Table Of ContentElytra, Tokyo,23(1):1-4,May15,1995
A NewSpeciesofPhaulirnza(Coleoptera,Anthribidae)
fromJapan
ToshioSENoH
DepartmentofBiology,ChuoUniversityHighSchool,
Koganei,Tokyo,184Japan
Abstract AnewspeciesoftheanthribidgenusPhaulimiaisdescribedfromJapan
underthenameofPtuberosa.Itisarmedwithtwopairsofremarkablehumpsontheelytra.
ThroughthecourtesyofMr.KazuyukiKAwADAofTokyo, Ihaverecentlyhad
anopportunitytoexamineaninterestingspeciesofPhaulimiacollectedfromtheIsland
ofIriomote-jimanearthesouthwesternendofJapan.Afteracarefulexaminatjon,jt
hasbecomeclearthatthisanthribidcanbedistinguishedfromthemostcloselysimilar
SpeCiesHypseusrufttarsisJORDANdescribedfromSumatrabythecolourofantennae,
theshapeofpronotum,thedorsaltransversecarinaofpronotumconsiderablyremoved
fromthebasalmarginofprothorax,thebroadelytra,whicharenotgraduallynarrowed
fromthebasestotheapices,andsoon.Itmustbeanewspecies,andw加bedescrjbed
inthepresentpaper.
Beforegoing further, I wish toexpressmysinceregratitude to Professor Y.
WATANABEoftheLaboratoryofEntomology,TokyoUniversityofAgriculture,and
ProfessorK.MoRIMoToof theEntomological Laboratory, KyushuUniversity, for
theirconstantguidanceandencouragement. IammuchindebtedtoDr.S.-I.UENo
of theNationalScienceMuseum(Nat.Hist),Tokyo, forhisconstantguidanceand
forreadingtheoriginalmanuscriptofthepresentpaper,andtoMr.K. KAwADA for
hiskindnessinprovidingmewiththespecimenusedinthisstudy.
PhaulimiatuberosaSENoH,sp
nov.
(Figs.1-2)
Len9th:6.8mm(fromapicalmarginofrostrumtoapicesofelytra).Relatively
robustandnotablyhumpedspecies.
Male. Colourpredominantlyblack,basalhalvesofmandibles,alargepartof
「oSt「urn, antennae,dermof pronota1markings,sub-basal partsofelytraand legs
brown toreddishbrown.Pubescencerelativelydense,blackandpaleyellow;pale
yellowhairsofpronotumformingasmalloblongpatchbeforethemjddleofdorsal
t「anSVerSecarina,andadistinctsquareonebehindthemiddleof thecarjna,black
hairsofeachsterniteformingaroundpatchat thelateralsides.
ToshioSENoH
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Figs. l-2. P/1atlnn11(1tut)e1・osaSINoH,sp nov.,,f, fromIriomote-jimaIs、. SouthJapan,1、dorsal
and2.]e「t lateral views.
Headelevatedbeneatheyes,eyesrelativelylarge,stronglyconvexabove,expanded
latero-posteriorlyandmoderatelyapproximatetoeachother;rostrumtransverse,1.86
timesaswideas long, almost parallel-sided thoughsomewhat narrowed in anterior
fourth,anteriormarginelevatedinmiddle,discsomewhatdepressedinmiddleofbasal
partandatbothlateralsides;maximumwidthof rostrumabout2.3timesaswideas
theshortestdistancebetweeneyes.Antennaeshort,hardlyreachingtheanteriormargin
of pronotum, basal twosegmentsovate, 9th triangular, apicallydilated, about 14
timesaslongaswide, 10thalso triangular, apicallydilated,about 13 timesaslong
NewPhaulimtafromJapan
aswide,11thoval,about1.6timesaslongaswide,proportionsinlengthfrom1stto
lith about 13:8:8:6:6:4:4:3:10:9:10.
Pronotumtrapezoidalandconvexabove,about1.25timesaswideaslong,strongly
broadenedanteriorlyinbasalfifth,thensubpara11e1-sided,andgraduallynarrowedin
apicalhalf;discsomewhatswollenatthecentre;dorsaltransversecarinawidelydistant
frompronota1base,bisinuateatmiddle,straightoneachside,andangulatelycon-
nectedwitheachlateral carina,thelatterdeclivous,extendingtoapical thirdofside
margin;carinularelativelylong.Scutellumsmall.Elytrarelativelybroad,about138
times as long as wide, subpara1le1-sided in basal three-fourths, then narrowed
posteriorly,basal marginincurvedat themiddle;discwithtwopairsofremarkable
humpsinsubbasalandmiddleareas,andwithapairofdistinctandthreepairsof
smallones inposterior third;stria1puncturesdeep, theirdiametersmaller than the
widthsofintervals.Pygidiumslightlyinclinedforwards,subtriangular,about1.2times
aswideaslong,lateralmarginsweaklyreflexed,graduallyconvergent towardswidely
roundedapex.
