Rédacteur en chef / Chief editor :

Henri-Pierre Aberlenc (Cirad - Um CBGP)

Préparation éditoriale / Editorial preparation :

Yolande Cavallazzi

Coordination fabrication / Coordination fabrication :

Éditions Quæ

Maquette intérieure / internal layout :

Pierre Lopez (IRD)

Maquette de couverture / Cover layout :

Michelle Saint-Léger (IRD)

Mise en page / layout :

Bill Production

Traduction en malgache / Translation into Malagasy :

Pr Olga Ravoahangimalala Ramilijaona (in memoriam) (University of Antananarivo)

and Dr Richard Randriamanantsoa (Fofifa)

Photo de couverture / Cover photo :

Doyenus uncus Iwan (holotype mâle)

photo Henri-Pierre Aberlenc (Cirad)

Dessins en noir et blanc des planches / drawings of the black and white plates :

Dariusz Iwan

Planches en noir et blanc / black and white plates :

Henri-Pierre Aberlenc (Cirad)

Dessins d’habitus en noir et blanc / black and white habitus drawings :

J. Kania

Photos en couleurs / Colour photos :

Tenebrionidae : Henri-Pierre Aberlenc (Cirad) et S. Dabrowski

Madagascar : G. Gérecki

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In memoriam

Nous avons le triste devoir d'annoncer le décès de notre excellente collègue,

Madame le professeur Olga Ramilijaona Ravoahangimalala, entomologiste

médicale, professeur de biologie animale à la faculté des sciences

d’Antananarivo.

Nous nous étions rencontrés à Masoala en 2001, dans le cadre de l'expédition

du Radeau des Cimes, tissant des liens de collaboration et de sympathie. Notre

travail commun n'avait pas cessé, et notre regrette collègue était une corres-

pondante efficace de la Faune de Madagascar.

Nous prions sa famille, ses collègues et la faculté des sciences de Tananarive

d'accepter l'expression de nos condoléances et de notre émotion.

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Adresse de l'auteur / Author address :

Dariusz Iwan

Museum and Institute of Zoology

Polish Academy of Sciences

ul. Wileza 64, 00-679 Warszawa, Poland

darek@miiz.waw.pl

FAUNE DE MADAGASCAR

NY BIBY ETO MADAGASIKARA

Comité de lecture

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Henri-Pierre Aberlenc.

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Madagascar

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l'Académie nationale des arts, des lettres et des sciences), Sylvère Rakotofiringa (directeur de

l'appui à la recherche et à la pédagogie à l'université d'Antananarivo), Olga Ravoahangimalala

Ramilijaona (chercheur et professeur à la faculté des sciences d'Antananarivo, in memoriam),

André Peyrieras.

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: Table des matières /

Contents

Faune de Madagascar / 93

Remerciements / Acknowledgements

Résumés / Summaries

Introduction

13 HISTORY OF STUDIES ON MADAGASCAN PLATYNOTINA

18 MATERIALS AND METHODS

18 Material examined

18. Internal structure of genitalia and larvae

18 Adult morphology and morphometrics

19 Morphometric abbreviations

20 Distribution

20 Abbreviations

20 Biolocy

21 Madagascan Tenebrionidae viviparity

TAXONOMY

25 Subtribe Platynotina Koch

25 Type genus

25. Systematic position and diagnostic characters

26 larval morphology

26 Taxonomic considerations

26 Egg details

27 First instar larva

29 Clé d'identification des genres malgaches /

30 Identification key to Malagasy genera

32 PLATYNOTOID GROUP

32 Genus Anchophthalmops Koch, 1956

35 Genus Lechius Iwan, 1995

36 Clé d'identification des espèces /

37 Identification key for the species

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115

129

161

167

169

171

175

A1 Genus Zidalus Mulsant et Rey, 1853

43 Clé d'identification des espèces / Identification key for the species

49 MELANOCRATOID GROUP

50 Genus Clastopus Fairmaire, 1898

51 Clé d'identification des espèces /

52 Identification key for the species

57 Genus Doyenus Iwan, 1996

58 Clé d'identification des espèces / Identification key for the species

60 Genus Hovademus Ardoin, 1974

62 Clé d'identification des espèces / Identification key for the species

65 Genus Madobalus Fairmaire, 1901

67 Genus Melanocratus Fairmaire, 1895

68 Clé d'identification des espèces /

69 Identification key for the species

74 Genus Pokryszkiella Iwan, 1996

76 Genus Sebastianus lwan, 1996

77 Clé d'identification des espèces /

78 Identification key for the species

87 Genus Styphacus Fairmaire, 1901

90 Clé d'identification des espèces /

91 Identification key for the species

104 CLADISTICS

Bibliographie / Bibliography

Maps

Black and white plates

Colour plates

Colour maps

Malagasy Platynotina species checklist

Index of taxa

Points de vente / Outlets

Déjà parus / Published volumes

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Remerciements /

Acknowledgements

Remerciements

Nous remercions Henri-Pierre Aberlenc pour son aide précieuse au cours de la réalisation

de cette publication. Nous remercions pour leur obligeance les responsables des musées et

les propriétaires des collections privées qui ont mis du matériel à notre disposition : Martin

Baehr (ZSMA), Max Barclay (BMNH), Luca Bartolozzi (MZUF), Stanislav Beëvär (SBBC),

Michael Brancucci (NHMB], Hans J. Bremer (ZSMA), Didier Drugmand, Patrick Grootaert

{IRSN), Julio Ferrer (JFCS), Claude Girard (MNHN), Robert D. Gordon (USNM), Roland

Grimm (RGCT), Bert Gustafsson (NHRS), J. Irish (NMB), Josef Jelinek (NMPC), Ivan Lôbl

(MHNG), Ole Martin (ZMUC), Oto Merkl (HNHM), Marc De Meyer (MRAC), Ruth Müller

(TMNH), Laurent Soldati (LSCM), Manfred Uhlig (ZMHB]. Nous remercions aussi nos collè-

gues Beata M. Pokryszko pour la traduction anglaise, Henri-Pierre Aberlenc et Laurent

Soldati (Montpellier) pour la réalisation des photos, des planches et la traduction des clés

en français. Nous remercions particulièrement le Dr Claude Girard (MNHN] pour son

hospitalité et son aide précieuse au cours de notre visite à Paris, dans le cadre du projet

européen COLPARSYST.

Acknowledgements

l'owe special thanks to Henri-Pierre Aberlenc for his help during preparation of this publi-

cation. | am grateful to the following curators for making available specimens from their

museum and private collections: Martin Bachr (ZSMA), Max Barclay (BMNH), Luca

Bartolozzi (MZUF), Stanislav Beëvät (SBBC), Michael Brancucci (NHMB), Hans J. Bremer

{ZSMA), Didier Drugmand, Patrick Grootaert (IRSN), Julio Ferrer (JFCS), Claude Girard

(MNHNI), Robert D. Gordon (USNM), Roland Grimm (RGCT), Bert Gustafsson (NHRS),

J. Irish (NMB), Josef Jelinek (NMPC), Ivan Lëbl (MHNG), Ole Martin (ZMUC), Oto Merkl

(HNHM), Marc De Meyer (MRAC), Ruth Müller (TMNH), Laurent Soldati (LSCM), Manfred

Uhlig (ZMHB). 1 thank Beata M. Pokryszko for the English translation and Henri-Pierre

Aberlenc and Laurent Soldati [Montpellier] who took photographs of the beetle habitus, and

— especially warmly - Claude Girard (MNHNI] for his hospitability and various forms of

help during my stay in Paris. The visit was sponsored by the CoiparsYst — the support of the

European Community (Access to Research Infrastructure action of the Improving Human

Research Potential Programme).

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Résumés / Summaries

Résumé

Ce volume est consacré à l'étude taxonomique illustrée des Coleoptera Platynotina de

Madagascar. Les Platynotina malgaches se divisent en trois groupes principaux : (I) les gen-

res Zidalus Mulsant et Rey (trois espèces] et Anchophthalmops Koch (une espèce), qui occu-

pent à la fois Madagascar et l'Afrique ; (Il) le genre endémique Lechius Iwan (trois espè-

ces) ; (Ill) le groupe de genres malgaches « Mélanocratoïde » [huit genres, 30 espèces]. Les

Platynotina malgaches comptent 37 espèces réparties dans 11 genres. La présence à

Madagascar d'Anchophthalmops menouxi (Mulsant et Rey, 1853] doit être confirmée. On

donne les clés d'identification bilingues français-anglais des genres et des espèces.

Summary

The taxonomical study of the Coleoptera Platynotina of Madagascar is presented and illus-

trated. The Madagascan Platynotina include three main groups: {|} the genera Zidalus

Mulsant et Rey (three species) and Anchophthalmops Koch (one species) occurring in both

Madagascar and the African continent; (Il} the endemic genus Lechius Iwan [three species],

and {Ill} the Madagascan “melanocratoid” generic group [eight genera, 30 species). The

Madagascan Platynotina comprise 37 species in 11 genera. The occurrence in

Madagascar of one species, Anchophthalmops menouxi (Mulsant et Rey, 1853) needs con-

firmation. Bilingual French-English identification keys to genera and species are presented.

Famintinana

Hy laharana ity dia natokana hoan’ny fanavahana ara-tsokajy arahin-tsary ireo

Coleoptera Platynotina eto Madagasikara. Ny Platynotina Malagasy dia mitsinjara ho von-

drona telo lehibe: {I} tarandka Zidalus Mulsant sy Rey (karazana 3) ary ny

Anchophthalmops Koch (karazana 1), izay hita eto Madagsikara sy any Afrika; (ll) ny

taranaka Lechius lwan (karazana 3] tsy fahita afa-tsy eto Madagasikara; (Ill) ny vondron-

Karazana malagasy “Melanocratoïde” (taranaka 8, karazana 30). Ny Platynotina dia

tafiditra ao anatin’ny karazana 37 ao amin’ny taranaka 11. Mila alalinina ny fisian'ny

Anchophthalmops menouxi (Mulsant et Rey, 1853) eto Madagasikara. Koa indro atolotra

ireo teny fototra famantarana ny karazana sy ny taranaka amin/ny teny frantsay sy anglisy.

Streszczenie

Zaprezentowano wyniki badañ taksonomieznych malgaskich chrzaszezy podplemienia

Platynotina. Obecnie, powyszy takson skiada sie z 3 gtéwnych grup: (I) rodzaje Zidalus

Mulsant et Rey (3 gatunki) i Anchophthalmops Koch (1 gatunek) wystepujace na

Madagaskarze i kontynencie afrykañskim; (ll) endemizny rodzaj Lechius Iwan (3 gatunki) ï

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(ll) malgaska grupa rodzajéw “melanocratoïd” (8 rodzajéw, 30 gatunkéw]. Ogétem

Platynotina Madagaskaru skupiaja 37 gatunkéw skupionych w 11 rodzajach. Dane o

wystepowaniu na Madagaskarze gatunku Anchophthalmops menouxi [Mulsant et Rey,

1853] wymagaia polwierdzenia. Zaprezentowano dwujezyczny, angielsko-francuski, kluez

do oznaczania rodzajéw i gatunkéw.

Mots-clés

Coleoptera, Tenebrionoïdea, Tenebrionidae, Pedinini, systématique, répartition, Madagascar.

Keywords

Coleoptera, Tenebrionoidea, Tenebrionidae, Pedinini, systematics, distribution, Madagascar.

Teny fototra

Coleoptera, Tenebrionoidea, Tenebrionidae, Pedinini, fanavahana ara-tsokajy, fitsinjarana

ara-jeografia, Madagasikara.

Slowa kluczowe

Coleoptera, Tenebrionoidea, Tenebrionidae, Pedinini, systematyka, rozmieszezenie,

Madagaskar.

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Introduction

The tribe Platynotini was formally established by KocH in 1953. Platynotini includes the

genera earlier classified by MULSANT and Rev (1853: 37) in the groups “Platynotaires”,

“Opatrinaires” and “Trigonopaires”, or, according to Lacordaire's (1859: 233, 255) sys-

tem, to the groups “Platinotides” and “Gonopides”. In two subsequent papers, Koch (1955,

1956) presented a division of Platynoïini into subtribes (Anomalipina, Gonopina,

Platynotina) and generic groups, as well as a revision of African genera. À paper on

Madagascan Platynotini was to appear separately, as announced by Koch (1956: 62] in

a foofnote: The present paper does not deal with the Madagascan genera Melanocratus,

Styphacus and Madobalus, a revision of which is in the press with the ‘Mémoires Institut de

recherche scientifique de Madagascar”; the paper, however, has never appeared. Further

revisions of African genera were presented by ENDRDY-YouNGA (1988, 2000] and IWaN

(1997b, 1998a-d, 1999a-c, 2000b, c, 2001a, b}, of Oriental ones — by Kaszaë (1975)

and IWAN (1997a), and those from New World — by IwaN (1995a). In 2002, IWAN pro-

posed a hypothesis on the phylogeny of Platynotini, based on cladistic analysis including

all the known genera of the tribe. Three lineages were distinguished (cladograms 1-2): the

phylogeneticall closely related clades “trigonopoids” (South Africa) and “melanocratoids"

(Madagascar), and the polyphyletic ‘platynotoids” (tropical Africa, Madagascar, Oriental

Region and New World).

According to IWAN's division of subfamily Opatrinae (2004b), Platynotini (sensu KocH,

1956) was demoted to the subtribe Platynotina of the tribe Pedinini.

The catalogue of Platynotina (Wan, 2002b)] includes 58 genera and 460 species and subspecies

distributed in tropical Africa and Madagascar, Oriental Region and New World (map 1).

HISTORY OF STUDIES ON MADAGASCAN PLATYNOTINA

Klug (1833). Description of Opatrum attenuatum Klug, 1833, the first species from

Madagascar representing the Platynotini.

Mulsant and Rey [1853]. This monumental publication deals with the higher-level system-

atics of the group “Parvilabres”, which is treated as a family, subdivided into tribes and

branches, with numerous descriptions of new taxa, re-descriptions and keys to tribes,

branches, genera and species. The family “Parvilabres” sensu MULSANT and REY corresponds

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prorpourpu

Bantodemus

Parabantodemus

Atrocrates

Atrocrypticanus

Crypticanus

ga ——— of Opiarus

ps TERRIER

Chudegirardius

Eviropodus

Warchalowskiellus

Schekdontes

——— platychartesus

a | Zophodes

L. pr Anomalipus

r— Gonopus

L— Stenoganopus.

Angolositus

Penthicoides

prodoucin

-Aketrinus

| Zialus 1. «à

Phallocentrion

Glyptopteryx

Anchophthalmus

our

seu nus

Upembarus

Pseudoblaps

Adamus

Platynotus

PT Rugoplatynotus

Lu Eucolus

Platycolpotus

Mensarchus

Pseudonotocorax

Colpotinoiies

p— Notocarax

—— Opatrinus

prooudrrd

Cladogram 1. Phylogeny of the subiribe Platynofina (after Wan, 20020).

Taxa occurring in Madagascar in shaded boxes.

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Cladogram 2. Three main development lineages of he subiribe Platynotina.

roughly to the subfamily Opatrinae sensu Koch (1956) and MEDVEDEV (1968). Two new

species of the genus Opatrinus Dejean were described from Madagascar (madagascarien-

sis and insularis), as well as Selinus menouxi.

Gemminger and Harold [1870]. Two species, Hopatrinus insularis Mulsant et Rey, 1853

and H. madagascariensis Mulsant et Rey, 1853 are recorded from Madagascar; the

spelling of Opatrinus is changed to Hopatrinus and the author — from Dejean to Latreille;

Selinus menouxi Mulsant et Rey, 1853 with no reference to locality instead of distribution

bears a note ‘incert. sedis”.

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Fairmaire (1893]. Data on the occurrence of Opatrinus madagascariensis Mulsant et Rey

(Mayotte, Madagascar) and ©. insularis Mulsant et Rey (Grande Comore, Mayotte,

Madagascar).

Fairmaire (1895). The first of a series of 5 papers in which the author describes genera and

species (mostly in French or Latin] included at present in Madagascan Platynoïini; there are

no figures or identification keys, the descriptions are concise (e.g. compared to those in the

papers of Mulsant and Rey), hence the necessity to verily the names (given to species by

Fairmaire), based on type materials. The paper contains the description of the monotypic

genus Melanocratus with M. validipes (Madagascan endemic].

Champion (1895). À species list which is a supplement to the 1870 catalogue by

Gemminger and Harold; the author lists FAIRMAIRE's (1895) Melanocratus validipes.

Fairmaire (1898). The paper contains a description of the second [also monotypic)

Madagascan genus, Clastopus with C. eurynotoides.

Fairmaire (1899). A description of the second species in the genus Melanocratus

Fairmaire [1901]. Another alpha-taxonomic paper with descriptions of Madagascan

endemics: the monotypic genus Madobalus (with M. rotundicollis) and the genus Styphacus

{with S. Decorsii oraz S. humerosus).

Fairmaire (1902). Fairmaire‘s last paper with descriptions of Platynotini from Madagascar:

Anew species of the genus Melanocratus Fairmaire (M. amplicollis, M. convexicollis,

M. neuter and M. ovoideus) and 2 of Selinus Mulsant et Rey (S. abacoides and S. punc-

tipennis); all the species are endemic to Madagascar.

Gebien (1910). The first edition of the World's catalogue of Tenebrionidae. For Platynotini,

the author listed from Madagascar 14 species representing 6 genera; in he catalogue they

are placed in the subfamilies Pedininae and Opatrinae.

Chatanay (1913). The paper deals with Tenebrionidae of the Comoro Islands; two species

are listed (at the time classified in the tribe Pedinini]: Opatrinus (Zodinus) insularis Mulsant

et Rey and Opatrinus (Zodinus) madagascariensis Mulsant et Rey.

Gebien (1922). The author lists synonyms of Opatrinus insularis Mulsant et Rey, 1853

(= Opatrinus ater Müller, 1887) and Opatrinus attenuatus (Klug, 1833) (= Opatrinus

madagscariensis Mulsant et Rey, 1853].

Gebien (1938). The largest and until now the most popular global catalogue of

Tenebrionidae (second, improved edition}, including 15 species (six general. Changes com-

pared to Gebien's 1910 catalogue pertain mainly to the classification — all the taxa are

included in the tribe Pedinini. In their original description, Mulsant and Rey gave “Africa”

with a question mark, but other specimens from 1he type series bear labels with

Madagascar as the place of origin.

Gridelli (1947). À revision of African species of the genus Opatrinus Dejean (at present

Zidalus Mulsant et Rey) containing descriptions, re-descriptions and an identification key to

species and subspecies. In this paper, Gridelli provides pairs of subspecies (O. setuliger

setuliger Mueller and ©. setuliger camerunensis Gridelli: ©. attenuatus attenuatus and

©. attenuatus bottegoi; ©. latipes latipes Sahlberg and ©. latipes tanaensis Gridelli;

©. insularis insularis Mulsant et Rey and ©. insularis somalicus Gridelli; ©. niloticus niloticus

Mulsant et Rey and ©. niloticus zolotarevskyi Español), where one member of the pair would

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represent populations from the western part of Africa, the other — from its eastern part and

Madagascar, or one member would be found on the continent, and the other on Madagascar.

Koch (1956). À revision of African Platynotini, including 3 species which are present also

in Madagascar: Opatrinus (Zidalus) insularis Mulsant et Rey, Opatrinus (Zodinus) attenuar

tus Klug and Selinus menouxi Mulsant et Rey; Koch announces a separate revision of

Malagasy endemics of the tribe.

Ardoin (1974). Based on materials collected in the massif Andringitra by the members of

the CNRS expedition (October 1970-January 1971, within the project no 225, coordi-

nated by R. Paulian), the author describes an endemic Madagascan genus Hovademus with

fo species: H. andringitrensis and H. pauliani: the description of the second species

{placed in a footnote] is based on materials collected by R. Paulian in 1954 in Andohahelo

{= Andohahela), later confirmed by a large series of specimens from he same locality in

1972 (ARDON, 1976).

Iwan (1995b). À revision of the genus Zidalus Mulsant et Rey, earlier interpreted as a sub-

genus within Opatrinus Dejean; the taxon includes, among ofhers, 3 species found in both

Africa and Madagascar: Z. insularis (Mulsant et Rey, 1853), Z. servus (Mulsant et Rey 1853)

{proposed new synonym Opañrinus setuliger Mueller, 1887) and Z. aïtenuatus (Klug, 1833).

Iwan (1995c). The paper contains a description of the new endemic genus Lechius IWan,

induding 2 species: Selinus abacoides Fairmaire, 1902 and the newly described Lechius

sfeineri an, 1995.

Iwan (1996). The author distinguishes a group of ‘melanocratoïd Platynotina” comprising

8 genera endemic to Madagascar. The paper contains descriptions of new taxa (4 generaï:

Hovademulus, Doyenus, Pokryszkiella and Sebastianus and 14 species: Doyenus dentatus,

D. uncus, Hovademulus ordinarius, H. tenviculus, Melanocratus fairmairei, M. ferreri,

Pokryszkiella cornuta, Sebastianus magnus, 5. projectus, $. simplex, Siyphacus bartolozzi,

5. kochi, S. nimius, S. phreneticus), re-descriptions (based on type material) of earlier

described species, illustrations and an identification key to genera and species. Based on

cladistic analysis, generic hypotheses are verified and a hypothesis on the phylogeny of the

group is proposed. Based on dissection of females [1 instar larvae were found in bursa cop-

ulatrix of 6 species) ovoviviparity is established in Madagascan Platynotini.

Ferrer (1998). The paper contains descriptions of new species and faunistic data on

Tenebrionidae of Madagascar; it includes 8 species of Platynotini.

Iwan (1998e). A description of a new species, Hovademulus madagascariensis, with a key

to species of the genus Hovademulus Iwan, 1996.

Iwan (19994). Descriptions of iwo new species, Sebastianus endrod}yi and S. madagas-

cariensis, with an identification key to all taxa included in Sebastianus lwan, 1996 and

analysis of character distribution within the geographical range of the genus.

Iwan (2000a). The paper deals with viviparity in beetles; ovoviviparity in Tenebrionidae is

discussed, based on he 1‘'instar larvae described for the first time and originating from

the bursa copulatrix of females of Macagascan Platynotini.

Iwan (2001c]. À revision of the genera Clastopus Fairmaire and Lechius Iwan, with detailed

figures and keys to species. Synonymising Clastopus eurynotoides Fairmaire, 1898 [type

species of the monotypic genus Clastopus Fairmaire] (= Selinus punctipennis Fairmaire,

1902) [type species of the genus Hovademulus Iwan] results in synonymisation of the

generic names Clastopus Fairmaire, 1898 (= Hovademulus Iwan, 1995).

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Ferrer (2002). À description of a new species — Styphacus iwani.

Iwan [2002a). À revision of 58 genera constituting the tribe Platynoïini. Based on cladistic

analysis, the earlier hypothesis (Wan, 1996] on the monophyly of the group of Malagasy

endemic “melanocratoids” (sister group to S. African “trigonopoids"] is confirme, while

the remaining taxa from Madagascar are found to belong to a polyphyletic group ‘platyno-

toids” with African mainland affinities.

Jwan (2002b). À catalogue of the World's Platynotini — including 11 genera with 33 species

from Madagascar (14 nominal generic and 46 specific names).

Iwan (2004a). À revision of the genus Siyphacus Fairmaire containing descriptions of

3 new species (S. drugmandf, S. girardi and S. pauliani Iwan], detailed diagnostic figures,

distribution maps and an identification key to all known species.

Iwan (2005). A description of a new species — Clastopus aberlenci and it first-stage larva.

MATERIALS AND METHODS

Material examined

Since the publication of my first paper on Platynotina of Madagascar | have examined over

1,000 specimens of beelles, from 22 museum and private collections (see Abbreviations).

À great part of the earlier examined material had to be re-examined in order to unify the

descriptions, make new drawings, correct and improve identification keys, verify distribu-

tion data and make them more precise.

Internal structure of genitalia and larvae

The abdomen was treated with 10% KOH without heating during ca. 24 hours. Following

dissection of genifalia or other internal structures they were rinsed with distilled water and

stored in glycerin, in plastic vials of 6 mm diameter and 12 mm length (purchased from

BioQuip), pinned under the specimen and labels.

In the case of female genitalia, some structures (bursa copulatrix and spermatheca) were

stained with chlorazol black and figures were made immersed which allows membraneous

parts (especially bursa copulatrix] to preserve their natural shape.

First instar larvae were obtained from the bursa copulatrix after removal and maceration

in 10% KOH, and stained and stored as for female genitalia.

Camera lucida drawings were made under an Olympus SZX1 2microscope.

Adult morphology and morphometrics

de Bee cr en a nement

abbreviations used in the present Faune de Madagascar follows the standards presented in

the revision of the genera of Platynotina (IWAN, 2002a).

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The values of means and coefficients used in the descriptions of genera and species are

based on earlier data and supplementary studies. Where possible, at least eight to ten

specimens were measured for each sex; in the case of genifalia, measurements were taken

from one to three specimens of each sex.

The measurements were taken with a threaded micrometer in the following way: widih of

the lateral flange of pronotum — in the middle of the lateral margin of pronotum; width of

the base of elyira — from humeral angle to scutellum; body length — from anterior margin

of labrum to apex of elytra; body width - the greatest widih of elytra; pl - pronotum length

measured in its middle; apl - pronotum length measured from the apex of anterior angles

to the apex of posterior angles.

Morphometric abbreviations

The abbreviations are presented in a sequence used in genus and species descriptions:

= pl/pb: pronotum - length/widih ratio;

— el/eb: elytra - length/width ratio;

— el/pl: length ratio elytra/pronotum;

— eb/pb: widih ratio elytra/pronotum;

— ew/ed: clypeus emargination — widih/depih ratio;

— al/apl: length ratio antenna/pronotum;

— al/was3: ratio antenna length/widih of 3 antennomeres;

— as3/as2: length ratio antennomere 3/2;

= mp/as3: ratio width of maxillary palp/lengih 3 antennomeres;

= bp/lbp: widih ratio pronotum/lateral lange of pronotum;

— pl/lapa: length ratio pronotum/anterior angles of pronotum;

— pkp/st: width ratio anterior margin of elytra/base of scutellum;

— ml/mw: metepisternum — length/width ratio;

— cavl/meil: length ratio metasternum between acetabula of mid and hind coxae/acetab-

ula of hind coxae;

— fibl/Hibw: fore tibia — length/widih ratio;

— ffeml/Hemw: fore femur — length/widih ratio; tars1/2: length ratio tarsomere 1/2;

= dik/dod: hind tibia — ratio of widih of posterior margin/length of inner spur;

— pav/pm: width ratio of first abdominal ventrite/metasternal process;

— Ifb/lo: length ratio female body/ovipositor;

— p/c: length ratio paraproct/coxites;

— tc/2bcl: coxites — ratio total length/2 x first coxite width;

— bel/le1: first coxite — width/length ratio;

— le1/le2: length ratio first/second coxite;

— c3/c3-c4: coxite — ratio length of third coxite/distance between bases of third and fourth

coxites;

— c4-c3/c1: coxite — ratio length of first coxite/distance between apices of third and fourth

coxites;

— Imb/la: length ratio male body/aedeagus;

— Ibp/lap: aedeagus — length ratio basal/apical part.

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Distribution

The list of localities for each species and usage of the locality names based on VETTE (1991),

the division of zoogeographical “régions” is presented after HumBer (1955).

Abbreviations

BMNH: The Natural History Museum, London, U. K.

HNHM: Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest, Hungary.

IRSNE: Institut royal de sciences naturelles, Bruxelles, Belgique.

JFCS: Julio Ferrer Collection, Haninge, Sweden.

LSCM: Collection Laurent Soldati, Montpellier, France.

MHNG: Musée d'histoire naturelle de la ville de Genève, Suisse.

MIIZ: Muzeum i Instytut Zoologii, Polska Akademia Nauk, Warsawa, Poland.

MNHN: Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, Paris, France.

MRAC: Musée royal de l'Afrique centrale, Tervuren, Belgium.

MZUF: Museo Zoologico dell'Universita de Florenze, Florence, ltaly.

