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2.2. Genus
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species:
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<emphasis id="B97CEAA232209B587829FC80277CFC9E" box="[309,631,799,825]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="434">Leptocharis microphthalmus</emphasis>
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(here designated).
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The original description of
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<emphasis id="B97CEAA232209B587B0EFCDC27EBFCFA" box="[530,736,835,861]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="434">L. microphthalma</emphasis>
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includes the following line: “Mesosternalkiel wenig hoch, nicht zwischen die Mittelhüften ragend, am Ende rundlich ausgeĥhlt und sternf̂rmig mit langen Setae”, i.e., the mesoventral keel not very high, not projecting between the middle coxae, at the end roundly excavated and stellate with long setae”. While in
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<emphasis id="B97CEAA232209B587B24FC30262CFC6E" box="[568,807,943,969]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="434">Leptocharis algerica</emphasis>
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,
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<emphasis id="B97CEAA232209B587A26FC3026A1FC6F" box="[826,938,943,968]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="434">L. cretica</emphasis>
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, and
<taxonomicName id="4C084D3332209B587AEDFC302179FC6E" baseAuthorityName="Reitter" baseAuthorityYear="1887" box="[1009,1138,943,969]" class="Insecta" family="Staphylinidae" genus="Leptocharis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="4" pageNumber="434" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="revelieri">
<emphasis id="B97CEAA232209B587AEDFC302179FC6E" box="[1009,1138,943,969]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="434">L. revelieri</emphasis>
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, the mesoventral process forms a continuous broad carina extending from the posterior margin of the prepectus to the posterior margins of mesocoxae, where it is fused with the metaventrite (
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), in
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<emphasis id="B97CEAA232209B587A4AFC682117FBB6" box="[854,1052,1015,1041]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="434">L. microphthalma</emphasis>
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only a short premesocoxal portion is developed, whereas the area between the mesocoxae is devoid of any convexity. In other words, in
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<emphasis id="B97CEAA232209B587C05FB84209EFB92" box="[1305,1429,1051,1077]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="434">L. algerica</emphasis>
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,
<taxonomicName id="4C084D3332209B58798BFBA0240FFBFF" baseAuthorityName="Pic" baseAuthorityYear="1903" box="[151,260,1087,1112]" class="Insecta" family="Staphylinidae" genus="Leptocharis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="4" pageNumber="434" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="cretica">
<emphasis id="B97CEAA232209B58798BFBA0240FFBFF" box="[151,260,1087,1112]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="434">L. cretica</emphasis>
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, and
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<emphasis id="B97CEAA232209B587859FBA024C8FBFE" box="[325,451,1087,1113]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="434">L. revelieri</emphasis>
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the intermesocoxal process is present, whereas in
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<emphasis id="B97CEAA232209B587D16FBA021D8FBFE" box="[1034,1235,1087,1113]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="434">L. microphthalma</emphasis>
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it is lacking, and the mesocoxae are contiguous. Moreover, because of the obliterated intermesocoxal portion of the mesoventral process, in
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<emphasis id="B97CEAA232209B587808FB1824D1FB06" box="[276,474,1159,1185]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="434">L. microphthalma</emphasis>
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the anterior metaventral process is well developed as a subtriangular projection behind posterior margins of mesocoxal rests, while in the remaining species the anteromedian region of the metaventrite is fused with the mesoventral process (a fine variously visible transverse line marks the site of fusion). The presence vs. lack of the intermesocoxal process is a character used to define genera in Scydmaeninae, and this structural difference between
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<emphasis id="B97CEAA232209B587869FA882736FA96" box="[373,573,1303,1329]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="434">L. microphthalma</emphasis>
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and the remaining species of
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<emphasis id="B97CEAA232209B587A93FA88211EFA96" box="[911,1045,1303,1329]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="434">Leptocharis</emphasis>
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justifies establishing a new genus, which differs also in several other features.
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<emphasis id="B97CEAA232209B5879DBFAC12449FADF" bold="true" box="[199,322,1374,1400]" pageId="4" pageNumber="434">Diagnosis.</emphasis>
Body conspicuously slender (
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), with distinct constrictions between head and pronotum and between pronotum and elytra. Exposed region of head capsule (
<figureCitation id="13332A3532209B587A53FA1C26AFFA3A" box="[847,932,1411,1437]" captionStart="FIGURES 1416" captionStartId="5.[151,264,1260,1284]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,417,1237]" captionTargetId="figure-120@5.[151,1435,417,1237]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURES 1416. Morphological structures of Turkocharis microphthalma (Meybohm) comb. n. Head and prothorax in dorsal (14) and ventral (15) views; pterothorax and abdomen in ventral view (16). Abbreviations: amvp, anterior metaventral process; hr, hypostomal ridge; hyr, hypomeral ridge; mtvp, metaventral intermetacoxal process; pmcp, premesocoxal process; prp, prepectus; ptp, posterior tentorial pit; si, setose impression; IIIVIII, abdominal sternites." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10010209" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10010209/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="434">Figs 14</figureCitation>
,
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) distinctly elongate; occipital constriction only slightly narrower than vertex (
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); tempora much longer than eyes, lacking bristles, but bristles present on posteromesal regions of postgenae near posterior tentorial pits. Hypostomal sutures lacking; hypostomal ridges (
<figureCitation id="13332A3532209B587983FA7025FDF9AE" box="[159,246,1518,1545]" captionStart="FIGURES 1416" captionStartId="5.[151,264,1260,1284]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,417,1237]" captionTargetId="figure-120@5.[151,1435,417,1237]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURES 1416. Morphological structures of Turkocharis microphthalma (Meybohm) comb. n. Head and prothorax in dorsal (14) and ventral (15) views; pterothorax and abdomen in ventral view (16). Abbreviations: amvp, anterior metaventral process; hr, hypostomal ridge; hyr, hypomeral ridge; mtvp, metaventral intermetacoxal process; pmcp, premesocoxal process; prp, prepectus; ptp, posterior tentorial pit; si, setose impression; IIIVIII, abdominal sternites." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10010209" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10010209/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="434">Fig. 15</figureCitation>
;
<emphasis id="B97CEAA232209B587819FA702415F9AE" box="[261,286,1519,1545]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="434">hr</emphasis>
) complete, posteriorly nearly reaching posterior tentorial pits; posterior tentorial pits (
<figureCitation id="13332A3532209B587C15FA70206BF9AE" box="[1289,1376,1518,1545]" captionStart="FIGURES 1416" captionStartId="5.[151,264,1260,1284]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,417,1237]" captionTargetId="figure-120@5.[151,1435,417,1237]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURES 1416. Morphological structures of Turkocharis microphthalma (Meybohm) comb. n. Head and prothorax in dorsal (14) and ventral (15) views; pterothorax and abdomen in ventral view (16). Abbreviations: amvp, anterior metaventral process; hr, hypostomal ridge; hyr, hypomeral ridge; mtvp, metaventral intermetacoxal process; pmcp, premesocoxal process; prp, prepectus; ptp, posterior tentorial pit; si, setose impression; IIIVIII, abdominal sternites." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10010209" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10010209/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="434">Fig. 15</figureCitation>
;
<emphasis id="B97CEAA232209B587C73FA702098F9AF" box="[1391,1427,1519,1544]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="434">ptp</emphasis>
) situated slightly in front of transverse impression demarcating ventrally neck region; mandibles subtriangular and broad, each with one subapical mesal tooth (
<figureCitation id="13332A3532209B587B88F9A827E2F9F6" box="[660,745,1590,1617]" captionStart="FIGURES 1416" captionStartId="5.[151,264,1260,1284]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,417,1237]" captionTargetId="figure-120@5.[151,1435,417,1237]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURES 1416. Morphological structures of Turkocharis microphthalma (Meybohm) comb. n. Head and prothorax in dorsal (14) and ventral (15) views; pterothorax and abdomen in ventral view (16). Abbreviations: amvp, anterior metaventral process; hr, hypostomal ridge; hyr, hypomeral ridge; mtvp, metaventral intermetacoxal process; pmcp, premesocoxal process; prp, prepectus; ptp, posterior tentorial pit; si, setose impression; IIIVIII, abdominal sternites." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10010209" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10010209/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="434">Fig. 15</figureCitation>