Prosternum deeply punctate, and sparsely covered with pale yellowish hairs;
metasternumweakly punctate, thepuncturessmaller andshallower than thoseon
prosternum.Sternitesweakly punctatesimilarlytometasternum;viewed fromside,
1stto4thvisiblesternitesconjointlyhorizontal,theterminalonesomewhatslanting.
Legsrelativelyslender;anterior femur nearlyas longasthemedianwhichisalittle
shorterthantheposterior;anteriortibianearlyaslongastheposteriorwhichisshorter
thanthemedian;anterior,medianandposteriortarsisubequa1inlengthtooneanother.
Female. Unknown.
Holotype ,nearKanpira,Iriomote-jimaIs.,theRyukyus,Japan,25-VIII-1991,
Kazuyuki KAwADA leg. Theholotypeisdepositedin thecollectionof theNational
ScienceMuseum(Nat. Hist),Tokyo.
Distribution. Japan(Iriomote-jimaIs).
Notes. Because of thepresenceof conspicuoushumps on theelytraand the
peculiarity ofdorsal transversecarina, thisspecies issimilar to Hypseus rufitarsis
JORDAN(1928,p it9) fromSumatra,butcanbedistinguishedfromthelatterbythe
colourofantennae,theshapeofpronotum,thedorsaltransversecarinaofpronotum
considerablyremovedfromthebasalmarginofprothorax,broadelytranotgradually
narrowed frombasestoapices,andsoon.
要 約
妹尾俊男:西表島から発見されたPhaulimia属の1新種. - 筆者は最近, 東京都の川田一之氏の
ご好意により, 西表島で採集された比較的幅広で上翅に2対の顕著な瘤をもつPhaulimia属の1種を検
する機会に恵まれた. この種はスマトラから記載されているHypseusrufitarsisJORDAN,1928によく似
てぃるが, 触角の色, 前胸の形態, 前胸背板横隆線が前胸の基部からより離れる, 上翅が比較的に幅
広く, 基部から3/4までほぼ平行, などの点で異なり新種と判断されたので, コブメナガヒゲナガゾ
ウムシPhaulimlatuberosaと命名し, 記載した.
ToshioSENOH
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Elytra,Tok:yo,23(1):5-13,May15,1995
Noteson theLepturineGenusPldonla(Coleoptera,Cerambycidae)
・ from East Asia
V. TwoNewSpeciesoftheSubgenus Mumon from Taiwan
Mikio KuBoKI
47-15,0hara1-chome,Setagaya-ku,Tokyo,156Japan
Abstract Two new speciesof thelepturine genusPidonta are described from
Taiwan.BothbelongtothesubgenusMumon;oneofthem,P.(M)chienhsingi,isrelatedtoP
fo(rmosana,whiletheother namedP.(M)sad・osanctatoPaeslivalis.
Thepresentpapercontainstheresultofmystudy on thespeciesof thegenus
Pidoniaobtainedonmountainousareasof Taiwan. Twospeciesarenewtoscience
andw加benamedPidonlachienhsingiandP.sacrosancta.Theho1otypesof thenew
speciestobedescribedbelowwillbedepositedinthecollectionoftheNationalMuseum
of NaturalScience,Tai-chung,Taiwan.
Inpreparingthisreport, IwishtoexpressmyheartythankstoMr.Chien-hsing
WENG,RepublicofChinaAlpineAssociation, Taipei, forhiskindhelpduringmy
mountain-climbingandcollectingtripinTaiwan.MythanksarealsoduetoMr.A.
NlsHIYAMAwhogavemetheopportunitytoworkwiththis interestingmaterial.
Pidoma(Mumon) chienhsingiKuBoKI,sp nov.
(Figs.1-2,4-5)
Bodysmall, relativelyroundish,slightlytaperingapically(male)ormorerobust
(female),andfurnishedwithpalefulvouspubescence.
