Revisional notes on the genus Laccobius. I. Subgenus Glyptolaccobius (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae)
Author
Gentili, Elio
text
Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae
2006
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journal article
10.5281/zenodo.5176694
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5176694
Laccobius
(
Glyptolaccobius
)
munus
Gentili, 1995
(
Figs. 23-26
)
Laccobius
(
Glyptolaccobius
)
munus
Gentili, 1995: 251
.
Laccobius
(
Glyptolaccobius
)
munus
:
HANSEN (1999)
: 130
;
HEBAUER (2002)
: 17
.
Type
locality.
Nepal
,
Bagmati province
, below Tarke Ghyang,
2200 m
a.s.l.
Type material examined.
HOLOTYPE
: J, 2.1 ×
1.3 mm
(
MHNG
): ‘
NEPAL
(Prov.
Bagmati
) / below
Tarke Ghyang
2200 m
/ 19.IV.81 /
Löbl
&
Smetana
//
E. Gentili
det. 1992 /
Laccobius (Glyptol.)
/ munus
n. sp.
// [red label]
HOLOTYPUS
/ E. Gentili 92’.
PARATYPES
: 1 J (
CFHG
), same data as holotype
;
1 J (
MSNV
): ‘
NEPAL
(Prov.
Bagmati
) /
Malemchi
,
2800 m
/ 16.IV.81 /
Löbl
&
Smetana
// [red label]
PARATYPUS
/ E. Gentili 92 // E. Gentili det. 1992 /
Laccobius (Glyptol.)
/ munus
n. sp.
’.
Additional material examined.
NEPAL
:
Annapurna region
, near
Ghorepani
,
2800 m
a.s.l.
,
28°24′N
83°42′E
,
22.iv.2000
,
A. Skale
leg., 1 J (
CFHG
)
;
Annapurna Mts.
N of Pokhara
, small river near
Siklis
,
2200 m
a.s.l.
,
24.iv.1996
,
O. Jäger
leg., 1 J
1 ♀
(
CFHG
)
;
Annapurna Region
,
Siklis Mts.
, nr.
Pokhara
,
Nyauli-Kharka
, small stream,
2400-2500 m
a.s.l.
,
22.iv.1996
O. Jäger
leg.,
1 ♀
(
CFHG
)
;
Annapurna Region
,
Ulleri-Ghorepani
,
2100- 2800 m
a.s.l.
,
21.iv.2000
,
A. Skale
leg., 1 J (
CFHG
)
;
Siklis Mts.
, SE
Annapurna Mts.
, stream by
Kyojo-Kharka
,
1850 m
a.s.l.
,
28.vi.1996
,
O. Jäger
leg.,
1 ♀
(
CFHG
)
;
BAGMATI prov.
,
Malemchi
,
2800 m
a.s.l.
,
18.iv.1981
,
Löbl
&
Smetana
leg., 1 J (
CFHG
)
.
Material not examined
.
NEPAL
: same data as holotype and
paratypes
; ‘
Annapurna region
,
Siklis mts
ca
15 km
N Pokhara
, creek
over Chipli
/
Khilang
2300 m
,
24.IV.1996
, leg.
O. Jäger
(
MTDG
)
;
Siklis mts
,
Nyauli-Kharka
, small stream
2400-2500 m
,
22.IV.1996
, leg.
O. Jäger
(
MTDG
)
;
Siklis mts
, creek near
Kyojo-Kharka
1850 m
,
28.IV.1996
, leg.
O. Jäger
(
MTDG
,
CFHG
)
;
Annapurna
, W
Pokhara
,
mt. Panchase
2000-2300 m
,
18.V.1997
, leg.
Schmidt
(
CFHG
)
;
mt. Panchase
,
20 km
W Pokhara
,
NE Hang
, temporary creek
2300 m
,
20.V.1997
, leg.
O. Jäger
(
MTDG
)
;
Annapurna mts
,
Lamjung Himal
,
Taunja Danda NW
slope
2300 m
,
6.V.1996
, leg.
O. Jäger
(
MTDG
)
;
Narayani province
,
Sauraha
,
Rapti
River
180 m
,
27°35′N
84°30′E
,
18.IV.2000
, leg.
F. Wolf
(
NMEG
)
;
GANDAKI province
,
Kaski district
,
Ghorepani
near
Tatopani
2800-
2500 m
,
23.IV.2000
, leg.
F. Wolf
(
NMEG
)’ (all data adopt- ed from
HEBAUER 2002
)
.
Differential diagnosis.
Laccobius munus
belongs to the group of species with curved hind tibiae and longitudinal rows of elytral punctures. The rows are glabrous (in contrast to
L. shorti
sp. nov.
and
L. silvester
sp. nov.
) and sulciform only near the elytral suture (in contrast to
L. celsus
and
L sharmai
). Apices of parameres are not swollen and with inner margin excised (
Figs. 23-26
). Other distinguishing characters of
L. munus
include large eyes with the interocular space scarcely wider than one eye diameter, the flat postlabium without punctures, and the median carina on ventrite 1.
Distribution.
Nepal
.