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<mods:title>The Mecyclothorax beetles (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Moriomorphini) of Haleakala-, Maui: Keystone of a hyperdiverse Hawaiian radiation</mods:title>
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<paragraph pageId="31" pageNumber="32">Taxon classification Animalia Coleoptera Carabidae</paragraph>
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(007)
<taxonomicName LSID="http://zoobank.org/5CE64B17-DC53-4351-BE19-2837ECBA9590" class="Insecta" family="Carabidae" genus="Mecyclothorax" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Mecyclothorax mordicus" order="Coleoptera" pageId="31" pageNumber="32" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="mordicus">Mecyclothorax mordicus</taxonomicName>
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Figs 15D, 16
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, 19
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<paragraph pageId="31" pageNumber="32">Diagnosis.</paragraph>
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Of the pale margined species in this group from
<normalizedToken originalValue="Haleakalā">Haleakala</normalizedToken>
that exhibit a smooth pronotal disc, sinuate lateral pronotal margins and a broader pronotal base-MPW/BPW = 1.42-1.52-this species can be diagnosed by more convex eyes-ocular ratio = 1.44-1.55-and the subparallel pronotal lateral margins and protruded hind angles (Fig. 15D). The most similar species is
<taxonomicName class="Insecta" family="Carabidae" genus="Mecyclothorax" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Mecyclothorax manducus" order="Coleoptera" pageId="31" pageNumber="32" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="manducus">Mecyclothorax manducus</taxonomicName>
(Fig. 20A), which deviates by exhibiting smaller eyes-ocular ratio = 1.40-1.43. If a male is available, the aedeagus can settle the matter, with
<taxonomicName class="Insecta" family="Carabidae" genus="Mecyclothorax" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Mecyclothorax mordicus" order="Coleoptera" pageId="31" pageNumber="32" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="mordicus">Mecyclothorax mordicus</taxonomicName>
exhibiting a median lobe with a very short rounded apex distad the ostial opening (Fig. 16G), whereas the median lobe apex of
<taxonomicName class="Insecta" family="Carabidae" genus="Mecyclothorax" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Mecyclothorax manducus" order="Coleoptera" pageId="31" pageNumber="32" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="manducus">Mecyclothorax manducus</taxonomicName>
is elongate (Fig. 16I). Setal formula 2 1 2 1[sae]. Standardized body length 3.6-3.9 mm.
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Figure 20.
<taxonomicName class="Insecta" family="Carabidae" genus="Mecyclothorax" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Mecyclothorax obscuricornis" order="Coleoptera" pageId="31" pageNumber="32" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="obscuricornis">Mecyclothorax obscuricornis</taxonomicName>
group species, dorsal habitus view. A
<taxonomicName class="Insecta" family="Carabidae" genus="Mecyclothorax" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Mecyclothorax manducus" order="Coleoptera" pageId="31" pageNumber="32" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="manducus">Mecyclothorax manducus</taxonomicName>
(Kīpahulu, 910 m) B
<taxonomicName class="Insecta" family="Carabidae" genus="Mecyclothorax" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Mecyclothorax ambulatus" order="Coleoptera" pageId="31" pageNumber="32" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="ambulatus">Mecyclothorax ambulatus</taxonomicName>
(
<normalizedToken originalValue="Haleakalā">Haleakala</normalizedToken>
, 1500 ft., RCLP) C
<taxonomicName class="Insecta" family="Carabidae" genus="Mecyclothorax" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Mecyclothorax montanus" order="Coleoptera" pageId="31" pageNumber="32" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="montanus">Mecyclothorax montanus</taxonomicName>
(ESE Kuiki, 2145 m) D
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(Ukulele Camp, 1525-1980 m).