Length:7.7mm(male),7.7-6.2mm(female);breadth:2.0mm(male),2.2-1.7mm
(female).
Color. Bodyalmostdullreddish fulvousto fulvous; headdull reddish fulvous;
mouthparts fulvousexcept for reddishbrown apex ofeachmandible;eyesblack;
antennae dull reddish fulvous; 5thsegment infuscate at apex; 6th and following
segments dark brown; prothorax dull reddish fulvous; scutellum black; coxae,
trochanters, femoraand tibiae fulvous;sometimes tibiaeinfuscate; tarsidarkbrown;
claws reddish brown. Elytra almost yellowish fulvous with black margin; black
markingsalmost wanting. Elytralmarkings:- Latero-basalmarkingoblong,small,
veryfaintlypresent;apicalmarkingverynarrowlypresent.Ventralsurface: - Head
and thoraces almost dull reddish fulvous; meso- and metasterna black; abdomen
fulvous.
Mikio KUBoK1
Structure. Headalittlebroaderacrosseyesthanbasalwidthofprothorax (male,
1.09: 1; female, 1.01:1); terminalsegmentofmaxillarypalpusbroadened apically,
obliquelytruncateatapex,withslightlycurvedoutermargininmale;terminalsegment
ofmaxillarypalpusclub-shaped,graduallybroadenedinbasaltwo-thirdsandnarrowed
towardsapex,obliquelytruncateatapex,withcurvedoutermargininfemale;temples
small, almost impunctateandshining, gradually narrowedposteriorly inanterior
halvesandgentlyconstrictedinposteriorhalves,withseveralsetae; fronssubvertica1
and transverse, covered withcoarsepunctures, bearing a fine but distinct median
longitudinal furrowextendingbackwardstovertex;vertex fairlyconvexabove, rather
shining,sparselyandfinelypunctateandsparselyclothedwithlongpubescence;gula
shining,verysparselyclothedwithlongpubescence.
Eyesrelativelyprominent,moderately facetedandshallowlyemarginateatmiddle
of internal margins.Antennaerelatively longandslender, insertedjustbehind the
levelacrossfrontalmarginsofeyesandslightlylonger(male)orslightlyshorter(female)
thanbody;1stsegmentdistinctlydilatedtowardsapex,weaklyshiningandsparsely
clothedwithfinepubescence;2ndtolithsegmentsdenselyclothedwithfineappressed
pubescenceandsparselywithfineerectpubescence;lastsegment4.6times(male)or
4.2times (female)aslongaswidth;comparativelengthofeachantennalsegment as
Figs. 1-2. Pidonla(Mumon)chienhsmgi KuBoKI,sp nov., from Mt. Pei-ta-wu Shaninsouthern
Taiwan;1, ;2,
Noteson Pido,ntafromEast Asia,V
follows: - 5>1十2=3>4=6(male)or5>1十2>3>4=6(female).
Prothorax longer than basal width (male, 1.09: 1; female, 1.07: 1), somewhat
deeplyconstrictedbothbehindapexandbeforebaseandroundlyexpandedlaterally
justbeforethemiddle;breadthacrossexpandedportionsdistinctlyshorter thanbase
(1.07:1);basalmarginweaklybisinuate,obviouslybroader thanapicalmargin(male,
1.40: 1; female, 1.48: 1); pronotum convex above, coarsely punctateandsparsely
clothedwithfinepubescence;posteriorlateralsetaelong;prosternumshining,extremely
thinlyclothedwithshort pubescence;meso-andmetasternafinelypunctate, densely
clothedwithfineappressedpubescence.Scutellumsmallandtriangular,slightlylonger
thanbroadandbearingthinpubescenceonthesurface.Elytra2.39times(male)or
2.34times(female)aslongasbasalwidth,graduallynarrowedposteriorly(male)or
almost parallel-sided(female)andseparatelysubtruncateroundlyat apices;surface
closelyand finelypunctate,sparsely clothed withsuberect, fairly long pubescence;
interspacebetweenpuncturesnarrower thandiameterofeachpuncture.
Legsrelativelyslender,finelypunctateandclothedwithshortpubescence;femora
clavate, withsubappressedpubescence;hind femurnot reachingelytra1apex inboth
sexes; tibiae linear, with suberect pubescence; tarsi densely clothed with short
pubescenceonundersurface; firstsegmentofmetatarsus longer than the following
two taken together;thirdsegmentstronglydilatedapicallyanddeeplyemarginateat
middleofapex.
