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<taxonomicName LSID="http://species-id.net/wiki/Ectateus_calcaripes" authority="Gebien, 1904" authorityName="Gebien" authorityYear="1904" class="Insecta" family="Tenebrionidae" genus="Ectateus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Ectateus calcaripes" order="Coleoptera" pageId="7" pageNumber="88" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="calcaripes">Ectateus calcaripes (Gebien, 1904)</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel pageId="7" pageNumber="88">comb. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
Figs 3, 20, 27, 31, 41, 45
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<paragraph pageId="7" pageNumber="88">
<taxonomicName class="Insecta" family="Tenebrionidae" genus="Selinus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Selinus calcaripes" order="Coleoptera" pageId="7" pageNumber="88" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="calcaripes">Selinus calcaripes</taxonomicName>
Gebien, 1904: 3. -
<bibRefCitation author="Gebien, H" journalOrPublisher="Berlin" pageId="40" pageNumber="121" pagination="167 - 354" title="W. Junk, S. Schenkling, Coleopterorum Catalogus" year="1910">Gebien 1910</bibRefCitation>
: 277,
<bibRefCitation author="Gebien, H" journalOrPublisher="Mitteilungen der Muncher Entomologischen Gesellschaft" pageId="41" pageNumber="122" title="Katalog der Tenebrioniden. Teil II" volume="28" year="1938">1938</bibRefCitation>
: 297;
<bibRefCitation author="Koch, C" journalOrPublisher="Bruxelles" pageId="42" pageNumber="123" title="Exploration du Parc National de l'Upemba. II. Tenebrionidae (Coleoptera, Polyphaga), Opatrinae, First part: Platynotini, Litoborini and Loensini" year="1956">Koch 1956</bibRefCitation>
: 238;
<bibRefCitation author="Kulzer, H" journalOrPublisher="Entomologischen Arbeiten aus dem Museum G. Frey" pageId="42" pageNumber="123" pagination="375 - 434" title="Verzeichnis des Typenmaterials der Tenebrionidensammlung des Museums G. Frey." volume="14" year="1963">Kulzer 1963</bibRefCitation>
: 425,
<bibRefCitation author="Iwan, D" journalOrPublisher="Genus" pageId="41" pageNumber="122" pagination="219 - 323" title="Catalogue of the World Platynotini (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)." volume="13" year="2002 b">Iwan 2002b</bibRefCitation>
: 265.
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<paragraph pageId="7" pageNumber="88">Notes.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="7" pageNumber="88">
The types of
<taxonomicName class="Insecta" family="Tenebrionidae" genus="Selinus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Selinus calcaripes" order="Coleoptera" pageId="7" pageNumber="88" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="calcaripes">Selinus calcaripes</taxonomicName>
seems to be lost. According to the information provided by
<bibRefCitation author="Iwan, D" journalOrPublisher="Genus" pageId="41" pageNumber="122" pagination="219 - 323" title="Catalogue of the World Platynotini (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)." volume="13" year="2002 b">Iwan (2002b)</bibRefCitation>
they should be deposited in Naturhistorisches Museum collection (Basel, Switzerland). Unfortunately, the curators do not confirm this statement. Additionally, during the preparation of my recent scientific project - Phylogeny, biogeography and generic classification of the
<taxonomicName class="Insecta" family="Tenebrionidae" genus="Ectateus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Ectateus" order="Coleoptera" pageId="7" pageNumber="88" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">Ectateus</taxonomicName>
generic group (
<taxonomicName class="Magnoliopsida" family="Malvaceae" genus="Coleoptera" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Coleoptera" order="Malvales" pageId="7" pageNumber="88" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">Coleoptera</taxonomicName>
:
<taxonomicName family="Tenebrionidae" lsidName="" pageId="7" pageNumber="88" rank="family">Tenebrionidae</taxonomicName>
:
<taxonomicName genus="Platynotina" lsidName="Platynotina" pageId="7" pageNumber="88" rank="genus">Platynotina</taxonomicName>
) - I have studied diverse entomological material concerning the subtribe
<taxonomicName genus="Platynotina" lsidName="Platynotina" pageId="7" pageNumber="88" rank="genus">Platynotina</taxonomicName>
from several collections across the World and I did not menaged to locate these specimens.