). Antennae (
<figureCitation id="13332A3532209B587A64F9A826C8F9F6" box="[888,963,1591,1617]" captionStart="FIGURES 18" captionStartId="2.[151,264,1718,1742]" captionTargetBox="[157,1430,312,1685]" captionTargetId="figure-75@2.[151,1436,306,1692]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURES 18. Dorsal habitus of male (14) and aedeagus in ventral view (58). Leptocharis algerica Besuchet, holotype (1, 5); L. cretica (Pic) (2, 6); L. revelieri (Reitter) (3, 7); and Turkocharis microphthalma (Meybohm) comb. n. (4, 8)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10010199" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10010199/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="434">Figs 4</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="13332A3532209B587ACCF9A826E6F9F6" box="[976,1005,1591,1617]" captionStart="FIGURES 1721" captionStartId="6.[151,264,1664,1688]" captionTargetBox="[161,1426,620,1641]" captionTargetId="figure-190@6.[151,1435,597,1641]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURES 1721. Morphological structures of Turkocharis microphthalma (Meybohm) comb. n. Head in lateral view (17); prothorax in ventral view (18); pterothorax in ventral view (19); anterior portion of elytra and dorsal pterothorax in dorsal view (20); and abdomen in ventral view (21). Abbreviations: aed, aedeagus; amvp, anterior metaventral process; bef, basal elytral fovea; lfa, lateral furcal arm; pmcp, premesocoxal process; sc2+scl2, mesoscutum + mesoscutellum; IIIVIII, abdominal sternites." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10010211" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10010211/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="434">17</figureCitation>
) with indistinctly delimited trimerous clubs. Pronotum (
<figureCitation id="13332A3532209B58787FF9C424A5F9D2" box="[355,430,1627,1653]" captionStart="FIGURES 18" captionStartId="2.[151,264,1718,1742]" captionTargetBox="[157,1430,312,1685]" captionTargetId="figure-75@2.[151,1436,306,1692]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURES 18. Dorsal habitus of male (14) and aedeagus in ventral view (58). Leptocharis algerica Besuchet, holotype (1, 5); L. cretica (Pic) (2, 6); L. revelieri (Reitter) (3, 7); and Turkocharis microphthalma (Meybohm) comb. n. (4, 8)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10010199" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10010199/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="434">Figs 4</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="13332A3532209B5878A1F9C424D1F9D2" box="[445,474,1627,1653]" captionStart="FIGURES 1416" captionStartId="5.[151,264,1260,1284]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,417,1237]" captionTargetId="figure-120@5.[151,1435,417,1237]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURES 1416. Morphological structures of Turkocharis microphthalma (Meybohm) comb. n. Head and prothorax in dorsal (14) and ventral (15) views; pterothorax and abdomen in ventral view (16). Abbreviations: amvp, anterior metaventral process; hr, hypostomal ridge; hyr, hypomeral ridge; mtvp, metaventral intermetacoxal process; pmcp, premesocoxal process; prp, prepectus; ptp, posterior tentorial pit; si, setose impression; IIIVIII, abdominal sternites." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10010209" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10010209/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="434">14</figureCitation>
) lacking lateral carinae or edges, oval elongate, broadest near middle, base lacking pits and impressions, prothorax on sides and in posterior regions of hypomera with thick bristles. Prosternum (
<figureCitation id="13332A3532209B587C76F9E025BEF91A" captionStart="FIGURES 1416" captionStartId="5.[151,264,1260,1284]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,417,1237]" captionTargetId="figure-120@5.[151,1435,417,1237]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURES 1416. Morphological structures of Turkocharis microphthalma (Meybohm) comb. n. Head and prothorax in dorsal (14) and ventral (15) views; pterothorax and abdomen in ventral view (16). Abbreviations: amvp, anterior metaventral process; hr, hypostomal ridge; hyr, hypomeral ridge; mtvp, metaventral intermetacoxal process; pmcp, premesocoxal process; prp, prepectus; ptp, posterior tentorial pit; si, setose impression; IIIVIII, abdominal sternites." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10010209" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10010209/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="434">Figs 15</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="13332A3532209B5879DEF93C25D4F91A" box="[194,223,1699,1725]" captionStart="FIGURES 1721" captionStartId="6.[151,264,1664,1688]" captionTargetBox="[161,1426,620,1641]" captionTargetId="figure-190@6.[151,1435,597,1641]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURES 1721. Morphological structures of Turkocharis microphthalma (Meybohm) comb. n. Head in lateral view (17); prothorax in ventral view (18); pterothorax in ventral view (19); anterior portion of elytra and dorsal pterothorax in dorsal view (20); and abdomen in ventral view (21). Abbreviations: aed, aedeagus; amvp, anterior metaventral process; bef, basal elytral fovea; lfa, lateral furcal arm; pmcp, premesocoxal process; sc2+scl2, mesoscutum + mesoscutellum; IIIVIII, abdominal sternites." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10010211" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10010211/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="434">18</figureCitation>
) with basisternal region about as long as coxal area; prosternal process narrowly carinate, weakly elevated and not separating procoxae (
<figureCitation id="13332A3532209B5878F8F9582730F946" box="[484,571,1734,1761]" captionStart="FIGURES 1416" captionStartId="5.[151,264,1260,1284]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,417,1237]" captionTargetId="figure-120@5.[151,1435,417,1237]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURES 1416. Morphological structures of Turkocharis microphthalma (Meybohm) comb. n. Head and prothorax in dorsal (14) and ventral (15) views; pterothorax and abdomen in ventral view (16). Abbreviations: amvp, anterior metaventral process; hr, hypostomal ridge; hyr, hypomeral ridge; mtvp, metaventral intermetacoxal process; pmcp, premesocoxal process; prp, prepectus; ptp, posterior tentorial pit; si, setose impression; IIIVIII, abdominal sternites." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10010209" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10010209/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="434">Figs 15</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="13332A3532209B587B54F958276CF946" box="[584,615,1735,1761]" captionStart="FIGURES 1721" captionStartId="6.[151,264,1664,1688]" captionTargetBox="[161,1426,620,1641]" captionTargetId="figure-190@6.[151,1435,597,1641]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURES 1721. Morphological structures of Turkocharis microphthalma (Meybohm) comb. n. Head in lateral view (17); prothorax in ventral view (18); pterothorax in ventral view (19); anterior portion of elytra and dorsal pterothorax in dorsal view (20); and abdomen in ventral view (21). Abbreviations: aed, aedeagus; amvp, anterior metaventral process; bef, basal elytral fovea; lfa, lateral furcal arm; pmcp, premesocoxal process; sc2+scl2, mesoscutum + mesoscutellum; IIIVIII, abdominal sternites." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10010211" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10010211/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="434">18</figureCitation>
); procoxal cavities narrowly closed posteriorly by adjacent but not fused postcoxal lobes of hypomeron and prosternum (
<figureCitation id="13332A3532209B587BD7F974262FF8A2" box="[715,804,1771,1797]" captionStart="FIGURES 1721" captionStartId="6.[151,264,1664,1688]" captionTargetBox="[161,1426,620,1641]" captionTargetId="figure-190@6.[151,1435,597,1641]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURES 1721. Morphological structures of Turkocharis microphthalma (Meybohm) comb. n. Head in lateral view (17); prothorax in ventral view (18); pterothorax in ventral view (19); anterior portion of elytra and dorsal pterothorax in dorsal view (20); and abdomen in ventral view (21). Abbreviations: aed, aedeagus; amvp, anterior metaventral process; bef, basal elytral fovea; lfa, lateral furcal arm; pmcp, premesocoxal process; sc2+scl2, mesoscutum + mesoscutellum; IIIVIII, abdominal sternites." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10010211" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10010211/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="434">Fig. 18</figureCitation>
); notosternal sutures largely obliterated, only vestiges visible as short notches at anterior prosternal margin (
<figureCitation id="13332A3532209B587BEBF8902640F88E" box="[759,843,1806,1833]" captionStart="FIGURES 1416" captionStartId="5.[151,264,1260,1284]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,417,1237]" captionTargetId="figure-120@5.[151,1435,417,1237]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURES 1416. Morphological structures of Turkocharis microphthalma (Meybohm) comb. n. Head and prothorax in dorsal (14) and ventral (15) views; pterothorax and abdomen in ventral view (16). Abbreviations: amvp, anterior metaventral process; hr, hypostomal ridge; hyr, hypomeral ridge; mtvp, metaventral intermetacoxal process; pmcp, premesocoxal process; prp, prepectus; ptp, posterior tentorial pit; si, setose impression; IIIVIII, abdominal sternites." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10010209" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10010209/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="434">Fig. 15</figureCitation>
); hypomeral ridges (
<figureCitation id="13332A3532209B587D29F8902182F88E" box="[1077,1161,1806,1833]" captionStart="FIGURES 1416" captionStartId="5.[151,264,1260,1284]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,417,1237]" captionTargetId="figure-120@5.[151,1435,417,1237]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURES 1416. Morphological structures of Turkocharis microphthalma (Meybohm) comb. n. Head and prothorax in dorsal (14) and ventral (15) views; pterothorax and abdomen in ventral view (16). Abbreviations: amvp, anterior metaventral process; hr, hypostomal ridge; hyr, hypomeral ridge; mtvp, metaventral intermetacoxal process; pmcp, premesocoxal process; prp, prepectus; ptp, posterior tentorial pit; si, setose impression; IIIVIII, abdominal sternites." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10010209" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10010209/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="434">Fig. 15</figureCitation>
