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<figureCitation captionStart="Figures 16" captionStartId="F1" captionText="Figures 1 - 6. Philippine Atholus, dorsal habitus 1 A. philippinensis (Marseul, 1854) [IC- 21 - 18] 2 A. coelestis (Marseul, 1857) [IC- 21 - 20] 3 A. torquatus (Marseul, 1854) [IC- 21 - 49] 4 A. pirithous (Marseul, 1873) [IC- 21 - 47] 5 A. nitidissimus Desbordes, 1925 [syntype image] 6 A. bakeri (Bickhardt, 1914) [syntype image, No. 1639]. Scale bar: 1.00 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1158.100518.figures1-6" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/836675" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Figs 6</figureCitation>
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Bickhardt, 1914: 428 [Luzon Island].
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:
<bibRefCitation author="Bickhardt, H" journalOrPublisher="Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" refId="B7" refString="Bickhardt, H, 1917. Histeridae. In: Wytsman P (Ed.) Genera Insectorum, fascicules 166b: 113-302. [La Haye.]" title="Histeridae. In: Wytsman P (Ed.) Genera Insectorum, fascicules 166 b: 113 - 302. [La Haye.]" year="1917">Bickhardt 1917</bibRefCitation>
: 193 [catalogued].
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:
<bibRefCitation author="Bickhardt, H" journalOrPublisher="Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" refId="B6" refString="Bickhardt, H, 1914. Philippinische Histeriden: I. Philippine Journal of Science 9(D): 423-429." title="Philippinische Histeriden: I. Philippine Journal of Science 9 (D): 423 - 429." year="1914">Bickhardt 1914</bibRefCitation>
: 428;
<bibRefCitation author="Mazur, S" journalOrPublisher="Polskie Pismo Entomologiczne" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" pagination="1 - 376" refId="B36" refString="Mazur, S, 1984. A world catalogue of Histeridae. Polskie Pismo Entomologiczne 54 (3-4): 1 - 376" title="A world catalogue of Histeridae." volume="54" year="1984">Mazur 1984</bibRefCitation>
: 211;
<bibRefCitation author="Mazur, S" journalOrPublisher="Polskie Pismo Entomologiczne" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" refId="B37" refString="Mazur, S, 1997. A world catalogue of Histeridae (Coleoptera: Histeroidea). Genus International Journal of Invertebrate Taxonomy (Supplement), Polskie Towarzystwo Taksonomiczne 1-373." title="A world catalogue of Histeridae (Coleoptera: Histeroidea). Genus International Journal of Invertebrate Taxonomy (Supplement), Polskie Towarzystwo Taksonomiczne 1 - 373." year="1997">1997</bibRefCitation>
: 129;
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: 103 [catalogued].
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Specimens examined.</paragraph>
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[
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] based on images, &quot;
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n. sp. Bickh. / Los Banos, / P.I., Baker. / 1639&quot; [sex undetermined, measurements not available] (MNHUB)
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.
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This species has lateral pronotal striae interrupted in the anterolateral angle, and strong punctations on its entire pygidium. According to the original description of
<bibRefCitation author="Bickhardt, H" journalOrPublisher="Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" refId="B6" refString="Bickhardt, H, 1914. Philippinische Histeriden: I. Philippine Journal of Science 9(D): 423-429." title="Philippinische Histeriden: I. Philippine Journal of Science 9 (D): 423 - 429." year="1914">Bickhardt (1914)</bibRefCitation>
,
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(Bickhardt, 1914) is most similar to
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(Marseul, 1854) except that the propygidium and pygidium of
<taxonomicName lsidName="A. bakeri" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="bakeri">
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(Bickhardt, 1914) are strongly punctate. However, based on the syntype observed, the punctation is not as prominent as described and, in fact quite similar to that of
<taxonomicName lsidName="A. torquatus" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="torquatus">
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(Marseul, 1854). The punctures are finer towards the apical end of the pygidium. Another distinguishable feature of
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(Bickhardt, 1914) is the medially straight frontal stria, while in
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">A. torquatus</emphasis>
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(Marseul, 1854) it is weakly bent inwardly. However, several studied individuals of
<taxonomicName lsidName="A. torquatus" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="torquatus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">A. torquatus</emphasis>
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(Marseul, 1854) likewise seem to have their frontal stria medially straight.