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<paragraph pageId="31" pageNumber="32">Description</paragraph>
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(n = 4). Head capsule with frontal grooves broad at clypeus, a lateral carina to anterior supraorbital seta; dorsal impression of neck flat to concave; ocular lobe ratio = 0.75-0.77; labral anterior margin broadly, shallowly emarginate; antennae filiform, antennomere with sparse setae, antennomere 3 with pelage of short setae; mentum tooth with sides acute, apex rounded. Pronotum with lateral seta present, basal seta absent; hind angle obtuse, margin rounded posterad; lateral margin subparallel anterad hind angle then divergent; median base moderately depressed, covered with dense longitudinal wrinkles and some punctures; basal margin straight medially, slightly expanded posteriorly mesad laterobasal depressions; median longitudinal impression shallow, finely incised; anterior transverse impression deep, broader medially, lined with granulate isodiametric microsculpture and crossed by longitudinal wrinkles; anterior callosity elevated, flat, crossed by longitudinal wrinkles; front angles little projected, tightly rounded; front angles slightly farther apart than hind angles; APW/BPW = 1.03-1.04; lateral marginal depression moderately narrow, edge upturned; laterobasal depression smooth, concave, surface continuous with lateral depression. Proepisternum with 5 minute punctures along hind marginal groove; prosternal process medially depressed, sides broadly upraised. Elytra subquadrate, MEW/HuW = 1.81-1.86; disc moderately convex, sides more sloped; basal groove angled anterad from 3rd stria to meet tightly rounded humeral angle; parascutellar seta present; parascutellar striole with 3-5 punctures, striole shallow between punctures; sutural interval more convex than lateral intervals, sutural juncture upraised; sutural and 2nd striae of subequal depth from base to apex; intervals 2-8 convex, associated striae deep, minute irregularities present at base, smooth on disc and at apex; 7th and 8th interval of similar convexity mesad subapical sinuation; 2 dorsal elytral setae situated at 0.30
<normalizedToken originalValue="×">x</normalizedToken>
and 0.60
<normalizedToken originalValue="×">x</normalizedToken>
elytral length, anterior setal impression spanning interval 3, posterior impression spanning
<normalizedToken originalValue="½">1/2</normalizedToken>
of interval width; subapical seta present, apical seta absent; lateral elytral setae arranged as anterior series of 7 setae and posterior series of 6 setae; elytral marginal depression moderately narrow at humerus, broader posterad, beadlike at subapical sinuation; subapical sinuation shallow, more abruptly incurved anteriorly. Mesepisternum with ~4 shallow punctures in one row; metepisternal width to length ratio = 0.81; metepisternum/metepimeron suture distinct. Abdomen with irregular lateral wrinkles on ventrites 1-5; suture between ventrites 2 and 3 complete; apical ventrite of male with 2 setae. Legs-metatarsomere 1/metatibial length ratio = 0.20; metatarsomere 4 length along outer lobe 1.25
<normalizedToken originalValue="×">x</normalizedToken>
medial tarsomere length, apical and subapical setae present; metatarsal dorsolateral sulci narrow, lateral, median area broad. Microsculpture of vertex isodiametric sculpticells in transverse rows; pronotal disc with transverse mesh, sculpticell breadth 2
<normalizedToken originalValue="×">x</normalizedToken>
length; pronotal median base with transverse mesh, sculpticell breadth 2
<normalizedToken originalValue="×">x</normalizedToken>
length; elytral disc glossy, transverse mesh to transverse lines present laterally; elytral apex with shallow transverse mesh, sculpticell breadth 2
<normalizedToken originalValue="3×">-3x</normalizedToken>
length; metasternum with distinct transverse mesh; laterobasal abdominal ventrites with swirling isodiametric and transverse microsculpture. Coloration of vertex rufobrunneous; antennomere 1 flavous, antennomeres 2-3 rufoflavous, 4-11 rufobrunneous; pronotal disc rufopiceous, anterior callosity, lateral margins broadly, and median base rufoflavous; proepipleuron and proepisternum rufoflavous; elytral disc with intervals 2-5 piceous from base to apical 5/6, and interval 6 piceous on disc; sutural interval rufobrunneous basally and on disc, flavous in apical half; elytral intervals 7-9 plus marginal depression flavous, apex broadly flavous to juncture of intervals 3 and 4; elytral epipleuron pale creamy ivory, metepisternum rufobrunneous; abdomen with ventrites 1-3 medially and 4-6 mediobasally piceous; apical 2/3 of apical abdominal ventrite 6 flavous; metafemur flavous; metatibia flavous with brunneous cast.