;
<emphasis id="B97CEAA232209B587D8AF89021B0F88E" box="[1174,1211,1807,1833]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="434">hyr</emphasis>
) developed only on hypomeral postcoxal lobes along outer margins of procoxal rests, demarcating narrow inner hypomeral regions. Mesoventrite with subrectangular premesocoxal process (
<figureCitation id="13332A3532209B587A3AF8C82677F8D6" box="[806,892,1879,1905]" captionStart="FIGURES 1416" captionStartId="5.[151,264,1260,1284]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,417,1237]" captionTargetId="figure-120@5.[151,1435,417,1237]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURES 1416. Morphological structures of Turkocharis microphthalma (Meybohm) comb. n. Head and prothorax in dorsal (14) and ventral (15) views; pterothorax and abdomen in ventral view (16). Abbreviations: amvp, anterior metaventral process; hr, hypostomal ridge; hyr, hypomeral ridge; mtvp, metaventral intermetacoxal process; pmcp, premesocoxal process; prp, prepectus; ptp, posterior tentorial pit; si, setose impression; IIIVIII, abdominal sternites." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10010209" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10010209/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="434">Fig. 16</figureCitation>
;
<emphasis id="B97CEAA232209B587A95F8C826CDF8D7" box="[905,966,1879,1904]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="434">pmcp</emphasis>
) extending from massive prepectus (
<figureCitation id="13332A3532209B587C73F8C825BDF832" captionStart="FIGURES 1416" captionStartId="5.[151,264,1260,1284]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,417,1237]" captionTargetId="figure-120@5.[151,1435,417,1237]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURES 1416. Morphological structures of Turkocharis microphthalma (Meybohm) comb. n. Head and prothorax in dorsal (14) and ventral (15) views; pterothorax and abdomen in ventral view (16). Abbreviations: amvp, anterior metaventral process; hr, hypostomal ridge; hyr, hypomeral ridge; mtvp, metaventral intermetacoxal process; pmcp, premesocoxal process; prp, prepectus; ptp, posterior tentorial pit; si, setose impression; IIIVIII, abdominal sternites." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10010209" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10010209/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="434">Fig. 16</figureCitation>
;
<emphasis id="B97CEAA232209B5879D9F8E425E7F833" box="[197,236,1915,1940]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="434">prp</emphasis>
) to anterior margins of mesocoxal rests, with visible in transparent mounts (
<figureCitation id="13332A3532209B587D78F8E421B3F832" box="[1124,1208,1915,1941]" captionStart="FIGURES 1721" captionStartId="6.[151,264,1664,1688]" captionTargetBox="[161,1426,620,1641]" captionTargetId="figure-190@6.[151,1435,597,1641]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURES 1721. Morphological structures of Turkocharis microphthalma (Meybohm) comb. n. Head in lateral view (17); prothorax in ventral view (18); pterothorax in ventral view (19); anterior portion of elytra and dorsal pterothorax in dorsal view (20); and abdomen in ventral view (21). Abbreviations: aed, aedeagus; amvp, anterior metaventral process; bef, basal elytral fovea; lfa, lateral furcal arm; pmcp, premesocoxal process; sc2+scl2, mesoscutum + mesoscutellum; IIIVIII, abdominal sternites." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10010211" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10010211/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="434">Fig. 19</figureCitation>
) transverse channel or perforation open laterally between lateral transverse setose impressions (
<figureCitation id="13332A3532209B587D1DF8002153F81E" box="[1025,1112,1951,1977]" captionStart="FIGURES 1416" captionStartId="5.[151,264,1260,1284]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,417,1237]" captionTargetId="figure-120@5.[151,1435,417,1237]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURES 1416. Morphological structures of Turkocharis microphthalma (Meybohm) comb. n. Head and prothorax in dorsal (14) and ventral (15) views; pterothorax and abdomen in ventral view (16). Abbreviations: amvp, anterior metaventral process; hr, hypostomal ridge; hyr, hypomeral ridge; mtvp, metaventral intermetacoxal process; pmcp, premesocoxal process; prp, prepectus; ptp, posterior tentorial pit; si, setose impression; IIIVIII, abdominal sternites." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10010209" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10010209/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="434">Fig. 16</figureCitation>
;
<emphasis id="B97CEAA232209B587D7BF8002171F81F" box="[1127,1146,1951,1976]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="434">si</emphasis>
) functioning as procoxal rests. Mesocoxae not separated, mesoventrite between them concave. Anterior metaventral process (
<figureCitation id="13332A3532209B587C0DF85C2061F87A" box="[1297,1386,1987,2013]" captionStart="FIGURES 1416" captionStartId="5.[151,264,1260,1284]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,417,1237]" captionTargetId="figure-120@5.[151,1435,417,1237]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURES 1416. Morphological structures of Turkocharis microphthalma (Meybohm) comb. n. Head and prothorax in dorsal (14) and ventral (15) views; pterothorax and abdomen in ventral view (16). Abbreviations: amvp, anterior metaventral process; hr, hypostomal ridge; hyr, hypomeral ridge; mtvp, metaventral intermetacoxal process; pmcp, premesocoxal process; prp, prepectus; ptp, posterior tentorial pit; si, setose impression; IIIVIII, abdominal sternites." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10010209" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10010209/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="434">Figs 16</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="13332A3532209B587C64F85C209CF87A" box="[1400,1431,1987,2013]" captionStart="FIGURES 1721" captionStartId="6.[151,264,1664,1688]" captionTargetBox="[161,1426,620,1641]" captionTargetId="figure-190@6.[151,1435,597,1641]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURES 1721. Morphological structures of Turkocharis microphthalma (Meybohm) comb. n. Head in lateral view (17); prothorax in ventral view (18); pterothorax in ventral view (19); anterior portion of elytra and dorsal pterothorax in dorsal view (20); and abdomen in ventral view (21). Abbreviations: aed, aedeagus; amvp, anterior metaventral process; bef, basal elytral fovea; lfa, lateral furcal arm; pmcp, premesocoxal process; sc2+scl2, mesoscutum + mesoscutellum; IIIVIII, abdominal sternites." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10010211" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10010211/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="434">19</figureCitation>
;
<emphasis id="B97CEAA232219B59798BFF0825DFFF17" box="[151,212,151,176]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="435">amvp</emphasis>
) short, subtriangular with rounded anterior tip. Metaventral intermetacoxal process (
<figureCitation id="13332A3532219B597D60FF0821C5FF16" box="[1148,1230,151,177]" captionStart="FIGURES 1416" captionStartId="5.[151,264,1260,1284]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,417,1237]" captionTargetId="figure-120@5.[151,1435,417,1237]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURES 1416. Morphological structures of Turkocharis microphthalma (Meybohm) comb. n. Head and prothorax in dorsal (14) and ventral (15) views; pterothorax and abdomen in ventral view (16). Abbreviations: amvp, anterior metaventral process; hr, hypostomal ridge; hyr, hypomeral ridge; mtvp, metaventral intermetacoxal process; pmcp, premesocoxal process; prp, prepectus; ptp, posterior tentorial pit; si, setose impression; IIIVIII, abdominal sternites." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10010209" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10010209/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="435">Fig. 16</figureCitation>
;
<emphasis id="B97CEAA232219B597DC5FF082004FF17" box="[1241,1295,151,176]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="435">mtvp</emphasis>
) narrow, not separating metacoxae, with deep median notch separating short subtriangular pointed projections. Lateral margins of metacoxae covered by broad posterolateral metaventral lobes (
<figureCitation id="13332A3532219B597A63FF4026DCFF5E" box="[895,983,223,249]" captionStart="FIGURES 1416" captionStartId="5.[151,264,1260,1284]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,417,1237]" captionTargetId="figure-120@5.[151,1435,417,1237]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURES 1416. Morphological structures of Turkocharis microphthalma (Meybohm) comb. n. Head and prothorax in dorsal (14) and ventral (15) views; pterothorax and abdomen in ventral view (16). Abbreviations: amvp, anterior metaventral process; hr, hypostomal ridge; hyr, hypomeral ridge; mtvp, metaventral intermetacoxal process; pmcp, premesocoxal process; prp, prepectus; ptp, posterior tentorial pit; si, setose impression; IIIVIII, abdominal sternites." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10010209" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10010209/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="435">Figs 16</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="13332A3532219B597AF9FF40210FFF5E" box="[997,1028,223,249]" captionStart="FIGURES 1721" captionStartId="6.[151,264,1664,1688]" captionTargetBox="[161,1426,620,1641]" captionTargetId="figure-190@6.[151,1435,597,1641]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURES 1721. Morphological structures of Turkocharis microphthalma (Meybohm) comb. n. Head in lateral view (17); prothorax in ventral view (18); pterothorax in ventral view (19); anterior portion of elytra and dorsal pterothorax in dorsal view (20); and abdomen in ventral view (21). Abbreviations: aed, aedeagus; amvp, anterior metaventral process; bef, basal elytral fovea; lfa, lateral furcal arm; pmcp, premesocoxal process; sc2+scl2, mesoscutum + mesoscutellum; IIIVIII, abdominal sternites." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10010211" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10010211/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="435">19</figureCitation>