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Re-description.</paragraph>
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<emphasis bold="true" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Body</emphasis>
(Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figures 16" captionStartId="F1" captionText="Figures 1 - 6. Philippine Atholus, dorsal habitus 1 A. philippinensis (Marseul, 1854) [IC- 21 - 18] 2 A. coelestis (Marseul, 1857) [IC- 21 - 20] 3 A. torquatus (Marseul, 1854) [IC- 21 - 49] 4 A. pirithous (Marseul, 1873) [IC- 21 - 47] 5 A. nitidissimus Desbordes, 1925 [syntype image] 6 A. bakeri (Bickhardt, 1914) [syntype image, No. 1639]. Scale bar: 1.00 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1158.100518.figures1-6" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/836675" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">6</figureCitation>
) oval, moderately convex and black; tibia and antenna rufous.
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<emphasis bold="true" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Head</emphasis>
: clypeus (Figs
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,
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) slightly crenate on anterolateral margin, apical margin slightly extended; frontal stria medially straight, complete, moderately impressed; eyes large, convex, clearly visible dorsally; mandibles with rounded outer margin curved inwardly; sub-apical tooth on left mandible large; mandibular apex acutely pointed.
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Figures 54-57.</emphasis>
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(Bickhardt, 1914)
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head and pronotum, dorsal view
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head, frontal view
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propygidium and pygidium
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habitus, ventral view.
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<emphasis bold="true" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Pronotum</emphasis>
: marginal pronotal stria (Figs
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,
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) laterally complete, continuous onto apical angle and crenate behind head; lateral pronotal stria moderately impressed, slightly crenate; apical end shortened and bent inwardly in a curved hook; lateral portion rather distant from margin; its basal end abbreviated from basal fifth of pronotal length.
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<emphasis bold="true" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Elytra</emphasis>
: elytral epipleuron (Fig.
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) with few coarse punctures on apical half; marginal epipleural stria present on apical half; marginal elytral stria (Fig.
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) complete, slightly impressed; external and internal subhumeral striae absent; oblique humeral stria lightly impressed on basal third; dorsal elytral striae 1-4 complete; dorsal elytral stria 5 and sutural elytral stria present on apical half; disk with fine punctures.
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<emphasis bold="true" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Abdomen</emphasis>
: propygidium (Fig.
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) moderately covered with coarse, round, and shallow punctures; interspaces with fine punctations; pygidial punctations similar to those of propygidium, becoming sparser apically.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis bold="true" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Meso- and metaventrite</emphasis>
: anterior margin of mesoventrite (Fig.
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) outwardly arcuate; marginal mesoventral stria crenate and complete; meso-metaventral suture clearly impressed, complete, medially angulate; punctations of intercoxal disk of metaventrite similar to those of mesoventrite; longitudinal suture of metaventrite lightly impressed; lateral disk of metaventrite moderately covered with large, round, shallow punctures.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis bold="true" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Legs</emphasis>
: posterior surface of protibia (Fig.
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) flattened and strongly dilated; outer lateral margin with four weak, almost inconspicuous teeth, topped by minute denticles.
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Distribution.</paragraph>
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Endemic to the Philippines (
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).
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Biology.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Unknown.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Remarks.</paragraph>
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The examined syntype of
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(Bickhardt, 1914) exhibits characters similar to a typical
<taxonomicName lsidName="A. torquatus" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="torquatus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">A. torquatus</emphasis>
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(Marseul, 1854). According to
<bibRefCitation author="Desbordes, H" journalOrPublisher="Annales de la Societe Entomologique de France, Paris" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" pagination="297 - 326" refId="B11" refString="Desbordes, H, 1917. Contribution a la connaissance des Histerides. 2e memoire. Synopsis de divers groupes d' Histeridae. Annales de la Societe Entomologique de France, Paris 85: 297 - 326" title="Contribution a la connaissance des Histerides. 2 e memoire. Synopsis de divers groupes d' Histeridae." volume="85" year="1917">Desbordes (1917)</bibRefCitation>
,
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">A. torquatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(Marseul, 1854) and
<taxonomicName lsidName="A. bakeri" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="bakeri">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">A. bakeri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(Bickhardt, 1914) are very similar, being set apart by the pygidial punctation (strong in
<taxonomicName lsidName="A. bakeri" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="bakeri">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">A. bakeri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and apically finer in
<taxonomicName lsidName="A. torquatus" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="torquatus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">A. torquatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
). Although the only examined specimen of
<taxonomicName lsidName="A. bakeri" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="bakeri">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">A. bakeri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(Bickhardt, 1914) possesses similar pygidial punctations to
<taxonomicName lsidName="A. torquatus" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="torquatus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">A. torquatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(Bickhardt, 1914), this character remains the primary distinction until further examinations of other types is established. The authors would also encourage a comprehensive observation of both male and female genitalia for future works.
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