A new species of the subgenus Scymnus from Pakistan (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae)
Author
Rashid, Azad
Author
Chen, Xiaosheng
Author
Qiu, Baoli
Author
Wang, Xingmin
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ZooKeys
2017
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.694.12863
journal article
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.694.12863
1313-2970-694-31
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Scymnus
(Scymnus) nubilus Mulsant, 1850
Fig. 3
Scymnus
nubilus
Mulsant, 1850: 972;
Bielawski 1972
: 293;
Booth and Pope 1989
: 359;
Canepari 2001
: 207;
Chen et al. 2013
: 438.
Scymnus (Scymnus) nubilus
:
Korschefsky 1931
: 143;
Kapur 1972
: 311;
Miyatake 1985
: 9;
Yu and Pang 1992
: 44;
Poorani 2002
: 358;
Kovar
2007
: 590;
Yu 2011
: 131;
Chen et al. 2013
: 438.
Remarks.
Scymnus (S..) nubilus
Mulsant can be easily confused with
S. (S..) contortubus
sp. n. and other
Scymnus
species due to their similar colouration. However it can be distinguished from other species by the long and slender penis with nearly S-shaped tip (Fig. 3
e-f
). Diagnostic are also: the tegmen stout (Fig. 3
g-h
), the penis guide nearly parallel along 2/3 of basal length, converging to pointed apex in ventral view (Fig. 3g), in lateral view abruptly narrowing from apical 1/3 length to apex; parameres with long apical setae (Fig. 3h).
Figure 3.
Scymnus (Scymnus) nubilus
Mulsant: a dorsal view b anterior view c lateral view d abdomen e penis f apex of penis g tegmen, ventral view h tegmen, lateral view.
Material examined.
PAKISTAN (Kashmir) 1♀ 2♂, Mirpur, [N33°28 23.07", E073°52 57.94"] ca. 500-610 m, 26.X.2015, Huo LZ leg. (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 1♀ 1♂, Besham [N34°59 51.61", E072°54 21.34"] ca. 750 m, 18.10.2015, Wang XM leg; 1♂ Arab khan, [N34°25 20.73", E073°18 44.21"] ca. 1043 m, 16.X.2015,
Wang
XM leg. (Punjab) 1♀, Chakwal, [N32°55 33.23", E072°44 56.91"] ca. 515 m, 20.X.2015, Wang XM leg; 3♂, Kallar kahar, [N32°46 20.29", E072°42 56.28"] ca. 648 m, 21.X.2015, Wang XM leg; 3♀ 1♂, Margalla [N33°44 00.16", E073°02 12.16"] ca. 609 m, 10.X.2015, Wang XM leg; 1♂, Pai khel [N32°45 57", E071°34 21"] ca. 226m, 17.IX.2016, Rashid A leg; 2♂, Khurianwala, [N31°31 41.54", E073°14 50.86"], ca. 192 m, 22.X.2015, Wang XM leg.
Distribution.
Pakistan (Kashmir, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab), China, Japan, India, Sri Lanka, Burma, Nepal, Micronesia, Portugal, La
Reunion
, African Region.
Figure 4. Distribution map:
Scymnus (Scymnus) contortubus
Rashid, Chen & Wang, sp. n. (▲) and
Scymnus (Scymnus) nubilus
Mulsant (●).