). Mesoscutellar shield composed of fused mesoscutellum and mesoscutum (
<figureCitation id="13332A3532219B597B7DFE9C27BCFEBA" box="[609,695,259,285]" captionStart="FIGURES 1721" captionStartId="6.[151,264,1664,1688]" captionTargetBox="[161,1426,620,1641]" captionTargetId="figure-190@6.[151,1435,597,1641]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURES 1721. Morphological structures of Turkocharis microphthalma (Meybohm) comb. n. Head in lateral view (17); prothorax in ventral view (18); pterothorax in ventral view (19); anterior portion of elytra and dorsal pterothorax in dorsal view (20); and abdomen in ventral view (21). Abbreviations: aed, aedeagus; amvp, anterior metaventral process; bef, basal elytral fovea; lfa, lateral furcal arm; pmcp, premesocoxal process; sc2+scl2, mesoscutum + mesoscutellum; IIIVIII, abdominal sternites." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10010211" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10010211/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="435">Fig. 20</figureCitation>
;
<emphasis id="B97CEAA232219B597BDAFE9C2620FEBA" box="[710,811,259,285]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="435">sc2+scl2</emphasis>
), subtriangular and strongly elongate, with broadened apex, only partly visible between elytral bases. Each elytron with two minute but distinct and asetose basal foveae (
<figureCitation id="13332A3532219B597983FED425FDFEC2" box="[159,246,331,357]" captionStart="FIGURES 1721" captionStartId="6.[151,264,1664,1688]" captionTargetBox="[161,1426,620,1641]" captionTargetId="figure-190@6.[151,1435,597,1641]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURES 1721. Morphological structures of Turkocharis microphthalma (Meybohm) comb. n. Head in lateral view (17); prothorax in ventral view (18); pterothorax in ventral view (19); anterior portion of elytra and dorsal pterothorax in dorsal view (20); and abdomen in ventral view (21). Abbreviations: aed, aedeagus; amvp, anterior metaventral process; bef, basal elytral fovea; lfa, lateral furcal arm; pmcp, premesocoxal process; sc2+scl2, mesoscutum + mesoscutellum; IIIVIII, abdominal sternites." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10010211" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10010211/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="435">Fig. 20</figureCitation>
;
<emphasis id="B97CEAA232219B59781AFED42423FEC2" box="[262,296,331,357]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="435">bef</emphasis>
). Aedeagus (
<figureCitation id="13332A3532219B5978DFFED42702FEC2" box="[451,521,331,357]" captionStart="FIGURES 18" captionStartId="2.[151,264,1718,1742]" captionTargetBox="[157,1430,312,1685]" captionTargetId="figure-75@2.[151,1436,306,1692]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURES 18. Dorsal habitus of male (14) and aedeagus in ventral view (58). Leptocharis algerica Besuchet, holotype (1, 5); L. cretica (Pic) (2, 6); L. revelieri (Reitter) (3, 7); and Turkocharis microphthalma (Meybohm) comb. n. (4, 8)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10010199" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10010199/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="435">Fig. 8</figureCitation>
) with symmetrical median lobe and poorly sclerotized endophallus, parameres present, their apices projecting far beyond apex of median lobe.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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<emphasis id="B97CEAA232219B59798BFB73245FFAA3" bold="true" box="[151,340,1260,1284]" pageId="5" pageNumber="435">FIGURES 1416.</emphasis>
Morphological structures of
<taxonomicName id="4C084D3332219B597B65FB732118FAA3" authority="(Meybohm)" authorityName="Jałoszyński" authorityYear="2023" baseAuthorityName="Jałoszyński" baseAuthorityYear="2023" box="[633,1043,1260,1284]" class="Insecta" family="Staphylinidae" genus="Turkocharis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="5" pageNumber="435" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="microphthalma" status="comb. n.">
<emphasis id="B97CEAA232219B597B65FB73269FFAA3" box="[633,916,1260,1284]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="435">Turkocharis microphthalma</emphasis>
(Meybohm)
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A24F57D932219B597D05FB73217AFAA4" box="[1049,1137,1260,1284]" pageId="5" pageNumber="435" rank="species">comb. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
Head and prothorax in dorsal (
<emphasis id="B97CEAA232219B5979BCFA8F25B2FA8F" bold="true" box="[160,185,1296,1320]" pageId="5" pageNumber="435">14</emphasis>
) and ventral (
<emphasis id="B97CEAA232219B597854FA8F246AFA8F" bold="true" box="[328,353,1296,1320]" pageId="5" pageNumber="435">15</emphasis>
) views; pterothorax and abdomen in ventral view (
<emphasis id="B97CEAA232219B597A74FA8F268AFA8F" bold="true" box="[872,897,1296,1320]" pageId="5" pageNumber="435">16</emphasis>
). Abbreviations: amvp, anterior metaventral process; hr, hypostomal ridge; hyr, hypomeral ridge; mtvp, metaventral intermetacoxal process; pmcp, premesocoxal process; prp, prepectus; ptp, posterior tentorial pit; si, setose impression; IIIVIII, abdominal sternites.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<subSubSection id="C312653B32219B5B79DBFA5D27BCFC26" lastPageId="7" lastPageNumber="437" pageId="5" pageNumber="435" type="description">
<paragraph id="8BB736B032219B5979DBFA5D214DFA7A" blockId="5.[151,1437,1474,2040]" box="[199,1094,1474,1501]" pageId="5" pageNumber="435">
<emphasis id="B97CEAA232219B5979DBFA5D2452FA7B" bold="true" box="[199,345,1474,1500]" pageId="5" pageNumber="435">Description.</emphasis>
Body (
<figureCitation id="13332A3532219B5978B0FA5D24E4FA7B" box="[428,495,1474,1500]" captionStart="FIGURES 18" captionStartId="2.[151,264,1718,1742]" captionTargetBox="[157,1430,312,1685]" captionTargetId="figure-75@2.[151,1436,306,1692]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURES 18. Dorsal habitus of male (14) and aedeagus in ventral view (58). Leptocharis algerica Besuchet, holotype (1, 5); L. cretica (Pic) (2, 6); L. revelieri (Reitter) (3, 7); and Turkocharis microphthalma (Meybohm) comb. n. (4, 8)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10010199" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10010199/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="435">Fig. 4</figureCitation>
) elongate, slender, strongly convex, distinctly setose.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BB736B032219B5979DBFA7927BCF817" blockId="5.[151,1437,1474,2040]" pageId="5" pageNumber="435">
Head capsule (
<figureCitation id="13332A3532219B597872FA7924FBF9A6" box="[366,496,1510,1537]" captionStart="FIGURES 1416" captionStartId="5.[151,264,1260,1284]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,417,1237]" captionTargetId="figure-120@5.[151,1435,417,1237]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURES 1416. Morphological structures of Turkocharis microphthalma (Meybohm) comb. n. Head and prothorax in dorsal (14) and ventral (15) views; pterothorax and abdomen in ventral view (16). Abbreviations: amvp, anterior metaventral process; hr, hypostomal ridge; hyr, hypomeral ridge; mtvp, metaventral intermetacoxal process; pmcp, premesocoxal process; prp, prepectus; ptp, posterior tentorial pit; si, setose impression; IIIVIII, abdominal sternites." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10010209" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10010209/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="435">Figs 1415</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="13332A3532219B5978E1FA792711F9A7" box="[509,538,1510,1536]" captionStart="FIGURES 1721" captionStartId="6.[151,264,1664,1688]" captionTargetBox="[161,1426,620,1641]" captionTargetId="figure-190@6.[151,1435,597,1641]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURES 1721. Morphological structures of Turkocharis microphthalma (Meybohm) comb. n. Head in lateral view (17); prothorax in ventral view (18); pterothorax in ventral view (19); anterior portion of elytra and dorsal pterothorax in dorsal view (20); and abdomen in ventral view (21). Abbreviations: aed, aedeagus; amvp, anterior metaventral process; bef, basal elytral fovea; lfa, lateral furcal arm; pmcp, premesocoxal process; sc2+scl2, mesoscutum + mesoscutellum; IIIVIII, abdominal sternites." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10010211" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10010211/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="435">17</figureCitation>
) elongate oval; occipital constriction only slightly narrower than vertex; vertex not bulging posterodorsally, with transverse posterior margin sharply demarcated from occiput; frons confluent with vertex, anteriorly steeply declining towards transverse clypeus; frontoclypeal groove lacking; tempora longer than eyes; only posteromesal regions of postgenae with thick bristles. Antennal fossae separated by distance subequal to two diameters of scapus. Labrum strongly transverse with rounded anterior margin; mandibles symmetrical, subtriangular, each with small preapical mesal tooth and setose prostheca, lacking mola; maxillae generalized, maxillary palpus with minute and slightly elongate palpomere 1, pipe-shaped and strongly elongate palpomere 2, enlarged palpomere 3 with short pedunculate proximal region and broadly fusiform distal portion strongly narrowing both proximally and distally; palpomere 4 subconical, slender, not broadened at apex. Labium with subtrapezoidal mentum weakly narrowing anteriorly and with strongly convex anterior margin; prelabium with pair of lateral premental sclerites and weakly developed, not projecting ligula bearing pair of anterior setae; labial palps separated by distance subequal to diameter of palpomere 1, labial palpomere 1 annulate, palpomere 2 strongly elongate and subcylindrical; palpomere 3 subuliform, slender.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BB736B032219B5979DBF82526B2F85F" blockId="5.[151,1437,1474,2040]" pageId="5" pageNumber="435">
Antennae (