Abdomenelongateandgraduallynarrowedtowardsapex;surfaceofeachsternite
denselycoveredwithextremelyfinepubescence;inmale,apexoflaststerniteround
and very shallowly emarginate at middle, apex of last tergite round and weakly
mucronate; in female, apexof laststerniteround, apexoflasttergitetruncate.
Male genitalia: - Median lobe long, relatively slender, weakly sclerotized,
graduallysclerotized towardsapex,moderatelycurvedventrally (Fig 5)andacutely
pointedatapex; lateral lobesdistinctlyshorter thanmedianlobe,deeplybilobedat
apex;eachlobeelongate, relativelyslenderandgentlycurvedinwards;apexofeach
loberound,sparsely furnishedwithshort terminalhairs(Fig 4); endopha11us1ong,
thickand furnishedwithapairoffalcatesclerites;diverticulumrelativelylong,thick
andalmostparallel-sidedwithroundapex.
Femalegenitalia: - Spermatheca fairlysclerotized, broadandsharplybentat
apicalthird,withroundapex;thepartcontinuingtospermathecalductbarrel-shaped
withsomeconstrictions;spermathecalglandlocatedattheoutercorner;thepartcon-
tinuingtospermathecalglandsomewhatswollen;spermathecalduct relativelythick;
vaginaenlargedbasally;valviferalmostparallel-sided;basalsegmentofcoxitegradually
narrowedapically;apicalsegmentofcoxiteroundatapex,weaklysclerotizedateach
innerpartandsparselyfurnishedwithsensorypubescence;styluslarge,broad,rather
heavilysclerotizedexcept for apexandgraduallyenlargedapicallywithsparseand
longhairsatterminal area.
Type series. Holotype: Mt. Pei-ta-wu Shan, 2,050m in altitude on the
,
southwesternslope, inTai-wuHsiangofPing-tungHsien,2-V-1991,M. KuBoKIleg.
Mikio KuBoK1
Figs.3_5. 3,Pidonla(Mumon)fo(rmosanaTAMANUKIetMIToNo;4-5,Pidonta(Mumon)chic'lhSing1
KuBoKl,sp nov. - 3-4,Laterallobesofmalegenitalia,ventralview;5,medianlobeof the
same,lateralview. Scale:0.3mm.
Paratypes:1 3 ,samedataas for theholotype.
,
Distribution. Southern Taiwan.
ThisnewspecieswascollectedfromMt.Pei-ta-wuShanat thesouthernpartof
theChung-yangMountainRange. Theverticaldistributionofthisspeciesisshown
inFig.11.Itsdistributionalrangeisverticallylimitedtotheupperpartoftheevergreen
broadleaved forest zone.
Iexaminedatotalof20specimensbelongingtothesubgenusMumonfromMt.
Pei-ta-wuShanandconsidered that they could beclassified into two goodspecies.
These are P binigrosignataHAYAsH1and P. chienhsingisp nov. Accordingto my
investigationmadeonthesouthwesternslopeofMt.Pei-ta-wuShan,P binlgrosignata
isvertically distributed from 1,650 to t,900m in altitudeand is one of the most
dominantspecies.0ntheotherhand,P.chienhsmgiappearsatanaltitudeof2,050m.
ThesetwospeciesseemtobeallopatricindistributiononMt.Pei-ta-wuShan.
Flightperiod. May.
Remarks. Thisnewspeciesiscloselyallied toPidonia formosanaTAMANuKlet
MIToNo,butcanbedistinguished fromthelatterby the followingkey:
1. Medianlobeofmalegenitaliastronglycurvedventrally;eachlobeoflateral lobes
relatively broad, weakly bending inwards at apical fourth; temples weakly
expanded,gentlycurved inposterior halves;prothoraxshallowlyconstricted
Noteson Pldonlafrom EastAsia,V
both behind apex and before base; disc ofelytron coarsely and shallowly
punctate P fo(rmosanaTAMANUKIet MITON0.
Median lobeofmalegenitaliamoderatelycurvedventrally;each lobeof lateral
lobesrelativelyslenderandgentlycurvedinwards;templessomewhatstrongly
expanded, somewhat abruptly constricted in posterior halves; prothorax
somewhatdeeplyconstrictedbothbehindapexandbeforebase;discofelytron
g finelyanddeeplypunctate P. c ﾍfenfnz nov
ThespecificnameisgivenafterMr.Chien-hsingWENG,RepublicofChinaAlpine
Association,Taipei, whoisoneofthemost famousalpinistsin Taiwan
Pidonla(Mumon)sac,osanetaKUBoKI,sp
n ov.
