A new record of Oxynopterus harmseni Candèze, 1885 (Coleoptera: Elateridae) from Sumatra
Author
Vanaga, Anarina
Author
Barševskis, ArvÓds
text
Baltic Journal of Coleopterology
2022
22
2
391
394
journal article
300665
10.5281/zenodo.13203978
82ea4b6a-80f3-4107-9522-7a7421624393
1407-8619
13203978
Oxynopterus harmsen
Candèze, 1885
(
Figs. 1–2
)
References:
Candèze 1885
,
1891
;
Schwarz 1906
;
Schenkling 1925
;
Fleutiaux 1926
;
Van Zwaluvenburg 1936
;
Suzuki 2001
,
2011
.
Material examined:
Indonesia
:
Sumatra
Isl
.,
Bengkulu
, 05.2019; (
1 male
, local collector leg.). The habitus as in
Fig. 1
, and the aedeagus as in
Fig. 2
.
General distribution:
Indonesia
:
Sumatra
and Nias islands.
Remarks.
Oxynopterus harmseni
was originally described in 1885 from
Indonesia
,
Sumatra
, pay des Battaks (
Candèze 1885
). After that, it was mentioned only twice in the scientific literature (except catalogues or checklists). It was firstly recorded 116 years after the original description (
Suzuki 2001
,
2011
). The
Table 1
shows the published data on the representation of the species in the collections, the number of specimens, sex and published records.
Regarding the occurrence of
O. harmseni
in world collections, currently only
four specimens
of this species (
three males
,
one female
) are available in the scientific literature, of which data on
one male
is presented in the present study.
It
is probably a very rare species whose biology and ecology are still unknown.
Perhaps
this species is in danger and needs real protection.
Faunistic
studies in
Sumatra
are needed to clarify the distribution and population status of this species
.
Table 1. Published data on the representation of specimens of
O. harmseni
in the collections
Collections |
Number of speci mens, gender |
Locality |
References |
Coll. H.Arimoto (Japan) |
1, female |
Solok, W.Sumatra |
Suzuki, 2011
|
Coll. W.Suzuki (Japan) |
1, male |
Padang, W Sumatra |
Suzuki, 2001
,
2011
|
Coll. Natural History Museum, London, UK |
1, male |
Niasisl. |
Suzuki, 2001
|
Beetles Coll. of Daugavpils University, Ilgas, Latvia |
1, male |
Bengkulu, Sumatra |
The present study |
Fig. 1.
Oxynopterus harmseni
(A – dorsal view, B – lateral view, C – ventral view).
C