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Male genitalia (n = 2). Aedeagal median lobe gracile but with tip very broadly rounded and little extended beyond ostial opening, distance from parameral articulation to tip 4.4
<normalizedToken originalValue="×">x</normalizedToken>
depth at midlength (Fig. 16G); median lobe not curved to the right except near bluntly rounded tip in ventral view (Fig. 16H); internal sac unornamented, lightly sclerotized flagellar plate visible in lateral and ventral views (Figs 16
<normalizedToken originalValue="GH">G-H</normalizedToken>
).
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<paragraph pageId="31" pageNumber="32">Holotype.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="31" pageNumber="32">
Male (CUIC) dissected and labeled: HI: Maui Haleakala Hana / For. Res. Ridge E / Heleleikeoha Str. 12-V- / 1998 lot 09 1760 m el. / sifting ohia litter C.P. / Ewing // 2 //
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/
<taxonomicName lsidName="mordicus" pageId="31" pageNumber="32" rank="species" species="mordicus">mordicus</taxonomicName>
/ ♂ #2 / det. J.K. Liebherr 2014 // HOLOTYPE /
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/
<taxonomicName lsidName="mordicus" pageId="31" pageNumber="32" rank="species" species="mordicus">mordicus</taxonomicName>
/ Liebherr / det. J.K. Liebherr 2015 (black-margined red label).
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<paragraph pageId="31" pageNumber="32">Paratypes.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="31" pageNumber="32">
HI: Maui, Haleakala, Hana For. Res., Horseshoe Bog, sifting
<taxonomicName class="Magnoliopsida" family="Myrtaceae" genus="Metrosideros" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Metrosideros" order="Myrtales" pageId="31" pageNumber="32" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">Metrosideros</taxonomicName>
litter, 1830 m el., 12-v-1998 lot 08 (CUIC, 1), Kuhiwa Str., beating
<taxonomicName class="Magnoliopsida" family="Primulaceae" genus="Myrsine" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Myrsine lessertiana" order="Ericales" pageId="31" pageNumber="32" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="lessertiana">Myrsine lessertiana</taxonomicName>
, 1780 m el., 12-v-1009 lot 13 (CUIC, 1), same data a holotype (CUIC, 1).
</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="31" pageNumber="32">Etymology.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="31" pageNumber="32">
The adjectival
<taxonomicName lsidName="mordicus" pageId="31" pageNumber="32" rank="species" species="mordicus">mordicus</taxonomicName>
means biting in the mandibular sense, continuing the string of epithets that started with
<taxonomicName lsidName="daptinus" pageId="31" pageNumber="32" rank="species" species="daptinus">daptinus</taxonomicName>
above.
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<paragraph pageId="31" pageNumber="32">Distribution and habitat.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="31" pageNumber="32">
Recorded localities of
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are restricted the
<normalizedToken originalValue="Hāna">Hana</normalizedToken>
Bogs region, specifically to proximate locales at Horseshoe Bog and near the headwaters of Kuhiwa and
<normalizedToken originalValue="Heleleikeoha">Helele'ike'oha</normalizedToken>
Streams (Fig. 19). Beetles of this species have been found in
<normalizedToken originalValue="ōhia">'ōhi'a</normalizedToken>
litter, and by beating
<taxonomicName class="Magnoliopsida" family="Primulaceae" genus="Myrsine" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Myrsine lessertiana" order="Ericales" pageId="31" pageNumber="32" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="lessertiana">Myrsine lessertiana</taxonomicName>
(kolea lau nui).
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