Orionella lewisii (Bates, 1873)

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 : 76-78

Orionella lewisii (Bates, 1873) Habitus: Figs 27 62, 63 male genitalia: Figs 91 109 female genitalia: Figs 124 139

Orionella lewisii Bates 1873: 311 (original: Endynomena ; type locality: Nagasaki (Japan); lectotype deposited in NHML); Bates 1876: 5, Fig. 4 ( Endynomena ); Csiki 1932: 1457 ( Endynomena ; catalogue, misspelled as lewisi); Jedlička 1963: 309 ( Endynomena ; misspelled as lewisi); Habu 1967: 132, Figs ( Endynomena ); Habu 1979b: 65 ( Orionella ); Habu 1982: 104 ( Orionella ); Uéno et al. 1985: 169, pl. 31 Fig. 11 ( Orionella ); Park et al. 1998: 277 ( Orionella , Korea)

Orionella obenbergeri Jedlička 1963: 308 Fig. 41 (Type locality: Mt. Minoo (Japan); holotype deposited in NMPC); Habu 1979b: 65 ( Orionella , synonymized with lewisii Bates). [Synonym]

Type examined.

Lectotype of Endynomena lewisii Bates, designated herein (NHML): male, body length = 8.4 mm, board mounted, “345”; “Type” [round label with red circle]; "Japan. / G. Lewis. / 1910-320"; " Lewisii / Bates "; "LECTOTYPE ♂ / Endynomena lewisii / Bates, 1873 / des. SHI H. L. 2011" [red label][Fig. 62]. Paralectotype of Endynomena lewisii Bates, 1 female, "Japan. / G. Lewis. / 1910-320"; "Ex coll. Brit. Mus."; “Co-type” [round label with green circle]; " Endynomena / Lewisi / Bates "; "H. E. Andrewes Coll. / B. M. 1945-97"; "PARALECTOTYPE ♀ / Endynomena lewisii / Bates, 1873 / det. SHI H. L. 2011" [red label]. Holotype of Orionella obenbergeri Jedlička, by original designation (NMPC): male, body length = 8.6 mm, board mounted, " Mt. Minoo / (OSAKA) "; " 26-X-1944 / leg. S. Uéno "; “TYPUS” [red label]; " Orionella n. g. / Obenbergeri / sp. n. / det. ING. JEDLIČKA” [pink label][Fig. 63].

Notes on types.

Endynomena lewisii Bates: Bates (1873) indicated that this species was described from several specimens from Japan collected by Lewis. In the collection of NHML, we found two specimens bearing Bates’ determination label. These are certainly syntypes and have been labeled as type and cotype by a later worker. There are two other specimens also collected by Lewis from Japan, but from different localities and without Bates’ determination labels. It is better to exclude these two specimens from the type series. We herein designate the male with “type” label in NHML as lectotype ( Fig. 62 ) for the purpose of fixing the name to unique name-bearing type.

Orionella obenbergeri Jedlička: The original literature clearly indicated this species was described based on single specimen cited as “type”. So the male in NMPC, the collection of Jedlička, is the holotype ( Fig. 63 ).

Non-type material examined

(Total 14 specimens). Japan: 1 female (NHML), “Kawachi”; "Japan. /G. Lewis. / 1910-320". 1 female (NHML), “Hiogo”; "Japan. /G. Lewis. / 1910-320". 1 male, 2 females (OMNH), "NARA-PREF., Tomio, 1989.VII.18, leg. O. Tominaga"[Fig. 27]. 1 male (OMNH), "OSAKA-PREF, Toyono, 1980.VIII.9, leg. G. Nakata". China:3 males (IZAS), "Zikawei, 1924-3-17". 1 male (IZAS), "ZHEJIANG, W. Tianmushan, Houshanmen, 500m, 1998.VII.25, Wu Hong leg."[Fig. 91]. 1 female (IZAS), "ZHEJIANG, W. Tianmushan, Xianrending, 1500m, 1998.VII.29, Wu Hong leg."[Fig. 139]. 1 female (IZAS), "ZHEJIANG, Tianmushan, 350m, 1999.6.5, Gao Mingyuan leg.". 1 female (SNUM), "ZHEJIANG, Lin’an, W. Tianmushan, 2008.VI. Huang Hao leg."[Fig. 124]. 1 female (IZAS), "SICHUAN, Emeishan, 710m, 1979.VI.20, Gao Ping leg.".

Diagnosis.

This species can be distinguished from other species of Orionella by: elytra unicolored, brown to dark brown; pronotum with lateral margins straight or slightly sinuate before hind angles; hind angles not distinct, almost completely rounded. This species may be also confused with Endynomena pradieri (Fairmaire). The differences are presented in the diagnosis characters of these two genera.

Description.

