Revision Of Neolepta Jacoby, 1884 And Related Galerucines From The Oriental Region, Including Descriptions Of Two New Genera (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae)
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Hazmi, Izfa Riza
Author
Wagner, Thomas
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Raffles Bulletin of Zoology
2013
2013-02-28
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10.5281/zenodo.4508559
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Neolepta sumatrensis
(
Jacoby, 1884
)
,
new combination
(
Figs. 2–9
)
Arcastes sumatrensis
Jacoby, 1884: 47–48
Neolepta biplagiata
Jacoby, 1884: 223
; new synonym
Type material
.
—
Arcastes sumatrensis
:
Holotype
:
Female
, “Spj, 4.77 /
Arcastes sumatrensis Jac.
“ (
NNML
;
Fig. 8
). Type locality:
Indonesia
,
Soepajang
0°27'S
/
100°54'E
.
Holotype
by original indication “single specimen from Soepajang (Sumatra- Expedition)”.
Neolepta biplagiata
:
Lectotype
, Male, “
Dr. B. Hagen. Tandjong Morawa
, Serdang, N. O.
Sumatra
/
Neolepta biplagiata
Jac.
“ (
NNML
;
Fig. 9
). Type locality:
Indonesia
,
Tandjong Morawa
,
0°35'S
/
101°18'E
.
Jacoby
gave no number on the specimens he studied, but there are
14 specimens
with labels from the type
locality available. Thus, we herein designate a
lectotype
to fix the
name on single specimen.
Paralectotypes
:
13 ex.
, same data as lectotype (
7 ex.
BMNH
,
6 ex.
NNML
). –
Invalid
types:
1 ex.
from
Sumatra
,
Si-Rambé
,
6°11'S
/
106°48'E
,
Dec.1990
–
Mar.1991
,
E. Modigliani
in MCZ and
2 ex.
from
Dohrn
,
Sumatra
,
Soekaranda
,
0°37'S
/
104°29'E
,
71484 in
MNHU are labelled as co-type, but are not from the type series
.
Further material examined
. —
Indonesia
.
3 ex.
,
Sumatra
,
Collect. Duvivier
,
Arcastes sumatrensis Jacoby
(
IRSN
;
NNML
;
BMNH
)
;
15 ex.
,
Sumatra
,
Manna
,
4°27'S
/
102°59'E
,
M. Knappert
, coll.
Veth
(
NNML
)
;
2 ex.
,
Sumatra
,
Palembang
,
2°59'S
/
104°45'E
,
M. Knappert
, coll.
Veth
(
NNML
)
;
1 ex.
, SVL,
Deli
,
3°35'N
/
98°39'E
, coll.
Veth
(
NNML
)
;
1 ex.
, N.
Sumatra
,
Toba Plateau Tiga Dolok
,
Holzweg Eins
, ca.
950 m
,
2°55'N
/
99°03'E
,
20 Jun.1972
,
J. Krikken
, no. 20 (
NNML
)
;
1 ex.
, N. E.
Sumatra
,
Deli
,
Penatangsiantar Balimbingan Est.
, forest
600 m
,
3°35'N
/
98°39'E
,
Aug.1953
,
A. Sollaart
(
NNML
)
;
2 ex.
,
Sumatra
,
Fort
cte kock,
0°17'S
/
100°22'E
,
Oct.1913
,
Edward Jacobson
(
BMNH
,
NNML
)
;
1 ex.
,
Soekaranda
,
0°37'S
/
104°29'E
,
Jan.1894
,
Dohrn
(
BMNH
)
;
1 ex.
,
West Sumatra
,
Pulau Tello
,
0°04'S
/
98°13'E
,
Nov.1924
, C. B. K. and N. S. (
BMNH
)
;
1 ex.
,
Sumatra
,
Siolak Daras
,
Korinchi Valley
,
3100 ft
,
2°08'S
/
101°29'E
,
Mar.1914
(
BMNH
)
;
1 ex.
,
Sumatra
,
Sandaran Agong
,
Korinchi Lake
,
2450 ft
,
2°08'S
/
101°29'E
,
May–Jun.
1914 (
BMNH
)
;
1 ex.
,
Sumatra
,
Pagherang Pisang
,
0°35'S
/
101°20'E
,
Oct.1890
,
Mar.1891
,
E. Modigliani
(
BMNH
)
;
1 ex.
,
Sumatra
,
Sungei-Bulu
,
Sep.1878
,
G. Beccari
(
MCGD
)
;
2 ex.
,
Sumatra
,
Ajer-Mantcior
,
Aug.1878
,
G. Beccari
(
MCGD
)
;
3 ex.
,
Sumatra
,
Pangherang-Pisang
,
Oct.1890
–
Mar.1891
,
G. Beccari
(
MCGD
)
;
1 ex.
,
Brastagi
,
Sumatra
,
3°11’N
/
98°28'E
,
Mjoberg
(
NHRS
)
;
1 ex.