NHMB: Naturhistorisches Museum, Basel, Switzerland.

NHRS: Naturhistoriska Riksmuseet, Stockholm, Sweden.

NMB: National Museum, Bloemfontein, Republic of South Africa.

NMPC: National Museum, Prague, Czech Republic.

RGCT: Roland Grimm Collection, Tübingen, Germany.

SBBC: Stanislav Beëvér Collection, Ceské Budëjovice, Czech Republic.

TMNH: Transvaal Museum of Natural History, Pretoria, Republic of South Africa.

USNM: National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, USA.

ZMANY Intituut voor Taxonomische Zoëlogie, Zoëlogisch Museum, Universiteit van Amsterdam,

Netherlands.

ZMHB: Museum für Naturkunde der Humboldt-Universität, Berlin, Germany.

ZMUC: Zoological Museum, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.

ZSMA: Zoologisches Staatssammlung, München, Germany lin permanent loan to]

Prof. Hans J. Bremer.

BIOLOGY

Species of the genus Zidalus Mulsant et Rey are found throughout the year in very varied

habitats, they are alate species showing also nocturnal activity (attracted by light at night);

they were collected in crop fields (most often in the substratum, on the soil) and nature

reserves: “Réserve naturelle intégrale n° 4, du Tsaratanana (Ambanja}” — with the highest

mountains on the island (2,884 m), where high mountain habitats are protected. Species of

Zidalus Mulsant et Rey are found at 1,000 m a.s.l. (in Africa even up to 2,010 mj; “Réserve

naturelle intégrale n° 7, de l’Ankarafantsika [Ambato Boëni]” — where lowland tropical for-

est is protected/ the genus Lechius Iwan inhabits dry habitats (bush, savannab, the beetles are

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mainly found from December till March, on the ground (loose, sandy soil, under a layer of

leaf litter and dead timber), in parily shaded places, up to 500 m a:s.l.

Species of the “melanocratoid” group are found throughout the year, most often from

September fill May, in lowlands and in uplands up to 1,000 m (dry forest, bush, savanna),

and in high mountain areas from 1,400 to 2,500 m [e.g. “Réserve naturelle intégrale n° 5,

de l’Andrigitra (Ambalavoa)“].

Madagascan Tenebrionidae viviparity

According to BONTEMS (1985) viviparity in Chrysomelidae appeared several times inde-

pendenily and, contrary to what was postulated by other authors, is not associated with

their occurrence in the mountains (it is completely independent from climatic conditions)

In the case of Tenebrionidae | only parily share Bontems’s view. In my opinion in Platynotina

the development of viviparity is to a large extent associated with environmental conditions,

but acquisition of viviparity had a crucial effect on the phylogeny of the Madagascan group

of melanocratoid Platynotina and may be, to some degree, treated as a phylogenetically

important character. Within the distribution area of the subtribes Platynotina and

Eurynotina in South Africa and the south-western part of Madagascar, annual rainfall is on

an average 400-1,000 mm, and in some areas of Madagascar below 400 mm; both

humidity and temperature show great diurnal and annual amplitudes. The areas are not,

however, classified as deserts: in extreme cases hey are semi-deserts [most often fynbos

and karoo).

The biology of beetles of the genus Anomalipus has been studied and described in great

detail (ENDRÉDY-YOUNGA, 1988; ENDRÔDY-YOUNGAAND TSCHINKEL, 1993) — the genus is very

closely related to viviparous members of the generic groups: trigonopoids (S. Africa) and

melanocratoids (Madagascar). The beetles are among the largest tenebrionids (up to 38 mm

in length}, are devoid of wings but are very efficient migrants, both as species and as indi-

viduals. Numerous field and laboratory studies made it possible to establish that: they are

long-lived (for insects) — single females in captivity lived for ca. 6 years (closely related

genus Gonopus 8 years); in adverse conditions, in the night or during cold and dry winter

months, they bury themselves in the substratum and hibernate. According to Endrëdy-

Younga, females lay eggs during five months of the year, as few as 2-18 per season [mean

per individual 9.2); the females can store viable sperm in the spermatheca for a long time,

up to 19 months since their last copulation; dissected females were found to contain single,

large eggs [this was confirmed by observations in laboratory culture].

Table 1. Major axis of egg as a percentage of lengih of body female

{from vertex of head to tip of abdomen) (HINTON, 1981).

Tenebrionidae 11.56

Staphylinidae 13.90

Dermestidae 16.84

Lathridiidae 26.98

Anisotomidae 34.60

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Table Il. Egg dimensions and the ratio lengihs female/egg in some species of the Tenebrionidae,

Il‘) ovoviviparous species; (1) - date after EnpRôDt-YouNGA [1988)l.

Bantodemus mariepsus 10.3

Bantodemus imitator 12.3

Bantodemus typhon 123

Bantodemus tristis 12.6

Bantodemus vescus 16.1

Melanopterus varus 167

Bantodemus lucidus 16.9

Anomalipus expansicollis! 17.0

Hovademus pauliani 177

Siyphacus decorsei" 18.0

Melanocratus validipes* 19.8, 25.5, 21.8

Anomalipus plebejus 20.0

Styphacus neuter* 20.8

Sebastianus major 23.1

Anomalipus braini 30.0

Melanocratus fairmairei* 36.0

The results of my studies show that actually much higher values for egg size than those

reported by HINTON (1981) are observed in Tenebrionidae (Tables 1 and II}. In this respect

tenebrionids resemble families whose representatives are storehouse pests adapted to

extremely adverse conditions.

Probably, the tendency to increase egg size is associated with adaptation to environmenta

conditions — low humidity and large diurnal amplitude of temperature (low in the night,

high in the daytime]. Thus, they acquire a favourable, low surface/volume ratio (this adap-

tation has nothing to do with viviparity].

An opposite tendency is observed in chrysomelids — the egg size decreases. À decrease in

the number of produced eggs is also a general tendency among viviparous insects - BROVDY

(1970) observed females of viviparous chrysomelids to give birth to 32-54 larvae during

20 days, LIEBHERR and KAVANAUGH (1985) report an average of 32-34 (ca. 60-70) for carabids.

Based on these data, it can be conjectured that in Tenebrionidae an increase in egg size,

decrease in the number of eggs and increase in the life span of females took place inde-

pendently from modifications of embryonic development. However, they are associated with

such modifications and constitute crucial preadaptations to viviparity. The ability to hiber-

nate in response to adverse environmental conditions [seasonal and diurnal in the case of

the genus Anomalipus), and egg-laying being dependent on favourable conditions

[according to field observations after a rain] may have caused the hibernating female to

“have an influence” on retention of mature eggs inside the bursa copulatrix. Considering

that the conditions inside the mother’ organism do not cause inhibition of embryonic devel-

opment, it can be envisaged how a sequence of “accidental” egg-retaining events could

lead to fixation of such a mechanism. Besides the advantages of parental care (protection

of developing embryos is one of the forms of parental care}, there are additional advan-

tages to starting active life as a newborn larva. The active larva can avoid the effect of

unfavourable conditions due to horizontal and vertical migrations.

Considering the possibilities of evolution of ovoviviparity further, a next stage is easy to

identify — adenotrophic viviparity (a single larva leaves egg envelopes inside the mother's

oganism and stays there feeding on secretions of special glands), a mechanism found also

in ovoyiviparous Blatiodea.

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My studies on evolutionary tendencies in the structure of the female reproductive system

indicate clear changes in the development of particular components of the ovipositor in ovo-

viviparous and related oviparous species (producing large eggsl. The changes invoe a

considerable shortening of paraproct (reduction of its anterior margin, low value p/c}, and

coxite | (very narrow, transverse; high value be1/lc1 ] as a result of which ovipositor

becomes triangular with a rather wide base (low value tc/2bc1] (Tables Ill and IV). These

are adaptations to laying large eggs or to larviposition. Viviparous species of the genus

Evrynotus (Eurynotina) depart from this scheme [very much elongated paraproct) which is

probably dependent on the kind of oviposition or larviposition substratum. À similar inter-

pretation may apply to the deviation from the oviparous structure of ovipositor in species of

the genus Zidalus (oviparity] (see Table IV). Coxite | is much shortened [bc1/lc1 3.0-3.6),

but fairly narrow (much widened in viviparous species), hence the coxites are rather elon-

gate and not triangular [thus value t/2bc1 exceeds 1).

Transition from production of large eggs to ovoviviparity was associated with further mod-

ifications in the structure and physiology of the female reproductive system (which may be

a subject for future studies on this group of insects]. It follows from table Ill that the best indi-

cators of viviparity (as evolutionary tendency) may be: 1) length ratio ovipositor/egg

{below 0.5), the value is independent from shortening of paraproct (see ratio p/c) and con-

sequently also ovipositor; 2) shape of coxites I {bel /lc1 exceeding 3). These features clearly

characterise the most speciose genera (Styphacus and Sebastianus) and support the

hypothesis that viviparity was among the phenomena driving speciation, and significantly

ensured reproductive success and thus survival of species or developmental lineages in the

case of Platynotina (see Taxonomic and biogeographic remarks).

Table Ill. Relation between female body length, ovipositor structures

and egg dimensions in Platynotina; |‘) trigonopoid group, *) melanoerloid group.

body/egg | egg | ovipostor | (bcl/kl) {c/2c1)

Sebastianus major* 195 | 4524| 20 | 43 | 04 | 96 42 1.0 07

[Melanocratus fairmairei*| 13.9 | 50x26) 17 | 39 | 048 | 80 33 11 07

15.5 | 3xl.5| 1.9

Styphacus neuter* 178 |37x18| 25 | 48 | 068 | 71 3.3 0.9 0.8

Melanocratus validipes** | 19.7 | 3.9x23| 3.3 | 45 | 074 | 60 3.0 Nr

188 |48x26| 3.

197 |43x22| 32

Siyphacus decorsei"* 200 | 36x17| 29 | 56 | 080 | 68 26 1.2 08

Styphacus phreneticus"* |__21.3 | 3.420 9 | 62 | 085 | 74 27 1.1 0.8

Hovademus pauliani** 18100 ]E2 0) MS 72 EN OCR ES 20-22| 10 0.9

Clastopus teniuculus"* 88 |21x1.4| 22 | 42 | 105 | 40 2.5 1.1 08

Clastopus ordinarius** 137 |21x1.2| 23 | 65 | 1.10 | 60 2.4 135 | 09

Clastopus aberlenci"* 14221230.5/m260n620|18n 055 23 1.3 0.9

Anomalipus plebejus® 180 |36&21| 26 | 50 | 072 | 6675| 1930] 09 0.6-0.7

Bantodemus imitator* 114 | 1409! 23 | 81 | 1.64 | 4662| 15-23] 1316| 0809

Melanopterus varus* 215 | 36x24| 37 | 60 | 1003 | 55-60] 1.9-29| 07-08] 08-09

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Table IV. Relation between female body lengfh and ovipositor structures in Malagasy

and African Platynotina (Afr};(*) ovoviviparous genera of melanocratoid group.

Genus Length ratio female | First plate of coxite-width/ Paraproct-length/

body/ovipositor length ratio (bel/lc1] widih ratio (tc/2bc1]

min.-max. | mean min.-max. mean min.-max. mean

Lechius 5.0 5.0 PA 1.6 1.03-1.40 1.22

Anchophthalmops 4.5-6.0 5.3 ISA 1.6 1.1-1.2 NÊTS.

Hovademus* 5.6 5.6 2.0-2.2 2.1 0.9 0.90

Trigonopus (Afr.} 6.3-6.6 6.5 2.0-2.6 2.3 0.8 0.80

Pokryszkiella* 6.6-6.9 6.8 2.3 0.9 0.90

Anomalipus (Afr.) 6.6-7.5 7.0 2.3 0.6-0.7 0.65

Clastopus* 4.0-6.0 5.0 2.4 0.8-0.9 0.85

Melanocratus* 5.5-8.0 6.8 2.9. 0.7-0.8 0.75

Madobalus* 8.8 8.8 3.1 0.8 0.80

Zidalus 5.8-7.5 67 3.3 1.0-1.1 1.05

Siyphacus* 6.7-9.1 7:9 3.4 0.7-0.9 0.80

Doyenus* 6.6 6.6 3.5) 3.5 0.8 0.80

Sebastianus* 7.6-11.0 9.3 3.5-47 A1 0.7 0.70

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Subtribe Platynotina Koch

Platynotini Koch, 1953: 268.

Platynotina: Ian, 2004b: 737; Bouchard et al., 2005: 502

Type genus

Platynotus Fabricius, 1801; original designation.

Systematic position and diagnostic characters

In 1995, LAWRENCE and NEWTON presented a new division of Tenebrionidae into eight sub-

families. The new system is based on results of phylogenetic analyses presented by DOYEN

and TscHINKEL (1982) and earlier discussion on the higher classification of Tenebrionidae

(War, 1967, 1974; Doven, 1972; DovEN and LAWRENCE, 1979; DOYEN et al., 1990).

According to the new classification a part of the subfamily Opatrinae (sensu Koch, 1956;

Meoveoev, 1968) is regarded as tribe Opatrini within Tenebrioninae (DOYEN et al., 1990),

while some tribes were excluded from it and are now separate taxa (e.g. Heterocheirini,

Leichenini). In spite of my numerous objections to the selection of taxa [not sufficiently rep-

resentative for Africa and Palaearctic) for the analyses carried out by DOYEN and TSCHINKEL

(1982), and the fact that analyses and resulis of studies on the subfamily Opatrinae by such

authors as EspaRor (1945), Koch (1956), Meovenev (1968), RcHaror (1936) were not fully

used, l think that the classification presented by LAWRENCE and NEWTON (1995] best reflects

current knowledge of the Tenebrionidae.

The main problem is not whether Opatrinae should be regarded as tribe, or subfamily, but

if they are monophyletic at all. Originally, Opatrinae were distinguished mainly based on

the structure of clypeus (with anterior margin emarginate); this character is very variable

and should be regarded as convergence. In his revision of African Opatrinae, KocH [1956)

did not provide a diagnosis of the subfamily, and Meovepev (1968) presented a complex of

characters which are to variable too be used as key characters or as a basis to formulate

hypotheses of synapomorphy, but both these authors showed that it was very easy to distin-

guish lower taxa, e.g. tribes or subtribes. The best criterion to distinguish these taxa [which

are highly likely to be monophyletic) is the structure of the male copulatory apparatus.

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1 think, that irrespective of the results of future studies and taxonomic decisions on the

hypotheses on the monophyly of Opatrinae (as subfamily or tribel, the results and conclu-

sions of a systematic revision of a natural taxon (whether it is the tribe Platynotini or subtribe

Platynotina] will always be true (e.g. phylogeny] and useful (diagnoses, descriptions, keys).

Recenily, BOUCHARD et al. (2005) proposed a new classification of the family Tenebrionidae.

They accepted the former division of Opatrini and Pedinini proposed by IWAN (2004b), and

confirmed that the Platynotina ought to be interpreted as a subtribe belonging to the tribe

Pedinini, subfamily Tenebrioninae.

Platynotini have a visible intersegmental membrane between abdominal sternites {Ill and IV,

IV and V); clearly emarginate anterior margin of clypeus (except S. African genera

Stenogonopus Gebien and Gonopus Latreille); stridulated gula (shared with the sister tribe

Eurynotina). They form a well-circumscribed monophyletic group characterised by a spe-

cific structure of male copulatory apparatus: the presence of lacinia and their modified

junction with the apical part of the tegmen [inward rotation around the axis); Eurynotina

have no lacinia (probably secondarily reduced), and elytral intervals bear tubercles (well

developed in their posterior part].

The Madagascan endemics of the tribe Platynotina are characterised by very specific,

unusual features (synapomorphies}, not found in other representatives of the tribe: the

“melanocratoid” group by a very deep emargination of the anterior margin of the clypeus

and a specific structure of mentum (median keel shortened, massive, blunt); the genus

Lechius Iwan by a narrow, deep gutter at the lower margin of the eye.

Larval morphology

Taxonomic considerations

At present, because of the small number of known larvae, larval characters are more use-

ful for defining taxa and performing phylogenetic analyses af a higher level i.e. families,

subfamilies, rather than for a complete phylogenetic analysis.

Moreover, the strict dependence between the structure of the larva and the environment in

which itlives results in multiple, independent similar adaptations in various species (SCHULZE,

1962, 1964, 1969, 1978]. For this reason, results of phylogenetic analyses are difficult to

interpret (numerous homoplasies), and the characters are useful for constructing keys rather

than for defining monophyletic groups.

The classification of Tenebrionidae is still based mainly on imaginal characters. In 1974

Want, when distinguishing subfamilies, used 21 imaginal and 15 larvel characiers, but

already in 1982 DOYEN and TSCHINKEL analysed only seven larval characters (out of the total

of 80 characters used).

Since lille information on the larvae is available [in the subtribe Platynotina only 33 species,

see Table V, out of nearly 500 described based on imagines], each description of a larva

is very valuable. To make the description clear and useful it is necessary to follow a well-

tested standard comprising characters which would permit both species identification and

phylogenetic inferences. In my studies the adopted standard includes procedures, descrip-

tion structure and nomenclature contained in LAWRENCE (1991).

Egg details

The shape is elongate-ovate, whitish and shiny; for dimensions, see table Ill; chorion with-

out any peculiar structures visible under x 100 magnification.

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Table V. List of species (Platynotina) with known larvae.

Species References Distribution

Anomalipus acutangulus IWAN and BANASZKEWICZ (2006) S Africa

Anomalipus braini IWAN and BANASZKIEWICZ (2006) S Africa

Anomalipus elephas tibialis IWAN and BANASZKIEWICZ (2006) S Africa

Anomalipus expansicollis thoracicus IWAN and BANASZKIEWICZ (2006) S Africa

Anomalipus mastodon IWAN and BANASZKEWICZ (2006) S Africa

Anomalipus meles IWAN and BANASZKIEWICZ (2006) S Africa

Anomalipus multilineatus IWAN and BANASZKIEWICZ (2006) S Africa

Anomalipus planus IWAN and BANASZkIEWICZ (2006) S Africa

Anomalipus plebejus Jack (1918), IWaN and BEËVAR (2000) | S Africa

Anomalipus sculpturatus IWAN and BANASZKIEWICZ (2006) S Africa

Anomalipus seriatus IWAN and BANASZKIEWICZz (2006) S Africa

Anomalipus urus IWAN and BANASZKIEwIcz (2006) S Africa

Bantodemus zulu ScHULz (1964) $ Africa

Clastopus aberlenci IWAN (2005) Madagascar

Gonopus agrestis ScHuLze (1962) S Africa

G. angusticostis ScHuLzE (1978) S Africa

G. hirtipes SCHULzE (1978) S Africa

G. pliciventris SCHULZE (1978) S Africa

G. tibialis Fabricius ScHuLze (1962) S Africa

G. transvaalensis SCHULZE (1978) S Africa

Melanocratus ferreri IWAN (2000a) Madagascar

Opatrinus aciculatus IWAN (1995a) N America

©. gibbicollis IWAN (1995a) Central America

©. minimus IWAN (1995a) N America

Pseudoblaps ampliata SKOPN (1972) Oriental Region

Quadrideres femineus SCHULZE (1964) S Africa

Sebastianus major IWaN (2005) Madagascar

Sebastianus ovoideus Iwan (2005) Madagascar

Sebastianus projectus IWaN (2000a) Madagascar

Sebastianus simplex IWaN (2000a) Madagascar

Siyphacus bartolozzi IWAN (2000a) Madagascar

Siyphacus kochi IWaN (2000a) Madagascar

Zophodks fitzsimonsi ScHuLz (1964) S Africa

First instar larva

The description is based mainly on a fully developed 1instar larva of Sebastianus simplex

IWaN (pl. 27, figs 510-521) wich is 12.0 mm long, sss1.4 mm wide, head capsule 1.2 mm

broad; the examined specimens belong to Clastopus aberlenci Ian (pl. 28, figs 522-526),

Sebastianus ovoideus (Fairmaire) (pl. 28, fig. 527), Sebastianus projectus van (pl. 26,

figs 508-509, pl. 28, fig. 528), Styphacus bartolozzi Ian (pl. 28, fig. 529), Styphacus

kochi Iwan (pl. 28, fig. 530) and Melanocratus ferreri Iwan (pl. 28, fig. 531).

Body subcylindrical; cuticle ivory-colored, apices of mandibles and tarsungulus strongly

sclerotized, darker. Egg-bursters absent.

Head prognathous (pl. 27, fig. 510), cranium transverse, slighily convex, narrower thon

pronotum, sides rounded. Epicranial suture Y-shaped, stem short, about seven times shorter

than length of head capsule [measured from occipital foramen to frontoclypeal suture]; frontal

arms extend to antennal insertion; an additional oblique anteromedial ecdysial line branches

off from each arm and extends toward the middle of the frontoclypeal suture. Antennae

3-segmented (pl. 27, fig. 518), second antennomere is 1.7 times longer than first, segment

3 minute, about 1/3 diameter of second, bearing subapical circlet of three short setae and

a stout, longer apical seta; apical area of segment 2 occupied by a sensillum (an incomplete

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ring around the base of segment 3]; antennal insertion lateral, separated from the mandibu-

lar articulation by a narrow strip of membrane. Stemmata absent. Frontoclypeal suture dis-

tinct. Clypeus trapezoidal, about 2 times wider than long (pl. 27, fig. 512); the postclypeus

With iwo setae latero-medianly on each side. Labrum transverse, with four setae along ante-

rio-lateral margin on each side and two long setae in the centre. Epipharynx transverse-

ovate; eight short spines along anterior margin, a pair of short spines in the centre, two lat-

eral strongly sdlerotized setose patches below, a pair of triangular posterior plates (pl. 27,

ig. 511). Mandibles asymmetrical, protruding laterally; the bifid obtuse apices sclerotized

and dark-coloured; right molar part prominently produced/; on both mandibles ventrally one

seta near the medially broken curve of its exterior contour, and another two setae at base

pl. 27, figs 516, 517). Maxilla with well-developed transverse cardo (pl. 27, fig. 513); elon-

gate stipes bear 4 long setae; 3-segmented maxillary palpus: first segment subquadirate, sec-

ond one 1.5 time longer than first [and bears three setae anteriorly), segment 3 conical, and

Slightly longer than first; mala with an inner surface densely covered by strong spines, and

slighily notched at the inner apical angle. Labium with distinct prementum, mentum and sub-

mentum (pl. 27, figs 514, 515), gula weakly developed; ligula with two setae on the tip,

labial palps 2-segmented, second segment conical with setose area on apex; mentum elon-

gated, with pair of setae at base and 4 others medially. Hypopharynx densely setose medi-

ally, with tricuspidate hypopharyngeal sclerome. Profhorax subquadrate, 2 times longer than

meso- or metathorax. Fore legs longer and stouter than mid and hind legs (pl. 28, fig. 525),

setal arrangement as in fig. 519 (pl. 27); fore coxae nearly subquadrate, with strongly con-

vex ventral margin; trochanter elongated, anteriorly with two heavily sclerotized tubercle;

inner margin of femur subrectangularly bent, with one strongly sclerotized tubercles; tibia

elongated, somewhat longer than tarsungulus, with one tubercle; tarsungulus wide, spade-

like, strongly sclerotized, with 2 setae (not divided). Abdomen with ninth sternum reduced

(PL. 27, fig. 520); pygopodia well visible; ninth abdominal notum broadly heart-shaped, with

8 short spines along apex (2 median ones stouter than the other] (pl. 27, fig. 521).

À general description of the first-stage larvae of the remaining species correspondks to the

presented description of Sebastianus simplex. The differences involve mainly the number and

shape of spines on the ninth abdominal notum (pl. 28, figs 527-531) and the presence

of egg-bursters (Table Vi]. When the latter structure is present, it is located on the notum of

thorax and abdomen as a pair of sharp denticles (pl. 28, figs 522, 523, 527). The last

abdominal segment in not fully mature larvae is mulfiple, concentrically wrinkled and fat-

tened (pl. 28, Figs 522, 524), only later does it assume a cylindrical shape (pl. 26, fig. 509).

Table VI. Dimensions and diagnostic characters of the 1stinstar larvae belong to Malagasy Platynotina.

Species Female body] Larval body | Head capsule! Egg-bursters| Number of spines on

length [mm] | length [mm] | widih [mm] the IX abdominal notum

Clastopus aberlenci 142 42 0.6 present 2

Melanocratus ferreri 16.5 11.5 159 present 2

Sebastianus major 20.3 9.4 1.0 present 6

Sebastianus ovoideus 18.1 7.2 1.0 present 2

Sebastianus projectus 175 80 1.0 present 4

18.5 7.0 10

Sebastianus simplex 17.5 12.0 12 absent 8

Styphacus bartolozzi 14.5 10.0 1.2 absent 4

15.5 10.5 12

Siyphacus kochi 18.5 45 07 present 4

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Clé d'identification des genres malgaches

1. Ailes complètement atrophiées ; métasternum court (cavl/meil > 1,2)

— Ailes bien développées ou rene se (pl. 4, fig. 59, 69) ; métasternum

long (cavl/metl ” 1,2) He … Zidalus Mulsant et Rey

He)

. | Lechius h Iwan

2. Marge postérieure de l'œil sans sillon (pl. 7, fig. 110)...

— Marge postérieure de l'œil avec un étroit sillon (pl. 3, fig. 36)

3. Antenne courte ou modérément longue (al/apl = 0,60-0,95) ; mentum avec une

carène médiane courte, n'atteignant pas la marge antérieure (pl. 6, fig. 104) ;

disque du pronotum lisse (pl. 6, fig. 105) …

—— Antenne longue (al/apl = 1,10-1,60) ; mentum avec une carène médiane longue,

atteignant la marge antérieure (pl. 1, fig. 3) ; disque du pronotum avec une paire

de dépressions longitudinales à la base (pl. 1, fig. 4) ….….. Anchophihalmops Koch

LL bslenercoeheaolrenenenes deu » 5}, simple (pl. 15, fig. 290) :

marge externe de la mandibule simple.