<figureCitation id="13332A3532219B597859F8252487F873" box="[325,396,1978,2004]" captionStart="FIGURES 18" captionStartId="2.[151,264,1718,1742]" captionTargetBox="[157,1430,312,1685]" captionTargetId="figure-75@2.[151,1436,306,1692]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURES 18. Dorsal habitus of male (14) and aedeagus in ventral view (58). Leptocharis algerica Besuchet, holotype (1, 5); L. cretica (Pic) (2, 6); L. revelieri (Reitter) (3, 7); and Turkocharis microphthalma (Meybohm) comb. n. (4, 8)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10010199" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10010199/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="435">Fig. 4</figureCitation>
) slender, composed of 11 antennomeres, scape and pedicel indistinctly broader but much longer than proximal flagellomeres, club trimerous, poorly demarcated.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BB736B032229B5A79DBFF082058FF72" blockId="6.[151,1437,151,573]" pageId="6" pageNumber="436">
Pronotum (
<figureCitation id="13332A3532229B5A785EFF08249EFF16" box="[322,405,151,177]" captionStart="FIGURES 1416" captionStartId="5.[151,264,1260,1284]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,417,1237]" captionTargetId="figure-120@5.[151,1435,417,1237]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURES 1416. Morphological structures of Turkocharis microphthalma (Meybohm) comb. n. Head and prothorax in dorsal (14) and ventral (15) views; pterothorax and abdomen in ventral view (16). Abbreviations: amvp, anterior metaventral process; hr, hypostomal ridge; hyr, hypomeral ridge; mtvp, metaventral intermetacoxal process; pmcp, premesocoxal process; prp, prepectus; ptp, posterior tentorial pit; si, setose impression; IIIVIII, abdominal sternites." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10010209" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10010209/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="436">Figs 14</figureCitation>
) in dorsal view elongate oval with poorly marked obtuse-angled anterior and posterior corners, broadest near middle, lacking lateral and sublateral carinae and any antebasal pits, impressions and grooves.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BB736B032229B5A79DBFF402679FE0A" blockId="6.[151,1437,151,573]" pageId="6" pageNumber="436">
Prosternum (
<figureCitation id="13332A3532229B5A7847FF4024BDFF5E" box="[347,438,222,249]" captionStart="FIGURES 1416" captionStartId="5.[151,264,1260,1284]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,417,1237]" captionTargetId="figure-120@5.[151,1435,417,1237]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURES 1416. Morphological structures of Turkocharis microphthalma (Meybohm) comb. n. Head and prothorax in dorsal (14) and ventral (15) views; pterothorax and abdomen in ventral view (16). Abbreviations: amvp, anterior metaventral process; hr, hypostomal ridge; hyr, hypomeral ridge; mtvp, metaventral intermetacoxal process; pmcp, premesocoxal process; prp, prepectus; ptp, posterior tentorial pit; si, setose impression; IIIVIII, abdominal sternites." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10010209" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10010209/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="436">Figs 15</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="13332A3532229B5A78DBFF4024EFFF5E" box="[455,484,223,249]" captionStart="FIGURES 1721" captionStartId="6.[151,264,1664,1688]" captionTargetBox="[161,1426,620,1641]" captionTargetId="figure-190@6.[151,1435,597,1641]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURES 1721. Morphological structures of Turkocharis microphthalma (Meybohm) comb. n. Head in lateral view (17); prothorax in ventral view (18); pterothorax in ventral view (19); anterior portion of elytra and dorsal pterothorax in dorsal view (20); and abdomen in ventral view (21). Abbreviations: aed, aedeagus; amvp, anterior metaventral process; bef, basal elytral fovea; lfa, lateral furcal arm; pmcp, premesocoxal process; sc2+scl2, mesoscutum + mesoscutellum; IIIVIII, abdominal sternites." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10010211" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10010211/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="436">18</figureCitation>
) with basisternal portion about as long as coxal rests, notosternal sutures largely obliterated, marked only as short notches at anteroventral margin of prothorax; prosternal process developed as weakly elevated narrow carina not separating procoxae; procoxal cavities closed by postcoxal lobes of prosternum and hypomera, which touch each other, but are not fused. Hypomera with short hypomeral ridges (
<figureCitation id="13332A3532229B5A7C16FED42054FEC2" box="[1290,1375,330,357]" captionStart="FIGURES 1416" captionStartId="5.[151,264,1260,1284]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,417,1237]" captionTargetId="figure-120@5.[151,1435,417,1237]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURES 1416. Morphological structures of Turkocharis microphthalma (Meybohm) comb. n. Head and prothorax in dorsal (14) and ventral (15) views; pterothorax and abdomen in ventral view (16). Abbreviations: amvp, anterior metaventral process; hr, hypostomal ridge; hyr, hypomeral ridge; mtvp, metaventral intermetacoxal process; pmcp, premesocoxal process; prp, prepectus; ptp, posterior tentorial pit; si, setose impression; IIIVIII, abdominal sternites." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10010209" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10010209/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="436">Fig. 15</figureCitation>
;
<emphasis id="B97CEAA232229B5A7C72FED42098FEC2" box="[1390,1427,331,357]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="436">hyr</emphasis>
) developed along outer margins of procoxal rests and each demarcating narrow inner region of hypomeron. Lateral and posterolateral regions of hypomera with sparse thick bristles.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BB736B032229B5A79DBFE282117FE52" blockId="6.[151,1437,151,573]" pageId="6" pageNumber="436">
Mesoscutellar shield (
<figureCitation id="13332A3532229B5A78DBFE282716FE76" box="[455,541,439,465]" captionStart="FIGURES 1721" captionStartId="6.[151,264,1664,1688]" captionTargetBox="[161,1426,620,1641]" captionTargetId="figure-190@6.[151,1435,597,1641]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURES 1721. Morphological structures of Turkocharis microphthalma (Meybohm) comb. n. Head in lateral view (17); prothorax in ventral view (18); pterothorax in ventral view (19); anterior portion of elytra and dorsal pterothorax in dorsal view (20); and abdomen in ventral view (21). Abbreviations: aed, aedeagus; amvp, anterior metaventral process; bef, basal elytral fovea; lfa, lateral furcal arm; pmcp, premesocoxal process; sc2+scl2, mesoscutum + mesoscutellum; IIIVIII, abdominal sternites." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10010211" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10010211/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="436">Fig. 20</figureCitation>
) partly exposed between elytral bases, composed of fused mesoscutum and mesoscutellum (
<figureCitation id="13332A3532229B5A7852FE4424A9FE52" box="[334,418,475,501]" captionStart="FIGURES 1721" captionStartId="6.[151,264,1664,1688]" captionTargetBox="[161,1426,620,1641]" captionTargetId="figure-190@6.[151,1435,597,1641]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURES 1721. Morphological structures of Turkocharis microphthalma (Meybohm) comb. n. Head in lateral view (17); prothorax in ventral view (18); pterothorax in ventral view (19); anterior portion of elytra and dorsal pterothorax in dorsal view (20); and abdomen in ventral view (21). Abbreviations: aed, aedeagus; amvp, anterior metaventral process; bef, basal elytral fovea; lfa, lateral furcal arm; pmcp, premesocoxal process; sc2+scl2, mesoscutum + mesoscutellum; IIIVIII, abdominal sternites." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10010211" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10010211/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="436">Fig. 20</figureCitation>
;
<emphasis id="B97CEAA232229B5A78B2FE442718FE52" box="[430,531,475,501]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="436">sc2+scl2</emphasis>
), elongate subtriangular with broadened apex.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BB736B032229B5A79DBFE60264BFD9A" blockId="6.[151,1437,151,573]" pageId="6" pageNumber="436">
Elytra (
<figureCitation id="13332A3532229B5A7807FE602467FDBE" box="[283,364,511,537]" captionStart="FIGURES 1721" captionStartId="6.[151,264,1664,1688]" captionTargetBox="[161,1426,620,1641]" captionTargetId="figure-190@6.[151,1435,597,1641]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURES 1721. Morphological structures of Turkocharis microphthalma (Meybohm) comb. n. Head in lateral view (17); prothorax in ventral view (18); pterothorax in ventral view (19); anterior portion of elytra and dorsal pterothorax in dorsal view (20); and abdomen in ventral view (21). Abbreviations: aed, aedeagus; amvp, anterior metaventral process; bef, basal elytral fovea; lfa, lateral furcal arm; pmcp, premesocoxal process; sc2+scl2, mesoscutum + mesoscutellum; IIIVIII, abdominal sternites." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10010211" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10010211/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="436">Fig. 20</figureCitation>
) oval, in the only included species lacking humeral calli and basal impression, each with pair of minute but clearly visible asetose basal foveae (
<figureCitation id="13332A3532229B5A7BB2FDBC260AFD9A" box="[686,769,547,573]" captionStart="FIGURES 1721" captionStartId="6.[151,264,1664,1688]" captionTargetBox="[161,1426,620,1641]" captionTargetId="figure-190@6.[151,1435,597,1641]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURES 1721. Morphological structures of Turkocharis microphthalma (Meybohm) comb. n. Head in lateral view (17); prothorax in ventral view (18); pterothorax in ventral view (19); anterior portion of elytra and dorsal pterothorax in dorsal view (20); and abdomen in ventral view (21). Abbreviations: aed, aedeagus; amvp, anterior metaventral process; bef, basal elytral fovea; lfa, lateral furcal arm; pmcp, premesocoxal process; sc2+scl2, mesoscutum + mesoscutellum; IIIVIII, abdominal sternites." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10010211" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10010211/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="436">Fig. 20</figureCitation>
;
<emphasis id="B97CEAA232229B5A7A11FDBC2624FD9A" box="[781,815,547,573]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="436">bef</emphasis>
).