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<paragraph pageId="7" pageNumber="88">
Based only on the original species descriptions
<bibRefCitation author="Koch, C" journalOrPublisher="Bruxelles" pageId="42" pageNumber="123" title="Exploration du Parc National de l'Upemba. II. Tenebrionidae (Coleoptera, Polyphaga), Opatrinae, First part: Platynotini, Litoborini and Loensini" year="1956">Koch (1956)</bibRefCitation>
proposed to consider
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as a synonym of
<taxonomicName class="Insecta" family="Tenebrionidae" genus="Ectateus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Ectateus curtulus" order="Coleoptera" pageId="7" pageNumber="88" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="curtulus">Ectateus curtulus</taxonomicName>
(Fairmaire, 1893). Unfortunately, the morphology of the holotype of
<taxonomicName class="Insecta" family="Tenebrionidae" genus="Ectateus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Ectateus curtulus" order="Coleoptera" pageId="7" pageNumber="88" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="curtulus">Ectateus curtulus</taxonomicName>
(damaged female - Fig. 47) do not correspond to
<bibRefCitation author="Gebien, H" journalOrPublisher="Arkiv Fur Zoologi" pageId="40" pageNumber="121" pagination="1 - 31" title="Beitraege zur Kenntnis der Insektenfauna von Kamerun. No 28. Verzeichnis der von Professor Dr. Yngve Sjoestedt in Kamerun gesammelten Tenebrioniden." volume="2" year="1904">
<normalizedToken originalValue="Gebiens">Gebien's</normalizedToken>
(1904)
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description of
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and
<bibRefCitation author="Koch, C" journalOrPublisher="Bruxelles" pageId="42" pageNumber="123" title="Exploration du Parc National de l'Upemba. II. Tenebrionidae (Coleoptera, Polyphaga), Opatrinae, First part: Platynotini, Litoborini and Loensini" year="1956">
<normalizedToken originalValue="Kochs">Koch's</normalizedToken>
(1956)
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interpretation of
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. Both publications refer rather to a morphological form that is very closely to
<taxonomicName class="Insecta" family="Tenebrionidae" genus="Ectateus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Ectateus modestus" order="Coleoptera" pageId="7" pageNumber="88" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="modestus">Ectateus modestus</taxonomicName>
and differers from it mainly by the structure of male protibiae (Figs 31-32). A consistent to the above mentioned descriptions morph was found in the studied material. It was included in the cladistic analysis as
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.
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<paragraph pageId="7" pageNumber="88">
The results of a cladistic analysis confirmed the aforementioned assumption that
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and
<taxonomicName class="Insecta" family="Tenebrionidae" genus="Selinus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Selinus calcaripes" order="Coleoptera" pageId="7" pageNumber="88" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="calcaripes">Selinus calcaripes</taxonomicName>
represent two distinct morphological forms (Fig. 25). They can be easily distinguished by the structure of head (char. 3, 5), pronotum (char. 9) and elytra (elytral intervals with conspicuous punctures in
<taxonomicName class="Insecta" family="Tenebrionidae" genus="Ectateus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Ectateus curtulus" order="Coleoptera" pageId="7" pageNumber="88" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="curtulus">Ectateus curtulus</taxonomicName>
). Additionally, the results shows that
<taxonomicName class="Insecta" family="Tenebrionidae" genus="Selinus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Selinus calcaripes" order="Coleoptera" pageId="7" pageNumber="88" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="calcaripes">Selinus calcaripes</taxonomicName>
is very closely related to
<taxonomicName class="Insecta" family="Tenebrionidae" genus="Ectateus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Ectateus modestus" order="Coleoptera" pageId="7" pageNumber="88" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="modestus">Ectateus modestus</taxonomicName>
- which is consistent with
<bibRefCitation author="Gebien, H" journalOrPublisher="Arkiv Fur Zoologi" pageId="40" pageNumber="121" pagination="1 - 31" title="Beitraege zur Kenntnis der Insektenfauna von Kamerun. No 28. Verzeichnis der von Professor Dr. Yngve Sjoestedt in Kamerun gesammelten Tenebrioniden." volume="2" year="1904">
<normalizedToken originalValue="Gebiens">Gebien's</normalizedToken>
(1904)
</bibRefCitation>
description and
<bibRefCitation author="Koch, C" journalOrPublisher="Bruxelles" pageId="42" pageNumber="123" title="Exploration du Parc National de l'Upemba. II. Tenebrionidae (Coleoptera, Polyphaga), Opatrinae, First part: Platynotini, Litoborini and Loensini" year="1956">
<normalizedToken originalValue="Kochs">Koch's</normalizedToken>
(1956)
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interpretation.