— Bord antérieur du clypéus légèrement concave (cd/ ‘ew ca 6), avec des D

(pl. 14, fig. 263) ; marge externe de la mandibule avec une protubérance

en … Pokryszkiella Ian

5. Mentum élargi antérieurement (pl. 7, fig. 124) ; angles postérieurs du pronotum n'at-

feignant pas le niveau du milieu de la base, les rebords des marges antérieures et

postérieures du pronotum étant interrompus au milieu (pl. 9, fig. 159) ; scutellum

étroit (pkp/st= 4,0-5,6) (pl. 9, fig. 162) ; tibia antérieur plus étroit (#ibl/Hibw > 3,5)

(pl. 10, fig. 164); tlbia médian du mêle moins fortement élargi vers D (pl. 10,

fig. 166, 167) :

— Mentum plus étroit antérieurement {pl 1 11, 1 fig. 194); lies postérieurs dk prono-

tum dépassant le niveau du milieu de la base, les dboreb de marges antérieures

et postérieures du pronotum étant plus larges au milieu (pl. 11, fig. 195) ; scutellum

large (pkp/st = 1,7-3,7), sauf chez Melanocratus fairmairei (pkp/st ca 4.6) (pl. 9,

fig. 144) ; tibia antérieur neftement élargi vers l'apex (fibl/Hibw” 3,5 ; chez

Melanocratus ferreri ca. 4,0) (pl. 9, fig. 147) ; tibia médian du mâle très Abri vers

l'apex (pl. 9, fig. 148, 149)... ; La

6. Rebord de la marge antérieure du prosternum complet ; rebord de la saillie proster-

nale plus étroit (pl. 8, fig. 127) … Clastopus Fairmaire

— Rebord de la marge antérieure du prosternum effacé au milieu ; rebord de la saillie

prosternale plus large (pl. 10, fig. 176) Hovademus Ardoin

7. Antenne courte (al/apl = 0,60-0,80) et robuste (al/was3 < 15), segments apicaux 7-

11 transverses (pl. 16, fig. 309) ; épipleure élargi au niveau des sternites 3-4 (pl. 17,

fig. 323) ; tarses postérieurs modérément longs [tars1 /2 < 2.5) ; face externe des tibias

médians avec deux carènes ou des denticules (pl. 16, fig. 303, 304)

— Antenne modérément longue (al/apl ca. 0,90] et grêle (al/was3 > 15), segments

apicaux 7-11 allengés (pl. 11, fig. 193] ; épipleure non élargi vers l'apex (pl. 11,

fig. 197) ; tarses postérieurs longs tars1/2 ca. 2.6) dl 11, Fig. 201) ; face externe

des tibias médians inermes (pl. 11, fig. 205, 206) Madobalus Fairmaire

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8. Épaule rebordée (pl. 15, fig. 292) ; marge externe du tibia antérieur de la femelle

avec deux fortes dents (apicale et médiane) (pl. 15, fig. 282), celles du tibia

antérieur du mêle plus grêles (pl. 15, fig. 281) ; tibia médian du mêle élargi, le

bord externe avec de petits denticules (pl. 15, fig. 283, 284)

— Épaule non rebordée (pl. 12, fig. 215) ; marge externe du tibia antérieur avec une

dent apicale (femelle : pl. 12, fig. 218 ; mâle : pl. 12, fig. 219, 220) ; apex du tibia

médian du/mêle ‘en marteau” le berd'externe inerme (pl. 12, fig. 221,222)

. Melanocratus Fairmaire

9. Base du pronotum avec un rebord légèrement bisinué (pl. 15, fig. 291) ; épipleures

élytraux plats je 17, fig. 323) ; sternites du mâle avec des tubercules (pl. 15,

fig. 288, 289)

— Base du ou incurvée concave (pl. 19, fig. 373)

(pl. 20, fig. 404) ; sternites du mâle sans tubercules ….

pipleures élytraux concaves

Styphacus Fairmaire

10. Saillie prosterale avec une covité longitudinale (pl. 9, fig. 145) ; tibia médian du

mêle bisinué sur la face interne (pl. 9, fig. 148, 149) ; fémur antérieur robuste

(ffeml/Hemw = 2,6-2,7) (pl. 8, fig. 139) ; fémur postérieur du mêle fortement

incurvé (pl. 9, fig. 153) Doyenus lWan

— Saillie prosternale légèrement convexe (pl. 15, fig. 279) ; tibia médian du mâle sub-

rectiligne sur la face interne (pl. 15, fig. 283, 284) ; fémur antérieur distinctement

élargi (ffeml/Hemw = 3,2-4,9) ; fémur postérieur du mâle légèrement incurvé

Sebastianus lwan

Identification key to Malagasy genera

— Wings well developed or parily reduced (pl. 4, fgs 59, 69]; metasternum fre

(cavl/metl 1.2) £ … Zidalus Mulsant et Rey

Lechius IWan

1. Wings completely reduced; metasternum short (cavl/metl > 1.2)

2. Eye margin near tempora evenly elevated (pl. 7, fig. 110) ….

— Eye margin near tempora with a narrow groove (pl. 3, fig. 36)

3. Antenna short or moderately long (al/apl =0.60-0.95); mentum with shortened

median keel (pl. 6, fig. 104); pronotal disc evenly elevated (pl. 6, fig. 105) .

— Antenna long (al/apl =1.10-1.60); mentum with narrow median keel, reached

anterior margin (pl. 1, fig. 3); pronotal disc with pair of longitudinal impressions

at base (pl. 1, fig. 4) ……. .… Anchophthalmops Koch

4. Anterior margin of clypeus deeply emarginate medially le "5, simple (pl. 15,

fig. 290}; outer margin of mandible simple …

need ve cac eue dl Ale

(pl. 14, fig. 263); outer margin of mandible with process Pokryszkiella Ivan

5. Mid part of mentum wide (pl. 7, fig. 124); pronotum with posterior angles not reach-

ing the level of the middle of the base; borders of anterior and basal margins inter-

rupted medially (pl. 9, fig. 159}; scutellum narrow [pkp/st = 4.0-5.6] (pl. 9, fig. 162);

fore tibia slender (Hibl/Ribw > 3.5) (pl. 10, Het 164; male mid tibia RUE widened

apically (pl. 10, figs 166, 167) “

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— Mid part of mentum narrowing anteriorly (pl. 11, fig. 194); pronotum with posterior

angles protruding beyond the level of the middlle of the base; borders of anterior and

basal margins widened medially (pl. 11, fig. 195); scutellum wide (pkp/st= 1.7-3.7),

except Melanocratus fairmairei (pkp/st ca 4.6] (pl. 9, fig. 144); fore tibia distinctly

widened towards apex (fibl/fibw” 3.5, in Melanocratus ferreri ca. 4.0) (pl. 9,

fig. 147); male mid tibia distincly widened apically (pl. 9, figs 148, 149)...

6. Border of prosternal anterior margin complete; border of prosternal process narrow

(pl. 8, fig. 127) … Clastopus Fairmaire

— Border of prosternal anterior margin vanishing medially; border of prosternal process

Wide (BL TO MgNI Ze . Hovademus Ardoin

7. Antenna short [al/apl = 0.60-0.80) and robust (al/was3 < 15), distal segments 7-11

transverse (pl. 16, fig. 309); elytral epipleuron widened at the level of 3-4 abdo-

minal ventrites (pl. 17, fig. 323); hind tarsi moderately long (tars1/2 < 2.5); outer

margin of mid tibia with 2 ridges or denticles (pl. 16, figs 303, 304)

1 Anienria moderately long (al/apliea: 0:90] and slender (al/Was3 > 15], distal seg-

ments 7-11 elongated (pl. 11, fig. 193); elytral epipleuron evenly narrowed

towards apex (pl. 11, fig. 1971: hind tarsi long (tars1/2 ca. 2.6) (pl 11, Fig: 201);

outer margin of mid tibia obtuse (pli 11 fige 205; 206) 0" Madobalus Fatrmaire

8. Anterior margin of elytra (base) bordered (pl. 15, fig. 292); outer margin of female

fore tibia with 2 denticles [apical and median) (pl. 15, fig. 282), male fore tibia as

in pl. 15, fig. 281; male mid tibia evenly widened, outer margin with small denticles

(pl. 15, figs 283, 284) . .9

— Anterior margin of elytra (base) unbordered (pl. 12, fig. 215); outer margin of female

fore tibia with an apical denticle (pl. 12, fig. 218), male as in pl. 12, figs 219, 220;

male mid tibia “hammer-like”, outer margin simple (pl. 12, figs 221, 222)

Melanocratus Fairmaire

9. Pronotal base slightly doubly sinuately emarginate (pl. 15, fig. 291); elytral epipleuron

flat (pl. 17, fig. 323); male abdominal ventrites with tubercles (pl. 15, figs 288, 289)

. 10

— Pronotal base concave-arcuate (pl. 19, fig. 373); elytral epipleuron with concavity

(pl. 20, fig. 404); male abdominal ventrites smooth …. Styphacus Fairmaire

10. Prosternal process with longitudinal concavity (pl. 9, fig. 145); male mid tibia slightly

emarginate inside (pl. 9, figs 148, 149); fore femur robust (feml/Hemw = 2.6-2.7)

(pl. 8, fig. 139); male hind femur strongly bent inside (pl. 9, fig. 153)

… Doyenus Iwan

— Prosternal process evenly convex (pl. 15, fig. 279); male mid tibia straight inside

(pl. 15, figs 283, 284); fore femur distinctly widened (Heml/Hemw = 3.2-4.9); male

ind femur slightly bent inside ..… Sebastianus Wan

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PLATYNOTOID GROUP

Polyphyletic group comprising 34 genera distributed in Africa, Oriental Region and New

World, and on Madagascar (Wan, 20029, b]. Distributional areas of the genera are small

and do not span zoogeographical regions.

Genus Anchophthalmops Koch, 1956

Anchophthalmops Koch, 1956: 173. - Iwan, 2002a: 52, 2002b: 226.

Genus type species

Anchophthalmops brevipleurum Koch, 1956; original designation.

Systematic position

Anchophthalmops Koch belongs to the “platynotoid” group (Ectateus clade). The genus is

the closest related to the genera Microselinus Koch, Platykochius Iwan, Quadrideres Koch

and Synquadrideres Ian (antennomeres 7-11 transverse). Anchophthalmops differs from

other genera of Ectateus clade by the following characters: antenna long (al/apl = 1.10-

1.60), and male abdominal ventrites with tubercles.

Measurements

Body length 8.0-18.0 mm, pl/pb =0.59-0.67, el/eb = 1.28-1.73, el/pl = 2.27-2.67,

eb/pb = 1.07-1.17.

Diagnostic characters

Head. Clypeus with moderate median emargination (ew/ed = 4.2-4.9), genal canthus wider

than eyes; eye between tempus and genal canthus narrowed laterally [more than 4 omma-

tidia visible}, circumocular depression very shallow; antenna long (al/apl = 1.1-1.6) and

slender (al/was3 = 13.5-19.0), antennomere 7-11 evenly widened, transverse, 3" anten-

nomere long (as3/as2 = 3.0-3.7); mentum with short lateral wings, mid part short and nar-

rowed frontwards, median keel narrow, complete; submentum short, with slightly elongated

base; the last segment of maxillary palp moderately widened (mp/as3 = 1.1-1.7).

Pronotal sides arcuate; disc unevenly convex, with pair of longitudinal impressions at base;

hypomeron distinctly depressed at lateral margins; pronotal punctation fine and sparse;

anterior angles distinctly protruding frontwards (pl/lapa = 5.3-7.8); posterior angles short,

right; base bisinuate emarginate border of the anterior margin interrupted in the middle,

basal margin complete, lateral margin moderately wide to narrow (bp/lbp = 40-70),

ob des lent

Scutellum narrow at base (pkp/st = 4.0-5.1], base depressed below the plane of the elytra.

Elytron with 9 rows (punctate-sulcate); sides rounded, in posterior part slighily convex but

not tucked in; intervals With fine and sparse punctation; anterior margin (base) bisinuate

and unbordered, laterad of scutellum not depressed, upper edge of elytral base convex

medially (disappearing just before humeri); elytral humeri situated at the level of scutellum;

epipleuron lat and evenly narrowing towards apex, outer margin straight.

Prosternum evenly convex medially, anterior margin with narrow border; prosternal process

protruding towards mesosternum, border narrow and entire at apex.

Wings entirely reduced.

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Metasternum between insertions of mid and hind coxae moderately short (cavl/metl = 2.2-2.6).

Metepisternum rectangular, moderately long (ml/mw = 3.1-3.8).

Legs. Hind tarsi long (tars1/2 = 2.0-2.6); fore tibia in both sexes slender (fibl/ftibw = 4.1-

5.4), outer apical denticle right; outer margin of anterior and mid tibia simple, inner spur

of hind tibia moderately long (dtk/dod = 1.4-1.6); anterior femora moderately wide

(Feml/Hemw = 38-44).

Abdomen, sternite visible 5 with border (completed or interrupted medially), sternite visible 1

wih wide apophysis (pav/pm = 1.6-2.1].

Genitalia

Female: lfb/lo = 4.5-6.0, paraproct longer than coxites (p/c = 1.1-1.6); coxites longitudi-

nal (tc/2bc1 = 1.1-1.2), first plate narrow (be1/le1 = 1.5-1.7) and long {lc1/lc2 = 1.0-

1.5), distance between bases of plates three and four long (c3/c3-c4 = 1.9-3.6), fourth

plate longitudinal, its apical free part long (c4-c3/c1 = 0.3-0.4); bursa copulatrix with no

sclerite, spermatheca with narrow ducts branched from the base, spermathecal accessory

gland present. Male: Imb/la = 5.0-7.7, lbp/lap = 3.8-5.0, apical part of aedeagus

tapered, lacinia not protruding beyond lateral margins of apical part of aedeagus, con-

nection apical part of tegmen/lacinia oblique.

Sexual dimorphism

Male: anterior tarsi widened, inner side of tibiae and femora with structures specific for

each species; abdominal ventrites with single tubercles on anterior margins.

Female: anterior tarsi and tibiae simple; abdominal ventrites smooth.

Species composition

The generic revision of the subtribe Platynotina (IWAN, 2002a) presents a new interpreta-

tion of the genus, which comprises seven species occurring in the eastern part of Africa.

Only one species, A. menouxi (MULSANT et Rev, 1853), was recorded from Madagascar.

Distribution

Madagascar (2), Kenya, Mozambique, Somalia, Tanzania, Zanzibar and Zimbabwe.

Anchophthalmops menouxi (Mulsant et Rey, 1853)

(PAM) gs 1:25 BL132. F9 535 map)

Selinus Menouxii Mulsant et Rey, 1853: 322. - Gemminger and Harold, 1870: 1915;

Gebien, 1910: 278, 1938: 298; Koch, 1956: 260; Iwan, 1995a: 52.

Anchophthalmops menouxi: Wan, 2002a: 53, 2002b: 227.

Opatrinus Sayi Horn, 1870: 349. - Crotch, 1873: 106; Henshaw, 1885: 119; Gebien,

1910: 277, 1938: 415; Papp, 1961: 119; syn. by lwan, 1995a: 52.

Opatrinus trivialis Gerstaecker, 1871: 60. - Gerstaecker, 1873: 177; syn. by Koch, 1956: 260.

Selinus trivialis: Fairmaire, 1887: 284; Gebien, 1910: 278, 1938: 298.

Types

Selinus menouxi Mulsant et Rey, 1853.

= Lectotyps: male, “Afrique, coll. Chevrolat (MNHNI.

— Paralectotypes: 2 Sa", “Selinus Menouxi, Madag., Muls.” (present designation] (MNHN).

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Opatrinus trivialis Gerstaecker, 1871.

— Syntypes: “Mombas, Insel Sansibar” (ZMHB].

Opatrinus sayi Horn, 1870.

— Holotype: male, "KS, 3974 Holotype, ©. Sayi Horn” (MCZC].

Measurements

Body length 10.3-13.7 mm, pl/pb =0.61-0.67, el/eb = 1.34-1.49, el/pl = 2.40-2.67,

eb/pb= 1.10-1.17; clypeus - ew/ed ca. 4.2; antenna - al/apl ca. 1.1, al/was3 ca. 13.5,

as3/as2 ca. 3.0; maxillary palp - mp/as3 ca. 1.1; scutellum — pkp/st = 4.0-5.0; metaster-

num — cavl/metl ca. 2.2; metepisternum - ml/mw ca. 3.8; legs — tars1/2 ca. 2.0,

fibl/ftibw ca. 4.4, dik/dod ca. 1.5, ffeml/Hfemw ca. 3.8; abdomen — pav/pm ca. 1.6.

Diagnostic characters

Head as in fig. 1, between tempus and genal canthus 4-5 ommatidia visible; antennomere

7-11 evenly widened, transverse (fig. 2); mentum and submentum as in fig. 3.

Pro er Re A een deted io varde bass on bonrellel enterier cales

moderately protruding frontwards (pl/lapa ca. 7.8); posterior angles right, and protruding

bee le lee anse ee A Lo rocnee

Elytron composed of 9 rows (striae punctate-sulcate) connected as follows: 1-2, 3-4, 5-6,

7-8, 9-free, sometimes varied e. g. 1-2, 3-6, 4-5, 7-8, 9-free; intervals slightly convex,

7h more than others; elytral humeri rounded, and not protruding ouiwards (fig. 5); epi-

pleuron flat, inner margin partly bordered at apex (fig. 6).

Prosternum as in fig. 7.

Ma es ae en pubemencoion dors de es nedion done presents ind

tarsi (gs 8-13]; anterior fibiae slighty widened, with concaviy inside (figs 14-15); mid fbiae

With apical denticle and carina on ventral side (figs 16-17); posterior tibiae slighily bent, with

sparse, long setae (fig. 18); mid femora with obtuse denticle on inner side (figs 19-20).

Male abdominal ventrites 1-2 with small tubercles on anterior margins (fig. 21).

Genitalia

Female (figs 22-23}: fb/lo ca. 4.5, p/c ca. 1.4-1.5, tc/2bel ca. 1.1, be1/lc1 = 1.6-1.7,

le1/le2, 1.3, c3/c3-c4 ca. 1.9, cd-c3/c1 ca. 0.3.

Male [figs 24-25): Imb/la ca. 7.6, Ibp/lap ca. 4.2.

Sexual dimorphism

Male: body more slender - el/eb = 1.42-1.49; pronotal sides subparallel on 2/3 at base.

Female: body more robust — el/eb = 1.34-1.44; pronotum trapezial, widened towards base.

Structure of legs (figs 8-20) — sexual secondary characters (as in other species of

Anchophthalmops).

Distribution (map 4)

Kenya, Madagascar (2), Tanzania (including Zanzibar].

In 1938, Gebien noted in his catalogue that “Madagascar” is the type locality for Selinus

menouxi, while the original description by MULSANT and Rey (1853) included “L'Afrique2”.

The other type specimens (material examined by D.Iwan) were labelled with

“Madagascar” as the place of their collection.

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The detailed studies of A. menouxi showed that the eastern part of Africa is the main dis-

fributional area of the species (Koch, 1956; IwAN, 2002a), but the close proximity of the

distribution area of the species (and genus] in Africa makes finding introduced specimens

in Madagascar likely.

In 1995, based on examination of type specimens, | synonymised Opatrinus sayi (junior

synonym of A. menouxi|, described in 1870 by Horn on the basis of a specimen from the

USA. The holotype is teneral [light brown in colour}, which indicates a probable introduc-

tion to the US of a larva from Africa.

There are also cases of misidentification [as Selinus menouxi Mulsant et Rey) of specimens of

Opatrinus insularis Mulsant et Rey, for example a series of specimens deposited at the MNHN

('Nosi Be, Brancs”, “Fauna Ins Nossi-bé”, “Muséum Paris 1906, coll. L. Fairmaire“).

Genus Lechius Iwan, 1995

Lechius Ian, 1995c: 404. Iwan, 2001c: 501, 2002a: 73, 2002b: 274.

Genus type species

Selinus abacoides Fairmaire, 1902; original designation.

Systematic position

The genus Lechius is a member of the platynotoid group. With its sister clade Pseudoselinus,

the genus forms a group characterised by the posteriorly convex elytra (9 intervals visible

from underside] and the inner margin of the apical part of the epipleuron partly bordered.

The short antenna (al/apl ca. 0.80) and the presence of the groove near tempus distinguish

Lechius from all other genera of the platynotoid group.

Measurements

Body length 10.0-15.5 mm, pl/pb = 0.60-0.75, el/eb = 1.30-1.45, el/pl = 2.00-2.64,

eb/pb = 1.10-1.17.

Diagnostic characters

Head. Clypeus with moderately deep and wide median emargination (ed/ew = 4.5-7.2),

genal canthus as wide as eye, ventral margin near tempus with a groove, eye with distinct

circumocular depression, eye narrowed laterally [between tempus and genal canthus 1-2

ommatidia visible}; antenna short (al/apl = 0.85-1.00) and slender (al/was3 ca. 18.0),

antennomeres 8-11 evenly widened, 3" antennomere short or moderately long (as3/as2 =

2.4-2.6); mentum with short, well visible lateral wings, mid part short and narrowing ante-

riorly, median keel narrow and complete; submentum triangular with slightly elongated

base; last segment of maxillary palp moderately wide [mp/as3 = 1.2-1.3).

Pronotum. Sides rounded or subparallel, base doubly sinuately emarginate; anterior angles

distinctly protruding frontwards (pl/lapa =7.2-8.3); posterior ones right, protruding

beyond the middle of base; border of anterior margin interrupted in middle, basal border

entire, lateral border narrow to moderately wide (bp/lbp = 40-58), of even widih along its

whole length; pronotal hypomeron evenly convex.

Scutellum narrow at base (pkp/st = 3.6-4.6), with base depressed below the plane of elÿtra.

Elyira. Each elyron of 9 striae (rows] punctate-sulcate, connected as follows: 1-9, 2-7, 3-6,

4-5, 8-free; sides slighily rounded, tucked in posteriorly (part of 9 intervals visible underside);

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intervals with very fine and sparse punctation; anterior margin (base) bisinuate and unbor-

dered, upper edge of elytral base convex from scutellum, disappearing just before humeri;

elytral humeri rounded and not protruding outwards, situated at the level of scutellum;

epipleuron flat, evenly narrowing towards apex, outer margin straïght, apical part of

epipleuron flat or distincily convex.

Prosternum in middle evenly convex, anterior margin with narrow border, prosternal process

protruding towards mesosternum, with narrow border at apex.

Wings entirely reduced.

Metasternum between insertions of mid and hind coxae moderately narrow (cavl/metl = 1.9-2.4).

Metepisternum rectangular, long (ml/mw = 2.4-3.1).

Legs. Male fore tarsi widened, hind tarsi moderately long in both sexes [tars1/2 = 2.1-2.4);

fore tibia slender (#ibl/Hibw = 4.0-4.3), outer apical denticle straight; outer margin of fore,

mid and hind tibiae in both sexes simple, inner spur of hind tibia moderately long (dik/dod =

1.6-1.7); fore femur moderately widened (ffeml/Hemw = 3.5-4.2).

Abdomen. Bordering of the last abdominal ventrite entire, process of | abdominal ventrite

wide (pav/pm = 1.7-2.1).

Genitalia

Female: lfb/lo = 5.2, paraproct longer than coxites (p/c = 1.2-1.6); coxites longitudinal

{t/2be1 = 1.03-1.40), first plate narrow (bel /le1 = 1.5-1.7) and moderately long (lc1/1c2

= 1.0-1.1), distance between bases of plates three and four long (c3/c3-c4 = 2.1-2.5),

fourth plate longitudinal, its apical free part moderately long (c4-c3/c1 = 0.3]; bursa cop-

ulatrix with no sclerite, spermathecal accessory gland present.

Male: Imb/la = 6.6-6.7, lbp/lap = 3.1-3.3, apical part of aedeagus tapered, lacinia not

protruding beyond lateral margins of apical part of aedeagus, connection apical part of

tegmen/lacinia oblique.

Sexual dimorphism

Male: body more slender than female.

Male: anterior tarsi widened, inner side of tibiae and femora with structures specific for each

species.

Female: anterior tarsi and tibiae simple.

Species composition (map 5)

Lechius composed of the following species (lan, 2001c]: abacoides, madagascariensis

and steineri.

Distribution

Malagasy endemic.

Clé d'identification des espèces

1. Mentum (pl. 3, fig. 37) ; les 2/3 basaux des côtés du pronotum subparallèles, le

rebord latéral assez large (bp/Ibp ca. 40) (pl. 3, fig. 38) ; saillie prosternale aigüe

(pl. 3, fig. 41) ; tibia médian du mâle inerme ; fémur médian du mâle avec une dent

(pl. 3, fig. 44) … madagascariensis (Ivan)

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— Mentum (pl. 2, fig. 27 ; pl. 3, fig. 49) ; côtés du pronotum arrondis, le rebord latéral

étroit (bp/lbp = 52-58) (pl. 2, fig. 28 ; pl.

3, fig. 50) ; saillie prosternale obtuse (pl. 2,

fig. 30) ; tibia médian du mâle avec une dent apicale ; fémur médian du mâle inerme

. Mentum plus large en avant (pl. 2, ie, 27) ; bordure latérale du pronotum effacée,

le rebord interne évanescent au milieu (pl. 2, fig. 28) ; apex de l’élyire obtus (pl. 2,

fig. 29) ; tibia postérieur du mâle incurvé ; spermathèque simple (pl. 2, fig. 33] ;

édéage (pl. 2, fig. 34, 35)

Mentum plus étroit en De 3 . 49);

tincte, disque du pronotum avec un sillon

bacoides (Fairmaire)

ue latérale du pronotum nettement dis-

étroit vers la marge interne (pl. 3, fig. 50) ;

apex de l'élytre fortement convexe (pl. 3, fig. 52) ; tibia postérieur du mâle droit ;

spermathèque ramifiée (pl. 4, fig. 53) ; édéage (pl. 4, fig. 54, 55)

steineri wan

Identification key for the species

. Mentum as in pl. 3, fig. 37; pronotal si

les subparallel 2/3 at base, lateral border

moderately wide (bp/lbp ca. 40) (pl. 3, Ég. 38]: prosternal process elongated apically

dl. 3) fig:41}imale mid fbia simple: mo

Mentum as in pl. 2, fig.

(pl. 2, fig. 30); male mid tibia with apical

Mid part of mentum widened frontwards

der narrow (bp/lbp = . 58] (pl. 2, fig. 28 ; pl. 3, fig. 50); prosternal process obtuse

le mid femur with denticle (pl. 3, fig. 44)

. madagascariensis [lan]

pronotal sides slightly rounded, lateral bor-

denicls male mid femur simple .……

pl. 2, fig. 27); lateral pronotal border del-

icate, inner edge vanishing (pl. 2, fig. 28); outer margin of elytron obtuse on apex

(pl. 2, fig. 29); male hind tibia bent; spermatheca simple (pl. 2, fig. 33); aedeagus

as in pl. 2, figs 34, 35

Mid part of mentum narrowed frontwards

…. abacoides (Fairmaire)

(pl. 3, fig. 49); lateral pronotal border dis-

tinct, pronotal disc with narrow groove near inner margin (pl. 3, fig. 50); outer mar-

gin of elytron strongly convex on apex (pl.

matheca branched (pl. 4, fig. 53); aedeagus as in pl. 4, figs 54, 55

3, fig. 52); male hind tibia straight; sper-

steineri Iwan

Lechius abacoides (Fairmaire, 1902)

{PL 2, figs 26-35 ; pl.

32, fig. 536, map 5)

Selinus abacoides Fairmaire, 1902: 328; - Gebien, 1910: 277, 1938: 298.

Lechius abacoides: Ian, 1995c: 406; 2001

Lectotype

c: 504, 2002a: 74, 2002b: 274.

Designated by Ian (1995c), male, “Madagascar, Sud, Andrahomana, Alluaud 1900

(38)/Type; Selinus abacoides/Muséum Paris, 1906, coll. Léon Fairmaire” (MNHNI).

Paralectotypes

“Madagascar Sud, Andrahomana, Alluaud 1900/Muséum Paris 1906 Coll.

Léon

Fairmaire”, 6 d'a", 4 9 9 (MNHN); “Muséum Paris, Madagascar, Région de l’Androy,

Insecta Coleoptera Tenebrionidae Pedinini Plaiynoïina

Source : MNHN, Paris

Ambovombe, Dr J. Decorse 1901/Type/Selinus abacoides Fairm. Ann. Fr. 1902" 3 © &

(MNHNI: “Muséum Paris, Madagascar, Androy, Bas Mandrare, de Behara à l'Otrokotroky,

Dr J. Decorse, 1901/23 mai 1900” 2 c'œ, 1 9 (MNHN); “Madagascar Sud, Pays

Androy, Nord, Alluaud 1900, (36), Muséum Paris, coll. Ch. Alluaud” 1 9 (MNHNI.

Measurements

Body length 10.0-14.5 mm, pl/pb = 0.65-0.69, el/eb = 1.40-1.45, el/pl = 2.34-2.47,

eb/pb = 1.12-1.14; clypeus - ew/ed ca. 7.2; antenna — al/apl ca. 0.85, al/was3 ca.

18.0, as3/as2 ca. 2.6; maxillary palp - mp/as3 ca. 1.2; scutellum — pkp/st ca. 3.7,

metasternum — cavl/metl ca. 2.3; metepisternum - ml/mw ca. 3.1; legs - tars1/2 ca. 2.2,

fibl/Fibw ca. 4.2, dik/dod ca. 1.6, ffeml/Hfemw ca. 4.2; abdomen - pav/pm ca. 1.8.

Diagnostic characters

Head, Circumocular depression distinct, with short row ventral} fig. 26]; mentum cs in fig. 27,

mid part Widened frontwardks.

Pronotum (fig. 28). Sides slighily rounded; anterior angles distinctly protruding fronitwards

(pl/lapa ca. 8.0); lateral border narrow (bp/lbp ca. 52), inner edge vanishing.

Elytron. Intervals slightly convex, with very fine and sparse punctation; outer margin of

elytron obtuse; inner margin of elytral epipleuron party bordered on apex [fig. 29).

Prosternal process rounded, obtuse (fig. 30).

Metepisternum as in fig. 31.

Male legs. Anterior tibiae moderately widened, mid tibiae with apical denticle, hind ones

slightly bent inside; male mid femora simple.

