Revision of Menippus (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae) of Taiwan and Menippus dimidiaticornis species group with a new generic synonymy
Author
Lee, Chi-Feng
Author
Bezdĕk, Jan
Author
Suenaga, Haruki
text
Zootaxa
2012
2012-08-17
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Menippus sericea
(Weise)
, status revived and new combination
(
Figs 5, 6
,
17
,
25
,
32
,
40, 41
,
44
)
Galerucella sericea
Weise, 1889: 622
;
Kimoto, 1979: 464
(synonymized with
Pyrrhalta dimidiaticornis
).
Menippus canellinus
:
Chûjô, 1935: 161
(
Taiwan
)
.
Pyrrhalta sericea
:
Gressitt & Kimoto, 1963: 464
;
Kimoto, 1969: 24
.
Issikia dimidiaticornis
:
Kimoto, 1989a: 248
;
Kimoto, 1991: 9
.
Male.
Length 8.0–
8.7 mm
. Color (
Figs 5–6
): brown to dark brown; antennae blackish brown except two basal antennomeres; legs brown. Sculpture: head, pronotum and elytra with small, extremely dense punctures. Antenna short, reaching mid-point of body, all antennomeres elongate, relative length of antennomeres II–XI about 1.0: 1.3: 1.5: 1.5: 1.5: 1.5: 1.5: 1.4: 1.3: 1.4. Pronotum widest at apical 2/5, gradually narrowed towards base; pronotal disc with pair of circular depressions, with shallow depression medially, and transverse depression along hind margin laterally; hind margin slightly medially and laterally concave. Prosternal process reduced to a sharp keel between coxae, parallel-sided from base to apex; procoxal cavities almost closed, long thin hypomeral lobes almost reaching apex of posternal process. Elytra elongate, about 1.5X longer than wide; dorsally flat. Apex of last ventrite with a shallow concave excision. Penis wide and weakly curved in lateral view, abruptly constricted towards tip (
Fig. 17
a); in dorsal view apex slightly mucronate, extremely asymmetric; gonopore directed laterally (
Fig. 17
b). Apex of endophallic sclerite broad, margin smooth without tooth (
Fig. 17
b).
Female.
Length 8.5–10.0 mm. Similar to male. Apex of last ventrite truncate. Sternite VIII (
Fig. 25
) medially weakly sclerotized, apex truncate and slightly concave at middle, with dense extremely long setae along apical margin, spiculum long. Spermathecal receptaculum strongly swollen (
Fig. 32
), abruptly narrowed between receptaculum and pump, pump narrow and curved, spermathecal duct slightly projecting into receptaculum. Gonocoxae (
Figs 35, 36
) separated, triangular, apex with one or two long setae.
Diagnosis.
Menippus sericea
is similar to
M. nepalensis
sp. nov.
and
M. gressitti
sp. nov.
with the extremely asymmetric penis and prominent tectum (
Figs 12, 16, 17
). This species is characterized by the smooth apex of the endophallic sclerite of the penis (
Fig. 17
b).
Type
material examined.
Lectotype
♀ of
Galerucella
sericea Weise
, here designated, with labels: “Szetchňan (= Sichuan) 1885 G.. Patanin (white label, printed) /
sericea
ns (white label, handwritten) / ex. Coll. J. Weise (white label, printed) /
SYNTYPUS
Galeruella sericea
Weise, 1889
labeled by
MNHUB
2011”.
Other material examined (
126 specimens
).