Male genitalia with median lobe of aedeagus tubular, not laterally compressed, slightly bent; slightly bent to right side in dorsal view; apical lamella small, placed on right side of apex, strongly bent backward, not exceeding apical orifice. Internal sac with main flagellum slightly thick, sinuous, curved to right side, abruptly terminated before apical orifice; trumpet-form expansion indistinct, very small and narrow; secondary flagellum weakly sclerotized, half length of median lobe; internal sac with an elongate area strongly and coarsely scaled near base, subparallel to main flagellum, half length of median lobe ( Fig. 91 ). Female genitalia. Spermatheca straight, slightly claviform, moderately long; apical three-fifths slightly widened, apical two-fifths with distinct ring-sculpture, basal part with finer and indistinct ring-sculpture; spermathecal gland inserted at basal one-fourth of spermatheca, not branched, fine and long, much longer than spermatheca, apical part strongly expanded ( Fig. 139 ). Apical segment of ovipositor straight, not curved outward; length four times basal width; inner margin setose in apical two-thirds, outer margin setose in apical half; gradually narrowed to apex, apex slightly sharp, with membranous extension short, not narrowed ( Fig. 124 ).

Detailed description of external characters has been provided by Habu (1967, 1979b).

Distribution

( Map 8 ). Japan, Korea, China (Zhejiang, Sichuan).

Notes on synonym.

Habu (1979b) synonymized Orionella obenbergeri Jedlička with Orionella lewisii (Bates). We examined types of both species, and confirmed the synonymy.

Figures

Map 8. Known distribution of genus Orionella: ● Orionella lewisii (Bates) ■ Orionella discoidalis (Bates) ▲ Orionella kathmanduensis (Kirschenhofer).

Figure 91. Median lobe of male genitalia, right-lateral, ventral, left-lateral, dorsal views of Orionella lewisii (Bates), a specimen from Zhejiang.

Figures 25 - 30. Habitus, scale bars = 2.0 mm: 25 Dasiosoma bellum (Habu), a specimen from Guangdong 26 Dasiosoma bellum (Habu), a specimen from Sri Lanka 27 Orionella lewisii (Bates), a specimen from Japan 28 Orionella discoidalis (Bates), a specimen from Yunnan 29 Orionella kathmanduensis (Kirschenhofer), a specimen from Nepal 30 Endynomena pradieri (Fairmaire), a specimen from Fujian.

Figures 61 - 66. Type materials, scale bars = 2.0 mm: 61 Holotype of Dasiosoma quadraticolle sp. n. 62 Lectotype of Endynomena lewisii Bates [= Orionella lewisii (Bates)] 63 Holotype of Orionella obenbergi Jedlicka [= Orionella lewisii (Bates)] 64 Holotype of Endynomena discoidalis Bates [= Orionella discoidalis (Bates)] 65 Lectotype of Plochionus pradieri Fairmaire [= Endynomena pradieri (Fairmaire)] 66 Lectotype of Saronychium inconspicuum Blackburn [= Endynomena pradieri (Fairmaire)].

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 138 - 157. Characters of Physoderina. 138 - 139 Internal reproductive system of females, scale bars = 0.2 mm: 138 Dasiosoma quadraticolle sp. n., a paratype from Yunnan 139 Orionella lewisii (Bates), a specimen from Zhejiang. 140 - 142 Right protibia, ventral view, showing the reduction of cleaning spur, scale bars = 0.5 mm: 140 Allocota aurata (Bates) (cleaning spur absent) 141 Allocota bicolor sp. n. (cleaning spur fine) 142 Diamella cupreomicans (Oberthuer) (cleaning spur well developed). 143 - 146 Terminal sternum, showing the setae and male emargination, scale bars = 0.5 mm: 143 Paraphaea binotata (Dejean), male (deeply emarginate, one seta on each side) 144 Paraphaea binotata (Dejean) (straight, two setae on each side), female 145 Allocota aurata (Bates), male (moderately emarginate, two setae on each side) 146 Allocota aurata (Bates), female (straight, two setae on each side, right side unusually with an additional seta). 147 - 148 Umbilical series of 9 th interval, right elytron, scale bars = 0.5 mm: 147 Paraphaea binotata (Dejean) (umbilical series placed in one row) 148 Metallanchista laticollis sp. n. (umbilical series placed in two rows). 149 - 150 Head, showing the different shape of mandibles, scale bars = 0.5 mm: 149 Paraphaea formosana (Jedlicka) (mandibles moderately widen) 150 Allocota bicolor sp. n. (mandibles strongly widen). 151 - 153 Pronotum, showing the different length of setae on front angle, scale bars = 0.5 mm: 151 Allocota viridipennis Motschulsky, (setae short and fine) 152 Allocota cyanipennis Heller, (setae relative long) 153 Allocota bicolor sp. n., (setae very long). 154 - 155 Pronotum, showing the difference on lateral margin, scale bars = 0.5 mm: 154 Anchista fenestrata fenestrata (Schmidt-Goebel), (lateral margin slightly angulated in middle) 155 Paraphaea formosana (Jedlicka), (lateral margin completely rounded in middle). 156 - 157 Pronotal hind angle, showing the geographical variation in Allocota bicolor sp. n., scale bars = 0.2 mm: 156 Allocota bicolor sp. n., a specimen from Guangdong, (hind angle sharp) 157 Allocota bicolor sp. n., holotype from Yunnan, (hind angle slightly rounded).