Lycocerus kuatunensis ( Wittmer, 1995 )

Yang, Yu-Xia & Yang, Xing-Ke, 2013, Four new species of Lycocerus Gorham, 1889 from China (Coleoptera: Cantharidae), Journal of Natural History 47 (1 - 2), pp. 75-86 : 84

Lycocerus kuatunensis ( Wittmer, 1995)

( Figure 4G )

Athemus (s.str.) kuatunensis Wittmer 1995, p 224 , Abb. 62, 63.

Lycocerus kuatunensis Kazantsev and Brancucci 2007, p 251 .

Female. Abdominal sternite VIII ( Figure 4G ) slightly largely and roundly emarginated in middle of posterior margin, with a large membranous area on each side and longitudinally sclerotized in “Y” shape in middle of posterior part.

Examined type specimens. Holotype: ♂, [ China], Fukien, Kuatun [Fujian: Guadun], 2 June 1946, Tschung sen ( NHMB) . Paratypes: 1♀, same data as holotype, 30 May 1935 ; 1♂, 1♀, same data, 16 June 1935 ; 2♂♂, same data, 26 June 1935 ; 1♂, 1♀, same data, 8 June 1946 ; 2♂♂, 2♀♀, same data, 15 June 1946 ; 1♂, same data, 25 May 1946 ; 1♀, same data, 20 May 1946 ; 1♂, same data, 4 June 1946 ; 1♀, same data, 9 April 1946 ; 1♂, Fukien, Kuatun [Fujian: Guadun], 2300 m, 27 ◦ 40 ′ N, 117 ◦ 40 ′ E, 26 May 1935, J. Klapperich ; 1♀, Yenpingfu [Fujian: Nanping] (all in NHMB) .

Additional examined specimens. 1♀, China, Fujian, Chongan, Xingcun, Sangang , 740–780 m, 16 May 1960, leg. Yi-Ran Zhang [transliterated from Chinese label, the following are the same]; 1♂, same data, 740 m ; 1♂, same locality, 720 m, 12 May 1960, leg. Sheng-Qiao Jiang ; 1♂, same locality, 740 m, 17 May 1960, leg. Yi-Ran Zhang ; 1♀, same locality, 740–910 m, 25 May 1960, leg. Cheng-Lin Ma ; 1♀, same locality, 740–900 m, 6 July 1960, leg. Yi-Ran Zhang ; 1♀, same locality, 740–900 m, 17 May 1960, leg. Cheng-Lin Ma ; 1♀, Fujian, Jianyang, Huangkeng, Aotou , 800–950 m, 3 June 1960, leg. Yong Zuo ; 1♀, Fujian, Jianyang, Aotou , 28 May 1973, leg. Pei-Yu Yu ; 2♀♀, same locality, 26 May 1973, leg. Pei-Yu Yu ; 1♂, Fujian, Wuyishan, Aotou , 26 May 1973 ; 1♀, same locality, 12 May 1973 ; 1♂, Fujian, Jiangle, Longqishan , 21 May 1991, leg. Run-Zhi Zhang. ( All in IZAS.)

Remarks. The abdominal sternite VIII of the female of this species is described and illustrated for the first time.

Figures

Figure 4. Lycocerus bifurcatus sp. nov. (A–C), L. nigrigenus sp. nov. (D–F, H) and L. kuatunensis (Wittmer, 1995) (G). (A, D) Aedeagus in ventral view; (B, E) aedeagus in dorsal view; (Bi) apex of laterophysis in lateral view; (C, F) aedeagus in lateral view; (G, H) female abdominal sternites VIII in ventral view. Note: Scale bars = 1 mm.