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<paragraph pageId="7" pageNumber="88">
Taking into consideration the difficulties associated with
<taxonomicName class="Insecta" family="Tenebrionidae" genus="Selinus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Selinus calcaripes" order="Coleoptera" pageId="7" pageNumber="88" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="calcaripes">Selinus calcaripes</taxonomicName>
I propose to designate a neotype to clarify the taxonomic status of this species. Additionally, on the basis of the results of a cladistic analysis I propose to treat this taxon as a independent species - not as a synonym of
<taxonomicName class="Insecta" family="Tenebrionidae" genus="Ectateus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Ectateus curtulus" order="Coleoptera" pageId="7" pageNumber="88" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="curtulus">Ectateus curtulus</taxonomicName>
.
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<paragraph pageId="7" pageNumber="88">Studied material.</paragraph>
<paragraph lastPageId="8" lastPageNumber="89" pageId="7" pageNumber="88">
Neotype designated here, male (MNHN): &quot;Rep. Centrafric., La Maboke, 2.IX.1967, L. Matile rec.&quot;. Other material: male (MNHN):
<normalizedToken originalValue="“Musée">&quot;Musee</normalizedToken>
du Congo, Haut-Uele: Yebo moto, VII-1926, L. Burgeon&quot;, male (MRAC):
<normalizedToken originalValue="“Musée">&quot;Musee</normalizedToken>
du Congo, Haut-Uele: Yebo moto, V-1926, L. Burgeon&quot;, male (MRAC):
<normalizedToken originalValue="“Musée">&quot;Musee</normalizedToken>
du Congo, Bambesa, 15-X-1933, J. V. Leroy&quot;, male and 3 females (MRAC): &quot;Coll. Mus. Tervuren, Oubanghi-Chari: Bangui I/III.1968, ex. coll. Breuning&quot;, male and female (RBINS): &quot;R.I.Sc.Nat. Belg.,I.G. 16.364&quot;, 4 females (MNHN): &quot;Calcaripes, Geb., det. Dr. Kaszab&quot;, male and female (MNHN): &quot;Boukoko, Rep. Centr Afric.&quot;,
<pageBreakToken pageId="8" pageNumber="89" start="start">male</pageBreakToken>
and female (MNHN): &quot;La Maboke, Rep. Centr Afric.&quot;, 2 males and female (MNHN):
<normalizedToken originalValue="“Lamaboké">&quot;Lamaboke</normalizedToken>
, 10.XI.1965&quot;, male and female (MNHN):
<normalizedToken originalValue="“Lamaboké">&quot;Lamaboke</normalizedToken>
, 20-21.XI.1966&quot;, male (MNHN):
<normalizedToken originalValue="“Lamaboké">&quot;Lamaboke</normalizedToken>
, 18.XI.1965&quot;, 2 females (HNHM): &quot;Cameroon, Dja Reserve, Ekom, 21-26.XII. 1996, G.
<normalizedToken originalValue="Hácz">Hacz</normalizedToken>
&amp; G.
<normalizedToken originalValue="Köszegi”">Koeszegi&quot;</normalizedToken>
, 3 males (MNB): &quot;Kamerun Buea, 1-7.III.1912, v. Rothkirch S.G.&quot;, female (MNB): &quot;Kamerun, Brea 1000m, 2. - 7. III- 1912; v. Rothkirch S.G.&quot;, female (MNB): &quot;Kamerun, Soppo 25. II. 1912, v. Rothkirch S.G.&quot;, 2 males (MNHN):
<normalizedToken originalValue="“Lamaboké">&quot;Lamaboke</normalizedToken>
, Rep. Centrafric., V-1964, J. Carayon&quot;, female (MNHN): &quot;1968-69, La
<normalizedToken originalValue="Maboké">Maboke</normalizedToken>
,
<normalizedToken originalValue="Rép">Rep</normalizedToken>
. Centre Afr., P. Teochhi leg.&quot;, male (MNHN): &quot;21.VIII.1969, La
<normalizedToken originalValue="Maboké">Maboke</normalizedToken>
,
<normalizedToken originalValue="Rép">Rep</normalizedToken>
. Centre Afr., P. Teochhi leg.&quot;, female (RBINS): &quot;Coll. R. I. Sc. N. B., congo belge Beni, crottes
<normalizedToken originalValue="d">d'</normalizedToken>
<normalizedToken originalValue="éléphants">elephants</normalizedToken>
, 18-I-1952 Ch. Verbeke&quot;, female (MNHN):
<normalizedToken originalValue="“Muséum">&quot;Museum</normalizedToken>
Paris, La
<normalizedToken originalValue="Maboké">Maboke</normalizedToken>
,
<normalizedToken originalValue="Rép">Rep</normalizedToken>
. Centrafric.&quot;, male (MRAC):
<normalizedToken originalValue="“Musée">&quot;Musee</normalizedToken>
du Congo,
<normalizedToken originalValue="Région">Region</normalizedToken>
de Sassa, 1895-96, Colmant&quot;, male and female (MNHN): &quot;Cameroun, Dr. G. Nonveiller&quot;, female (MNHN):