Genitalia

Female (figs 32-33): Ifh/lo ca. 5.2, p/e = 1.4-1.6, te/2bel = 1.03-1.10, bel /lel ca. 1.7,

Icl/le2 ca. 1.1, c3/c3-c4 = 2.1-2.5, c4-c3/cl ca. 0.2; spermatheca simple, not branched,

ducts widened.

Male (figs 34-35): Imb/la ca. 6.7, lbp/lap ca. 3.3

Sexual dimorphism

Male body more slender than female (male: el/eb = 1.44-1.45, female: el/eb = 1.40-1.42).

Male: anterior tarsi and tibiae widened, inner side of mid tibiae with denticle, ind tibiae

bent inside.

Female: anterior tarsi and tibiae simple.

Distribution (map 5)

Mapagascar Est: Andrahomana, 1900 (CH. AuUAUD). — Antsihanaka. -— Ikongo, 1902

(G. Granoier). — Fort-Dauphin, 1960 (J. E. RANDRIAMASY]. — Midongy. - Vondrozo, 1921.

MADAGASCAR OUEST: lac Ihotry, 1965 [L. Bicor). - Forêt de Lambomakandro, 1957

(PA. ROBINSON). - Forêt du Zombitsy.

MADAGASCAR SUD: Amboasary, 1987 [P. & H. ScHÜLE]. - Ambovombe, Région de l'Androy,

1901 (J. Decorse. - Androy, Bas Mandrare, de Behara à l'Otrokotrokyn 1901

{J. Decorse). - Ankororoka, Tuléar [ Toliara] Distr. — 15 km SE of Tuléar [= Toliara] at Onilahy

Riv., 1935. — Ankazomateila, Route Betioky-Beheloka, 1995. — Antanimora-Amboasary,

1960 (J. E. RANDRAMASY. — Ampanihy. — Beloha. — Efoetsy, Betioky Distr, 1956. —

38 Dariusz IWAN

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Imanombo, Androy, 1901 (Capitaine VACHER). — Mahafaly, 11/12km à l'ouest

d’Ankalirano, 1974 (P VITE /A. PEYRERAS). — Tranomaro, Androatsabo, 1971-1972

(A. PEYRIERAS). — Vohitsara, Betioky, 1948.

Biology

Period of adult appearance: 1, Il, IV, V, VII, XIL.

Habitat : “savane sous pierres et troncs morts”; altitude: 250 m, 400 m, 500 m.

Lechius madagascariensis (Iwan, 1998)

(PI. 3, figs 36-47, map 5)

Hovademulus madagascariensis Ian, 1998e: 331.

Lechius madagascariensis: Ian, 2001c: 504, 2002a: 74, 2002b: 274.

Holotype

Male, “Ampijoroa, 14 Jan 1956, Tsaramandroso/E. Mc. Callan Collector/Institut scien-

tifique, Madagascar” (TMHNI.

Measurements

Body length 10.5 mm, pl/pb ca. 0.75, el/eb ca. 1.30, el/pl ca. 2.00, eb/pb ca. 1.10;

clypeus - ew/ed ca. 4.5; antenna - al/apl ca. 1.0, al/Wwas3 ca. 18.0, as3/as2 ca. 2.4;

scutellum — pkp/st ca. 4.6; metasternum - cavl/metl ca. 2.4; metepisternum - ml/mw ca.

2.4; legs - tars1/2 ca. 2.1, fibl/Ribw ca. 4.3, dik/dod ca. 1.7, Heml/ffemw ca. 3.6;

abdomen - pav/pm ca. 2.1.

Diagnostic characters (male)

Head. Circumocular depression distinct, with short row ventrally (fig. 36); mentum as in

fig. 37, mid part narrowed frontwards.

Pronotum with sides subparallel 2/3 at base (fig. 38); anterior angles distinctly protruding

frontwardks (pl/lapa ca. 7.2); lateral border distinct, and moderately wide (bp/lbp ca. 40).

Elytron. Intervals slighily convex, with distinct punctation [fig. 40); outer margin of elytron

convex; inner margin of elytral epipleuron partly bordered on apex.

Prosternal process protruding towards mesosternum and convex on apex (fig. 41].

Male legs. Anterior tibiae moderately widened (figs 42-43); mid and hind tibiae simple;

male mid femora with denticle on inner side (fig. 44).

The last abdominal ventrite as in fig. 45.

Genitalia

Male genitalia as in figs 46-47; Imb/la ca. 6.6, Ibp/lap ca. 3.1.

Female unknown.

Distribution (map 5)

MADAGASCAR OUEST: — Ampijoroa, Tsaramandroso, 1956 (E. MC C. CAUAN).

Biology

Period of adult appearance:

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Lechius steineri Iwan, 1995

(PI. 3, 4, Figs 48-55; pl. 32, fig. 537, map 5)

Lechius steineri Ivan, 1995c: 408. — Iwan, 2001c: 504, 2002a: 74, 2002b: 274.

Holotype

Male, “Madagascar: Province Toliara 4 km N Bemanonga 29 March. 1990/Under leaf

liter on loose sandy soil in partial shade of trees and shrubs/W. E. Steiner, C. Kremen,

V. Razafimahatratra collectors” (MNHN).

Paratypes

“Madagascar: Province Toliara 4 km N Bemanonga 29 March. 1990/Under leaf litter on

loose sandy soil in partial shade of trees and shrubs/W. E. Steiner, C. Kremen,

V. Razafimahatratra collectors” 4 © ©, 1 o (MNHN)}, 2 © © (MIIZ); “Madagascar Sud-

Ouest, lac Ihotry, 40 m, Morombe, VII-57, Andria R.” 2 d'o', 2 9 9 (MNHN),1o,19,

{MIIZ); “Mahabo, Paris Muséum, Madagascar, G. Grandidier, 1899", 1 &', 1 © [MNHN};

“Muséum Paris, Madagascar, Pays Mahafaly, Bastard 1900”, 1 © (MNHN);

“Muséum Paris, Madagascar, Entre Ikongo et Fort-Dauphin, G. Grandidier 1902”, 1

(MNHNI); “Muséum Paris, Madagascar, Prov. de Tuléar, bas Fiherena, F. Geay 1906”,

1 o' (MNHN), “Muséum Paris, Madagascar (S-O) Plaines de Fiherena, F Geay, 1905”,

4 $ Q (MNHN}; “juillet, Madagascar, collection le Moult: Muséum Paris, coll. J. Chatanay,

1914°,2 00,2 9 © (MNHN), 1 © (MIZ).

Measurements

Body length 10.5-15.5 mm, pl/pb = 0.60-0.70, el/eb = 1.31-1.45, el/pl = 2.21-2.64,

eb/pb = 1.10-1.17; clypeus - ew/ed ca. 5.25; antenna — al/apl ca. 0.85, al/was3 ca.

18.0, as3/as2 ca. 3.3; maxillary palp — mp/as3 ca. 1.3; scutellum — pkp/st ca. 3.6;

metasternum — cavl/metl ca. 1.9; metepisternum — ml/mw ca. 2.6; legs — tars1/2 ca. 2.1,

fibl/fibw ca. 4.0, dtk/dod ca. 1.7, ffeml/Hemw ca. 3.5; abdomen - pav/pm ca. 1.7.

Diagnostic characters

Head |fig. 48). Circumocular depression distinct, with long row ventrally: mentum as in fig. 49,

mid part narrowed frontwards.

Pronotum with sides slightly rounded (fig. 50); anterior angles distincily protruding front-

bHeraen ol calendar ere Dre cel Gi

Elytron. Intervals slighily convex, with distinct punctation; outer margin of elytron convex;

inner margin of elytral epipleuron entire bordered on apex (fig. 52).

Prosternal process protruding towards mesosternum and convex on apex (fig. 41).

Male legs. Anterior tibiae slightly widened apically; mid tibiae with apical denticle; hind

tibiae straight; male mid femora simple.

Genitalia

Female (fig. 53): Ifb/lo ca. 5.2, p/c = 1.2-1.4, tc/2be1 = 1.1-1.4, bel /le1 = 1.5-1.6, le1/lc2

ca. 1.0, c3/c3-c4 = 2.3-2.5, c4-c3/c1 ca. 0.3; spermatheca branched, ducts slighily widened.

Male (fig. 54-55}: Imb/la ca. 6.7, lbp/lap ca. 3.2

Sexual dimorphism

Male body more slender than female (male: el/eb = 1.43-1.45, female: el/eb = 1.31-1.43).

Male: anterior tarsi and fibiae widened, inner side of mid tibiae with denticle, hind tibiae straight.

Female: anterior tarsi and tibiae simple.

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Distribution [map 5)

MADAGASCAR OUEST: — Morondava, 4 km N Bemanonga, 1990 (WE. STEINER, C. KREMEN,

V. RAZAFIMAHATRATRA]. — Lac Ihotry, Morombe, 1957 (P A. ROBINSON]. — Ihotry, 1965. —

Mahabo, 1899 (G. GRANDIDIER).

MADAGASCAR SUD: — Pays Mahafaly (BAsrARD 1900). — Prov. de Tuléar [= Toliara], bas

Fiherenana, 1906 (F GE. - Plaines du Fiherenana, 1905 (F Gay.

Biology 4

Period of adult appearance: Il, VIL.

Habitat : ‘under leaf litter on loose sandy soil in partial shade of trees and shrubs”, “bush”;

altitude: 40 m

Genus Zidalus Mulsant et Rey, 1853

Zidalus Mulsant et Rey, 1853: 296. - Gemminger and Harold, 1870: 1914; Gebien, 1910:

276, 1938: 296; Koch, 1956: 93; lwan, 1995a: 11, 1995b: 362; 2002a: 106, 2002b:

309; lwan and Beëvär, 2001: 73.

Zodinus Mulsant et Rey, 1853: 315. - Gemminger and Harold, 1870: 1914; Gebien,

1910: 276, 1938: 296; Koch, 1956: 93; syn. by Ian, 1995a: 11, 1995b: 362; type

species: Opatrinus servus Mulsant et Rey, 1853; designated by Koch (1956).

Apterozidalus Ardoin, 1965: 1315; syn. by Iwan, 1995b: 362; type species:

Apferozidalus royi Ardoin, 1965; designated by monotypy.

Genus type species

Opatrinus corvinus Mulsant et Rey, 1853; designated by monotypy.

Systematic position

Zidalus belongs to platynotoid group. With Alaetrinus, the genus forms a separate clade

characterised by the genal canthus narrower than eyes, long antenna, and the structure of

ovipositor (paraproct shorter than coxites, first plate of coxite short].

Zidalus differs from Alaetrinus in the structure of pronotum [basal border entire], elytron

(striae punctate-sulcate), and the shape of the first plate of coxite [distincily transverse).

Measurements

Body length 8.2-17.0 mm, pl/pb = 0.58-0.75, el/eb = 1.29-1.79, el/pl = 2.30-3.25,

eb/pb = 1.12-1.40.

Diagnostic characters

Head. Clypeus with shallow median emargination (ed/ew = 8.0-11.5), genal canthus

equal to eyes or slighily narrower; eye laterally narrowed, between tempus and genal can-

thus 2-5 ommatidia visible; antenna long (al/apl = 1.3-1.5) and slender (al/was3 = 13.0-

17.0), 3'lantennomere short (as3/as2 = 2.0-2.8); 7-11 distal antennomeres evenly

widened, transverse; mentum with short, well visible lateral wings, mid part short and nar-

rowing frontwards, median keel narrow and complete; submentum triangular with slightly

elongated base; last segment of maxillary palp moderately wide (mp/as3 = 1.0-1.3].

Pronotum. Sides rounded or subparallel, base doubly sinuately emarginate; anterior angles

moderately protruding anteriorly (pl/lapa = 8.4-14.0), posterior ones right or sharp, not

protruding or protruding beyond the middle of base; border of anterior margin interrupted

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in middle, basal border entire, lateral border narrow to extremely narrow (bp/Ibp = 50-80),

of even width along its whole length anterior to posterior angles; pronotal hypomeron evenly

convex.

Scutellum moderately wide {pkp/st = 3.2-4.1), with base depressed below the plane of elytra.

Elytra. Each elytron composed of ? striae (rows) punctate-sulcate, connected as follows: 1-

free, 2-9, 3-6, 4-5, 7-8 or 1-9, 2-7, 3-6, 4-5, 8-free; sides subparallel, not tucked in pos-

teriorly; anterior margin (base) bisinuate and unbordered, upper edge of elytral base con-

vex from scutellum, disappearing just before humeri, base of elytra lateral of scutellum not

depressed; elytral humeri rounded and not protruding outwards, situated at the level of

scutellum; epipleuron flat, evenly narrowing towards apex, outer margin straight, apical

part of epipleuron narrow and flat, inner margin bordered entirely.

Prosternum evenly convex, anterior margin with narrow border, prosternal process pro-

truding towards mesosternum with narrow border entire or disappearing at apex.

Wings well developed or parily reduced.

Metasternum between insertions of mid and hind coxae long (cavl/metl = 0.6-1.2).

Metepisternum rectangular, very long (ml/mw = 3.6-5.1).

Legs. Male fore tarsi widened, hind tarsi moderately long in both sexes (tars1/2 = 1.9-2.5);

fore tibia slender (Hibl/Hibw = 4.9-6.0), outer apical denticle straight; outer margin of fore,

mid and hind tibiae in both sexes simple, inner spur of hind tibia moderatel} long (dik/dod

= 1.5-2.0); fore femur moderately widened (feml/Hfemw = 3.1-3.8).

Abdomen. Bordering of the last abdominal ventrite absent or entire, process of | abdomi-

nal ventrite wide (pav/pm = 1.8-2.1).

Genitalia

Female: lfb/lo = 5.8-7.5, paraproct longer than coxites (p/c = 0.8-0.9); coxites longitudi-

nal (t/2bc1 = 1.0-1.1), first plate wide (be1/le1 = 3.0-3.6) and short (lc1/1c2 = 0.4-0.6),

distance between bases of plates three and four long (c3/c3-c4 = 1.9-2.6), fourth plate lon-

gitudinal, its apical free part short (c4-c3/c1 = 0.1); bursa copulatrix with no sclerite or

With 2 longitudinal plates; spermatheca with thin, branched ducts; spermathecal accessory

gland present.

Male: Imb/la = 5.6-7.4, Ibp/lap = 2.3-5.0.

Sexual dimorphism

Male body more slender than female body.

Mdle: anterior tarsi widened, inner side of tibiae and femora with structures specific for each

species.

Female: anterior tarsi and tibiae simple.

Species composition

14 African species belong to the genus, three of them (attenuatus, insularis et servus]) occur-

ring on Madagascar too.

Comments

In his 1947 paper, Gridelli suggested the existence of pairs of subspecies in species of the

genus Opatrinus (at present Zidalus) (O. setuliger setuliger and ©. setuliger camerunensis;

©. attenuatus aïtenuatus and ©. attenuatus bottegoi; ©. latipes latipes and ©. latipes

42 Dariusz IWAN

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fanaensis; ©. insularis insularis and ©. insularis somalicus; ©. niloticus niloticus and

©. niloticus zolotarevskyi), one of the pair representing the population from the western

part of Africa, the other — from the eastern part and from Madagascar, or else one sub-

species inhabiting the African continent, and the other - Madagascar. Following a detailed

study of numerous populations, | synonymised these subspecies [IWAN, 2002a) on the

ground of the absence of any clear discontinuity in the characters that had been adopted

as the basis for GribeuL's (1947) division.

Distribution

Tropical Africa.

Clé d'identification des espèces

1. Corps robuste (el/pl = 2,25-2,60) ; yeux faiblement saillants (3 ommatidies entre la

joue et la tempe] (pl. 4, fig. 66) ; base du disque du pronotum avec deux concavi-

tés longitudinales (pl. 4, fig. 67) ; ponctuation des stries élytrales plus forte (strie IV

avec 30 points au maximum) (pl. 4, fig. 68) ; ailes partiellement atrophiées (pl. 4,

fo 69), métasternum et née courts (cavl/metl ca. 1.2, ml/mw ca. 3.6)

… insularis (Mulsant et Rey)

— en plus étroit (el/pl = 2,90-3 25: yeux ere saillants (5 ommatidies entre

la joue et la tempe) (pl. 4, fig. 56, 70) ; disque du pronotum régulièrement convexe

(pl. 5, fig. 73) ; ponctuation des stries élytrales plus fine (strie IV avec 43 à 66 points) ;

ailes entièrement développées (pl. 4, fig. 59), métasternum et métépisterne longs

(cavl/metl = 0,6-0,8, ml/mw = 4,6-5,1)

2. Prosternum (pl. 4, fig. 57] et saillie prosternale (pl. 4, fig. 58) modérément ponctués ;

bord interne du fémur médian du mâle denté (pl. 4, fig. 63)............ attenuatus (Klug)

— Prosternum (pl. 5, fig. 74) et saillie prosternale (pl. 5, fig. 75) fortement ponctués ;

fémur médian du mâle inerme servus (Mulsant et Rey)

Identification key for the species

1. Body robust [el/pl = 2.25-2.60); eyes moderately protruding outwardks (3 ommatidia

between genae and tempora) (pl. 4, fig. 66]; pronotal disc with two longitudinal con-

cavities at base (pl. 4, fig. 67); punctation in elytral rows coarse (up to 30 punctures

in row IV) (pl. 4, fig. 68); wings part}y reduced (pl. 4, fig. 69), metasternum and

metepisternum short (cavl/meïl ca. 1.2, ml/mw ca. 3.6) ….. insularis (Mulsant et Rey]

— Body slender (el/pl = 2.90-3.25); eyes strongly protruding outwards (5 ommatidia

between genae and tempora] (pl. 4, figs 56, 70); pronotal disc evenly convex (pl. 5,

fig. 73); punctation in elytral rows fe (43-66 punciures in row IV); wings full dde)

(pl. 4, Ég 59), metasternum and melepistermum long [covl/meïl = 0.6-0.8, ml/mw

=4.6-5.1) … m2

2. Prosternum (pl. 4, fig. 57] and pronotal hypomeron (pl. 4, fig. 58] moderately punc-

tured; male mid femur with spine on inner side (pl. 4, fig. 63) attenuatus (Klug)

— Prosternum (pl. 5, fig. 74] and pronotal Line strongly punctured (pl. 5, fig. 75);

male mid femur simple …... servus (Mulsant et Rey)

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Zidalus attenuatus (Klug, 1833)

(PL. 4, figs 56-65; pl. 32, fig. 538, maps 6, 7)

Opatrum attenuatum Klug, 1833: 88.

Opatrinus attenuatus: Gebien, 1922: 273, 1938: 296; Gridelli, 1947: 44; Koch, 1956:

114.

Opatrinus madagascariensis Mulsant et Rey, 1853: 319. - Gemminger and Harold, 1870:

1915; Fairmaire, 1887: 283; Müller, 1887: 302; Gebien, 1910: 277; Chatanay, 1913:

766; syn. by Gebien, 1922: 273.

Eurynotus inops Fähraeus, 1870: 289. - Gebien, 1910: 276, 1938: 295; Koch, 1953: 272.

Opatrinus attenuatus bottegoi Gridelli, 1947: 45. - Koch, 1956: 115; Iwan, 1995b: 392,

syn. by Iwan, 2002b: 310.

Zidalus attenuatus: Ian, 1995b: 392, 2002a: 107, 2002b: 309; Ferrer, 1998: 358; lwan

and Beëvéï, 2001: 79.

Types

Opatrum attenuatum Klug, 1833.

— Lectotype: designated by IWAN (1995a), male, “Opatr. attenuatum Klug, Madagascar,

Goudot, 45773" (ZMHB).

- Paralectotypes: o', 9 (ZMHB).

Opatrinus madagascariensis Mulsant et Rey, 1853.

- Syntypes: “Madagascar, coll. Deyrolle” [MNHN].

Eurynotus inops Fähraeus, 1870.

- Holotype: female, “Caffraria” (NHRS)].

Opatrinus attenuatus bottegoi Gridelli, 1947.

- Holotype: female, “Zanzibar, Raffray” (MCSG).

Measurement

Body length 8.2-11,9 mm, pl/pb =0.60-0.67, el/eb = 1.46-1.55, el/pl =2.90-3.00,

eb/pb = 1.24-1.30; clypeus — ew/ed ca. 9.25; antenna - al/apl ca. 1.4, al/was3 ca.

15.0, as3/as2 ca. 2.0; maxillary palp - mp/as3 ca. 1.2; scutellum - pkp/st ca. 4.1; legs

= tars1/2 ca. 1.9, Hibl/fibw ca. 5.8, dik/dod ca. 1.8, Fleml/femw ca. 3.5; abdomen -

pav/pm ca. 2.1.

Diagnostic characters

Body slender - el/pl = 2.90-3.00.

Head (fig. 56). Genal canthus slighly narrower than eyes; cireumocular depression distinct;

eye protruding outside, laterally narrowed [between tempus and genal canthus 5 omma-

tidia visible); tempus distindtly protruding outside.

Pronotal sides rounded or subparallel; anterior angles slightly protruding frontwards

{pl/lapa ca. 11.0); posterior angles sharp, protruding beyond the middle of base; border

of anterior margin interrupted in middle, basal border entire, lateral border narrow

(bp/lbp ca. 80); pronotal hypomeron evenly convex, with distinct punctures.

Elytra. Each elytron composed of 9 striae (rows] punctate-sulcate, connected as follows: 1-

free, 2-9, 3-6, 4-5, 7-8; intervals moderately convex, punctation dense (distances between

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punctures equal to 1-2 puncture diameters); row's punctation distinct (ca. 55-60 punciures

in IV striae).

Prosternum With sparse punctation [figs 57-58).

Wings well developed [fig. 59); metasternum and metepisternum long (cavl/meil ca. 0.8

and ml/mw ca. 4.6).

Male legs. Tarsi with pubescence on underside, glossy median groove present on tar-

someres as follows: anterior and mid — absent, hind - 1 and 2 tarsomeres; fore tibiae

slightly widened, with concavity on inner side [figs 60-61); mid tibia with apical denticle

(figs 62-63); hind tibiae bent inside (figs 64-65); mid femora with sharp denticle on inner

side (fig. 63).

Last abdominal ventrite unrimmed.

Genitalia

Female: lfb/lo ca. 6.6, p/c ca. 0.9, tc/2bc1 ca. 1.1, bel/lel ca. 3.3, le1/le2 ca. 0.4,

c3/c3-c4 ca. 2.3, c4-c3/c1 ca. 0.1; bursa copulatrix without sclerite.

Male: Imb/la ca. 7:1, Ibp/lap ca: 3.0.

Sexual dimorphism

Male more slender than female (male: el/eb = 1.54-1.55, female: el/eb = 1.46-1.54).

Male (figs 61-65): tarsi and tibiae widened/; all tibiae modified on inner side.

Female: tarsi and tibiae narrow, all tibiae simple.

Distribution (maps 6, 7)

Eastern part of Africa (Southern Africa, Botswana, Congo/Zaire, Ethiopia, Kenya,

Mozambique, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Zimbabwe], Comoros and Madagascar.

GRANDE COMORE: Grande Comore, 1884 (L. Hum81or). — Kiiste, 1903.

MAYOTTE: Mamoudzou. - Combani, 1895 (B. MOGENET).

MoHeu: Moheli (1943). - Kangani. — Lac Dziani, 1969 [Y. Gomr].

MADAGASCAR SAMBIRANO: — Ambanjan, 1951 (R. PAULIAN]. - Mahilaka, Ambanja, 1959. -

Nord de Beangona Ambevy, vallée d'Antremabe, distr. d'Ambanja, Il. 1964 (P Soca). -

Ambodimadiro (J. MOT). — Plantations du Sambirano. - Nossi-bé, 1905 (A. Vorirzxow/.

— Nossi-Bé, 1909, 1914, 1935.

MabAGAscAR NORD: Ambilobe, 1951 (R. PAULIAN).

MaDaGAscAR CENTRE: Andrangoloaka. - Bealanana. MADAGASCAR EsT: Andapa (J. MOT).

— Antalaha, 1950. — Lakato, 1964 (G. Scmirz). - Maroantsetra (J. VADON). — Sambava,

1968 [Y. Gomr).

MaDaGAscAR OUEST: Ambivy, 1964 (G. ScHmIrz]. — Amboanio (Mme Gu1Gor). -

Ankarafantsika, Ampijoroa, 1973 (A. PEVRIERAS). — Ankavandra, Piste Foiroanomandidy. -

Maevatanana. — Marovoay, Madagasc. occ. — Tsaramandroso, Ampijoroa.

Biology

Period of adult appearance: 1, Il, I, IV, V, VI, VII, IX, XI, X.

Habitat: “plantations”; altitude: 1,050 m.

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Zidalus insularis (Mulsant et Rey, 1853)

(PI. 4, figs 66-69 ; pl. 32, fig. 539, maps 6, 8)

Opatrinus insularis Mulsant et Rey, 1853: 320. - Gemminger et Harold, 1870: 1915;

Gebien, 1910: 277, 1922: 273, 1938: 296; Chatanay, 1913: 765; Gridelli, 1947: 50;

Koch, 1956: 101.

Opatrinus ater Müller, 1887: 301. - Gebien, 1910: 276, 1938: 296, syn. by Gebien,

1922: 273.

Opatrinus insularis somalicus Gridelli, 1947: 51.- Koch, 1956: 101; Iwan, 1995b: 380,

syn. by Ian, 2002b: 311.

Zidalus insularis: Ivan, 1995b: 380, 2002a: 107, 2002b: 311; Ferrer, 1998: 358.

Types

Opatrinus ater Müller, 1887.

— Syntypes: “Zansibar/Somaliland" (ZMAN).

Opatrinus insularis Mulsant et Rey, 1853.

- Lectotype: designated by IWAN (1995b), male, ‘Type de Mulsant et Rey ex L. Fairmaire/

Opatrinus insularis, type, Madagascar/Muséum Paris, Collection Léon Fairmaire,

1906/Type/Opatrinus insularis" (MNHN).

- Paralectotype: ‘Type/Opatrinus insularis Muls., Madag./164/Type Mulsant/Muséum

Paris, Madagascar, coll. Ach. Deyrolle, 1865, A. Grandidier, 1875", © (MNHN).

= Syntype: "Muséum Paris, Madagascar, Goudot 1834/Opatrinus_insularis/Type”

(MNHN).

Opatrinus insularis somalicus Gridelli, 1947

— Syntypes: “Belet Amin” (MCSG, MZUF).

Measurements

Body length 9.6-11,9 mm, pl/pb = 0.63-0.73, el/eb = 1.40-1.51, el/pl = 2.30-2.60,

eb/pb= 1.13-1.22; clypeus - ew/ed ca. 9.3; antenna - al/apl ca. 1.3, al/was3 ca. 17.0,

a53/as2 ca. 2.3; maxillary palp - mp/as3 ca. 1.0; scutellum — pkp/st ca. 3.6; legs -

tars1/2 ca. 2.5, fibl/ibw ca. 4.9, dik/dod ca. 1.7, Feml/Hemw ca. 3.1; abdomen -

pav/pm ca. 1.8

Diagnostic characters

Body moderately robust - el/pl = 2.30-2.60.

Head. Genal canthus slightly narrower than eyes; circumocular depression distinct; eye

indistinct protruding outside (fig. 66), laterally narrowed (between tempus and genal can-

thus 3 ommatidia visible).

Fo ad ele C7 ee al din mot tina re ina de (BI/lo pe en)

11.0); posterior angles sharp, protruding beyond the middle of base; lateral border nar-

row (bp/lbp ca. 70); pronotal hypomeron with 2 shallow depressions at base; punctation

indistinct.

Each elyiron composed of 9 striae (rows) punctate-sulcate, connected as follows: 1-free, 2-9,

3-6, 4-5, 7-8; intervals moderately convex, with wrinkles near rows, punctation dense (dis-

tances between punctures equal to 0.5-1.0 puncture diameters}; row’s punctation distinct

(ca. 30 large punctures in IV striae] (fig. 68].

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Prosternum with sparse punctation.

Wings parily reduced (fig. 69); metasternum and metepisternum short (cavl/metl ca. 1.2

and ml/mw ca. 3.6).