CHINA
: 1♀, Fujian, Ziyungdonshan, NW slopes,
700–1100 m
,
25°46’N
,
117°20’E
,
29.IV.2008
, leg. J. Turna (
RBNN
);
1♀, Sichuan, Gingchen-shan (Umg. Heavenly Old Village),
1000–1300m
,
18–20.VI. 1995
, leg. Heinz (
MNHUB
);
233, 2♀♀, Sichuan, Mt. Emei,
1000–2000 m
,
6.VI.1997
, leg. M. Ouda (
JBBC
);
1♀, Hunan, Guidong env.,
26°04’N
,
113°56’E
,
26–31.V.1994
, leg. Sausa & Jendek (
FKKC
);
TAIWAN
: 2♀♀, Shinchiku (= Hsinchu city),
1-30.VII.1918
, leg. J. Sonan (
TARI
);
13, 2♀♀, Hsinchu, Mamei,
18.V.2008
, leg. S.-F. Yu (
BPBM
);
13, Hsinchu, Tahunshan,
1.III.2009
, leg. S.-F. Yu (
TARI
);
13, 1♀, Hsinchu, Wuchihshan,
14.V.2008
, leg. S.-F. Yu (
HSHJ
);
433, 1♀, same locality,
15.V.2008
, leg. H. Lee (
JBBC
);
1♀, Hualien, Huojanting,
12.IX.2007
, leg. Y.-F. Hsu (
TARI
);
1♀, Ilan, Fushan,
3.IV.2008
, leg. M.-H. Tsou (
TARI
);
233, 2♀♀, Kaohsiung, Tengchih,
29.VIII.1996
, leg. W. I. Chou (
NMNS
);
1♀, same locality,
2–5.VI.2008
, leg. C.-F. Lee (
TARI
);
1♀, Nantou, Takeya (= Chienchi),
8.VII.1940
, leg. M. Chûjô (
TARI
);
333, Nantou, Chunyung,
24–25.III.1993
, leg. W. T. Yang (
NMNS
);
1♀, same locality,
8–10.III. 1999
, leg. C. S. Lin & W. T. Yang (
NMNS
);
1♀, same locality,
12.III. –9.IV.2002
, leg. C. S. Lin & W. T. Yang (
NMNS
);
1♀, same locality,
10.VIII. –8.IX.2004
, leg. C. S. Lin & W. T. Yang (
NMNS
);
2♀♀, Nantou, Fenghuangku,
15.IV.1994
, leg. M. L. Chan & W. T. Yang (
NMNS
);
13, same locality,
8–9.III.1995
, leg. W. T. Yang (
NMNS
);
13, Nantou, Hoawanta,
30.IV.1992
, leg. W. T. Yang (
NMNS
);
1♀, Nantou, Nanshanchi,
17.VI.1965
, leg. B. S. Chang (
NMNS
);
13, same locality,
4.IV.2010
, leg. Y.-T. Wang (
TARI
);
1♀, Nantou, Huishun,
11.VII.1992
, leg. Shiau & Yang (
NMNS
);
13, Nantou, Lienhuachih,
22.III.2009
, leg. Uika Ong (
TARI
);
4♀♀, Nantou, Shihtyutou,
2.VIII.1994
, leg. C. C. Lo (
NMNS
);
1♀, Nantou, Tungpu,
1200m
,
18–23.XI.1981
, leg. T. Lin & W. S. Tang (
TARI
);
1♀, same locality,
19–23.VII.1982
, leg. L. Y. Chou & T. Lin (
TARI
);
333, 3♀♀, same locality,
20–24.VI.1983
, leg. K. C. Chou & C. Y. Wong (
TARI
);
13, 1♀, same locality,
23–27.VII.1984
, leg. K. C Chou, & C. H. Yang (
TARI
);
1♀, same locality,
XI.1985
, leg. K. S. Lin (
MCZC
);
13, Nantou, Wanfengtsun,
10.VII.2007
, leg. W.-T. Liu (
TARI
);
13, same but with “
4.X.2007
” (
TARI
);
233, 2♀♀, same but with “
2.IV.2008
” (1♀:
MNHUB
; 1♀:
TARI
);
1♀, same but with “
7.VII.2008
” (
TARI
);
13, same but with “
9.VII.2008
” (
TARI
);
1♀, Nantou, Musha (= Wushe),
1150m
,
18.IV. –15.VI.1919
, leg. T. Okuni (
TARI
);
13, same locality,
26–28.VIII.1981
, leg. L. Y. Chou & S. C. Lin (
TARI
);
13, 1♀, same locality,
19–22.IV.1983
, leg. K. C. Chou & S. P. Huang (
TARI
);
13, same locality
28–29.IV.1993
, leg. C. S. Lin & W. T. Yang (
NMNS
);
1♀, Pingtung, Shuangliu,
4.V.2005
, leg. J.-F. Tsai (
TARI
);
13, Pingtung, Tahanshan,
20.VII.2007
, leg. S.-F. Yu (
TARI
);
1♀, same locality,
8.V.2009
, leg. Uika Ong (
TARI
);
13, 1♀, same locality,
18.V.2009
, leg. M.-L. Jeng (
TARI
);
2♀♀, same locality,
28.VI.2009
, leg. I.-T. Chung (
TARI
);
