New species of Moluccan trichaline net-winged beetles, with remarks on the phylogenetic position and distribution of Schizotrichalus (Coleoptera: Lycidae: Metriorrhynchinae)
Author
Bocek, Matej
Author
Adamkova, Kristyna
text
Zootaxa
2019
2019-06-25
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10.11646/zootaxa.4623.2.8
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Eniclases
Waterhouse, 1879
Eniclases
Waterhouse, 1879: 66
.
Type
species.
Lycus luteolus
Waterhouse, 1878
(by original designation).
=
Trichalolus
Pic, 1923: 36
, hors texte;
Bocak & Bocakova, 1991
.
Type
species.
T. apertus
Pic, 1923: 36
(by monotypy).
Diagnosis.
Eniclases
shares shortened primary costa 1 with other trichaline genera and differs in unique V-shaped pronotal carinae (
Figs 8–9
), secondary elytral costae are always present. Male genitalia have the characteristic cup-shaped phallic apex (
Figs 11–12
) similar to those of
Schizotrichalus
but unlike the latter, the phallobase has an extensive membranous sac (
Figs 11–12
). For detailed
Eniclases
redescription see
Bocak & Bocakova (1991)
.
Distribution and diversity.
The highest diversity of
Eniclases
is known from New
Guinea
. Altogether, 37 formally described species are known from the island and only
Eniclases moluccanus
has been reported from Halmahera (
Bocak & Bocakova 1991
,
Bocak 2002
,
Bocek & Bocak 2016
).
Remark.
The molecular analysis supports morphology-based sister relationships of
Schizotrichalus
and
Eniclases
. Moreover, the deeply rooted Moluccan species indicate that the ancestral range of
Eniclases
is located in the combined area of New
Guinea
and the northern
Moluccas
.