<normalizedToken originalValue="“Muséum">&quot;Museum</normalizedToken>
Paris, Congo Moyen,
<normalizedToken originalValue="Rég">Reg</normalizedToken>
. de
<normalizedToken originalValue="M`Baiki">M'Baiki</normalizedToken>
, (D Fidao), Pitard 1919&quot;, male (MNHN): &quot;Uganda Prot., Mabira Forest, Chagwe., 3,500-3,800 ft.&quot;, female (MNHN): &quot;Uganda, Nimuli to, Murchison Falls&quot;, male (MNB): &quot;Neu-Kamerun, No. 3360-71, Tessmann S.G.&quot;
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<paragraph pageId="8" pageNumber="89">Redescription.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="8" pageNumber="89">Habitus as in Fig. 45. Body length = 11.5-14.0 mm. Elytra wider and longer than pronotum (width ratio elytra / pronotum = 1.1-1.2; length ratio elytra / the middle of pronotum = 2.4-2.6).</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="8" pageNumber="89">Dorsal side of head dull, with punctures (the intervals between the punctures are smaller than the diameter of the puncture). Frontoclypeal suture coarse. Clypeal emargination relatively deep (clypeal emargination width / depth ratio = 8.0-8.6). Mentum with median part narrow. Submentum with short base. Maxillary palp not widened (width of maxillary palp / length of 3rd antennomere = 1.0-1.1). Length of antennae greater than pronotal length (ratio antenna / pronotum from tip of anterior pronotal angle to tip of posterior pronotal angle = 1.1-1.2). 3rd antennomere relatively long (length ratio of antennomere 3rd / 2nd = 2.8-3.0).</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="8" pageNumber="89">Pronotal disc transverse (middle of pronotum length / width ratio = 0.4-0.5); dull, with coarse punctures (the intervals between the punctures are smaller than the diameter of the puncture). Anterior pronotal angles sharp and protruding outwards. Lateral margins of pronotal disc sinusoidal. Apophyseal and basal depressions on pronotal disc present; apophyseal depressions rounded. Pronotal hypomera dull; without punctures.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="8" pageNumber="89">Elytra oblong (elytra length / width ratio = 1.1-1.2). Elytral striae with fine punctures; intervals non-convex, with transverse sculpture (Fig. 27). Elytral base slightly rounded. Elytral humeri rounded, not protruding laterad. Wings absent. Scutellum triangular; situated in a depression.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="8" pageNumber="89">Intercoxal process protruding towards mesoventrite; peaked at the apex. Metaventrite reduced (length ratio cavity of hind coxa / metaventrite between the insertions of mid and hind coxae ca. 2). In both sexes abdominal process without tubercles; relatively narrow (process of 1st abdominal ventrite / process of metaventrite = 2.1-2.2). 5th abdominal ventrite without bordering; punctures fine (the intervals between the punctures are greater than the 2 diameters of the puncture).</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="9" pageNumber="90">
<pageBreakToken pageId="9" pageNumber="90" start="start">Male</pageBreakToken>
legs. Protarsi slightly narrow. Protibiae as in Fig. 31. Mesotibiae and mesofemorae with large denticle. Metafemorae with an hair fringe. Female legs simple.
</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="9" pageNumber="90">Male genitalia. Parameres narrowest in the half of their length; length equal to the 0.2 of the rest of aedeagal tegmen (Fig. 20). Clavae hook-shaped (Fig. 20). Female genitalia. Paraproct equal to coxites. Bursa copulatrix with a sclerite in the distal part. Spermatheca with narrow ducts.</paragraph>
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<subSubSection pageId="9" pageNumber="90" type="distribution">
<paragraph pageId="9" pageNumber="90">Distribution.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="9" pageNumber="90">This species has been collected in the following ecoregions of Central Africa (Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan): Atlantic Equatorial coastal forests, East Sudanian savanna, Mount Cameroon and Bioko montane forests, Northeastern Congolian lowland forests, Northwestern Congolian lowland forests (Fig. 41).</paragraph>
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