New species of Malthodes Kiesenwetter, 1852 from the Caucasus, with taxonomic notes on Malthininae (Coleoptera: Cantharidae) of Russia
Author
Kazantsev, S. V.
text
Caucasian Entomological Bulletin
2021
Caucas. entomol. bull.
2021-10-19
17
2
285
291
http://dx.doi.org/10.23885/181433262021172-285291
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10.23885/181433262021172-285291
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Malthodes obscuricollis
(
Motschulsky, 1853
)
(
Figs 1
,
5–8
)
Hapaloderus obscuricollis
Motschulsky, 1853: 10
.
Hapaloderus pumilus
Motschulsky, 1853: 13
(homonym).
Malthodes moczarskii
Ganglbauer, 1912: 181
,
syn. n.
Malthodes tauricus
Pic, 1917: 13
(replacement name),
syn. n.
Malthodes tauricus
Istomina, 1969: 1104
.
Material.
Neotype
,
♂
(
ZMMU
),
Crimean Reserve
,
Chuchelsky Pass
,
1100 m
,
17.07.1959
(
M.K. Tikhonravov
) (printed label), “Neotype, Kazantsev des.” (handwritten, red rectangle), “
Malthodes obscuricollis
Mots., S. Kazantsev
det. 2021” (printed label).
Additional material.
1♂
(
ZIN
),
Simferopol
,
Ayanskaya Dacha
, 20.05.[19]07, (
O.G. and K. Khristoforovs
), “
M. moszarskii
Ganglb.
”
;
1♂
,
2♀
(
ZMMU
),
Crimean Reserve
,
Chuchelsky Pass
,
1100 m
,
30.06.1957
(
M.K. Tikhonravov
)
;
1♂
,
1♀
(
ZMMU
),
Crimean Reserve
,
Alabach
,
3.07.1957
(
M.K. Tikhonravov
)
;
1♀
(
ZMMU
),
Crimean Reserve
,
Khyr-Alan
,
12.07.1957
(
M.K. Tikhonravov
)
;
2♀
(
ZMMU
),
Crimean Reserve
,
Nikitskaya Yayla
,
1400 m
,
17.07.1959
(
M.K. Tikhonravov
)
;
1♂
(
ICM
), [Crimea],
Chatyrdag Mt.
, foothills,
700 m
,
10.07.1960
(
B. Rodendorf
)
;
1♂
(
ICM
), “USSR,
Crimea
,
Yaila Mts
,
800 m
,
3.VI.1983
,
J. Strejcek
leg.”
;
2♂
,
1♀
(
ICM
),
Crimea
,
15 km
S Bakhchisarai
,
440–570 m
, on elder flowers, 2–
3.05.2010
(S. Kazantsev).
Notes.
The
type
of
Malthodes obscuricollis
, as that of
Malthinus robustus
, mentioned above, and all the other
types
of
Cantharidae
from the territory of
Russia
and adjacent countries appears to have been lost. However, the description of
M. obscuricollis
is quite clear (the species is placed in the group with ‘corselet unicolore, obscure, étroit et en selle c.a.d. fortement incliné sur les bords latéraux’): “Forme voisine des précédents (
angusticollis
M.,
maurus
Ziegl,
fuscescens
Duft), corselet également en selle, mais un peu plus petit et proportionnellement plus large que[chez] le Hapal. fuscescens Duft. D’un gris cendré clair, corselet, tête et antennes noires. Ceux-ci très longes, art. 2 presqu’aussi long que 3. Segment pygidial du mâle en dessous prolongé en crochet très long, courbé vers l’abdomen et terminé par une fourche à fâces dilatés en palettes. Tauride et midi de la
France
” [
Motschulsky, 1853: 10
]. This description of a malthinine from ‘Tauride’ corresponds to
M. moczarskii
Ganglbauer, 1912
, also from Crimea [
Ganglbauer, 1912
]. As there seem to be no other
Malthodes
in the peninsula that could be distinguished by this shape of the abdominal terminalia, the latter taxon apparently also belongs to
M.obscuricollis
. As for
M.tauricus
Pic,1917
, it was suggested as a replacement name for
M. pumilus
(
Motschulsky, 1853
)
due to its homonymy with
M. pumilus
(Brébisson, 1835)
. The description of
M. pumilus
(
Motschulsky, 1853
)
from the group with ‘corselet unicolore, obscure, large, peu incliné sur les cotés, qui sont sinueux’ reads as follows: “Taille, forme et couleurs du
Hapal.
brevicollis
Payk.
, mais antennes encore plus courtes et plus épaisses que chez le
Hapal. obscurellus
Schüpp., a peine de la longueur de la moitié du corps. Angles antérieurs du corselet moins saillants que chez le
Hapal.
brevicollis
, cotés latéraux droits. Élytres recouvrant à peine la moitié de l’abdomen. Tauride” [
Motschulsky, 1853: 13
]. This description suggests it is a female (in case of males Motschulsky tends to describe ultimate abdominal segments) and fits to a
M. obscuricollis
female.
For these reasons
Malthodes moczarskii
Ganglbauer, 1912
,
syn. n.
and
M. tauricus
Pic, 1917
,
syn. n.
are proposed to be regarded as junior synonyms of
Malthodes obscuricollis
(
Motschulsky, 1853
)
, and a
neotype
of
M. obscuricollis
is designated to be deposited in ZMMU.