13, same locality,
1.VIII.2009
, leg. Uika Ong (
TARI
);
13, same but with “
6.III.2010
” (
TARI
);
3♀♀, same but with “
10.IV.2010
” (
TARI
);
1♀, same locality,
14.IV.2011
, leg. J.-C. Chen (
TARI
);
333, same locality,
14.VIII.2011
, leg. Y.-T. Wang (
TARI
);
1♀, Pingtung, Wutai,
1.IV.2010
, leg. Uika Ong (
TARI
);
13, 1♀, Taichung, Chiapaotai,
750m
,
14–18.X.1980
, leg. K. S. Lin & C. H. Wang (
TARI
);
233, Taichung, Wushihkeng,
19.III.2008
, leg. H.-T. Shih (
TARI
);
13, Tainan, Meiling,
12.III.2011
, leg. M.-L. Jeng (
TARI
);
1♀, Taipei, Chutzuhu,
15.VI.2008
, leg. S.-F. Yu (
TARI
);
13, 1♀, Taipei, Peitou,
5.IV.2008
, leg. M.-H. Tsou (
TARI
);
333, Taipei, Manyuehyuan,
9.IX.2011
, leg. H. Lee (
TARI
);
1♀, Taipei, Wulai,
15.VII.1969
, leg. Y. Hori (
EUMJ
);
13, same locality,
7.IV.2002
, leg. Gy. Fábián & O. Merkl (
JBBC
);
13, Taipei, Yangmingshan,
5.VIII.1969
, leg. Y. Hori (
EUMJ
);
433, 2♀♀, same locality,
5.IV.2008
, leg. M.-H. Tsou (
TARI
);
13, same locality,
17.VIII.2008
, leg. S.-F. Yu (
TARI
);
1♀, Taitung, Guanshan,
31.X.2009
, leg. P.-F. Wang (
TARI
);
13, Taitung, Lichia,
2.VI.2009
, leg. Uika Ong (
TARI
);
13, Taitung, Litao,
26.IX.2007
, leg. J.-F. Tsai (
TARI
);
1♀, Taitung, Tulanshan,
8.XII.2009
–
2.II.2010
, leg. W. T. Yang & K. W. Huang (
NMNS
);
233, same but with “
14.IX. –23.XI.2010
” (
NMNS
);
333, 3♀♀,
TAIWAN
: Taoyuan, Mingchi,
27.IV.2008
, leg. M.-H. Tsao (= Tsou) (
TARI
).
1♀, same but with “
5.IV.2009
”; 1♀, Taoyuan, Paling,
800m
,
3–5.V.1983
, leg. K. C. Chou & C. C. Pan (
TARI
);
13, Taoyuan, Gaogan (= Sankuang),
16.VII.1939
(
TARI
);
233, 2♀♀, Taoyuan, Tungyanshan,
24.IV.2008
, leg. H. Lee (
RBNN
);
13, 1♀, same but with “
9.V.2008
” (
TARI
);
13, same locality,
22.VII.2008
, leg. J.-C. Chen (
TARI
);
13, 1♀, same locality,
17.IV.2009
, leg. H. Lee (
TARI
);
13, 1♀, same locality,
10.V.2009
, leg. M.-H. Tsou (
TARI
).
FIGURES 33–41.
Gonocoxae of
Menippus
species. 33.
M. asahinai
; 34.
M. beeneni
; 35.
M. dimidiaticornis
; 36.
M. gressitti
; 37.
M. gressitti
; 38.
M. hsuehleeae
; 39.
M. murzini
; 40.
M. sericea
from Taiwan; 41.
M. sericea
from China (Hunan).
Host plants.
Ulmaceae
:
Celtis sinensis
Pers
;
Moraceae
:
Morus australis
Poir.
,
Broussonetia papyrifera
(L.) L'Herit. ex Vent.;
Rosaceae
:
Rubus swinhoei
Hance
;
Betulaceae
:
Alnus formosana
(Burkill ex Forbes & Hemsl.) Makino
;
Aquifoliaceae
:
Ilex formosana
Maxim.
;
Lythraceae
:
Lagerstroemia subcostata
Koehne
;
Fagaceae
:
Quercus variabilis
Bl.
Distribution.
China
(Fujian, Sichuan, and Hunan) and
Taiwan
. This species is widespread from lowlands to elevations up to
1500 m
in
Taiwan
(
Fig. 44
).
Notes.
Taiwanese population was originally recorded as
Menippus canellinus
by
Chûjô (1935)
.
Kimoto (1969)
identified it as
Pyrrhalta sericea
. Latter
Kimoto (1989a
,
1991
) recorded it as
Issikia dimidiaticornis
due to synonymy. Acutally
M. sericea
is a distinct species which is different from
M. dimidiaticornis
.
Biological notes.
This species is apparently univoltine. Larvae were found in spring. A few adults were collected in light traps