Male legs. Tarsi with pubescence on underside, glossy median groove present on tarsomeres

as follows: anterior and mid — absent, hind — 1 and 2 tarsomeres; fore tibiae slighily

Widened, with concavity on inner side; mid tibia with preapical denticle; hind tibiae straight;

mid femora simple.

Last abdominal ventrite unbordered.

Genitalia

Female: lfb/lo ca. 6.8, p/c ca. 0.9, te/2bel ca. 1.1, bel/lel ca. 3.5, lc1/lc2 ca. 0.4,

c3/c3-c4 ca. 2.6, c4-c3/c1 ca. 0.1; bursa copulatrix without sclerites.

Male: Imb/la ca. 6.5, Ibp/lap ca. 3.2.

Sexual dimorphism

Male body more slender than female (male: el/eb = 1.44-1.51, female: el/eb

= 1.40-1.49).

Male: tarsi and tibiae widened; all tibiae modified on inner side.

Female: tarsi and tibiae narrow, all tibiae simple.

Distribution (maps 6, 8)

Eastern part of Africa (Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania}, Comoros and Madagascar.

GRANDE COMORE: Grande Comore, 1884 (L. HuMBLo7). — Gr. Comoro, 1952 (J. MLON). —

La Grille, Grande Comore, 1953 (RAHARIZONINA]. — N'Tsoudiini, Grande Comore, 1980

(P VEETTE).

MAYOTTE: — Mayotte, 1884 (L. HuM81On]. — Mayotte, 1901 (TSCHITSCHERINE), Combani,

1. Mayotte, 1895 (B. MOGENET). — de Fagmorean, Mayotte. - Mamoudzou, Mayotte, 1956

(P A. ROBINSON). — 1. Pamanzi, près Mayotte, 1897 (Ch. AuUAUD).

MoHEu: — Bandamelé, Mohéli, 1958 (RAHARIZONINAÏ. — Fomboni, Mohéli, 1955

(BA. ROBINSON). — Fomboni, Mohéli, 1958 (RAHARIZONINA). — Lac Iconi, Mohéli, 1958

{RAHARIZONINA). — Moihani, Moheli, 1969 (Y. Gomr.

MADAGASCAR SAMBIRANO: — Ambanja, Mahilaka, 1959 (R. E.}. - Hell-Ville-Bundilana, 1959

(R. E.). - Hellville, Nossi-bé (TSCHITSCHÉRINE). — Hellville, Prov. Nossi-bé, 1921 (G. Per. —

Forêt Loukoubé, Nossi-bé, 1897 (Ch. AuUAUD). - Loucoubé, 1878 (A. Siumprr]. — Nossi-bé,

1935.

MavaGascar NorD: — “Cap Diego“ = Diego-Suarez [= Antsiranana], 1919 (Lieutenant

DECARY). — Vohemar.

MaDAGAsCAR Est: — Andranofotsy (J. M1O7). — Antalaha (J. Mon). — Sainte Marie, 1847

(CLour]).

MADAGASCAR OUEST: — Belo sur Tsiribihina,1852. — Env. de Marovoay, 1911

(J. DESCARPENTRIES).

Biology

Period of adult appearance: Il, Il, V, VI, VIII, IX, X, XI.

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Zidalus servus (Mulsant et Rey, 1853)

(PL. 4, 5, figs 70-86 ; pl. 32, fig. 540, maps 6, 9)

Opatrinus servus Mulsant et Rey, 1853: 317. — Gemminger et Harold, 1870: 1915;

Gebien, 1910: 277, 1938: 296; Gridelli, 1947: 45; Koch, 1956: 112; Ardoin, 1963:

222, 1969a: 143; Kaszab, 1963: 344; Kulzer, 1963: 399; lwan, 1990: 429.

Opatrinus setuliger Müller, 1887: 301. — Gebien, 1910: 277, 1938: 296; Gridelli, 1947:

43; Koch, 1956: 116; Kaszab, 1963: 344; syn. by lwan, 1995b: 386.

Opatrinus setuliger camerunensis Gridelli, 1947: 44; Koch, 1956: 117, syn. by lwan,

2002b: 313.

Zidalus servus : Ian, 1995b: 386, 2002a: 107, 2002b: 313; lwan et Beëväi, 2001: 79.

Types

Opatrinus servus Mulsant et Rey, 1853.

— Lectotype: designated by IWañ (1995b}, male, ‘Type Mulsant/Guinée,

Bacardi/Opatrinus servus Muls., Guinée/Type/Muséum Paris, coll. Oberthür ex coll.

Deyrolle” (MNHN).

— Paralectotypes: “O. servus, ex coll. Oberthür, ex coll. Deyrolle“, “Dendarus exaratus,

Opatrinus servus, Muséum Paris’, © (MNHN), “Opatrinus servus, “Sénégal”, Type”,

“Muséum Paris, coll. L. Fairmaire 1906”, & (MNHN).

Opatrinus setuliger Müller, 1887.

— Lectotype: designated by IwaN (1995b), female, ‘Bradshaw Zambesi 1878;

342/Geschenk v. Ulsen, 1881, Clement Muller determ., setuliger Cl. M.Cotype: Opatrinus

setuliger CI. Mull., 1887/Coll. Natura Artis Magistra” (ZMANI.

— Paralectotypes: “Bradshaw Zambesi 1878/342/Cotype Opatrinus ater Cl. Muller

1887/setuliger det. Gridelli, 1946/Coll. Natura Artis Magistra” (ZMAN).

Opatrinus setuliger camerunensis Gridelli, 1947.

— Syntypes: “Bamum, luglio 1912" [MCSNI.

Measurements

Body length 9.1-13,3 mm, pl/pb = 0.58-0.65, el/eb = 1.44-1.79, el/pl = 2.90-3.25,

eb/pb = 1.21-1.28; clypeus - ew/ed ca. 11.5; antenna — al/apl ca. 1.5, al/was3 ca.

17.0, as3/as2 ca. 2.6; maxillary palp - mp/as3 ca. 1.3; scutellum — pkp/st ca. 3.5; legs

= tars1/2 ca. 2.0, Hibl/fibw ca. 5.0, dik/dod ca. 2.2, ffeml/ffemw ca. 3.5; abdomen -

pav/pm ca. 1.8.

Diagnostic characters

Body slender - el/pl = 2.90-3.25.

Head. Genal canthus slightly narrower than eyes; cireumocular depression distinct; eye

strongly protruding outside (fig. 70), laterally narrowed (between tempus and genal can-

thus 5 ommatidia visible); antenna long (fig. 71); mentum as in fig. 72.

Pronotal sides slightly rounded or subparallel (fig. 73); anterior angles slightly protruding

frontwards (pl/lapa ca. 13.0); posterior angles right, protruding beyond the middle of

base; lateral border narrow [bp/lbp ca. 75); pronotal hypomeron evenly convex, puncta-

tion large, fused at lateral margins (forming irregular, short rows).

Each elytron composed of 9 striae (rows] punctate-sulcate, connected as follows: 1-free, 2-9,

3-6, 4-5, 7-8; intervals moderately convex, punctation dense (distances between punctures

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equal to 0.5-1.0 puncture diameters); row's punciation moderate (ca. 55-60 large punc-

tures in IV striae).

Prosternum with dense punctation (fig. 74), punctation of prosternal process as in fig. 75.

Wings full developed; metasternum and metepisternum long (cavl/meïl ca. 0.6 et ml/mw

ca. 5.1).

Male legs. Tarsi with pubescence on underside, glossy median groove present on tar-

someres as follows: anterior and mid — absent, hind - 1 and 2 tarsomeres; fore tibiae

slightly widened, with wide concavity on inner side [figs 76-77]; mid tibia with apical den-

ticle (figs 78-79); hind tibia bent inside (figs 80-81); mid femora simple.

Last abdominal ventrite unbordered.

Genitalia

Female (figs 82-83): Ifb/lo ca. 6.2, p/c ca. 0.8, tc/2bel ca. 1.1, bel/lcl ca. 3.1, le1/le2

ca. 0.5, c3/c3-c4 ca. 1.9, cd-c3/cl ca. 0.1; bursa copulatrix simple.

Male (figs 84-86): Imb/la ca. 7.4, Ibp/lap ca. 2.7.

Sexual dimorphism

Male body more slender than female (male: el/eb = 1.49-1.71, female: el/eb = 1.44-1.53).

Male (figs 76-81): tarsi and tibiae widened; all tibiae modified on inner side.

Female: tarsi and tibiae narrow, all tibiae simple.

Distribution (maps 6, 9)

Tropical Africa (Burundi, Cameroon, Conge/Zaire, Dahomey, Ethiopia, Guinea, Kenya,

Mozambique, Nigeria, Uganda, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Léone, Tanzania, Chad,

Zambia, Zimbabwe) and Madagascar.

— MaDAGAscAR NorD: — Ambodiangezoka, 1938 (J. VADON).

— MADAGASCAR OUEST: — Ankarafantsika, Ampijoroa, 1973 (A. PEYRIERAS).

— MADAGASCAR SUD: — Imanombo, 1901 (Capitaine VACHER]. — Pays Mahafaly, 1900

(BASTARD).

Biology

Period of adult appearance: I, Il, IV, V, XI.

Habitat (data from African specimens) : “à la lumière”, ‘récolté dans l'humus”, ‘récolté

dans racines de roseaux”, récolté dans détritus de manioc”; altitude up to 2,010 m.

MELANOCRATOID GROUP

This monophyletic group occurs only in Madagascar [cladogram 3, map 2).

The group is characterized by the shape of clypeus (distinctly emarginate in the middle —

ew/ed ” 4.0) and mentum (median keel short, obtuse).

The structure of female genitalia is adapted for ovoviviparity — short, wide ovipositor, and

weakly sclerotized ventral side.

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——— Ciastopus DBO®

Hovademus ©D

Pokryszkiella ©)

—— Madobalus ®

Melanocratus BD

Sebastianus @®

r— Doyenus

— styphacus BBD

Cladogram 3. Phylogeny of the melanocratoïd group with distribution of genera.

À, B, C, D, E - areas of endemism (see map 3).

Genus Clastopus Fairmaire, 1898

Clastopus Fairmaire, 1898: 407. Gebien, 1910: 272, 1938: 291; Ferrer, 1998: 358;

Iwan, 2001c: 500, 2002a: 60, 2002b: 259, 2005: 23.

Hovademulus lwan, 1996: 390. Iwan, 1998e: 331, syn. by Iwan, 2001c: 500; type

species: Selinus punctipennis Fairmaire, 1902 (original designation].

Genus type species

Clastopus eurynotoides Fairmaire, 1898 (designated by monotypy].

Systematic position

Clastopus is he nearest to Hovademus and Pokryszkiella by similar structure of pronotum:

posterior angles short, not reaching middle of the base; basal border interrupted medially.

Clastopus differs from both these genera in having a narrow border of prosternal process

and short metasternum (cavl/metl = 2.7-3.2).

Measurements

Body length 8.0-14.2, pl/pb = 0.63-0.77, el/eb = 1.14-1.42, el/pl = 1.91-2.29, eb/pb

=1.11:1.25:

Diagnostic characters

Head. Clypeus with deep and wide median emargination (ew/ed = 2.7-3.5|, genal can-

thus equal or slightly narrower than eyes; cireumocular depression distinct; eye laterally

narrowed [between tempora and genal canthus 3-4 ommatidia visible]. Antenna moder-

ately long (al/apl = 0.88-0.95) and thin (al/was3 = 15.0-16.4), 3 antennomere short

(as3/as2 = 2.0-2.6), 7-11 distal antennomeres evenly widened, transverse. Mentum with

short lateral wings, mid part short and obtuse, median keel narrow and shortened; sub-

mentum triangular with slighily elongated base. Last segment of maxillary palp moderately

wide (mp/as3 ca. 1.2).

Pronotum with sides slightly rounded; pronotal hypomeron evenly convex, punctation

extremely fine; anterior angles moderately protruding frontwards (pl/lapa = 8.6-13.3);

posterior angles right, not protruding beyond the middle of base; base bi-sinuately emar-

ginate; border of anterior and posterior margins widely interrupted in middle, lateral bor-

der moderately wide (bp/lbp = 24-33), of even widih along its whole lengih anterior to

posterior angles.

Scutellum narrow at base (pkp/st = 4.0-5.0), with base depressed below the plane of elytra.

Elytra. Each elyiron composed of 9 striae (rows|, sides rounded, tucked in posteriorly; inter-

vals with extremely fine and sparse pucturation; anterior margin [base] bisinuate and unbor-

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dered, upper edge of elytral base convex from scutellum, disappearing just before humeri,

base of elytra lateral of seutellum not depressed; elytral humeri rounded and not protruding

outwards, situated at the same level as the scutellum; epipleuron fat, evenly narrowing

towards apex, outer margin straight, apical part of epipleuron fat, inner margin unbordered.

Prosternum evenly convex, anterior margin with narrow border, prosternal process pro-

truding towards mesosternum with narrow border at apex.

Wings well developed.

Metasternum between insertions of mid and hind coxae short (cavl/metl = 2.1-2.9).

Metepisternum rectangular, moderately long (ml/mw = 2.7-3.1).

Legs. Hind tarsi moderately long in both sexes (tars1/2 = 1.9-2.3]; fore tibia slender,

slightly widened towards apex (Mibl/Hibw = 3.6-4.5), outer apical denticle straïght; outer

margin of fore, mid and hind tibiae in both sexes simple, inner spur of hind tibia moder-

ately long (dik/dod = 1.5-2.4); fore femur distincily widened [Heml/Hemw = 2.8-4.0).

Abdomen smooth; bordering of the last abdominal ventrite absent, process of | abdominal

ventrite wide (pav/pm = 1.3-1.8).

Genitalia

Female: lfh/lo = 4.0-6.0, p/c = 1.10-1.35, te/2bc1 = 0.8-0.9, first plate of coxite moder-

ately wide (be1/le1 = 2.3-2.5) and long (c1/c2 = 1.2-1.3), c3/c3-c4 = 2.2-3.0, c4-c3/c1

=0.1:0.3.

Male: Imb/la = 5.6-6.0, lbp/lap = 2.3-2.8.

Sexual dimorphism

Male body more slender than female.

Male: anterior tarsi widened, inner side of tibiae and femora with structures specific for each

species.

Female: anterior tarsi and tibiae simple.

Species composition

IWaNS revision (2001c) presented new interpretation of the Clastopus, which is composed

of 4 species: Clastopus eurynotoides Fairmaire, 1898, C. ordinarius (IWAN, 1996),

C. tenuiculus (IWAN, 1996) and C. aberlenci Iwan, 2005.

Distribution (map 10)

Malagasy endemic.

Clé d'identification des espèces

1. Antennomère XI un peu plus long que large (pl. 5, fig. 88) ; dépression cireumoculaire

peu marquée, avec de courtes stries sur la face interne (pl. 5, fig. 87 ; pl. 7, fig. 110) ;

intervalles élytraux fortement convexes (pl. 5, fig. 92 ; pl. 7, fig. 114) ; stries élyirales

profondes, à ponctuation fine à peine visible (pl. 5, fig. 93 ; pl. 7, fig. 115) ie

_— Antennomère XI netlement plus long que large (pl. 7, fig. 123) ; dépression circumo-

culaire profonde, avec de longues stries sur la face interne (pl. 6, fig. 102; pl. 7,

fig. 122) ; intervalles élytraux plats ; stries élytrales peu profondes, à forte ponctuation

bien visible (pl. 6, Fig. 106 ; pl. 8, fig. 127)

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2. Rebord de la saillie prosternale effacé à l'ape:

lisses (pl. 7, fig. 115) ; élytre modérément concave vers l'apex

x (pl. 7, fig. 116) ; intervalles élytraux

ordinarius (Iwan)

— Saillie prosternale entièrement rebordée (pl. 6, fig. 95) ; intervalles élytraux avec de

fines rides le long des stries (pl. 5, fig. 93) ; élytre modérément convexe vers l'apex

{une partie des intervalles IX visible par dessous)

À bordllatree duipronolum à rchorcl AL

longitudinal (pl. 6, fig. 105) ; stries élytrales po

… aberlenci Iwan

larges (bp/lbp ca. 24) avec un sillon

nctuées (pl. 6, fig. 106) ; tibia antérieur

du mêle avec une légère concavité sur la face interne (pl. 6, fig. 109), tibia médian

du mêle inerme, bord interne du fémur du mâle glabre

fig. 125) ; stries élytrales à points ridés (pl. 8,

eurynotoides Fairmaire

Bords latéraux du pronotum à rebords plus étroits (bp/Ibp ca. 33), sans sillon (pl. 8,

fig. 126) ; tibia antérieur du mâle avec

une profonde concavité sur la face interne (pl. 8, fig. 128), fibia médian du mâle

avec une dent apicale (pl. 8, fig. 129), bord interne du fémur du mêle avec une

rangée de soies (pl. 8, fig. 131, 132)

tenuiculus (lwan)

Identification key for the species

. Antennomere XI moderately elongated (pl. 5,

low, with short row on inner side (pl. 5, fig

strongly convex (pl. 5, fig. 92; pl. 7, fig. 114); elytral ro

barely visible (pl. 5, fig. 93; pl. 7, fig. 115)

Antennomere XI distinatly elongated (pl. 7, fig

with long row on inner side (pl. 6, fig. 102; pl.

rows shallow, punctures large, well visible (p

.. Border of prosternal process interrupted at apex

pl. 7, fig. 115); elytra moderately not tucked

Prosternal process entire bordered (pl. 6,

impressions near rows (pl. 5, fig. 93); elytra

of IX intervals visible from the underside)

… Lateral margins of pronotum widely bordered

longitudinal groove (pl. 6, fig. 105); elytral stri

male femora bare on inner margin …

tibia with shallow concavity on inner side (pl

ig. 88); cireumocular depression shal-

. 87; pl. 7, fig. 110); elytral intervals

ws deep, punctures small,

. 123); circumocular depression deep,

7, fig. 122); elyiral intervals fat; elytral

6, fig. 106; pl. 8, fig. 127) ;

(PL 7, fig. 116); elytral intervals smooth

in posteriorly … ordinarius (lwan)

fig. 95); elytral intervals with subile

moderately tucked in posteriorly (part

……….… aberlenci Wan

(bp/lbp ca. 24) and provided with a

ae punctate (pl. 6, fig. 106); male fore

.6, fig. 109), male mid tibia simple,

… eurynotoides Fairmaire

p/lbp ca. 33], without groove (pl. 8,

Clastopus aberlenci Iwan, 2005

(PL 56, figs 87-101; pl. 28, figs 522-

Clastopus aberlenci Ian, 2005: 25.

526; pl. 32, fig. 541, map 10]

Doi

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Holotype

Female, “Andohahelo, 1,800 m, RP/Institut scientifique Madagascar/Muséum Paris” [MNHN).

Measurements

Body length 14.2 mm, pl/pb = 0.73, el/eb = 1.30, el/pl = 2.29, eb/pb = 1.25, clypeus

— ew/ed ca. 3.40; antenna - al/apl ca. 0.88, al/was3 ca. 15.0, as3/as2 ca. 2.4; maxil-

lary palp - mp/as3 ca. 1.2; scutellum — pkp/st ca. 5.0; metasternum — cavl/metl ca. 2.2;

metepisternum — ml/mw ca. 2.8; legs —tars1/2 ca. 1.9, fibl/Ribw ca. 3.7, dik/dod ca. 1.5,

ffeml/ffemw ca. 3.3; abdomen - pav/pm ca. 1.8.

Diagnostic characters

Head (fig. 87]. Circumocular depression shallow, with short row on inner side; distal seg-

ments (antennomere 7-11) evenly widened, elongated (fig. 88); mentum as in fig. 89; last

segment of maxillary palp moderately wide (fig. 90).

Pronotum rounded, subparallel 2/3 at base (fig. 91}; pronotal disc evenly convex, punctures

extremely fine and sparse, anterior angles slighily protruding frontwards (pl/lapa = 10.0),

posterior angles short, not protruding beyond the level of the middle of base; base distinctly

bisinuate; border of the anterior and basal margin interrupted in the middle, lateral border

wide (bp/lbp = 30), even width along its whole length.

Scutellum as in fig. 92.

Elytron composed of 9 rows (striae punctate-sulcate) connected as follows: 1-9, 2-7, 3-6,

4-5, 8-free; intervals smooth with sublle impressions near rows fig. 93); elytra moderately

tucked in posteriorly (part of IX intervals visible from the underside]; anterior margin (base)

bisinuate and unbordered, upper edge convex medially (disappeared just before humeri)

(fig. 92); elytral humeri rounded, situated at the level of scutellum; base of elytra lateral of

scutellum not depressed; epipleuron flat and evenly narrowing towards apex, outer margin

straight, inner margin of apical part unbordered and almost rounded at apex (fig. 94].

Prosternum evenly convex, with narrow, distinct border of anterior margin; prosternal

process protruding towards mesosternum, bordering wide and entire (fig. 95).

Metepisternum rectangular and moderately long (fig. 26).

Legs, fore tibia moderately widened towards apex [figs 97, 98], outer apical denticle

straïght, outer margin of fore and mid tibia simple; fore femur distinctly widened (fig. 99).

Genitalia

Female [figs 100, 101}: lfb/lo = 5.5, p/c = 1.30, tc/2bc1 = 0.9, be1/le1 = 23, cl/ce2

= 1.3, c3/c3-c4 = 3.0, c4-c3/c1 = 0.1.

Male. Unknown.

Distribution (map 10)

MaDAGAscAR Esr: — Massif de l’Andohahelo (R. PAULAN).

Biology

Habitat: altitude: 1,800 m.

Clastopus eurynotoides Fairmaire, 1898

(PI. 6, figs 102-109; pl. 32, fig. 542, map 10]

Clastopus eurynotoides Fairmaire, 1898: 408. Gebien, 1910: 272, 1938: 291; Ferrer,

1998: 358 (the paper concerns Lechius abacoides Fairm.}; Iwan, 2001c: 501, 2002a: 61,

2002b: 259, 2005: 25.

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Selinus punctipennis Fairmaire, 1902: 329. Gebien, 1910: 278, 1938: 298; syn. by lwan,

2001c: 501.

Hovademulus punctipennis: Iwan, 1996: 392, 1998e: 335.

Types

Clastopus eurynotoides Fairmaire, 1898.

— Holotype: female (2) [spoilt specimen, without legs], “Bemarivo, Camuset/Type/Clastopus

eurynotoides n. g. Madag.” (MNHNI.

Selinus punctipennis Fairmaire, 1902

— Holotype: male “Muséum Paris, 1906 Coll. Léon Fairmaire/Ankarahitra, Perrier/Selinus

punctipennis Fm. Madag./Type” (MNHN).

Locus typicus

Bemarivo (S Madagascar).

Measurements

Body length 11.0-12.0 mm, pl/pb = 0.63-0.70, el/eb = 1.14-1.29, el/pl = 1.91-2.20,

eb/pb = 1.11-1.22; clypeus - ew/ed ca. 2.70; antenna - al/apl ca. 0.95, al/was3 ca.

15.5, as3/as2 ca. 2.0; maxillary palp - mp/as3 ca. 1.2; scutellum — pkp/st ca. 4.7;

metasternum — cavl/metl ca. 2.7; metepisternum - ml/mw ca. 2.7; legs — tars1/2 ca. 2.1,

ftibl/Hibw ca. 4.5, dik/dod ca. 1.7, feml/ffemw ca. 4.0; abdomen - pav/pm ca. 1.7;

Diagnostic characters

Head [fg. 102). Circumocular depression deep, with long row ventrally; antennomere 11

elongated (fig. 103); mentum as in fig. 104. Pronotum trapezoïd (fig. 105), with sides

slighily rounded; anterior angles moderately protruding anteriorly (pl/lapa ca. 8.6), lateral

border wide (bp/lbp ca. 24], even widih along its whole length.

Elyiron composed of 9 rows (striae punctate, fig. 106) connected as follows: 1-9, 2-7, 3-4,

5-6, 8-free, sometimes modified: 1-free, 2-9, 3-6, 4-5, 7-8; intervals flat and smooth; ely-

tra rounded, moderately tucked in posteriorly (part of IX intervals visible from the under-

side) (fig. 107).

Prosternum with prosternal process protruding towards mesosternum, bordering wide and

entire (fig. 108).

Male legs. Tarsi with pubescence on underside, glossy median groove present on tar-

someres as follows: anterior- absent, mid — 4, hind — 1-3 tarsomeres; fore tibiae slightly

widened, with shallow concavity on inner side (fig. 109); mid tibia simple; hind tibia bent

inside; all tibiae with long setae, femora bare.

Genitalia

Male, Imb/la ca. 5.6, Ibp/lap ca. 2.4

Sexual dimorphism

Body male more slender than female (male: el/eb = 1.29; female: el/eb = 1.14-1.16).

Legs structure in male as in fig. 109.

Distribution [map 10)

MADAGASCAR OUEST: — Bemarivo (CAMUSET). — Ankarahitra (PERRIER). - Maevatanana (ex coll.

Le Mour).

54 ve S

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Biology

Period of adult appearance: V.

Clastopus ordinarius (Iwan, 1996]

{PL 7, figs 110-121; pl. 32, fig. 543, map 10)

Hovademulus ordinarius Iwan, 1996: 392. Iwan, 1998e: 335, 2001b: 501, 2002a: 61,

2002b: 260, 2005: 23.

Holotype

Male, “Muséum Paris, 1906 Coll. Léon Fairmaire/Plateau de l'Androy, Rég.

d’Ambovombe” (MNHNI.

Measurements

Body length 13.3-13.7 mm, pl/pb =0.71-0.73, el/eb = 1.32-1.42, el/pl = 2.07-2.18,

eb/pb = 1.11-1.18; clypeus - ew/ed ca. 3.0; antenna - al/apl ca. 0.95, al/was3 ca.

16.4, as3/as2 ca. 2.6; maxillary palp - mp/as3 ca. 1.2; scutellum — pkp/st ca. 4.9;

metasternum — cavl/mel ca. 2.1; metepisternum — ml/mw ca. 3.1; legs — tars1/2 ca. 1.9,

fibl/Hibw ca. 3.6, dik/dod ca. 2.4, eml/Hemw ca. 3.7; abdomen - pav/pm ca. 1.3.

Diagnostic characters

Head as in fig. 110. Circumocular depression shallow, with short row ventrally; anten-

nomere 11 moderately elongated (fig. 111); mentum as in fig. 112. Pronotum, with sides

slightly rounded, subparallel at 2/3 from base (fig. 113); anterior angles moderately pro-

truding frontwards (pl/lapa ca. 8.6), lateral border moderately wide (bp/lbp ca. 32], even

width along its whole length.

Elytron composed of 9 rows (striae punctate-sulcate) connected as follows: 1-9, 2-7, 3-6,

4-5, 8-free; rows deep, with small punctures [figs 114-115); intervals flat and smooth; ely-

tra slightly rounded, not tucked in posteriorty.

Prosternum with prosternal process protruding towards mesosternum, bordering wide and

interrupted at apex (fig. 116).

Male legs. Tarsi with pubescence on underside, glossy median groove present on tar-

someres as follows: anterior and mid — 4, hind — 2-3 tarsomeres; fore tibiae slighily

widened, with deep concavity and denticle on inner side (fig. 117); mid tibia with apical

denticle (fig. 118).

Genitalia

Female (fig. 119}: Ifb/lo = 6.0, p/c = 1.1, te/2bcl = 0.9, bel/let = 2.5, le1/le2 = 1.2,

c3/c3-c4 = 2.2, c4-c3/cl =

Male (fig. 120-121}: Imb/la ca. 6.0, Ibp/lap ca. 2.3

Sexual dimorphism

Body male slender than female (male: el/eb = 1.42; female: el/eb = 1.32).

Legs structure in male as in figs 117-118.

Distribution (map 10)

MADAGASCAR SUD: — Plateau de l’Androy, Rég. d’Ambovombe.

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Clastopus tenuiculus (Ian, 1996)

(PL. 7, 8, Figs 122-134 ; pl. 33, fig. 544, map 10)

Hovademulus tenuiculus Iwan, 1996: 394. Iwan, 1998e: 335, 2001c: 501, 2002a: 61,

2002b: 260, 2005: 25.

