The reclassification of Sophiodela and other tiger beetles (Coleoptera, Cicindelidae) based on the structure of the everted internal sac of the male genitalia
Author
Fukuda, Yuki
Kurayoshi, 111 - 8, Kamogawa-town, Tottori, 682 - 0923 Japan E-mail: yuki 03 go 3 @ gmail. com
yuki03go3@gmail.com
Author
Ogawa, Ryo
Matsuyama, 6 - 5 - 8, Hakusuidai, Ehime, 791 - 0113 Japan E-mail: ailmasbl 0854 @ yahoo. co. jp
Author
Hori, Michio
Wakayama, 6 - 1 - 2 Takajyomachi, Wakayama, 640 - 8135 Japan E-mail: hori @ terra. zool. kyoto-u. ac. jp
text
Zootaxa
2019
2019-08-28
4661
2
271
308
journal article
21156
10.11646/zootaxa.4661.2.3
6c12aca1-7350-4265-9ded-6d415152f181
1175-5326
3998528
95722A8A-E02C-47E5-AA9B-777B6CA226E6
Cylindera
(
Eugrapha
)
elisae elisae
(Motschulsky, 1859)
(
Figs 8J
,
10E
)
Cicindela elisae
Motschulsky, 1859:487
.
Cicindela novitia
Bates, 1883:216
[synonymy by
Werner 1992:49
].
Cylindera
(
Eugrapha
)
elisae
:
Rivalier 1950:233
.
Eugrapha elisae
var.
novitia
:
Werner 1992:49
.
Cylindera
(
Eugrapha
)
elisae
:
Cassola 1999: 265
(only nominotypical subgenus).
Remarks.
In this study, we dealt with the collected samples from
Japan
(Honshu, Shikoku) which reflected the synonym list concerning the previous name
C. novitia
(distribution:
Hokkaido
, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu). Therefore, this synonym list does not include other subspecies.
Specimens examined.
(N = 3)
[
Japan
]
1♂
(
EUMJ
),
Tottori
,
Tenjingawa-kakô Hokuei-Town
,
24. VII. 2011
,
Y. Fukuda
leg
;
2♂♂
(
EUMJ
),
Tokushima
,
Okinosu
Tokushima
City
,
28. VII. 2011
,
R. Ogawa
leg.
Description
. Internal sac everted widely and dorsally in lateral view. VA largest in bladders, followed in order by BLR, DA, DLL, B. VB not exist.
DLL roundly swollen, vested numerously with spines, which are weakly chitinous. DA well swollen dorsally. VA roundly swollen ventro-apically. BLR roundly swollen left ventrally, vested numerously with short spines. B roundly well swollen, everted right laterally, numerously with short and weakly spines. Flagellum relatively short, curved and formed S-shaped. Medial tooth short, tapered, straight extending apically.