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B97CEAA232229B5A798BF91F245DF93F" bold="true" box="[151,342,1664,1688]" pageId="6" pageNumber="436">FIGURES 1721.</emphasis>
Morphological structures of
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<emphasis id="B97CEAA232229B5A7B9AF91F26A8F93F" box="[646,931,1664,1688]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="436">Turkocharis microphthalma</emphasis>
(Meybohm)
</taxonomicName>
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Head in lateral view (
<emphasis id="B97CEAA232229B5A7C6FF91F2087F93F" bold="true" box="[1395,1420,1664,1688]" pageId="6" pageNumber="436">17</emphasis>
); prothorax in ventral view (
<emphasis id="B97CEAA232229B5A78AEF93B24C0F91B" bold="true" box="[434,459,1700,1724]" pageId="6" pageNumber="436">18</emphasis>
); pterothorax in ventral view (
<emphasis id="B97CEAA232229B5A7A0DF93B2621F91B" bold="true" box="[785,810,1700,1724]" pageId="6" pageNumber="436">19</emphasis>
); anterior portion of elytra and dorsal pterothorax in dorsal view (
<emphasis id="B97CEAA232229B5A79C6F95725F8F947" bold="true" box="[218,243,1736,1760]" pageId="6" pageNumber="436">20</emphasis>
); and abdomen in ventral view (
<emphasis id="B97CEAA232229B5A7B52F957276CF947" bold="true" box="[590,615,1736,1760]" pageId="6" pageNumber="436">21</emphasis>
). Abbreviations: aed, aedeagus; amvp, anterior metaventral process; bef, basal elytral fovea; lfa, lateral furcal arm; pmcp, premesocoxal process; sc2+scl2, mesoscutum + mesoscutellum; IIIVIII, abdominal sternites.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="8BB736B032229B5B79DBF8E5267BFF72" blockId="6.[151,1436,1914,2013]" lastBlockId="7.[151,1437,151,1617]" lastPageId="7" lastPageNumber="437" pageId="6" pageNumber="436">
Mesoventrite (
<figureCitation id="13332A3532229B5A7877F8E524C9F833" box="[363,450,1914,1940]" captionStart="FIGURES 1416" captionStartId="5.[151,264,1260,1284]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,417,1237]" captionTargetId="figure-120@5.[151,1435,417,1237]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURES 1416. Morphological structures of Turkocharis microphthalma (Meybohm) comb. n. Head and prothorax in dorsal (14) and ventral (15) views; pterothorax and abdomen in ventral view (16). Abbreviations: amvp, anterior metaventral process; hr, hypostomal ridge; hyr, hypomeral ridge; mtvp, metaventral intermetacoxal process; pmcp, premesocoxal process; prp, prepectus; ptp, posterior tentorial pit; si, setose impression; IIIVIII, abdominal sternites." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10010209" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10010209/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="436">Figs 16</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="13332A3532229B5A78D3F8E524E7F833" box="[463,492,1914,1940]" captionStart="FIGURES 1721" captionStartId="6.[151,264,1664,1688]" captionTargetBox="[161,1426,620,1641]" captionTargetId="figure-190@6.[151,1435,597,1641]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURES 1721. Morphological structures of Turkocharis microphthalma (Meybohm) comb. n. Head in lateral view (17); prothorax in ventral view (18); pterothorax in ventral view (19); anterior portion of elytra and dorsal pterothorax in dorsal view (20); and abdomen in ventral view (21). Abbreviations: aed, aedeagus; amvp, anterior metaventral process; bef, basal elytral fovea; lfa, lateral furcal arm; pmcp, premesocoxal process; sc2+scl2, mesoscutum + mesoscutellum; IIIVIII, abdominal sternites." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10010211" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10010211/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="436">19</figureCitation>
) with mesoventral process restricted to premesocoxal region and forming there flat subrectangular premesocoxal mesoventral process (
<figureCitation id="13332A3532229B5A7BFBF8012635F81F" box="[743,830,1950,1976]" captionStart="FIGURES 1416" captionStartId="5.[151,264,1260,1284]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,417,1237]" captionTargetId="figure-120@5.[151,1435,417,1237]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURES 1416. Morphological structures of Turkocharis microphthalma (Meybohm) comb. n. Head and prothorax in dorsal (14) and ventral (15) views; pterothorax and abdomen in ventral view (16). Abbreviations: amvp, anterior metaventral process; hr, hypostomal ridge; hyr, hypomeral ridge; mtvp, metaventral intermetacoxal process; pmcp, premesocoxal process; prp, prepectus; ptp, posterior tentorial pit; si, setose impression; IIIVIII, abdominal sternites." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10010209" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10010209/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="436">Fig. 16</figureCitation>
;
<emphasis id="B97CEAA232229B5A7A52F8002680F81F" box="[846,907,1951,1976]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="436">pcmp</emphasis>
) extending from posterior margin of massive prepectus (
<figureCitation id="13332A3532229B5A780CF85D2468F87B" box="[272,355,1986,2012]" captionStart="FIGURES 1416" captionStartId="5.[151,264,1260,1284]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,417,1237]" captionTargetId="figure-120@5.[151,1435,417,1237]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURES 1416. Morphological structures of Turkocharis microphthalma (Meybohm) comb. n. Head and prothorax in dorsal (14) and ventral (15) views; pterothorax and abdomen in ventral view (16). Abbreviations: amvp, anterior metaventral process; hr, hypostomal ridge; hyr, hypomeral ridge; mtvp, metaventral intermetacoxal process; pmcp, premesocoxal process; prp, prepectus; ptp, posterior tentorial pit; si, setose impression; IIIVIII, abdominal sternites." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10010209" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10010209/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="436">Fig. 16</figureCitation>
;
<emphasis id="B97CEAA232229B5A7871F85C249FF87B" box="[365,404,1987,2012]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="436">prp</emphasis>
) to anterior margin of mesocoxal rests, median region of premesocoxal process perforated by transverse channel below its surface; process flanked by lateral transverse setose impressions (
<figureCitation id="13332A3532239B5B7D83FF0821FAFF16" box="[1183,1265,151,177]" captionStart="FIGURES 1416" captionStartId="5.[151,264,1260,1284]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,417,1237]" captionTargetId="figure-120@5.[151,1435,417,1237]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURES 1416. Morphological structures of Turkocharis microphthalma (Meybohm) comb. n. Head and prothorax in dorsal (14) and ventral (15) views; pterothorax and abdomen in ventral view (16). Abbreviations: amvp, anterior metaventral process; hr, hypostomal ridge; hyr, hypomeral ridge; mtvp, metaventral intermetacoxal process; pmcp, premesocoxal process; prp, prepectus; ptp, posterior tentorial pit; si, setose impression; IIIVIII, abdominal sternites." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10010209" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10010209/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="437">Fig. 16</figureCitation>
;
<emphasis id="B97CEAA232239B5B7DE6FF082006FF17" box="[1274,1293,151,176]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="437">si</emphasis>
) functioning as procoxal rests; intermesocoxal region lacking carina, concave.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BB736B032239B5B79DBFF40244DFEE6" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,1617]" pageId="7" pageNumber="437">
Hind wings in the only included species absent, but metanotum (in
<figureCitation id="13332A3532239B5B7AD7FF402117FF5E" box="[971,1052,223,249]" captionStart="FIGURES 1721" captionStartId="6.[151,264,1664,1688]" captionTargetBox="[161,1426,620,1641]" captionTargetId="figure-190@6.[151,1435,597,1641]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURES 1721. Morphological structures of Turkocharis microphthalma (Meybohm) comb. n. Head in lateral view (17); prothorax in ventral view (18); pterothorax in ventral view (19); anterior portion of elytra and dorsal pterothorax in dorsal view (20); and abdomen in ventral view (21). Abbreviations: aed, aedeagus; amvp, anterior metaventral process; bef, basal elytral fovea; lfa, lateral furcal arm; pmcp, premesocoxal process; sc2+scl2, mesoscutum + mesoscutellum; IIIVIII, abdominal sternites." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10010211" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10010211/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="437">Fig. 20</figureCitation>
visible through transparent elytra behind scutellar shield) conspicuously long, apparently not reduced, except for possibly shortened postnotum (not clearly visible).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BB736B032239B5B79DBFED4214CFD22" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,1617]" pageId="7" pageNumber="437">
Metaventrite (
<figureCitation id="13332A3532239B5B7874FED424CAFEC2" box="[360,449,331,357]" captionStart="FIGURES 1416" captionStartId="5.[151,264,1260,1284]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,417,1237]" captionTargetId="figure-120@5.[151,1435,417,1237]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURES 1416. Morphological structures of Turkocharis microphthalma (Meybohm) comb. n. Head and prothorax in dorsal (14) and ventral (15) views; pterothorax and abdomen in ventral view (16). Abbreviations: amvp, anterior metaventral process; hr, hypostomal ridge; hyr, hypomeral ridge; mtvp, metaventral intermetacoxal process; pmcp, premesocoxal process; prp, prepectus; ptp, posterior tentorial pit; si, setose impression; IIIVIII, abdominal sternites." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10010209" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10010209/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="437">Figs 16</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="13332A3532239B5B78CCFED424E6FEC2" box="[464,493,331,357]" captionStart="FIGURES 1721" captionStartId="6.[151,264,1664,1688]" captionTargetBox="[161,1426,620,1641]" captionTargetId="figure-190@6.[151,1435,597,1641]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURES 1721. Morphological structures of Turkocharis microphthalma (Meybohm) comb. n. Head in lateral view (17); prothorax in ventral view (18); pterothorax in ventral view (19); anterior portion of elytra and dorsal pterothorax in dorsal view (20); and abdomen in ventral view (21). Abbreviations: aed, aedeagus; amvp, anterior metaventral process; bef, basal elytral fovea; lfa, lateral furcal arm; pmcp, premesocoxal process; sc2+scl2, mesoscutum + mesoscutellum; IIIVIII, abdominal sternites." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10010211" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10010211/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="437">19</figureCitation>