Holotype

Male, “Muséum Paris, . 1933, A. Seyrig/Madagascar, Bekily, sud de l'île” (MNHNI.

Measurements

Body length 8.8-10.0 mm, pl/pb =0.71-0.77, el/eb = 1.30-1.40, el/pl = 2.00-2.28,

eb/pb ca. 1.14; clypeus - ew/ed ca. 3.5; antenna - al/apl ca. 0.98, al/was3 ca. 16.4,

as3/as2 ca. 2.2; maxillary palp — mp/as3 ca. 1.2; scutellum — pkp/st ca. 4.0; metaster-

num — cavl/meïl ca. 2.9; metepisternum - ml/mw ca. 2.8; legs - tars1/2 ca. 2.3,

fibl/fibw ca. 4.0, dik/dod ca. 1.5, ffeml/ffemw ca. 2.8; abdomen - pav/pm ca. 1.7;

Diagnostic characters

Head as in fig. 122. Circumocular depression deep, with long row ventrally; antennomere

11 distinctly elongated (fig. 123); mentum as in fig. 124. Pronotum, with sides slightly

rounded (fig. 125]; anterior angles slightly protruding frontwards (pl/lapa ca. 13.3), lat-

eral border moderately wide (bp/lbp ca. 33), widih even along its whole length.

Elytron composed of 9 rows (striae punctate) connected as follows: 1-9, 2-7, 3-4, 5-6, 8-free;

rows shallow, with large punctures (fig. 126); intervals flat and smooth; elytra slightly

rounded, not tucked in posteriorly.

Prosternum with prosternal process protruding towards mesosternum, bordering wide and

complete (fig. 127).

Male legs. Fore tibia with deep, elongated concavity on inner side (fig. 128); mid fibia with

apical denticle (fig. 129); hind tibia slight}y bent inside (fig. 130); all ibiae and femora

with setae on inner sides [figs 131-132).

Genitalia

Female (figs 133-134): lfb/lo = 4.0, p/c = 1.35, tc/2bel = 0.8, be1/lc1 = 2.4, le1/lc2

21.2, c3/c3-c4 = 2.3, cd-c3/c1 = 0.30.

Male: Imb/la ca. 6.0, Ibp/lap ca. 2.8.

Sexual dimorphism

Body male more slender than female (male: el/eb = 1.40, female: el/eb = 1.30).

Legs structure in male as in figs 128-132.

Distribution [map 10)

MaDAGASCAR CENTRE (pentes occidentales): — Bekily (A. SevrG 1933). - 30 km SSE of Betroka,

2,5 km N of Alankira, 1999 (J. JANAK).

Biology

Period of adult appearance: |.

Habitat: altitude 400 m-1,394 m.

sé Die S

Source : MNHN, Paris

Genus Doyenus Iwan, 1996

Doyenus lwan, 1996: 386. — Iwan, 2002a: 65, 2002b: 264.

Genus type species

Doyenus uncus Iwan, 1996; original designation.

Systematic position

Doyenus is the closest related to genera Styphacus and Sebastianus (fore femur robust, ely-

tral base bordered, mid tibia with denticle on other side].

The unique structure of the male hind femur (strongly bent inside) distinguishes Doyenus

from all the other genera of Platynotini.

Measurements

Body length 19.0-27.0, pl/pb = 0.67-0.75, el/eb = 1.29-1.41, el/pl = 1.87-2.15, eb/pb

= 1.04-1.08.

Diagnostic characters

Head elongated, with depressions dorsally; clypeus with deep and wide emargination

(ew/ed = 3.1-3.4), genal canthus equal to eye; cireumocular depression absent, eye nar-

rowed laterally (behween tempus and genal canthus 5 ommatidia visible). Antenna short

(al/apl ca. 0.6) and moderately robust (al/was3 ca. 13.0), 34 antennomere moderately

long (as3/as2 = 2.4-3.0), distal segments (antennomeres 7-11) evenly widened, trans-

verse. Mentum with short lateral wings, mid part short and wide, median keel shortened,

submentum triangular with slightly elongated base. Last segment of maxillary palp narrow

{mp/as3 = 1.0-1.3).

Pronotum with rounded sides; pronotal hypomeron evenly convex and smooth, with nar-

row, longitudinal depressions near lateral margins; anterior angles moderately protruding

frontwards (pl/lapa = 12.0-18.0), posterior angles sharp, slightly protruding outwards and

beyond the middle of base; base slighly doubly sinuately emarginate; border of anterior

margin Widened medially, lateral border moderately narrow (bp/lbp = 24-49), of even

width along its whole length, basal border entire (slightly widened in middle).

Scutellum wide at base (pkp/st ca. 2.0), depressed below the plane of elyira.

Elytron of 9 rows (striae sulcate) connected as follows: 1-9, 2-7, 3-6, 4-5, 8-free; intervals

distincly convex, smooth (punctures invisible]; elytra narrowed apicaly, widest at level of

hind femora, slightly tucked in posteriorly [a part of interval IX visible from underside); ante-

rior margin (base) bisinuate and bordered (reaching humeri}, upper edge convex medially

(disappearing just before humeri); elytral humeri rounded and not protruding outwards, sit-

uated at the level of scutellum; epipleuron flat and widened at the level of 3-4 abdominal

ventrites, inner margin of apical part unbordered and rounded at apex.

Prosternum evenly convex with narrow border of anterior margin; prosternal process pro-

truding towards mesosternum, bordering wide and entire.

Wings entirely reduced.

Metasternum between insertions of mid and hind coxae moderately short (cavl/metl ca. 1.5).

Metepisternum rectangular and moderately long (ml/mw = 3.3-3.7).

Legs. Male fore tarsi widened; all tarsi with pubescence on underside, glossy median

groove present on farsomeres as follows, male: anterior — 1, 3-4, mid 1-4, hind - 1-3

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tarsomeres, female: all tarsomeres; hind tarsi moderately long (tars1/2 = 2.0-2.2); fore

bia in both sexes Widened towards apex (Hibl/Hibw = 2.5-2.8), outer apical denticle

sharp and strongly produced outwardks, outer margin of female fore tibia with 2 denticles

(apical and median), male fore tibia simple; outer margin of mid fibia with 2 ridges and

denticles; hind tibia with inner spur short (dik/dod = 3.4-3.6); fore femur strongly widened

(Hleml/Hemw = 2.6-2.7); hind male femora strongly bent inside.

Abdomen, bordering of the last abdominal ventrite absent; process of 1 abdominal ventrite

narrow (pav/pm = 1.6-2.0).

Genitalia

Female: ovipositor (see description of D. denfatus), gonostylus present; bursa copulatrix

simple; spermatheca with narrow, branched ducts; spermathecal acessory glands present.

Male: Imb/la = 9.0-9.2, lbp/lap = 2.4-3.0.

Sexual dimorphism

Male body more slender than female; male abdominal ventrites 1-2 with tubercles.

Male: fore tarsi widened, inner side of tibiae and femora with structures specific for each

species.

Female: anterior tarsi and tibiae simple.

Species composition

To species (denfatus and uncus) described together with the genus.

Distribution (map 11)

Malagasy endemic.

Clé d'identification des espèces

1. Milieu du mentum avec une carène obtuse (pl. 9, fig. 142) ; épaules arrondies ; tibia

postérieur du mâle avec une paire de dents pointues à la base (pl. 9, fig. 150, 151) ;

sternite | et Il du mâle avec de forts tubercules (pl. 9, fig. 154, 155) . uncus lan

_— Milieu du mentum avec une carène vive (pl. 8, fig. 135) ; épaules saillantes ; tibia

postérieur du mâle avec une dent et une saillie émoussée à la base (pl. 8, fig. 137,

138) ; sternite | du mâle légèrement convexe au milieu, sternite Il plat (pl. 8, fig. 140)

… dentatus lwan

Identification key for the species

1. Mid part of mentum with obtuse keel (pl. 9, fig. 142); humeral angles of elytra

rounded; male hind tibia with 2 denticles at base (pl. 9, figs 150, 151); male

abdominal ventrites | and Il with large tubercles (pl. 9, figs 154, 155) .…. uncus Iwan

— Mid part of mentum with sharp keel (pl. 8, fig. 135); humeral angles of elytra pro-

truding frontwards ; male hind tibia with one denticle and a blunt convexity at base

(pl. 8, figs 137, 138); male abdominal ventrite 1 slighily convex in middle, ventrite 1 lat

(pl. 8, fig. 140) ….….…… denfatus Ivan

58 Di ON

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Doyenus dentatus Iwan, 1996

(PI. 8, figs 135-140; pl. 33, fig. 545, map 11)

Doyenus dentatus Iwan, 1996: 389. - Iwan, 2002a: 66, 2002b: 264.

Holotype

Male, “Madagascar-Sud., Beloha 175 m, Ambovombe, 20. Il. 58, P. Griveaud” (MNHN).

Paratypes

“Juin; Muséum Paris Madagascar S. District de Tsihombe, Beloha, Lieut. Decary 1919",

1 © (MNHN); “Muséum Paris/Inst. scient. Madagascar, Beloha 5. 8. (19)48, A.R.",

1 SIMNHNI.

Measurements

Body length 19.0-23.0 mm, pl/pb = 0.67-0.75, el/eb = 1.36-1.41, el/pl = 1.93-2.15,

eb/pb = 1.04-1.08; clypeus - ew/ed ca. 3.1; antenna - al/apl ca. 0.6, al/was3 ca. 13.0,

as3/as2 ca. 2.4; maxillary palp - mp/as3 ca. 1.0; scutellum — pkp/st ca. 2.0; metaster-

num — cavl/metl ca. 1.5; metepisternum — ml/mw ca. 3.3; legs - tars1/2 ca. 2.3,

fibl/Hibw ca. 2.5, dik/dod ca. 3.6, Heml/Hemw ca. 2.7; abdomen - pav/pm ca. 1.6.

Diagnostic characters

Head. Mentum with distinctly convex, sharp keel (fig. 135).

Pronotum with rounded sides [fig. 136); anterior angles distinaly protruding frontwards

(pl/lapa ca. 12.0); lateral border wide (bp/lbp ca. 24).

Elytra. Humeral angles of elytra protruding outwards.

Male legs. Fore tarsi slighily widened; fore tibia with shallow, longitudinal convexity on

inner side; mid tibia strongly widened; hind fibia with 2 denticles at base, slighily bent

inside [figs 137-138); fore femora wide (fig. 139), hind femora distinctly bent.

Male abdominal ventrite 1 — slightly convex medially, ventrite 2-5 — flat (fig. 140).

Genitalia

Female: lfb/lo ca. 6.6, paraproct equal to coxites p/c = 1.0; coxites triangular [te/2bc1

ca. 0.8), first coxite wide (bc1/le1 ca. 3.5) and short (c1/c2 ca. 0.5), c3/c3-c4 ca. 3.0,

c4-c3/c1 ca. 0.1.

Male: Imb/la ca. 9.0, Ibp/lop ca. 2.4.

Sexual dimorphism

Male: body more slender - el/eb = 1.38-1.41; abdominal ventrite 1 with tubercle on the

middle (fig. 140).

Female: body more robust — el/eb = 1.36-1.39; abdominal ventrite 1 flat.

Legs structure as in fig. 137-139.

Distribution (map 11}

MaDAGAsCAR SUD: — Beloha, Ambovombe, 1958 (P GkIvEAUD). — Beloha, District de Tsihombe,

1919 (Lieutenant DECARY]. — Beloha, 1948 (PA. ROBINSON).

Biology

Period of adult appearance: Il, VI, VIIL.

Habitat: altitude: 175 m.

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Doyenus uncus lwan, 1996

(PL. 9, figs 141-155; pl. 33, fig. 546, map 11)

Doyenus uncus IWan, 1996: 387. - Ian, 2002a: 66, 2002b: 265.

Holotype

Male, “Muséum Paris, Madagascar, Prov. de Tuléar, Androka, Lieut. Gaudron 1913" (MNHN).

Paratype

“Muséum Paris, Madagascar, Prov. de Tuléar, G. Petit, 1926”, 1 o' (MNHN).

Measurements

Body length 24.0-27.0 mm, pl/pb = 0.73-0.75, el/eb = 1.29-1.31, el/pl = 1.87-1.91,

eb/pb = 1.07-1.08; clypeus - ew/ed ca. 3.4; antenna — al/apl ca. 0.6, al/was3 ca. 13.0,

as3/as2 ca. 3.0; maxillary palp — mp/as3 ca. 1.3; scutellum — pkp/st ca. 2.0; metaster-

num — cavl/metl ca. 1.5; metepisternum - ml/mw ca. 3.7; legs — tars1/2 ca. 2.0,

fibl/Fibw ca. 2.8, dik/dod ca. 3.4, ffeml/Hfemw ca. 2.6; abdomen — pav/pm ca. 2.0.

Diagnostic characters

Head (fig. 141). Mentum with distincly convex, obtuse keel (fig. 142).

Pronotum with distinctly rounded sides (fig. 143); anterior angles protruding frontwards

(pl/lapa ca. 18.0); lateral border moderately wide (bp/Ibp ca. 491.

Elyira. Humeral angles of elytra rounded, slighl protruding oubwardks (fig. 144).

Prosternum as in figs 145-146.

Male legs. Fore tarsi slighily widenedi fore tibia with shallow, longitudinal connexity on

inner side (fig. 147); mid tibia strongly widened (figs 148-149); hind tibia with 2 denticles

at base, and widened at 1/3 from apex (figs 150-151); fore femora as in fig. 152, hind

femora distincily bent (fig. 153).

Male abdominal ventrite 1 and 2 distincily convex medially, ventrite 3-5 — flat (figs 154-155).

Genitalia

Male: Imb/la ca. 9.2, Ibp/lap ca. 3.0.

Female: unknown.

Distribution (map 11)

MavAGAscAR SUD: — Prov. de Tuléar [= Toliara], S.-P. d'Ampanihy, Androka, 1913

(Lieutenant GAUDRON). — Prov. de Tuléar [= Toliara], 1926 (G. Per).

Genus Hovademus Ardoin, 1974

Hovademus Ardoin, 1974: 165. - Iwan, 1996: 395, 2002a: 71, 2002b: 273.

Genus type species

Hovademus andringitrensis Ardoin, 1974; original designation.

Systematic position

Hovademus is the closest related to Pokryszkiella, from which it differs in the following char-

acters: narrower genal canthus, unbordered anterior pronotal margin, and head structure.

60 Due N

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Measurements

Body length 10.0-13.5.0, pl/pb =0.65-0.80, el/eb = 1.25-1.43, el/pl =1.97-2.11,

eb/pb = 1.14-1.27.

Diagnostic characters

Head. Clypeus with deep and wide emargination (ew/ed = 3.8-4.0), genal canthus nar-

rower than eyes; cireumocular depression absent or very shallow, eye narrowed laterally

(between tempus and genal canthus 3-4 ommatidia visible). Antenna moderately long

(al/apl ca 0.9] and thin (al/was3 = 16.0-18.0), 3d antennomere short (as3/as2 = 2.1 -2.2),

distal segments (antennomeres 7-11) evenly widened. Mentum with short lateral wings, mid

part short and wide, median keel shortened, submentum triangular with slighily elongated

base. Last segment of maxillary palp moderately wide (mp/as3 = 1.4-1.7].

Pronotal sides subparallel; pronotal hypomeron evenly convex, punctation extremely fine;

anterior angles slightly protruding frontwards (pl/lapa = 15.0-25.0), posterior angles right,

not protruding beyond the middle of base; base distincily bisinuate; border of anterior and

posterior margin widely interrupted in middle, lateral border moderately wide (bp/lbp =

20-32), of even width along its whole length.

Scutellum narrow at base (pkp/st = 4.8-5.6), depressed below the plane of elytra.

Elytron of 9 rows (striae punctate-sulcate) connected as follows: 1-9, 2-7, 3-6, 4-5, 8-frec;

intervals distincily convex, smooth (punctures invisible]; intervals with microtubules, pune-

tures invisible; elytra convex but not tucked in posteriorly; anterior margin (base) bisinuate

and unbordered, upper edge convex mediall (disappearing just before humeri}; epipleuron

flat and evenly narrowing towards apex, outer margin straight, inner margin of apical part

unbordered and almost rounded at apex.

Prosternum evenly convex with wide, disappearing border of anterior margin; prosternal

process protruding towards mesosternum, bordering wide and entire at apex.

Wings entirely reduced.

Metasternum between insertions of mid and hind coxae short (cavl/metl = 2.1-2.3).

Metepisternum rectangular and moderately long (ml/mw = 2.8-3.1).

Legs, male fore tarsi strongly widened, all tarsi with pubescence on underside, glossy

median groove present on tarsomeres as follows, male: anterior and mid — absent, hind —

3 tarsomeres, female: anterior and mid — 3-4, hind — 2-3 tarsomeres, hind tarsi moderately

long (tars1 /2 = 1.8-2.0); fore tibia in both sexes widened towards apex (fibl/ibw = 3.5-3.8],

outer apical denticle straight, outer margin of fore and mid tibia simple in both sexes; male

mid tibia widened; inner spur of hind tibia moderately long (dtk/dod ca. 2.3); fore femur

distinctly moderately widened (ffeml/Hemw = 3.3-3.6).

Abdomen, bordering of the last ventrite absent; process of | abdominal ventrite wide

{pav/pm = 2.2-2.6).

Genitalia

Female: ovipositor [see description H. pauliani), gonostylus present; bursa copulatrix with

no sclerite, spermatheca branched from the base, with narrow ducts, spermathecal acces-

sory gland present.

Male: Imb/la ca. 5.9, Ibp/lap = 2.0-2.2.

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Sexual dimorphism

Male body more slender than female body.

Male: fore tarsi widened, inner side of tibiae and femora with structures specific for each

species.

Female: anterior tarsi and tibiae simple.

Species composition

Two species [andringitrensis and pauliani) described together with the genus.

Distribution (map 11)

Malagasy endemic.

Clé d'identification des espèces

1. Marge antérieure du mentum presque droite (pl. 10, fig. 171) ; face inférieure de la tête

avec une cavité transverse en avant de l'aire stridulatoire gulaire (pl. 10, fig. 172) ;

prosternum et saillie prosternale légèrement convexes (pl. 10, fig. 176) ; côtés du pro-

notum parallèles à la base (pl. 10, fig. 174) ; angle externe de l'épaule fortement

saillant vers l'avant (pl. 10, fig. 175) ; ilbia postérieur du mêle glabre (pl. 10, fig. 187) ;

fémur postérieur du mâle avec, du côté interne, une dent et une cavité densément velue

(pl. 10, Fig. 188) .. pauliani Ardoin

— Marge antérieure du mentum concave (pl. 9, fig. 158) ; face inférieure de la tête

régulièrement convexe en avant de l'aire stridulatoire gulaire (pl. 9, fig. 157) ; pro-

sternum avec une profonde cavité transverse ; saillie prosternale avec une dépression

médiane longitudinale (pl. 9, fig. 163) ; côtés du pronotum légèrement divergents à

la base (pl. 9, fig. 159) ; angle externe de l'épaule arrondi (pl. 9, fig. 162) ; face

interne du tibia postérieur du mâle avec une cavité fortement velue (pl: 10, fig. 168,

169) ; fémur postérieur du mâle simple andringitrensis Ardoin

Identification key for the species

1. Anterior margin of mentum almost straight ([pl. 10, fig. 171); head (underside) with

fransverse concavity anterior to stridulatory gula (pl. 10, fig. 172); prosternum and

prosternal process evenly convex (pl. 10, fig. 176]; pronotal sides parallel at base

(pl. 10, Fig. 174); elytral humeral angles strongly produced frontwards (pl. 10, fig. 175);

male hind tibia bare (pl. 10, fig. 187); male hind femur with denticle and a strongly

setose concavity on the inner side (pl. 10, fig. 188) ....................... pauliani Ardoin

— Anterior margin of mentum emarginate (pl. 9, fig. 158]; head [underside) evenly

convex anterior to stridulatory gula (pl. 9, fig. 157]; prosternum with transverse,

deep concavity; prosternal process with longitudinal depression in the middle (pl. 9,

fig. 163); pronotal sides widened at base (pl. 9, fig. 159); elyiral humeral angles

rounded (pl. 9, fig. 162); male hind tibia thickly setose on the inner side (pl. 10,

figs 168, 169); male hind femur simple …..... andringitrensis Ardoin

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Hovademus andringitrensis Ardoin, 1974

{PI 9, 10, figs 156-170; pl. 33, figs 547-548, map 11)

Hovademus andringitrensis Ardoin, 1974: 166. - iwan, 1996: 396, 2002a: 72, 2002b: 273.

Holotype

Male, “Andringitra Centre, plateau Andohariana, 2,000-2,100 m, HFAM 1, 9. XI/10. XII.

1970" (MNHN).

Paratypes

“Andringitra Centre, zone sommitale, fal. IMangomena, 2,100-2,500 m, 9. XI/10. XII.

1970”, 1 o', 1 @ (MNHN).

Measurements

Body length 10.5-12.0 mm, pl/pb = 0.65-0.80, el/eb = 1.25-1.37, el/pl = 2.00-2.11,

eb/pb = 1.15-1.27; clypeus - ew/ed ca. 3.8; antenna - al/apl ca. 0.93, al/was3 ca.

18.0, as3/as2 ca. 2.2; palp maxillary — mp/as3 ca. 1.7; scutellum — pkp/st ca. 4.8;

metasternum — cavl/meil ca. 2.3; metepisternum - ml/mw ca. 2.8; legs — tars1/2 ca. 2.0,

Kibl/Fibw ca. 3.5, dik/dod ca. 2.2, Feml/ffemw ca. 3.6; abdomen - pav/pm ca. 2.6.

Diagnostic characters

Head (figs 156-157), underside of the head anterior to stridulatory gula evenly convex.

Circumocular depression very shallow; anterior margin of mentum emarginate (fig. 158).

Pronotal sides arcuate, subparallel, widened at base (fig. 159); anterior angles slightly pro-

truding frontwardks (pl/lapa ca. 25.0), lateral border wide (bp/lbp ca. 20).

Elyira (figs 160-161); humeral angles rounded, situated at level of scutellum base, not pro-

truding outwardks (fig. 162).

Prosternum with transverse, deep concavity; prosternal process with longitudinal depression

in the middle (fig. 163).

Male legs. Fore tibia with deep concavity 1/3 from apex (figs 164-165]; mid tibia strongly

widened, with iwo denticles and longitudinal concavity inside (figs 166-167); hind tibiae

strongly bent and pilose on inner side [figs 168-169); hind femur simple.

Genitalia

Female genitalia as in H. pauliani.

Male genitalia as in fig. 170, processes of apical part of aedeagus slightly bent outwards;

Imb/la ca. 5.9, Ibp/lap ca. 2.2

Sexual dimorphism

Male body more slender than female (male: el/eb = 1.37, female: el/eb = 1.25).

Legs structure as in figs 164-169.

Distribution (map 11]

MADAGASCAR CENTRE/DOMAINE DES HAUTES MONTAGNES: — Massif de l’Andringitra, Plateau

d'Andohariana, Andringitra Centre, 1970. - Andringitra Centre, cirque Boby, zone som-

mitale, 2,500 m, 1970.

Biology

Period of adult appearance: XI, XI!

Habitat: “haut fourré de montagne à Dombeya”, “haut fourré de montagne à Philippia

{zone sommitale}”; altitude: 2,000-2,100 m, 2,500 m.

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Hovademus pauliani Ardoin, 1974

(PL. 10, figs 171-191; pl. 33, figs 549-550, map 11)

Hovademus pauliani Ardoin, 1974: 166. - Ardoin, 1976: 5; Iwan, 1996: 398, 2002a:

72, 2002b: 273.

Holotype and allotype

Male, ’Andohahelo, 1,800 m, Madagascar Sud, 1. 1954, R. Paulian” [MNHNI. Allotype:

female, Andohahelo, 1,800 m, Madagascar Sud, l. 1954, R. Paulian (MNHNI.

Paratypes

“Paratype Hovademus pauliani n. sp. P. Ardoin, Chaînes anosyennes, S.O. du

Trafonaomby plateau Andohahelo 1,770-1,950 m. V. 1972", 1 ' (HNHM); “Muséum

Paris, coll. P. Ardoin 1978, Paratype Hovademus pauliani n. sp., P. Ardoin, Institut scienti-

fique Madagascar, Andohahelo (1,800 m.) IV. 54. (R.P", 1 G' (MNHN).

Measurements

Body length 10.0-13.5 mm, pl/pb = 0.73-0.80, el/eb = 1.28-1.43, el/pl =1.97-2.11,

eb/pb = 1.14-1.21; clypeus - ew/ed ca. 4.0; antenna — al/apl ca. 0.89, al/was3 ca.

16.0, as3/as2 ca. 2.1; maxillary palp - mp/as3 ca. 1.4; scutellum - pkp/st ca. 5.6;

metasternum — cavl/meil ca. 2.1; metepisternum — ml/mw ca. 3.1; legs - tars1/2 ca. 1.8,

fibl/Fibw ca. 3.8, dik/dod ca. 2.6, ffeml/Hfemw ca. 3.3; abdomen - pav/pm ca. 2.1.

Diagnostic characters

Head. Circumocular depression shallow; anterior margin of mentum straight (fig. 171);

underside of the head wih transverse concavity (fig. 172), antenna as in fig. 173.

Pronotal sides subparallel 4/5 from base (fig. 174); anterior angles slightly protruding

Éonnarde (pl/lebe ce 15.0], lateral erdermederaielWidel(bn/lbo ce 32)

Elytra, humeral angles strongly produced outwardk (fig. 175).

Prosternum evenly convex; prosternal process slighily depressed in the middle (fig. 176).

Male legs. Tarsi as in figs 177-179 (females: figs 180-182); fore tibia with deep concavity

1/3 from the apex (figs 183-184); mid tibia with two denticles inside (figs 185-186); hind

tibiae straight and bare (fig. 187); hind femur with denticle inside (fig. 188).

Genitalia

Female [figs 189-190}: Ifb/lo ca. 5.6, paraproct equal to coxites p/c = 1.0; coxites trian-

gular (t/2be1 ca. 0.9), first coxite moderately wide (bc1/lc1 = 2.0-2.2) and long (c1/c2

= 0.8-0.9), c3/c3-c4 ca. 3.0, c4-c3/cl ca. 0.1.

Male (fig. 191}: apical part simple; Imb/la ca. 5.9, Ibp/lap ca. 2.0.

Sexual dimorphism

Male body more slender than female (male: el/eb = 1.38-1.43, female: el/eb = 1.28-1.36).

Legs structure as in figs. 177-188.

Distribution (map 11)

MaDaGAscaR Est: — Massif de l’Andohahelo, 1954 (R. PAULIAN).

Biology

Period of adult appearance: !, IV, V.

Habitat: Chaînes Anosyennes, altitude: 1,770-1,950 m, 1,800 m, 2,800 m.

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Genus Madobalus Fairmaire, 1901

Madobalus Fairmaire, 1901: 73. - Gebien, 1910: 307, 1938: 291; Iwan, 1996: 400,

2002a: 74, 2002b: 274.

Genus type species

Madobalus rotundicollis Fairmaire, 1901, by monotypy.

Systematic position

Madobalus belongs to the melanocratoid group. The genus forms a separate clade together

with its sister group Melanocratus. The following characters defined the group: pronotum

with basal and anterior margins widened medially; fore tibia with apical denticle strongly

produced outwards; male mid fibia distinctly widened apically.

Madobalus differs from the above-mentioned genera by strongly elongated hind tarsi and

antenna (al/apl ca. 0.90, al/was3 ca. 15.0-19.0, as3/as2 ca. 3.5), and structure of

aedeagus.

Species composition

Monotypic genus, with single species (rotundicollis)].

Distribution (map 11)

Malagasy endemic.

Madobalus rotundicollis Fairmaire, 1901

(PI. 11, Figs 192-211; pl. 33, figs 551-552, map 11)

Madobalus rotundicollis Fairmaire, 1901: 73. - Gebien, 1910: 307; 1938: 291; Iwan,

1996: 401, 2002a: 75, 2002b: 275.