, N. O.
Sumatra
,
Deli
,
3°35'N
/
98°39'E
,
L. Martin
S., 86977 (
MNHU
)
;
1 ex.
, W.
Sumatra
,
Liman Manis
b.
Padang
,
0°25'S
/
101°34'E
,
8 Jan.1909
,
Schoede S.G
(
MNHU
)
;
1 ex.
,
West Sumatra
,
Batu Insel Mentawei Gruppe
,
0°25'S
/
101°34'E
,
16 Jan.1909
,
H. Schoede
(
MNHU
)
. –
Malaysia
.
9 ex.
,
Malay Penin.
,
Selangor
,
Bukit Kutu
,
3300 ft
,
3°33'N
/
101°43'E
,
19 Mar.1931
,
27 Sep.1932
,
H. M. Pendlebury
(
BMNH
)
;
4 ex.
,
Semangko
pass
Selangor-Pahang
, 2700’,
3°35'N
/
103°24'E
,
Mar.1912
,
Ex. F. M. S. Museum, B. M.
1955–354 (
BMNH
)
;
1 ex.
,
Pahang
,
F. M. S. Cameron Highland
,
Gunung Kial
,
5000 ft
,
4°30'N
/
101°23'E
,
27 Jul.1938
(
BMNH
)
;
1 ex.
,
Perak
,
Gunong Kledang
,
4°35'N
/
101°01'E
, 2646,
Nov.1916
(
BMNH
)
;
3 ex.
,
Perak
,
4°48'N
/
101°09'E
,
Doherty
,
Fry
coll. 1905.100 (
BMNH
)
;
1 ex.
,
West Sumatra
,
0°44'S
/
100°48'E
,
Jacoby
coll. 1909–28a (
BMNH
)
;
1 ex.
,
Kampong
,
1450 m
,
21 Jan.1981
(
NHRS
)
;
1 ex.
,
Pahang
,
Genting Highland
,
2 km
top,
3°22'N
/
102°06'E
,
2 Aug.1992
, C. W. & L. B. O’
Brein
(
UMNH
)
;
1 ex.
,
Borneo
,
Sabah
,
W Crocker Range E
,
West of Apin Apin
,
5°34'N
/
116°05'E
, leg.
Snizek
,
Feb.2000
(
CJB
)
.
Total length
.
—
4.85–5.75 mm
(mean:
5.23 mm
, n = 15)
Head
.
— Reddish-brown, impunctate, first and second antennomeres contrasting reddish-brown, third to outer antennomere black (
Figs. 2
,
8
,
9
). Ratio length of second to third antennomeres 0.75–0.80 (mean: 0.76); median antennomeres insignificantly widened, ratio length of third to fourth antennomeres 0.40–0.50 (mean: 0.44), terminal are more slender (
Fig. 3
).
Thorax
.
— Pronotum reddish-brown, pronotal width
1.50–1.75 mm
(mean: 1.62), ratio length to width 0.52–0.60 (mean:
0.56 mm
). Elytra black with transverse yellowish spot on the disc of each elytron, not quite extending to either margin (
Figs. 2
,
8
,
9
). Elytral length
3.80–4.50 mm
(mean:
4.15 mm
), maximal width of both elytra together 2.00–
3.30 mm
(mean:
2.93 mm
), ratio of maximal width of both elytra together to length of elytra 0.69–0.76 (mean: 0.72). Legs reddish-brown.
Abdomen
.
— Pale yellow to reddish-brown.
Male genitalia
.
— Median lobe parallel-sided, rounded at apex, not incised, apex carinated ventrally in the middle. Tectum broad and became lanceolate at apex. Endophallus with one distinct
type
of spiculae, median spiculae long, slender and straight (
Fig. 4
).
Female genitalia
.
— Like description of the genus (
Figs. 5, 6
).
Distribution
.
—
Neolepta sumatrensis
is up to now known from Sumatra and some part of Peninsular
Malaysia
and Borneo (
Fig. 7
).
Diagnosis
.
—
Neolepta sumatrensis
can be differentiated from
N. quadriplagiata
by the dorsal colouration.
Neolepta sumatrensis
are often with one transverse yellowish oval spot on each elytron while
N. quadriplagiata
has two yellowish oval spots on each elytron. As written by
Jacoby (1884)
in his original description,
N. sumatrensis
has a more transverse prothorax than other species. It is true that ratio pronotal length to width of
N. sumatrensis
is on average larger (0.52–0.60) than for
N. quadriplagiata
is (0.59–0.61). Characteristic for
N. sumatrensis
are also the widened median antennomeres in both sexes (
Fig. 3
), while
N. quadriplagiata
are only slender antennomeres (
Fig. 11
). The median lobe and the tectum of
N. sumatrensis
(
Fig. 4
) are broader than in
N. quadriplagiata
(
Fig. 12
).