A revision of the genus Morphostenophanes Pic, 1925 (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae, Stenochiinae, Cnodalonini)
Author
Zhou, De-Yao
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Zootaxa
2020
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journal article
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Morphostenophanes papillatus
Kaszab, 1941
ǾÜẎȐAEƤ
(
Figs. 10
A–D; 16K, O; 17E, J; 18F; 19A–C, U; 20F, Q)
Morphostenophanes papillatus
Kaszab, 1941: 11
(
type
locality: Giufuschan, Grenze
Tibet
[=Jinfoshan,
Chongqing
,
China
]), fig. 4;
Ando & Ren 2006: 90
;
Masumoto & Bečvář 2008
(in key): 206;
Löbl
et al
. 2008: 344
;
Gao & Ren 2009: 8–15
, 42 (partly identified).
Material examined
(
7♂♂
,
9♀♀
).
CHINA
:
Chongqing
:
1♀
(
CZDY
),
Mount Simian Nature Reserve
,
28°35’13.87”N
,
106°22’15.79”E
,
1033m
,
2018.viii.15
,
De-Yao Zhou
;
1♀
(
CQL
),
Simianshan Nature Reserve
,
Feilong Temple
,
2017.vii.7–11
,
Yi Zhang
;
1♀
(
CBNX
),
Simianshan Nature Reserve
,
1000 m
,
2017.v.1
,
Qiao-Qiao Liu
;
1♀
(
MYNU
),
Simianshan Nature Reserve
,
2016.vi.3
,
Hong-Mei Lou
;
1♀
(
MYNU
),
Simianshan Nature
Re- serve,
Feilong Temple
,
1000 m
,
2014.iv.26
,
Hao Xu
;
1♀
(
MYNU
),
Simianshan Nature Reserve
,
Dawopu
,
2013. vii.24
,
Hao Xu
&
Jian-Yue Qiu
;
1♂
(
CBWX
),
Simianshan Nature Reserve
,
Dawopu
,
2008.ix.8
,
Xiao-Dong Yang
;
2♂♂
,
1♀
(
MYNU
),
Simianshan Nature Reserve
,
Dawopu
,
2014.vii.28
,
Hao Xu
&
Jian-Yue Qiu
.
Guizhou
:
1♂
(
CZDY
),
Xishui Nature Reserve
,
Sanchahe
,
890 m
, pupa in rotten word
2015.vii.12
, adult merged 2015.viii, De-
Yao Zhou
;
1♀
(
CLRY
),
Zunyi City
,
Mount Jinding
,
1100m
, without date, Run-Yu
Li
;
1♂
,
1♀
(
MYNU
),
Zunyi City
,
Dabanshui forest
park,
2100 m
, Run-Yu
Li
.
Sichuan
:
1♂
(
MYNU
),
Luzhou City
,
Gulin County
,
Honglonghu Park
,
2012.viii.18
,
Lu Qiu
.
Yunnan
:
1♂
(
CZDY
),
Shaotong City
,
Weixing County
, back hill near
Ba’erlin
, ca.
1350 m
, 2018.ix, native collector
.
Comparative notes.
Morphostenophanes papillatus
is distinguished from congeners by the rows of strongly inflated tubercles on the elytra. It is also distinguishable by its extremely convex body and nearly straight pro- and mesotibiae. Alhough
M
.
papillatus
has exaggerated elytral tubercles different from other congeners, other character states (cephalic impressions, elytra widest behind middle, with encircled and merely interrupted segments of elytral striae, impressions on sternites III and IV) undoubtedly place it within the
aenescens
-group. Similar bronze body color suggest possible close relationship to
M
.
luoxiaoshanus
and
M
.
curvitibialis
.
FIGURE 10.
Habitus of
Morphostenophanes papillatus
Kaszab.
Male (
A
,
C
), and female (
B
,
D
); in dorsal (
A
,
B
), and lateral view (
C
,
D
). Scale bars = 5 mm.
Comments.
Until now, all known specimens of this species were from Dalou Mountain, except one male examined by
Gao & Ren (2009)
, which is from Fanjing Mountain, a part of Wuling Mountains. This specimen has less convex elytral tubercles, and narrower pronotum, which is different from those from Dalou Mountains. Therefore it is considered here as an uncertain identification. More specimens from Wuling Mountains are required for a reliable identification.
Distribution.
(
Map 1
)
CHINA
:
Chongqing
,
Guizhou
,
Sichuan
(
new province record
),
Yunnan
(
new province record
).