Lectotype

Male, designated by IWAN (1996), “Muséum Paris, 1906 Coll. Léon Fairmaire/

Type/Madobalus rotundicollis, Madagascar/Plateau de l'Androy-Rég. d'Ambovombe”

{MNHNI).

Paralectotypes

Designated by IWaN (1996). “Muséum Paris, 1906 Coll. Léon Fairmaire/Type/Madobalus

rotundicollis, Madagascar/Plateau de l'Androy-Rég. d'Ambovombe”, 1 9 [MNHNI:

“Muséum Paris, 1906 Coll. Léon Fairmaire/Muséum Paris, Madagascar, Androy,

Manambovo, Dr J. Decorse 1901/15 au 30 janv. 01/Madobalus rotundicollis’, 1 c

IMNHN); “Madobalus rotundicollis, Cotype/Plateau de l'Androy-Rég. d'Ambovombe”,

1 o (MGFT).

Measurements

Bod)y length 15.0-19.0, pl/pb = 0.59-0.63, el/eb = 1.36-1.49, el/pl = 2.44-2.67, eb/pb

= 1.06-1.16.

Diagnostic characters

Head (fig. 192). Clypeus with deep and wide emargination (ew/ed = 2.6-2.8), genal can-

thus equal to eyes; circumocular depression absent, eye narrowed laterally (between tem-

pus and genal canthus 5 ommatidia visible]. Antenna moderately long (al/apl ca 0.9) and

slender (al/was3 = 15.0-19.0), 3 antennomere short (as3/as2 ca. 3.5), distal segments

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(antennomeres 7-11) evenly widened (fig. 193]. Mentum elongated, with short lateral

Wings, mid part short and narrowed anteriorly, median keel short (fig. 194); submentum

friangular with slight}y elongated base. Last segment of maxillary palp moderately wide

(mp/as3 = 0.7-1.0).

Pronotal sides rounded (fig. 195); hypomeron evenly convex, smooth; anterior angles dis-

tinclly protruding frontwards (pl/lapa = 7.8-8.4), posterior angles right, protruding beyond

the middle of base; base almost straight; border of anterior and posterior margins com-

plete, widened in middle, lateral border moderately wide (bp/lbp ca. 40), of even widih

along its whole length.

Scutellum narrow at base (pkp/st ca. 2.5), depressed below the plane of elytra (fig. 196).

Elytron of 9 rows [striae punctate-sulcate) connected as follows: 1-9, 2-7, 3-6, 4-5, 8-free;

intervals almost flat and smooth (punctures invisible); elytral sides rounded, tucked in posteri-

only (part of Vill and IX intervals visible form underside); elytral callus rounded, not protruding

oulwards; anterior margin (base) bisinuate and unbordered, upper edge convex medially [dis-

appearing just before humeri; epipleuron flat and evenly narrowing towards apex, outer mar-

gin straight, inner margin of apical part unbordered and almost rounded at apex (fig. 197).

Prosternum evenly convex, with narrow border of anterior margin; prosternal process pro-

truding towards mesosternum, bordering wide and disappearing at apex (fig. 198).

Wings entirely reduced.

Metasternum between insertions of mid and hind coxae moderately short (cavl/metl ca. 2.3).

Metepisternum rectangular and long (ml/mw ca. 3.1).

Legs, male fore and mid tarsi strongly widened, all tarsi with pubescence on underside,

glossy median groove present on tarsomeres as follows: male: fore and mid - 4, hind -

1-3 tarsomeres [figs 199-201), female: fore and mid — 1-4, hind — 1-3 tarsomeres, hind

tarsi long (tars1/2 ca. 2.6); fore tibia in both sexes widened towards apex [fibl/Kibw

2.4-2.8], outer apical denticle sharp and strongly produced outwards [figs 202-204); outer

margin of fore and mid tibiae simple (figs 205-206); all male fibiae widened, inner mar-

gin setose at apex, inner spur of hind tibia moderately long (dtk/dod ca. 1.9) (figs 207-

208); fore femur distinctly widened (feml/Hemw ca. 3.6).

Abdomen, bordering of the last ventrite absent; process of | abdominal ventrite wide

{pav/pm ca. 2.0).

Genitalia

Female (figs 209-210): lfb/lo ca. 8.8, paraproct equal to coxites (p/c ca. 1.0]; coxites tri-

angular (t/2bel ca. 0.8), first coxite wide (bel/le1 ca. 3.1) and long (c1/c2 ca. 0.9),

(c3/c3-c4 ca. 3.4), (c4-c3/c1 ca. 0.4), gonostylus present; bursa copulatrix without scle-

rite; spermatheca branched from the base, with narrow ducts, spermathecal accessory

gland present.

Male (fig. 211}: Imb/la ca. 6.1, Ibp/lap ca. 3.0.

Sexual dimorphism

Male body more slender than in female (male: el/eb = 1.41-1.49, female el/eb = 1.36-1.40).

Mle (figs 199-201, 203-208): all tarsi widened, inner side of tibiae and femora with spe-

cific structures.

Female: anterior tarsi and tibiae simple.

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Distribution (map 11)

MapaGascaR SUD: — Beloha, District de Tsihombe, 1919 (Lieutenant DEAR). - Beloha, 1948

(P À. ROBINSON). — Faux-Cap, Ambovombe Distr. = Marovato, Ambovombe Distr, 1956

{C. KocH). - Plateau de l'Androy, Rég. d'Ambovombe. - Androy, fleuve Manambovo, 1901

(J. DECORSE].

Biology

Period of adult appearance: 1.

Genus Melanocratus Fairmaire, 1895

Melanocraius Fairmaire, 1895: 21. - Gebien, 1910: 307, 1938: 411; lwan, 1996: 404,

2002a: 75, 2002b: 275.

Genus type species

Melanocratus validipes Fairmaire, 1895; by monotypy.

Systematic position

Melanocratus with its sister group Sebastianus, forms a clade defined by the following char-

acters: short antenna; epipleuron widened at the level of 3-4 abdominal ventrites (unique

character within Platynotini); outer margin of mid tibia with 2 ridges; inner spur of hind

tibia very short.

Melanocratus differs from Sebastianus in having “hammer-like” male mid tibia and mod-

erately wide first plate of coxite.

Measurements

Body lengih 13.5-20.5 mm, pl/pb = 0.64-0.77, el/eb = 1.24-1.51, el/pl = 1.83-2.29,

eb/pb = 0.95-1.13.

Diagnostic characters

Hondiindepenio nen yen dre cer dige ee cree tee en IN sens

gination (ew/ed = 3.0-4.0); genal canthus wider than eye; eye between tempus and genal

canthus wide (over 5 ommatidia visible), circumocular depression present; antenna short

(al/apl = 0.7-0.8) and moderately wide (al/was3 = 13.0-13.5), 34 antennomere moder-

ately long (as3/as2 = 2.6-3.2), distal segments (antennomeres 7-11) evenly widened,

transverse. Mentum with short lateral wings, mid part short, median keel narrow and short-

ened; submentum triangular with slighily elongated base. Last segment of maxillary palp

narrow (mp/as3 = 1.0-1.1).

Pronotum with rounded sides; pronotal hypomeron evenly convex and smooth, with narrow:

longitudinal depressions laterally; anterior angles slighily or moderately protruding front-

wards (pl/lapa = 7.0-12); posterior angles right, not or slightly protruding beyond the mid-

dle of base; base slightly doubly sinuately emarginate; border of anterior and basal mar-

gins complete and widened medially, lateral border moderately wide (bp/lbp = 34-44), of

even width along its whole length.

Scutellum moderately wide (Pkp/st = 2.8-4.6), depressed below the plane of elytra.

Elytron of 9 rows (striae punctate-sulcate or sulcate) connected as follows: 1-9, 2-7, 3-6, 4-

5, 8-frec; elytral sides slighily rounded and moderately tucked in posteriorly [part of Vi

and IX intervals visible from undersidel; anterior margin (base) bisinuate and unbordered,

upper edge convex medially (disappearing just before humeril; base of elytra at the sides

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of seutellum not depressed; epipleuron flat and widened at the level of 3-4 abdominal ven-

trites, inner margin of apical part unbordered and rounded at apex.

Prosternum With narrow border of anterior margin; prosternal process protruding towards

mesosternum or blunt, arcuate, bordering wide and disappearing at apex.

Wings entirely reduced.

Metasternum between insertions of mid and

ind coxae short (cavl/metl = 1.6-2.2).

Metepisternum rectangular and moderately long [ml/mw = 3.1-3.9].

Legs, male fore tarsi widened, all tarsi wil

groove present on tarsomeres as follows: fe:

species; hind tarsi moderately long (tars1/2

(Hibl/Hibw = 2.5-4.0) (in female more robust]

duced outwards, outer margin of mid female

pubescence on underside, glossy. median

male — all, male — specific scheme for each

= 2.2-2.5); fore tibia widened towards apex

outer apical denticle sharp and strongly pro-

tibia with 2 ridges [in male smooth}, male mid

tibia hammer-like, inner spur of hind tibia short (dtk/dod = 3.5-4.0), fore femur distincily

widened (ffeml/Hemw = 3.6-4.1).

Abdominal ventrites (in male] with tubercles; bordering of the last abdominal ventrite

absent; process of | abdominal ventrite wide (pav/pm = 1.8-2.6).

Genitalia

Female: Ifb/lo = 5.5-8.0, paraproct slighily longer than coxites p/c = 1.1; coxites triangu-

lar (te/2bc1 = 0.7-0.8), first plate moderately wide (be1/le1 = 2.5-3.3) and moderately

long (e1/e2 = 1.0-1.5), (c3/c3-c4 = 3.8-5.3), (c4-c3/c1 = 0.1-0.2), gonostylus present;

bursa copulatrix with no sclerite, spermatheca branched from the base, with narrow ducts,

spermathecal accessory gland present.

Male: Imb/la = 6.7-8.7, Ibp/lap = 2.2-2.3.

Sexual dimorphism

Male body more slender than female; male abdominal ventrites 1-2 convex in the middle.

Male: fore tarsi widened, fore tibia slender, inner side of tibiae and femora with structures

specific for each species.

Female: anterior tarsi and tibiae simple (fore tibia robust].

Species composition

The genus composed of the following species: validipes, ferreri and fairmairei.

Distribution (mp 12)

Malagasy endemic.

Clé d'identification des espèces

1. Apex des élytres jointifs (pl. 12, fig. 232] ; fémur postérieur du mâle simple

— Apex des élytres divergents (pl. 13, fig. 248) ; fémur postérieur du mâle avec une

cavité sur la face interne (pl. 14, fig. 259) … validipes Fairmaire

. Corps svelle (el/eb =1,42-1,49); pronotum du mêle subtrapézoïdal, plus large

antérieurement et plus étroit vers la base (pl. 12, fig. 231) ; disque du pronotum légère-

ment convexe près du bord latéral ; prostenum avec une convexité longitudinale

(pl. 12, fig. 233, 234) . ferrerilwan

Doiusz WAN

Source : MNHN, Paris

— Corps robuste (el/eb = 1,24-1,29) ; pronotum du mâle avec les côtés arrondis (pl. 12,

fig. 214) ; disque du pronotum avec une étroite rainure longitudinale près du bord

latéral ; prosternum légèrement convexe … …. fairmairei Wan

Identification key for the species

1. Elyiral apices contacting (pl. 12, fig. 232; male hind femora simple ………

— Elytra diverge just before apex (pl. 13, fig. 248); male hind femora with a concavity

on the inner side (pl. 14, fig. 259) STE validipes Fairmaire

2. Body slender [el/eb = 1.42-1.49); male pronotum subtrapezoïd, widest anteriorly

and narrowing towards base (pl. 12, fig. 231); pronotal disc evenly convex near lateral

border; prosternum with longitudinal convexity (pl. 12, figs 233, 234) … ferreri Iwan

— Body robust (el/eb = 1.24-1.29); male pronotum with sides rounded (pl. 12, fig. 214);

pronotal disc with longitudinal narrow groove near lateral border; prosternum evenly

convex … … fairmairei \wan

Melanocratus fairmairei Ivan, 1996

(PL 12, Figs 212-228; pl. 34, fig. 553, mop 12]

Melanocratus fairmairei Iwan, 1996: 411. — Iwan, 2002a: 76, 2002b: 275.

Holotype

Male, “Madagascar, l. 1956, C. Koch leg-ltampolo, Ampanihy Distr,” [HNHM).

Paratypes

“Muséum Paris, Madagascar, Prov. de Tuléar, G. Petit, 1926”, 1 d', 3 9 © (MNHN});

“Institut scientifique Madagascar/lac Tsimanampetsotsa, V. 51, (R. Paulian).", 1 o

(MNHN}, 2 d'o', 1 9 (HNHM); “Muséum Paris, coll. P. Ardoin, 1978/Melanocratus

validipes Fairm. P Ardoin de. 1966/19.V.1965 lampolo, (bush} S-W. Madagascar,

L Bigot leg.", 1 o' (MNHNI; “validipes Fair. def Kaszab/Madagascar 1. 1956, C. Koch

leg./ltampolo, Ampanihy Distr”, 1 © (HNHM); “Muséum Paris, Madagascar, Ikongo,

G. Grandidier 1902", 1 9 (MNHN}; “Melanocratus validipes Fairm. det. Endrôdy-

Younga/Madagascar, 1. 1956 C. Koch leg./lampolo, Ampanihy Dis”, 4 d'a", 5 9 ©

(HNHM); ‘Institut scientifique Madagascar/Tongobory Sept-Lacs A.R.”, 2 9 © (HNHM).

Measurements

Body length 13.5-17.5 mm, pl/pb = 0.64-0.76, el/eb = 1.24-1.29, el/pl = 1.83-2.29,

eb/pb = 1.06-1.13; clypeus - ew/ed ca. 3.7; antenna - al/apl ca. 0.7, al/was3 ca. 13.5,

as3/as2 ca. 3.3; maxillary palp - mp/as3 ca. 1.1; scutellum — pkp/st ca. 4.6; metaster-

num — cavl/metl ca. 1.6; metepisternum — ml/mw ca. 3.9; legs — tars1/2 ca. 2.4,

fibl/Fibw ca. 2.5, dik/dod ca. 3.5, ffeml/ffemw ca. 4.0; abdomen - pav/pm ca. 2.6.

Diagnostic characters

Head as in fig. 212; punctation indistinct, blurred; circumocular depression distinct; mid

part of mentum strongly narrowing anteriorly, with convex, sharp keel (fig. 213).

CARMEN sec Colcopiera Tenebrionidae Pedinini Plaiynotina 69

Source : MNHN, Paris

Pronotum with rounded sides (in both sexes) (fig. 214), anterior angles distinctly protrud-

ing frontwardks (pl/lapa ca. 7.0); lateral border moderately wide [bp/Ibp ca. 34); pronotal

disc with narrow, longitudinal depressions situated at lateral margins and base [with large

punctures).

Elytra contacting from scutellum to apex; rows with large, deep punctures; intervals dis-

tindlly convex, shiny (fig. 215).

Prosterum evenly convex, prostemal process blunt, bordering wide and disappearing at

apex (fig. 216).

Mesosternal process with deep median groove (fig. 217).

Male legs. Fore tarsi widened, all tarsomeres with pubescence on underside, glossy median

groove present on all tarsomeres (the same in female]; fore tibia narrow, strongly widened

at apex, outer margin smooth (with small denticles in female) [figs 218-220); mid fibia

widened at 1/3 from base, outer margin with two sharp ridges (figs 221-222); hind fibia

bent, with incisions inside (figs 223-224); hind femora simple.

Male abdominal ventrites with longitudinal wrinkles, 1‘ and 2° elevated in the middle.

Genitalia

Female (fig. 225): lfb/lo ca. 8.0, paraproct slightly longer than coxites p/c = 1.1; coxites

triangular (te/2bc1 ca. 0.7), first plate moderately wide [bel /lc1 ca. 3.3) and long (c1/c2

ca. 1.0), (c3/c3-c4 ca. 3.8), (c4-c3/cl ca. 0.1),

Male (figs 226-228): Imb/la ca. 8.7, Ibp/lap ca. 2.2.

Sexual dimorphism

Male: body more slender - el/eb = 1.28-1.29; abdominal ventrite 1“ and 2° elevated in

the middle.

Female: body more robust - el/eb = 1.24-1.28; abdominal ventrite 15 and 2° flat.

Structure of legs as in figs 218-224.

Distribution [map 12)

MADAGASCAR SUD: — ltampolo, Ampanihy Distr., 1956 (C. Kock]. — Prov. de Tuléar [= Toliaral],

1926 (G. Per). - ampolo, 1965 (L. BiGON). — ltampolo, Ampanihy Distr., 1956 (C. Koct). —

Lac Tsimanampelsotsa, 1951 (R. PAULAN]. — Tsimanampetsotsa, 1991 (L. BARTo1oZzI,

S. TAM' et C. RAHARIMINA]. — Sept Lacs, Tongobory (P. A. ROBINSON).

Biology

Period of adult appearance: |, V.

Habitat: “bush”.

Melanocratus ferreri Ivan, 1996

(PL. 12, 18, figs 229-244; pl. 28, fig. 531; pl. 34, fig. 554, map 12)

Melanocratus ferreri Wan, 1996: 408. - Ferrer, 1998: 358; Iwan, 2002a: 76, 2002b: 275.

Holotype

Male, “Madagascar I. 1956 C. Koch leg./Androka, Ampanihy Distr” (HNHM).

70 Dose AN SSSR

Source : MNHN, Paris

Paratypes

“1. 1956 C. Koch leg./Ambovombe, s. Madagascar”, 1 © [HNHM}; “15 au 30 nov.

(1900; Muséum Paris, Madagascar, Région de l’Androy, Ambovombe, Dr J. Decorse

1901", 1 © (MNHN); “1 au 15 sept. (19)00/Muséum Paris, Madagascar, Région de

l'Androy, Ambovombe, Dr J. Decorse 1901”, 1 @', 1 © (MNHN}; “Muséum Paris,

Madagascar, A. Grandidier 1867”, 1 © [MNHN); “Muséum Paris, Madagascar, Prov. de

Tuléar, Androka, Lieut. Gaudron 1913”, 1 d' (MNHN); ‘Plateau de l'Androy - Rég.

d’Ambovombe/Muséum Paris 1906 Coll. Léon Fairmaire”, 1 S'{MNHN); “Muséum Paris

1906 Coll. Léon Fairmaire/15 au 31 mars 01, 1 o* (MNHN); Muséum Paris, Madagascar,

Région de l'Androy, Ambovombe, Dr J. Decorse, 1901”, 1 d' (MNHNI; “Madagascar,

I. 1956, C. Koch leg./Marovato, Ambovombe Distr”, 7 &', 2 9 9 (HNHM), 20

{HNHM}; “Muséum Paris, coll. Ch. Alluaud/Madagascar Sud, Pays Androy Sud, Alluaud

1900 43", 1 9 (MNHN); “Madagascar, I. 1956 C. Koch leg./Cap Ste. Marie,

Ambovombe Dist.", 1 © (HNHM); ‘Inst. scient. Madagascar, Beloha, 5. Vil. 48, AR”,

1 o (MNHN}, 5 © © (HNHM}; ‘16 km. NE of Androka”, 1 © (HNHM); “Ambovombe,

Tsihombe", 1 (HNHM); ‘lac Tsimanampetsotsa, V-51 R.P./Institut scientifique

Madagascar”, 2 © 9 (HNHM); “Madagascar, 1. 1956 C. Koch leg.: SW. of lHrobiky,

Ampanihy Distr”, 1 o, 1 © (HNHM); “Muséum Paris, Madagascar $., Beloha, district de

Tsihombe, Lieut. Decary 1919/Avril”, 1 o', 2 9 9 (MNHN]; “Madagascar I. 1956,

C. Koch leg./Ambovombe, S. Madagascar’, 2 d'o (HNHM); “Madagascar 1. 1956

C. Koch leg./Androka, Ampanihy Distr”, 1 d' (HNHM); “Amboasary Sud, Berenty,

Madagascar, l. 1981, A. Peyrieras”, 2 d'o', 1 © (JFC).

Measurements

Body length 14.5-18.0 mm, pl/pb = 0.67-0.72, el/eb = 1.42-1.49, el/pl = 2.09-2.29,

eb/pb = 0.95-1.10; clypeus - ew/ed ca. 4.0; antenna - al/apl ca. 0.8, al/was3 ca. 13.0,

as3/as2 ca. 2.8; maxillary palp — mp/as3 ca. 1.1; scutellum — pkp/st ca. 2.9; metaster-

num — cavl/metl ca. 2.2; metepistenum — ml/mw ca. 3.1; legs — tarsl/2 ca. 2.5,

Hibl/Hibw ca. 4.0, dik/dod ca. 4.0, ffeml/Hemw ca. 4.1; abdomen - pav/pm ca. 1.9.

Diagnostic characters

Head with distinct punctation; circumocular depression shallow; mid part of mentum wide,

with strongly convex, obtuse keel [fig. 229), antenna as in fig. 230.

Pronotal sides rounded, in male widest at 3/4 from base (cordiform) (fig. 231), pronotum

Wider than elytra in male (eb/pb = 0.95-0.98), narrower in female (eb/pb = 1.06-1.10);

anterior angles obtuse, moderately protruding frontwards [pl/lapa ca. 8.8); lateral border

moderately wide (bp/lbp ca. 39); disc evenly convex.

Elytra contacting from scutellum to apex (fig. 232); rows with small, shallow punctures;

intervals moderately convex.

Prosterum with longitudinal convexity (fig. 233); prosternal process protruding towards

mesosternum, bordering wide and disappearing at apex (fig. 234).

Mesosternal process With deep median groove.

Male legs. Male fore tarsi slighily widened (narrow in female) (figs 235-236); all

tarsomeres with pubescence on underside, glossy median groove present on all tarsomeres

(the same in female); fore tibia narrow, strongly widened at apex, outer margin smooth

(figs 237-238), female‘s as in fig. 239; mid tibia widened at 1/3 from base, outer margin

With wo obtuse ridges [figs 240-241]; hind femora simple.

Male abdominal ventrites with longitudinal wrinkles, 1‘ elevated in the middle (fig. 243).

ÉTPUT EEE mec Colcopiero lenebrionidae Pedinini Plaiynotina 71

Source : MNHN, Paris

Genitalia

Female (fig. 244}: lfb/lo ca. 5.5, paraproct slighily longer than coxites p/c = 1.1; coxites

triangular (te/2be1 ca. 0.8), (be1/le1 ca. 2.5), (c1/c2 ca. 1.5), (c3/c3-cd ca. 4.8], (c4-c3/

cl ca. 0.2).

Male: Imb/la ca. 6.9, Ibp/lap ca. 2.3.

Sexual dimorphism

Male: body more slender - el/eb = 1.48-1.49; abdominal ventrite 15! elevated in the middle.

Female: body more robust - el/eb = 1.42- 1.48; abdominal ventrite 1 fat.

Structure of legs as in figs 235-242.

Distribution (map 12)

MaDAGAscAR SUD: — Androka, Prov. de Tuléar [= Toliara], 1913 (Lieutenant GAUDRON).

Androka, Ampanihy Distr, 1956 (C. Koch}. — 16 km NE of Androka. - Ambovombe,

Région de l'Androy, 1901 (J. DECORSE). — Ambovombe, 1956 (C. Koch). - Pays Androy

Sud, 1900 (CH. AuuaAuD). — Beloha, District de Tsihombe, 1919 (Lieutenant DEcARY|. —

Beloha, 1948 (P A. ROBINSON). — Berenty, Amboasary Sud, 1981 (A. PEYRIERAS). — Cap

Sainte Marie, Ambovombe Dist., 1956 (C. Koch). - SW of ltrobiky, Ampanihy Distr., 1956

(C. Kocti]. — Tsihombe. — Lac Tsimanampetsotsa, 1951 (R. PAULIAN).

Biology

Period of adult appearance: 1, Ill, IV, VIII, IX, XI.

Melanocratus validipes Fairmaire, 1895

PL. 13, 14, figs 245-262 ; pl. 29, fig. 532; pl. 34, fig. 555, map 12)

Melanocratus validipes Fairmaire, 1895: 22. - Champion, 1895: 110; Gebien, 1910:

307, 1938: 411; Ardoin, 1969b: 462; Iwan, 1996: 406, 2002a: 76, 2002b: 275.

Styphacus humerosus Fairmaire, 1901: 72; syn. by Iwan, 1996: 406; Ferrer, 1998: 358.

Types

Melanocratus validipes Fairmaire, 1895.

— Holotype: Male, “Muséum Paris, 1906 Coll. Léon Fairmaire/décrit dans Ann. Soc. ent.

Belg. 1895, p.22. Holotype/Madagascar Sud, Pays Mahafaly S.T. Last. 1893/

Melanocratus validipes Fairm. — n. g. n. sp. Madag." (MNHN).

Styphacus humerosus Fairmaire, 1901.

— Holotype: Male, “Muséum Paris, 1906 Coll. Léon Fairmaire/Plateau de l’Androy - Rég.

d'Ambovombe/Type/Styphacus humerosus Fairm., Madag.” (MNHNI).

Measurements

Body lengih 17.0-20.5 mm, pl/pb = 0.71-0.77, el/eb = 1.41-1.51, el/pl = 1.90-2.16,

eb/pb = 1.02-1.06; clypeus - ew/ed ca. 3.0; antenna — al/apl ca. 0.7, al/was3 ca. 13.5,

as3/as2 ca. 2.6; maxillary palp - mp/as3 ca. 1.0; scutellum — pkp/st ca. 2.8; metaster-

num — cavl/metl ca. 1.9; metepisternum — ml/mw ca. 3.6; legs — tars1/2 ca. 2.2,

fibl/fibw ca. 3.0, dik/dod ca. 3.7, Heml/Hemw ca. 3.6; abdomen - pav/pm ca. 1.8.

72 Doriusz AN M

Source : MNHN, Paris

Diagnostic characters

Head (fig. 245), punctation distinct; circumocular depression shallow: mid part of mentum

wide, with strongly convex, obtuse keel.

Pronotal sides rounded (in both sexes) [fig. 246); anterior angles obtuse, slighly protrud-

ing frontwardk (pl/lapa ca. 12.0); (pl/lapa ca. 8.8; lateral border moderately wide

(bp/lbp ca. 44), slighly narrowed in the middle; disc evenly convex.

Anerior elytral margin as in fig. 247; elyira diverge just before apex (fig. 248); rows with

well visible punciures; intervals moderately convex.

Prosternum evenly convex (figs 249-250); prosternal process blunt, bordering wide and

disappearing at apex.

Mesosternal process with deep median groove (fig. 251).

Male legs. Male fore tarsi slightly widened (narrow in female) (figs 235-236); all tarsomeres

with pubescence on underside, glossy median groove present on all tarsomeres (except

1-3 tarsomeres of fore tarsi); fore tibia arcuate, with longitudinal ridge inside, outer margin

smooth (figs 252-253), female tibia as in fig. 254; mid tibia with 2 obtuse ridges on outer

margin (figs 255-256); hind tibia bent inside (figs 257-258); hind femora with denticle at

2/3 from base [fig. 259).

Male abdominal ventrites with longitudinal wrinkles, 1 ventrite with longitudinal elevation

in the middle (fig. 260).

Genitalia

Female (figs 261-262): lfb/lo ca. 6.0, paraproct slighily longer than coxites p/c = 1.1;

coxites triangular (tc/2bc1 ca. 0.7), (be1/lc1 ca. 3.0), (c1/c2 ca. 1.1), (c3/c3-c4 ca. 5.3),

(c4-c3/c1 ca. 0.2),

Male: Imb/la ca. 6.7, Ibp/lap ca. 2.2.

Sexual dimorphism

Male: body more slender - el/eb = 1.45-1.51; abdominal ventrite 1 elevated in the middle.

Female: body more robust - el/eb = 1.41- 1.49; abdominal ventrite 1 flat.

Structure of legs as in figs 252-259.

Distribution (map 12)

MapaGascaR Est: — Midongy, Prov. de Farafangana (today, Prov. de Midongy du sud),

1926 (R. DECARY). - Andrahomana 1900 (CH. ALLUAUD).

