Toxognathus mouhoti Fleutiaux, 1918

Rosa, Simone Policena, 2014, Phylogenetic analysis and taxonomic revision of Physodactylinae (Coleoptera, Elateridae), Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia (São Paulo) 54 (18), pp. 217-292 : 245

Toxognathus mouhoti Fleutiaux, 1918

( Figs. 11 E-G; 34L)

Toxognathus mouhoti Fleutiaux, 1918a: 277 ; Fleutiaux, 1918b: 236, 1924: 180; Schenkling, 1927: 509; Fleutiaux, 1940a: 35.

Redescription (male, Fig. 34L ): Integument evenly light reddish-brown or with antenommeres I-III yellow. Total length 5.0-6.0 mm; elytral base 1.08x as wide as pronotum, elytra 2.9-3.0x longer than pronotum. Frons flattened; frontal carina absent medially. Antennae surpassing the posterior angles of pronotum by 3.5-5.0 antennomeres. Mandible bidentate. Pronotum ( Fig. 11E ) weakly convex 1.2x wider than long with sides slightly rounded from base of posterior angles to anterior margin, convergent on anterior 1/4, lateral carina entirely lateroventral, posterior angles subparallel and weakly convex; punctures less than 0.5 diameter apart. Elytral interstices convex. Free margin of metacoxal plate short and triangular; tibiae slightly widened apicad, dorsal apical angle of protibiae truncate. Tergite IX with anterior margin bisinuous.

Aedeagus ( Figs. 11F, G ): Phallobase 0.39x total length of aedeagus, 1.31x longer than wide, length ratio between lateroposterior and median parts 3.82 longer than median part; paramere with anteromedian margin acute, basal strut 0.35x total length of penis; ventral sclerite linear.

Holotype: [Chatebon Muhot], [Collection W.W. Saunders], [ Toxognathus mouhoti, Flet. Type, Collection Fleutiaux], [Type], [Muséum Paris, Coll. E. Fleutiaux], [ Toxognathus mouhoti (Fleut.) J. Chassain det. 05], [Lectotype] (MNHN).

Paratypes: [Camboj. int. Muhot], [Collection W.W. Saunders], [Muséum Paris, Coll. E. Fleutiaux], [ Toxognathus mouhoti (Fleut.) J. Chassain det. 05], [Paralectotype], 1 male, (MNHN); [Museum Paris, Cap St. Jacques, Coll. A. Bonhoure, 1909], [ Toxognathus mouhoti Fleut. 1917 Fleutiaux det.], [Muséum Paris, Coll. E. Fleutiaux], [ Toxognathus mouhoti (Fleut.) J. Chassain det. 05], [Paralectotype], 1 male (MNHN).

Material examined: VIETNAM. 1 ex. ( MNHN) .

Distribution: THAILAND. Chanthaburi. CAMBO- DIA. VIETNAM. Ba Ria- Vung.

Figures

FIGURE 11: Toxognathus dohertyi. A, B, aedeagus (dorsal, ventral). Toxognathus fairmairei. C, hypomeron; D, pronotum and head. Toxognathus mouhoti. E, pronotum; F, G, aedeagus (dorsal, ventral).

FIGURE 34: Habitus. A, Margogastrius schneideri (13.0 mm); B, Teslasena femoralis (9.0 mm); C, T. foucarti (9.5 mm); D, Idiotropia henoni (4.5 mm); E, Oligostethius capensis (10 mm); F,Toxognathus bakeri (6.0 mm); G, T. beauchenei (9.0 mm); H, T. coomani (6.5 mm); I, T. costulatus (11.0 mm); J, T. doherty (8.0 mm); K, T. fairmairei (7.5 mm); L, T. mouhoti (5.0 mm); M, Dactylophysus hirtus sp. nov. (10.5 mm); N, D. capixabensis nom. nov. (9.0 mm); O, D. tibialis (12.0 mm); P,Heterocrepidius mendax (9.0 mm); Q, Physodactylus asper sp. nov. (9.5 mm); R, P. besckei (11.0 mm). A, D = lectotypes; E-G, I, J, L, M, P, Q = holotypes.