) subquadrate, broadest near posterior third; anterior metaventral process (
<figureCitation id="13332A3532239B5B7C5DFED4209CFEC2" box="[1345,1431,331,357]" captionStart="FIGURES 1416" captionStartId="5.[151,264,1260,1284]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,417,1237]" captionTargetId="figure-120@5.[151,1435,417,1237]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURES 1416. Morphological structures of Turkocharis microphthalma (Meybohm) comb. n. Head and prothorax in dorsal (14) and ventral (15) views; pterothorax and abdomen in ventral view (16). Abbreviations: amvp, anterior metaventral process; hr, hypostomal ridge; hyr, hypomeral ridge; mtvp, metaventral intermetacoxal process; pmcp, premesocoxal process; prp, prepectus; ptp, posterior tentorial pit; si, setose impression; IIIVIII, abdominal sternites." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10010209" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10010209/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="437">Fig. 16</figureCitation>
;
<emphasis id="B97CEAA232239B5B798BFEF025DFFE2F" box="[151,212,367,392]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="437">amvp</emphasis>
) present, small, subtriangular with rounded apex, in transparent slide specimens (
<figureCitation id="13332A3532239B5B7D6BFEF021C1FE2E" box="[1143,1226,367,393]" captionStart="FIGURES 1721" captionStartId="6.[151,264,1664,1688]" captionTargetBox="[161,1426,620,1641]" captionTargetId="figure-190@6.[151,1435,597,1641]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURES 1721. Morphological structures of Turkocharis microphthalma (Meybohm) comb. n. Head in lateral view (17); prothorax in ventral view (18); pterothorax in ventral view (19); anterior portion of elytra and dorsal pterothorax in dorsal view (20); and abdomen in ventral view (21). Abbreviations: aed, aedeagus; amvp, anterior metaventral process; bef, basal elytral fovea; lfa, lateral furcal arm; pmcp, premesocoxal process; sc2+scl2, mesoscutum + mesoscutellum; IIIVIII, abdominal sternites." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10010211" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10010211/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="437">Fig. 19</figureCitation>
) transverse region just in front of anterior metaventral process reinforced by massive internal sclerotization forming bridge between mesocoxal insertions. Posterior metaventral margin deeply bisinuate, with large posterolateral lobes covering lateral regions of metacoxae, so that ventrally exposed portion of each metacoxa appears as broadly separated from lateral metaventral margin. Metaventral intermetacoxal process (
<figureCitation id="13332A3532239B5B7A0AFE60266CFDBE" box="[790,871,511,537]" captionStart="FIGURES 1416" captionStartId="5.[151,264,1260,1284]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,417,1237]" captionTargetId="figure-120@5.[151,1435,417,1237]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURES 1416. Morphological structures of Turkocharis microphthalma (Meybohm) comb. n. Head and prothorax in dorsal (14) and ventral (15) views; pterothorax and abdomen in ventral view (16). Abbreviations: amvp, anterior metaventral process; hr, hypostomal ridge; hyr, hypomeral ridge; mtvp, metaventral intermetacoxal process; pmcp, premesocoxal process; prp, prepectus; ptp, posterior tentorial pit; si, setose impression; IIIVIII, abdominal sternites." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10010209" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10010209/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="437">Fig. 16</figureCitation>
;
<emphasis id="B97CEAA232239B5B7A6DFE6026ACFDBF" box="[881,935,511,536]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="437">mtvp</emphasis>
) not separating metacoxae, short and broadly subtriangular, with deep median notch separating lateral halves each forming short pointed spine. Metanepisterna and metepimera narrow, episterna partly exposed in intact beetles. Metendosternite Y-shaped with stem about as long as broad and with broadly diverging anteriorly lateral furcal arms (
<figureCitation id="13332A3532239B5B7AA6FDF42105FD22" box="[954,1038,619,645]" captionStart="FIGURES 1721" captionStartId="6.[151,264,1664,1688]" captionTargetBox="[161,1426,620,1641]" captionTargetId="figure-190@6.[151,1435,597,1641]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURES 1721. Morphological structures of Turkocharis microphthalma (Meybohm) comb. n. Head in lateral view (17); prothorax in ventral view (18); pterothorax in ventral view (19); anterior portion of elytra and dorsal pterothorax in dorsal view (20); and abdomen in ventral view (21). Abbreviations: aed, aedeagus; amvp, anterior metaventral process; bef, basal elytral fovea; lfa, lateral furcal arm; pmcp, premesocoxal process; sc2+scl2, mesoscutum + mesoscutellum; IIIVIII, abdominal sternites." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10010211" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10010211/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="437">Fig. 19</figureCitation>
;
<emphasis id="B97CEAA232239B5B7D06FDF42133FD22" box="[1050,1080,619,645]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="437">lfa</emphasis>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BB736B032239B5B79DBFD1025C4FD6A" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,1617]" pageId="7" pageNumber="437">
Legs (
<figureCitation id="13332A3532239B5B7813FD102452FD0E" box="[271,345,655,681]" captionStart="FIGURES 18" captionStartId="2.[151,264,1718,1742]" captionTargetBox="[157,1430,312,1685]" captionTargetId="figure-75@2.[151,1436,306,1692]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURES 18. Dorsal habitus of male (14) and aedeagus in ventral view (58). Leptocharis algerica Besuchet, holotype (1, 5); L. cretica (Pic) (2, 6); L. revelieri (Reitter) (3, 7); and Turkocharis microphthalma (Meybohm) comb. n. (4, 8)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10010199" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10010199/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="437">Figs 4</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="13332A3532239B5B7874FD1124A4FD0E" box="[360,431,654,681]" captionStart="FIGURES 1416" captionStartId="5.[151,264,1260,1284]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,417,1237]" captionTargetId="figure-120@5.[151,1435,417,1237]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURES 1416. Morphological structures of Turkocharis microphthalma (Meybohm) comb. n. Head and prothorax in dorsal (14) and ventral (15) views; pterothorax and abdomen in ventral view (16). Abbreviations: amvp, anterior metaventral process; hr, hypostomal ridge; hyr, hypomeral ridge; mtvp, metaventral intermetacoxal process; pmcp, premesocoxal process; prp, prepectus; ptp, posterior tentorial pit; si, setose impression; IIIVIII, abdominal sternites." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10010209" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10010209/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="437">1516</figureCitation>
) moderately long and slender; unmodified in males, with short and robust pentamerous tarsi.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BB736B032239B5B79DBFD482485FCB2" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,1617]" pageId="7" pageNumber="437">
Abdominal sternites (
<figureCitation id="13332A3532239B5B78A7FD48271FFD56" box="[443,532,727,753]" captionStart="FIGURES 1416" captionStartId="5.[151,264,1260,1284]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,417,1237]" captionTargetId="figure-120@5.[151,1435,417,1237]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURES 1416. Morphological structures of Turkocharis microphthalma (Meybohm) comb. n. Head and prothorax in dorsal (14) and ventral (15) views; pterothorax and abdomen in ventral view (16). Abbreviations: amvp, anterior metaventral process; hr, hypostomal ridge; hyr, hypomeral ridge; mtvp, metaventral intermetacoxal process; pmcp, premesocoxal process; prp, prepectus; ptp, posterior tentorial pit; si, setose impression; IIIVIII, abdominal sternites." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10010209" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10010209/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="437">Figs 16</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="13332A3532239B5B7B3DFD482735FD56" box="[545,574,727,753]" captionStart="FIGURES 1721" captionStartId="6.[151,264,1664,1688]" captionTargetBox="[161,1426,620,1641]" captionTargetId="figure-190@6.[151,1435,597,1641]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURES 1721. Morphological structures of Turkocharis microphthalma (Meybohm) comb. n. Head in lateral view (17); prothorax in ventral view (18); pterothorax in ventral view (19); anterior portion of elytra and dorsal pterothorax in dorsal view (20); and abdomen in ventral view (21). Abbreviations: aed, aedeagus; amvp, anterior metaventral process; bef, basal elytral fovea; lfa, lateral furcal arm; pmcp, premesocoxal process; sc2+scl2, mesoscutum + mesoscutellum; IIIVIII, abdominal sternites." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10010211" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10010211/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="437">21</figureCitation>
) unmodified, IIIVI subequal in lengths, VII and VIII distinctly longer and indistinctly separated.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BB736B032239B5B79DBFC8027BCFC26" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,1617]" pageId="7" pageNumber="437">
Aedeagus (