(Figs 6-7,9-10)
Bodysmall, relatively roundish,slightlytaperingapically(male)ormorerobust
(female),and furnishedwithpalefulvouspubescence.
Length: 8.6-7.4mm (male), 9.5-7.9mm (female); breadth: 2.2-1.8mm (male),
2.6-2.1mm(female).
Color. Body almost yellowish brown to fulvous; head yellowish brown;
mouthparts fulvousexcept for reddishbrownapex ofeachmandible;eyes black;
antennaeyellowishbrown;5thsegmentinfuscateatapex;6thandfollowingsegments
darkbrown;prothoraxyellowishbrown;scutellumblack;coxae, trochanters, femora
andtibiaefulvous;sometimestibiaeinfuscate;tarsidarkbrown;clawsreddishbrown.
Elytraalmostyellowish fulvous;blackmarkingsalmostwanting. Elytra1markings:-
Sutural marking very narrowly present, sometimes entirely lacking; 1atero-basal
markinglinear-oblong,small,veryfaintlypresent.Ventralsurface: - Head and tho-
racesalmostyellowishbrown;meso-andmetasternadarkened;abdomen fulvous.
Structure. Headalittlebroaderacrosseyesthanbasalwidthofprothorax(male,
1.06:1)orasbroadasbasalwidthofprothorax(female);terminalsegmentofmaxillary
palpusbroadenedapically,obliquelytruncateatapex,withslightlycurvedoutermargin
inmale; terminal segment ofmaxillarypalpusclub-shaped, gradually broadened in
basalhalfandnarrowedtowardsapex,obliquelytruncateatapex,withcurvedouter
margin in female; temples somewhat developed, almost impunctate and shining,
graduallynarrowedposteriorlyinanteriorhalvesandgentlyconstrictedinposterior
halves, with several setae; frons subvertica1and transverse, covered with coarse
punctures,bearingafinebutdistinctmedianlongitudinalfurrowextendingbackwards
to vertex; vertex weakly convexabove, rather shining, sparselyand finelypunctate
andsparselyclothedwithlongpubescence;gulashining,verysparselyclothedwith
longpubescence.
Eyesrelativelyprominent,moderatelyfacetedandshallowlyemarginateatmiddle
ofinternal margins.Antennaerelatively longandslender, insertedjust behind the
level across frontal marginsofeyes; apical onesegmentsurpassingelytra1apices in
male;antennaebarelyattainingelytra1apicesinfemale;1stsegmentdistinctlydilated
10 Mikio KUBoKl
Figs. 6-7. Pidonia(Mumon)sacrosanctaKuBoKl,sp nov.,fromPi-1u-shen-muineasternTaiwan;
6, ;7,
.
towardsapex,weaklyshiningandsparselyclothedwithfinepubescence;2ndto lith
segmentsdenselyclothedwith fineappressedpubescenceandsparselywithfineerect
pubescence; last segment 4.8 times (male) or 3.9 times (female) as long aswidth;
comparativelengthofeachantennalsegmentasfollows:- 5>1十2≧3≧6≧4(male)
or 5>l十2=3≧4≧6(female).
Prothorax longer than basal width (male, 1.08: 1;' female, 1.02: 1),somewhat
shallowlyconstrictedbothbehindapexandbeforebaseandroundlyexpandedlaterally
justbeforethemiddle;breadthacrossexpandedportionsdistinctlyshorter thanbase
(male,1.11:1;female,1.08:1);basalmarginweaklybisinuate,obviouslybroaderthan
apical margin (male, 1.45: 1; female, 1.48: l); pronotum convex above, coarsely
punctate and sparsely clothed with fine pubescence; posterior lateral setae long;
prosternum shining, extremely thinly clothed with short pubescence; meso- and
metasternafinelypunctate,denselyclothedwithfineappressedpubescence.Scutellum
smalland triangular,slightlylonger thanbroadandbearingthinpubescenceonthe
surface.Elytra2.54times(male)or2.35times(female)aslongasbasalwidth,gradual-
ly narrowed posteriorly (male) or almost parallel-sided (female) and separately
subtruncateroundlyat apices;surfacecloselyand finelypunctate,sparsely clothed
