus Mts.]; Anchonidium corticeum and Styphlus ulcerosus : ‘environs de Batoum, en Iméritie’ [= Georgia, Batumi env., …].

Material examined. TURKEY: Sൺආඌඎඇ: 33 km SW of Samsun, 7 km SE of Kavak, 41°03′04′′N, 36°06′ 33′′E, 470 m, 20.vii.2008, 13 spec., V. Assing lgt. ( CPHP); 41 km W of Samsun, 27 km S of Bafra, 41°18′55″N, 35°50′51″E, 220 m, 21.vii.2008, 1 J, 5 spec., V. Assing lgt. ( CPHP). Sංඇඈඉ: ca 22 km S of Sinop, N of Lala, 41°53′21′′N, 35°03′21′′E, 160 m, oak & laurel forest, 31.iii.2009, 13 spec., V. Assing lgt. ( CPHP). RUS- SIA: Wൾඌඍ Cൺඎർൺඌඎඌ: 35 km NNE of Sochi, Babuk-Aul, in forest litter, 43°53′26′′N, 39°49′11′′E, 560 m, 11.vii.2011, 2 JJ, 6 spec., V.Assing lgt. ( CPHP). GEORGIA: Iආൾඋൾඍං: Likani, 41,8428N, 43,3353E, 24.vii.2006, 1 ♀, Chaladze lgt. ( CPHP). Borjomi-Kharagauli NP, vill. Nunisi, sifting in mixed forest, 41°56′41.5″N, 43°24′33.3″E, 880 m, numerous spec., P. Hlaváč lgt. ( CPHP). KൺκΗൾඍං: Tetritsklobi env., deciduous forest, sifting, 41.861638N, 45.861638E, 1300 m, 15.vii.2015, 1 J, M. Kocian lgt. ( CPHP). MඍඌκΗൾඍൺ-Mඍංൺඇൾඍං: Sagurano Res., sifting, 29.v.2006, 1 ♀, Chaladze lgt. ( CPHP). SඈඎඍΗൾඋඇ Oඌඌൾඍංൺ: Džava [Java] env., v.[19]87, 3 spec., Rous lgt. ( CJKH). Gufta [Didi Gupta] env., v.[19]87, 1 J 3 spec., Rous lgt. ( CJKH). Ratacha Fl. [unknown location], v.[19]87, 1 spec., Rous lgt. ( CJKH). Sඏൺඇൾඍං: valley of the Khuberi River, leaf litter sifting, 42.856190N, 42.039260E, 720 m, 4.vii.2015, 6 JJ 5 ♀♀, M. Kocian lgt. ( CPHP). Lakhamula vill., Madina River, sifting in mixed forest, 43.047559N, 42.456989E, 1100 m, 8.vii.2015, 1J, M.Kocian lgt.( CPHP). Nadashi,Manshura valley,mixed forest, sifting, 43.055932N, 42.426047E, 1000 m, 8.vii.2015, 1 J 3 ♀♀, M. Kocian lgt. ( CPHP).

Distribution. Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia (Caucasus), Turkey, Ukraine.

Figures

Fig. 1. Dorsal habitus. a – Adexius scrobipennis Gyllenhal, 1834; b – Anchonidium caucasicum Motschulsky, 1845; c – Caulomorphus kociani sp. nov.; d – Anchonidium perpensum Faust, 1886; e – Aparopion costatum (Fåhraeus, 1843); f – Pseudaparopion kadleci Borovec, Osella & Zuppa, 2002.

Fig. 4. Anchonidium caucasicum Motschulsky, 1845: a – antenna; b – abdominal ventrites I–V; c – spermatheca; d – sternite VIII. Anchonidium perpensum Faust, 1886: e – spermatheca; f – sternite VIII. Aparopion costatum (Fåhraeus, 1843): g – antenna. Scale bars: 0.2 mm.