<figureCitation id="13332A3532239B5B7858FC802480FC9E" box="[324,395,799,825]" captionStart="FIGURES 18" captionStartId="2.[151,264,1718,1742]" captionTargetBox="[157,1430,312,1685]" captionTargetId="figure-75@2.[151,1436,306,1692]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURES 18. Dorsal habitus of male (14) and aedeagus in ventral view (58). Leptocharis algerica Besuchet, holotype (1, 5); L. cretica (Pic) (2, 6); L. revelieri (Reitter) (3, 7); and Turkocharis microphthalma (Meybohm) comb. n. (4, 8)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10010199" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10010199/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="437">Figs 8</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="13332A3532239B5B788BFC8024BFFC9E" box="[407,436,799,825]" captionStart="FIGURES 1721" captionStartId="6.[151,264,1664,1688]" captionTargetBox="[161,1426,620,1641]" captionTargetId="figure-190@6.[151,1435,597,1641]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURES 1721. Morphological structures of Turkocharis microphthalma (Meybohm) comb. n. Head in lateral view (17); prothorax in ventral view (18); pterothorax in ventral view (19); anterior portion of elytra and dorsal pterothorax in dorsal view (20); and abdomen in ventral view (21). Abbreviations: aed, aedeagus; amvp, anterior metaventral process; bef, basal elytral fovea; lfa, lateral furcal arm; pmcp, premesocoxal process; sc2+scl2, mesoscutum + mesoscutellum; IIIVIII, abdominal sternites." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10010211" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10010211/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="437">21</figureCitation>
) moderately large in relation to abdomen, elongate but not slender, with ventrally situated diaphragm, symmetrical median lobe and endophallus, endophallic structures weakly sclerotized, indistinct, parameres massive, with modified setose apices.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C312653B32239B5B79DBFC152102FC6E" pageId="7" pageNumber="437" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="8BB736B032239B5B79DBFC152102FC6E" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,1617]" pageId="7" pageNumber="437">
<emphasis id="B97CEAA232239B5B79DBFC152736FC03" bold="true" box="[199,573,906,933]" pageId="7" pageNumber="437">Distribution and composition.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C084D3332239B5B7B51FC1427DFFC02" authorityName="Jałoszyński" authorityYear="2023" box="[589,724,907,933]" class="Insecta" family="Staphylinidae" genus="Turkocharis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="7" pageNumber="437" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B97CEAA232239B5B7B51FC1427DFFC02" box="[589,724,907,933]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="437">Turkocharis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is represented by
<taxonomicName id="4C084D3332239B5B7ADEFC14207FFC02" authority="(Meybohm, 2009)" authorityName="Jałoszyński" authorityYear="2023" baseAuthorityName="Jałoszyński" baseAuthorityYear="2023" box="[962,1396,907,933]" class="Insecta" family="Staphylinidae" genus="Turkocharis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="7" pageNumber="437" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="microphthalma">
<emphasis id="B97CEAA232239B5B7ADEFC14219BFC02" box="[962,1168,907,933]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="437">T. microphthalma</emphasis>
(
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)
</taxonomicName>
(=
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<emphasis id="B97CEAA232239B5B798BFC3024D2FC6E" box="[151,473,943,969]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="437">Leptocharis microphthalmus</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EF994B4132239B5B78FCFC3027DFFC6E" author="Meybohm, H." box="[480,724,943,969]" pageId="7" pageNumber="437" pagination="737 - 742" refId="ref8887" refString="Meybohm, H. (2009) Die Gattung Leptocharis und der Fundort Crete Magri (Coleoptera: Scydmaenidae). Linzer biologische Beitrage, 41 (1), 737 - 742." type="journal article" year="2009">Meybohm, 2009: 740</bibRefCitation>
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) known to occur in
<collectingCountry id="F31F762032239B5B7AA8FC30210DFC6E" box="[948,1030,943,969]" name="Turkey" pageId="7" pageNumber="437">Turkey</collectingCountry>
.
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<subSubSection id="C312653B32239B5B79DBFC4C218FFBB6" pageId="7" pageNumber="437" type="etymology">
<paragraph id="8BB736B032239B5B79DBFC4C218FFBB6" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,1617]" pageId="7" pageNumber="437">
<emphasis id="B97CEAA232239B5B79DBFC4C2445FC4A" bold="true" box="[199,334,979,1005]" pageId="7" pageNumber="437">Etymology.</emphasis>
The name
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<emphasis id="B97CEAA232239B5B78DBFC4C2745FC4A" box="[455,590,979,1005]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="437">Turkocharis</emphasis>
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is derived from the country where this genus occurs and the Latinized Greek noun
<emphasis id="B97CEAA232239B5B79CAFC682417FBB6" box="[214,284,1015,1041]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="437">kháris</emphasis>
(same as in
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<emphasis id="B97CEAA232239B5B78B4FC682725FBB6" box="[424,558,1015,1041]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="437">Leptocharis</emphasis>
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); the meaning is “Turkish beauty”. Gender feminine.
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<subSubSection id="C312653B32239B5B79DBFB842653F9F6" pageId="7" pageNumber="437" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="8BB736B032239B5B79DBFB842653F9F6" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,1617]" pageId="7" pageNumber="437">
<emphasis id="B97CEAA232239B5B79DBFB842430FB92" bold="true" box="[199,315,1051,1077]" pageId="7" pageNumber="437">Remarks.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C084D3332239B5B7858FB8424C0FB92" authorityName="Jałoszyński" authorityYear="2023" box="[324,459,1051,1077]" class="Insecta" family="Staphylinidae" genus="Turkocharis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="7" pageNumber="437" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B97CEAA232239B5B7858FB8424C0FB92" box="[324,459,1051,1077]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="437">Turkocharis</emphasis>
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is a candidate for a sister group of
<taxonomicName id="4C084D3332239B5B7A7FFB8426E2FB92" authorityName="Reitter" authorityYear="1887" box="[867,1001,1051,1077]" class="Insecta" family="Staphylinidae" genus="Leptocharis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="7" pageNumber="437" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B97CEAA232239B5B7A7FFB8426E2FB92" box="[867,1001,1051,1077]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="437">Leptocharis</emphasis>
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; it might have evolved from the same common ancestor by reduction of the mesoventral intermesocoxal process (which seems to belong to the groundplan of Stenichnini and Scydmaeninae) and retaining the bristles on the head and thorax (presumably ancestral feature in Stenichnini), which have been lost in
<taxonomicName id="4C084D3332239B5B7B6CFB1827FDFB06" authorityName="Reitter" authorityYear="1887" box="[624,758,1159,1185]" class="Insecta" family="Staphylinidae" genus="Leptocharis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="7" pageNumber="437" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B97CEAA232239B5B7B6CFB1827FDFB06" box="[624,758,1159,1185]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="437">Leptocharis</emphasis>
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. These genera are similar in morphological structures, but they differ in several characters compiled in
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. Mesocoxae not separated by the mesoventral process, or by the mesoventral and anterior metaventral processes together (either fused or separated) is a rare feature among Stenichnini, and in Eurasia
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<emphasis id="B97CEAA232239B5B78D5FB6C275BFAAA" box="[457,592,1267,1293]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="437">Turkocharis</emphasis>
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is the only genus showing this character. Interestingly, all remaining genera that have contiguous mesocoxae are restricted to the Southern Hemisphere, with one exception—the Nearctic genus
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<emphasis id="B97CEAA232239B5B798BFAA425F0FAF2" box="[151,251,1339,1365]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="437">Neladius</emphasis>
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.
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<emphasis id="B97CEAA232239B5B7880FAA4270BFAF2" box="[412,512,1339,1365]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="437">Neladius</emphasis>
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not only shares with
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<emphasis id="B97CEAA232239B5B7BE9FAA42677FAF2" box="[757,892,1339,1365]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="437">Turkocharis</emphasis>
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a similar structure of the mesoventrite, but also includes one small-bodied, slender and wingless species with reduced humeral calli, oval pronotum lacking antebasal pits, a similar ventral structure of the head, trimerous antennal club, short and posteromedially notched metaventral intercoxal process, posterolateral lobes of the metaventrite laterally covering outer regions of metacoxae, a similar structure of the abdomen (with indistinct suture between sternites VII and VIII), and even with apically broadened parameres exceeding apex of the median lobe. However, in
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<emphasis id="B97CEAA232239B5B7A44FA7026B7F9AE" box="[856,956,1519,1545]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="437">Neladius</emphasis>
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the notosternal sutures are complete and distinct, and the aedeagus has a darkly sclerotized, complex and strongly asymmetrical endophallus. It is possible that
<taxonomicName id="4C084D3332239B5B79D4F9A82444F9F6" authorityName="Jałoszyński" authorityYear="2023" box="[200,335,1591,1617]" class="Insecta" family="Staphylinidae" genus="Turkocharis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="7" pageNumber="437" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B97CEAA232239B5B79D4F9A82444F9F6" box="[200,335,1591,1617]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="437">Turkocharis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis id="B97CEAA232239B5B7842F9A824EFF9F6" box="[350,484,1591,1617]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="437">Leptocharis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
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<emphasis id="B97CEAA232239B5B7B06F9A82775F9F6" box="[538,638,1591,1617]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="437">Neladius</emphasis>
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are closely related.
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