MADAGASCAR SUD: — Amboasary, près d'Ambovombe, 1967 (J. VADON/A. PEyRERAS). —

Ambovombe, Région de l’Androy, 1901 (J. DEcCORSE. - 16km N. E. of Androka;

Antanimora, Ambovombe Distr. ; 1956 (C. Koch]. - Beloha. - Imanombo, 190

Ü. DECORSE). — Plateau Mahafaly, 11/12 km à l'ouest d'Ankalirano, 1974 (P ViETE/

À. PEYRIERAS). — S.E. de Tranomaro, Androatsabo, 1971 (A. PEYRIERAS). — Tranomaro,

Androy, 1948 (R. PAULIAN). — lampolo, 1965 (L. Bicor).

Biology

Period of adult appearance: |, Il, Ill, V, VI, VIII, XI, XI.

Habitat: ‘forêt sèche”; altitude: 250 m, 400 m, 600-1,000 m.

RTE ET EMEMEN (200 Coleoptera Jenebrionidoe Pedinini Platynotina 3

: Source : MNHN, Pre

Genus Pokryszkiella Iwan, 1996

Pokryszkiella Iwan, 1996: 414. - 2002a: 91, 2002b: 291.

Genus type species

Pokryszkiella cornuta Ian, 1996; designated by monotypy.

Systematic position

Pokryszkiella is the closest related to Hovademus [body surface with microtubules, anterior

margin of prosternum unbordered). The genus differs from Hovademus in the following

characters: clypeus with shallow median emargination (reversal), antenna robust, anten-

nomeres 7-11 transverse, hypostoma with process near maxillary articulation, base of

scutellum narrow, elytral humeri strongly protruding outwards.

Pokryszkiella displays the following unique characters within Platynotini: clypeus and outer

margin of mandible with horns.

Species composition

Monotypic genus With a single species - cornuta.

Distribution (map 11}

Malagasy endemic.

Pokryszkiella cornuta Iwan, 1996

(PI. 14, figs 263-277; pl. 30, fig. 533; pl. 34, fig. 556, map 11]

Pokryszkiella cornuta Ian, 1996: 415. - Iwan, 2002a: 91, 2002b: 291.

Holotype

Male, “Muséum Paris Coll. P. Ardoin 1978/Institut scientifique Madagascar/2850/

Andohahelo 1,500 m. RP. (R. Paulian}/217 (MNHNI.

Paratypes

“Institut scientifique Madagascar/Andohahelo 1,500 m. R. P", 4 © & (HNHMI.

Measurements

Body length 17.0-21.0, pl/pb = 0.67-0.70, el/eb = 1.36-1.42, el/pl = 2.11-2.46, eb/pb

= 1.07-1.15.

Diagnostic characters

Head (figs 263-264). Clypeus with 2 horns (shortened in female), between them shallow

and wide emargination (ed/ew ca. 6.0); genal canthus slightly wider than eyes; eye later-

ally narrowed, between tempus and gena 5 ommatidia visible; circumocular depression

absent; antenna moderately long (al/apl ca. 0.9) and robust (al/was3 ca. 10.0-12.0),

3 antennomere long (as3/as2 ca. 2.6), antennomeres 7-11 evenly widened, transverse

(fig. 265); mentum with short lateral wings, mid part short and wide, median keel wide

lfig. 266); submentum small, triangular with slightly elongated base; last segment of max-

illary pale moderately wide (mp/as3 = 0.7-1.0]. Outer margin of mandible with long horn

{in male] or tubercle [in female]. Hypostoma near maxillary articulation with process; trans-

verse groove situated before strydulatory gula.

74 Die VAN SR

Source : MNHN, Paris

Pronotum with rounded sides, subparallel basally (fig. 267); pronotal hypomeron evenly

convex and smoofh (punctures practically invisible), anterior angles moderately protruding

frontwards (pl/lapa ca. 13.0), posterior angles right, not protruding beyond the middle of

base; base distinctly bisinuate; border of anterior and posterior margins interrupted in mid-

die, lateral border moderately wide (bp/lbp ca. 36], of even width along its whole length

anterior to posterior angles.

Scutellum narrow (pkp/st ca. 4.1), depressed below the plane of elytra.

Elyira with 9 rows (striae punctate-sulcate) connected as follows: 1-9, 2-7, 3-6, 4-5, 8-free;

intervals with microtubules, punctures invisible; elytra strongly tucked in posteriorly (interval IX

and a part of VIII visible from underside); anterior margin (base) bisinuate and unbordered,

upper edge convex medially (disappearing just before humeri); elytral humeri rounded and

protruding outwards, situated below or at the level of scutellum; base of elytra laterad of

scutellum not depressed; epipleuron flat and evenly narrowing towards apex, outer margin

straight, inner margin of apical part unbordered and rounded at apex (fig. 268].

Prostermum evenly convex, anterior margin with wide border disappearing in the midclle:

prosternal process protruding towards mesosternum, bordering wide and entire at apex

(fig. 269).

Wings entirely reduced.

Metasternum between insertions of mid and hind coxae moderately short (cavl/metl ca. 2.1).

Metepisternum rectangular and long (ml/mw ca. 3.3) (fig. 270).

Legs. Male fore and mid tarsi strongly widened; all tarsi with pubescence on underside,

glossy median groove present on tarsomeres as follows, female: fore and mid - 2-4, hind -

2-3 tarsomeres, male: fore and mid — 4, hind — 2-3 tarsomeres; hind tarsi moderately long

(tars1/2 ca. 2.3); fore tibia in both sexes widened towards apex (Hibl/fibw = 3.5-3.7),

outer apical denticle straïght, outer margin of fore and mid tibia simple (figs 271-272),

female as in 273; male mid tibia widened (figs 274-275); inner spur of hind tibia moder-

ately long (dik/dod ca. 2.3); fore femur moderately widened (feml/Hemw ca. 3.31.

Abdominal ventrites (in male) smooth; bordering of the last abdominal ventrite absent:

process of | abdominal ventrite wide (pav/pm ca. 2.0).

Genitalia

Female genitalia, fb/lo ca. 6.6-6.9, paraproct longer than coxites (Ip/te = 1.2); coxites tri-

angular (tc/2bc1 ca. 0.9), first plate moderately wide (be1/le1 ca. 2.3] and long (le1/1c2

ca. 0.8), distance between bases of plates three and four long [le3/lc3-lc4 ca. 2.9), fourth

plate longitudinal, its apical free part very short [le1 /lc4-lc3 ca. 0.10), gonostylus present;

bursa copulatrix with no sclerite, spermatheca branched from the base, with narrow ducts,

spermathecal accessory gland present.

Sexual dimorphism

Horns on the head — in male more robust than in female [figs 263-264); structure of the

legs (figs 271-275).

Distribution (map 11)

MADAGASCAR CENTRE/DOMAINE DES HAUTES MONTAGNES: — Massif de l’Andohahelo [National

Park] (R. PAULIAN).

Biology

Habitat: altitude: 1,500 m.

Faune de Madagascar / 93 BR Coleoptera Tenebrionidae Pedinini Platynotina Source : MNHIN. BDs

Genus Sebastianus Iwan, 1996

Sebastianus Iwan, 1996: 416. — IWan, 1999: 381, 2002a: 98, 2002b: 300.

Genus type species

Melanocratus major Fairmaire, 1899, original designation.

Systematic position

Sebastianus is the closest related to Doyenus and Styphacus, the genera belong to a single

clade based on the following characters: elytral base bordered (except S. kochil; female

fore tibia with Iwo, apical and median, denticles; outer margin of mid tibia with denticles;

hind tibia with 2 ridges situated dorsally; short first plate of coxite.

Sebastianus differs from the above-mentioned genera in the male mid tibia (slighily emar-

ginate inside), the paraproct [equal to or shorter than coxites), lateral pronotal border and

abdomen.

Measurements

Body length 15.0-29.0 mm, pl/pb = 0.57-0.70, el/eb = 1.19-1.50, el/pl = 2.13-2.75,

eb/pb = 1.02-1.20.

Diagnostic characters

Head elongated, with shallow depressions near clypeus, frons and genae; clypeus with

wide and deep emargination (ew/ed = 2.5-3.1); genal canthus equal to or slightly wider

than eyes; eye laterally narrowed [between tempus and genal canthus 2-4 ommatidia visi-

ble), circumocular depression absent; fronto-clypeal suture disappeared. Antenna short

(al/apl = 0.6-0.7) and moderately robust (al/was3 = 10.6-15.0), 3 antennomere mod-

erately short (as3/as2 = 2.6-4.0), distal segments (antennomeres 7-11) evenly widened,

transverse. Mentum with short lateral wings, mid part short and narrowing anteriorly,

median keel narrow: submentum triangular with slightly elongated base. Last segment of

maxillary palp narrow (mp/as3 = 0.9-1.1).

Pronotum with slightly rounded sides; pronotal hypomeron evenly convex and smooïh

punctures practically invisible), sometimes depressed near lateral margins; anterior angles

slightly to distinatly protruding frontwards (pl/lapa = 6.5-18.8); posterior angles obtuse or

right, protruding beyond the middle of base; base slighily doubly sinuately emarginate;

border of anterior margin widened medially, lateral border moderately wide (bp/lbp

= 25-49), of even width along its whole length anterior to posterior angles, basal border

entire (slightly widened in middle).

Scutellum wide (pkp/st = 2.6-3.7), depressed below the plane of elytra.

Elyiron of 9 rows (striae punctate-sulcate or sulcate) connected as follows: 1-9, 2-7, 3-6, 4-5,

8-free; intervals moderately convex (sometimes flat}, smooth (punctures invisible); elytra

strongly tucked in posteriorly [intervals IX and part of VIII visible from underside); anterior

margin (base) bisinuate and bordered [reaching humeri}, upper edge convex medially [dis-

appearing just before humeri); elytral humeri rounded and not protruding outwardk, situ-

ated below or at the level of scutellum; base of elytra lateral of scutellum not depressedi; epi-

pleuron flat and widened at the level of 3-4 abdominal ventrites, inner margin of apical

part unbordered and rounded at apex.

Prosternum evenly convex with narrow border of anterior margin; prosternal process pro-

truding towards mesosternum or blunt (areuate], bordering wide and disappearing at apex.

Wings entirely reduced.

76 Dariusz WAN

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Metasternum between insertions of id and hind coxae moderately short [cavl/metl = 1.3-1.6).

Metepisternum rectangular and moderately long (ml/mw = 3.7-5.5).

Legs. Male fore tarsi widened; all tarsi with pubescence on underside, with glossy median

groove [in both sexes); hind tarsi moderately long (tars1/2 = 1.7-2.2); fore tibia [in both

sexes) strongly widened towards apex [fibl/fibw = 2.5-3.4), outer apical denticle sharp

and strongly produced outwards, outer margin of female fore tibia with 2 denticles (apical

and median); outer margin of mid tibia with 2 ridges and denticles; male mid tibia straight

or slightly widened, inner spur of hind tibia short (dik/dod = 4.0-6.0}; fore femur distincily

Widened (feml/Hfemw = 3.2-4.9); hind male femora simple.

Abdominal ventrites with longitudinal wrinkles, with tubercles in males; bordering of the last

abdominal ventrite absent; process of1 abdominal ventrite moderately wide (pav/pm = 1.8-2.3).

Genitalia

Female: lfb/lo = 7.8-12.0, ovipositor: paraproct equal to or shorter than coxites (Ip/tc

= 0.6-1.0) — paraproct strongly reduced and slighily sclerotized on ventral side;

coxites triangular [te/2be1 ca. 0.7), first plate wide (bc1/lc1 = 3.5-4.7) and short (c1/c2

= 0.5-0.6), distance between bases of plates three and four long (c3/c3-c4 = 2.0-3.8),

fourth plate longitudinal, its apical free part very short (c4-c3/c1 = 0.05-0.20), gonostylus

present; bursa copulatrix with no sclerite, spermatheca branched from the base, with nar-

row ducts, spermathecal accessory gland present.

Male: Imb/la = 7.5-9.3, Ibp/lap = 1.7-2.4.

Sexual dimorphism

Male body more slender than female; male abdominal ventrites 1-3 with convexity in the

middle.

Male: fore tarsi widened, inner side of tibiae with structures specific for each species.

Female: anterior tarsi and tibiae simple [fore tibia distinctly widened).

Species composition

The genus is composed of seven species: endrodyi, madagascariensis, magnus, major,

ovoideus projectus and simplex.

Distribution (map 13)

Malagasy endemic.

Clé d'identification des espèces

1 Salleresendeenoise oi lee coiceclæedLlIS de 225 224)

sternites du mâle 1-3 avec des tubercules, le premier sternite plat (pl. 15, fig. 288, 289)

— Saillie prosternale orientée vers le mésosternum (pl. 15, fig. 279, 280) ; sternites du

mâle 1 ou 1-2 avec tubercules, le premier sternite convexe au milieu (pl. 17, fig. 330,

2. Angles postérieurs du pronotum ne faisant pas saillie vers l'extérieur (pl. 18, fig. 354

— Angles postérieurs du pronotum faisant saillie vers l'extérieur (pl. 18, fig. 346)

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3. Côtés du pronotum arrondis, convexes (pl. 18, fig. 354

; bia médian du mâle avec

deux carènes dentées sur la face externe (pl. 18, fig. 357), tibia postérieur (pl. 18,

fig. 358, 359) : tubercules des sternites du mêle arrondis (pl. 18, fig. 360, 361}

.… simplex lWan

— Côtés du pronotum avec de légères angulations et concovités (pl. 17, fig. 334, 335) ;

tibia médian du mâle avec une carène dentée (et une carène effacée] sur la face externe

(pl. 18, fig. 340), tibia postérieur (pl. 18, fig. 341, 342); tubercules des sternites du

mêle allongés en forme de quilles (pl. 18, fig. 343, 344) ovoideus (Fairmaire)

4. Saillie prosternale émoussée ; angles postérieurs du pronotum légèrement saillants

(pl. 15, fig. 291) ; sternites du mâle 1-3 (pl. 16, fig. 305, 306)

… madagascariensis Iwan

— Saillie prosternale légèrement convexe à l'apex ; angles postérieurs du pronotum

netfement saillants (pl. 18, fig. 346) ; sternites du

mâle 1-3 (pl. 18, fig. 352, 353)

. projectus Iwan

5. Premier sternite du mâle avec tubercule (pl. 17, fig. 330, 331) ; tibia médian du mâle

avec deux carènes dentées sur la face externe (pl. 17, fig. 329) ; tibia postérieur du

mâle fortement incurvé (pl. 17, fig. 326, 327) …

….. major (Fairmaire)

— Sternites du mâle 1-2 avec tubercules (pl. 15, fig. 288 ; Pl. 16 fig. 316) ; tibia médian

du mêle avec une carène dentée (et une carène effacée) sur la face externe

(pl. 15, fig. 284 ; pl. 16, fig. 312) ; fibia postérieur du mâle faiblement incurvé 6

6. Pronotum (pl. 16, fig. 310) ; face interne du tibia postérieur du mâle avec une dent

émoussée (pl. 16, fig. 313, 314)

— Pronotum (pl. 15, fig. 278) ; face interne du tibia pos

dent (pl. 15, fig. 285, 286)

… magnus |wan

ieur du mâle avec une forte

endrodyi IWan

Identification key for the species

1. Prosternal process blunt or slightly convex at apex (pl. 15, figs 293, 294); male

abdominal ventrites 1-3 with tubercles, 1 ventrite flat (pl. 15, figs 288, 289)... 2

— Prosternal process produced towards mesosternum (pl. 15, figs 279, 280); male

abdominal ventrites 1 or 1-2 with tubercles, 1‘ ventrite convex medially (pl. 17,

figs 330, 331) …

2. Posterior pronotal angles not protruding outwardks (pl. 18, fig. 354)

— Posterior pronotal angles protruding outwards (pl. 18,

ig. 346)...

3. Pronotal sides rounded (pl. 18, fig. 354); male mid tibia with 2 dentated ridges on

outer side (pl. 18, fig. 357), hind tibia as in pl. 18, figs 358, 359; tubercles on male

abdominal ventrites rounded (pl. 18, figs 360, 361) …

.…. simplex Ian

— Pronotal sides emarginate ((pl. 17, figs 334, 335); male mid tibia with 1 dentated

{and 1 smooth) ridge on outer side (pl. 18, fig. 340), hind tibia as in pl. 18, figs 341,

342; tubercles on male abdominal ventrites keel-like

elongate (pl. 18, figs 343, 344)

.…..…… ovoideus (Fairmaire)

Darius LV). RENE

4. Prosternal process blunt; posterior pronotal angles slightly protruding outwardks (pl. 15,

fig. 2911/ male abdôminal ventrités 123 as in pl 16, fige, 305, 306

. madagascariensis |wan

— Prosternal process nn convex at apex; posterior pronotal angles distincily pro-

truding outwards que 18, fig. 346); male abdominal ventrites 1-3 as in pl. 18,

figs. 352, 353. Roue eue … projectus an

5. Male abdominal ventrite 1 with tubercle (pl. 17, figs 330, 331); male mid tibia with

2 dentated ridges on outer side (pl. 17, fig. 329); male hind tibia strongly bent

inwards (pl. 17, figs 326, 327) … … major (Fairmaire]

— Male abdominal ventrites 1-2 with tubercles (pl. 15, fig. 288; pl. 16, fig. 316); male

mid tibia with 1 dentated (and 1 smooth} ridge on outer side (pl. 15, fe 2 284; pl. 16,

fig. 312); male hind tibia slightly bent inwards ….… :

6. Pronotum as in pl. 16, fig. 310; male hind tibia with blunt denticle (pl. 16, figs 313,

S 141 ….. magnus lwan

— Pronotum as in sil 15, fig. 278; do hind tibia à denticle At 15, figs 285,

286). se ……… endrodyi Wan

Sebastianus endrodyi Iwan, 1999

(PI. 15, figs 278-289, map 13)

Sebastianus endrod)yi Ivan, 1999: 384. - Ian, 2002a: 99, 2002b: 301

Holotype

Male, “16 km NE of Androka“ (TMNH).

Paratypes

#16 km NE of Androka” 1 ©, 1 © (TMNH).

Measurements

Body length 19.0-21.0 mm, pl/pb = 0.62-0.65, el/eb = 1.19-1.34, el/pl = 2.21-2.25,

eb/pb = 1.06-1.16; clypeus - ew/ed ca. 2.8; antenna - al/apl ca. 0.7, al/was3 ca. 10.6,

as3/as2 ca. 2.7; maxillary palp - mp/as3 ca. 1.0; scutellum — pkp/st ca. 2.9; metasternum

— cavl/mell ca. 1.4; metepisternum - ml/mw ca. 4.1; legs tars1/2 ca. 1.7, Hibl/Hibw ca. 3.0,

dtk/dod ca. 6.0, ffeml/ffemw ca. 4.0; abdomen — pav/pm ca. 1.8.

Diagnostic characters

Head. Mid part of mentum wide, with strongly convex and obtuse median keel.

Pronotum widest in the middle, sides distinctly rounded (fig. 278); anterior angles obtuse,

slighily protruding frontwardks (pl/lapa ca. 18.8); border of lateral margin moderately wide

{bp/lbp ca. 37); posterior angles slighily protruding outwardk.

Prosternal process strongly convex, protruding towards mesosternum [figs 279-280).

Mesosternum with shallow median groove, lateral margins of mesosternal process slighily convex.

Legs. Male fore tibia as in fig. 281, female‘s as in fig. 282; male mid tibia with 2 ridges on

outer side (1“ dentated and 2" smooth] (figs 283-284), in female with 2 sharp ridges

(fig. 287); hind male tibia bent inwards, with large denticle at 1/3 from base (figs 285-286)

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Abdomen. Male - ventrites 1-2 with single tubercles in the middle; 1 ventrite distincily convex

(figs 288-289).

Genitalia

Female: lfb/lo ca. 8.6, p/c= 1.0, te/2bel = 0.7, bel/lel =3.5,c1/c2=0.6, c3/c3-c4 = 3.5.

Male: Imb/la ca. 8.2, Ibp/lap ca. 2.0.

Sexual dimorphism

Male: body more slender - el/eb = 1.34; abdominal ventrite 1 and 2 with distinct tuber-

cles (figs 288-289).

Female: body more robust — el/eb = 1.19; abdominal ventrites flat.

Legs structure (figs 281-287).

Distribution (map 13)

MaDaGascaR Sup: — 16 km NE of Androka.

Sebastianus madagascariensis Iwan, 1999

(PI. 15, 16, figs 290-308, map 13)

Sebastianus madagascariensis Ivan, 1999: 382. - Iwan, 2002a: 99, 2002b: 301.

Holotype

Male, “Madagascar 1. 1956 C. Koch leg./Efoetsy, Betioky Distr.” (TMNH).

Paratype

“Madagascar |. 1956 C. Koch leg./Efoetsy, Betioky Distr.” ; 1 @ (TMNHI).

Measurements

Body length 20.0-21.0 mm, pl/pb = 0.64-0.65, el/eb = 1.28-1.41, el/pl = 2.27-2.30,

eb/pb = 1.05-1.14; clypeus - ew/ed ca. 3.1; antenna - al/apl ca. 0.7, al/was3 ca. 13.0,

as3/as2 ca. 2.9; maxillary palp - mp/as3 ca. 1.0; scutellum — pkp/st ca. 2.6; metasternum

_ cad/mell ca. 1.6; metepistemum — ml/mw ca. 4.1: legs —tars /2 ca. 1.7, fibl/Hibw ca. 2.6,

dik/dod ca. 4.5, ffeml/ffemw ca. 4.0; abdomen - pav/pm ca. 1.8.

Diagnostic characters

Head (fig. 290). Mid part of mentum wide, with strongly convex and obtuse median keel.

Pronotum widest in the middle, sides distinctly rounded (fig. 291}; anterior angles obtuse,

distinaily protruding frontwards (pl/lapa ca. 7.0); border of lateral margin moderately wide

(bp/lbp ca. 35); posterior angles slightly protruding outwards.

Anterior margin of elytra as in fig. 292.

Prosternal process obtuse [figs 293-294].

Mesostemum with shallow median groove, lateral margins ofmesostemal process slighily convex.

Legs. Male fore tibia as in figs 295-296; male mid tibia with 2 dentated ridges on outer side

(figs 297-298); hind male tibia bent inwards, widened at 1/3 from base [figs 299-300).

Female legs as in figs 301-304.

Abdomen. Male - ventrites 1-3 with single tubercles in the middle (figs 305-306).

80 Daisy} NN

Genitalia

Female: Ifb/lo ca. 7.8, paraproct shorter than coxites p/c = 0.95, tc/2bc1 = 0.7, be1/lel

= 35, c1l/c2= 0.5, c3/c3-c4 =3:6.

Male (fig. 307-308): Imb/la ca. 7.5, Ibp/lap ca. 1.7.

Sexual dimorphism

Male: body more slender — el/eb = 1.41; abdominal ventrite 1-4 with tubercles in the middle

(figs 305-306).

Female: body more robust — el/eb = 1.28; abdominal ventrites flat.

Structure of legs (figs 295-304).

Distribution (map 13)

MADAGASCAR SUD: — Efoetsy, Betioky Distr., 1956 (C. KocH}. - Andrianambohitra, 1965

(L. Bicor).

Biology

Period of adult appearance: l.

Sebastianus magnus Iwan, 1996

(PL. 16, figs 309-320; pl. 34, Figs 557-558, map 13)

Sebastianus magnus lwan, 1996: 425. — Iwan, 1999: 392, 2002a: 99, 2002b: 301.

Holotype

Male, “Muséum Paris: Madagascar Sud, plateau Mahafaly, 11/12 km. Ouest d’Ankdlirano,

250 m, 14/17. I. 1974, P Viette et À. Peyrieras” (MNHN).

Paratypes

“Muséum Paris, coll. P. Ardoin 1978; 20. V. 1965 Evazy (bush) S.-W. Madagascar

L Bigot leg”, 1 &' (MNHN); “Muséum Paris, coll. P. Ardoin 1978/II. 1969, entre

Ampanihy et Androka, Madagascar S.W. Peyrieras”, 1 © (MNHN); “Muséum

Paris/Madagascar Sud, plateau Mahafaly, 11/12km, ouest d’Ankalirano, 250 m.,

P. Viete et A. Peyrieras’, 18 do", 25 9 © (14/17. I. 1974), 1200, 9 9 @ (1/6. II.

1974), 20 d'o, 32 99 (18/31. I. 1974) (MNHN}; “Madagascar Sud, S. du plat.

Mahafaly, 50 km. ©. Ampanihy, A. Peyrieras, V. 1972/Muséum Paris”, 7 © © (MNHN);

“Madagascar Sud, S.E. de Tranomaro, Androatsabo, 400 m. Peyrieras, XI. 1971/

Muséum Paris, Madagascar Est mission CNRS. R.C.P. n°225", 1 © (MNHN); “institut

scientifique Madagascar/lac Tsimanampetsotsa - V-51 R.P/Muséum Paris, coll. P. Ardoin,

1978", 2 d'a [MNHN); “Madagascar l. 1956 C. Koch leg./lampolo, Ampanihy Distr.”,

50,3 9 9 (HNHM), 1 ©, 2 9 9 (NMB); “Madagascar I., 1956 C. Koch leg./S.W.

of ltrobiky, Ampanihy Distr”, 2 d'a, 1 © (HNHM); ‘Institut scientifique Madagascar/lac

Tsimanampetsotsa — V. 51, R.P/Muséum Paris”, 3 © ® (MNHN); "Madagascar I., 1956

C. Koch leg./Efoetsy, Betioky Distr.”, 3 'o", 1 © (HNHM); "Madagascar ., 1956 C. Koch

leg./Ambilalialika, Betioky Distr” (HNHM) 1 d'; “Muséum Paris, Analamazoatra,

Madagascar, Decary, 1935", 1 © [MNHN}; "Muséum Paris, Madagascar, Pays Mahafaly,

Bastard, 1900”, 1 © [MNHN); “Muséum Paris/XIL. 51, R. P/Cap Sainte Marie”, 1 ®

IMNHN).

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Measurements

Body length 18.0-29.0 mm, pl/pb = 0.62-0.67, el/eb = 1.24-1.35, el/pl = 2.20-2.87,

eb/pb = 1.09-1.20; cypeus - ew/ed ca. 2.5; antenna - al/apl ca. 0.6, al/was3 ca. 11.0,

as3/as2 ca. 3.0; maxillary palp — mp/as3 ca. 1.0; scutellum - pkp/st ca. 2.8; metaster-

num — cavl/metl ca. 1.3; metepisternum — ml/mw ca. 5.0; legs — tars1/2 ca. 1.8,

ftbl/fibw ca. 2.7, dik/dod ca. 5.0, ffeml/ffemw ca. 3.2; abdomen - pav/pm ca. 2.1.

Diagnostic characters

Head. Mid part of mentum wide, with strongly convex and obtuse median kel; antenna as

in fig. 309.

Pronotum widest in the middle, sides evenly rounded (fig. 310); anterior angles obiuse,

moderately protruding frontwardks (pl/lapa ca. 12.0); border of lateral margin moderately

wide (bp/lbp ca. 49); posterior angles slightly protruding outwards.

Prosternal process distincily convex, protruding towards mesosternum.

Mesosternum with shallow median groove, lateral margins of mesosternal process slighily convex.

Legs. Male fore tibia as in fig. 311; male mid tibia with 2 ridges on outer side (1 dentate,

27 smooth} (fig. 312); hind male tibia bent inwards, with large denticle at 1/3 from base

(figs 313-314). Female legs as in fig. 315.

Abdomen. Male - ventrites 1-2 with single tubercles in the middle, 1% ventrite distinctly con-

vex [figs 316-317); defensive glands as in fig. 318.

Metendosternite (fig. 319) — as in other members of the subtribe Platynotina.

Genitalia

Female (fig. 320): Ifb/lo ca. 10.3, paraproct shorter than coxites p/c ca. 0.6, tc/2bcl ca.

0.7, bel/lc1 ca. 4.0, c1/c2 ca. 0.7, c3/c3-c4 ca. 3.8.

Male: Imb/la ca. 8.2, Ibp/lap ca. 2.4.

Sexual dimorphism

Male: body more slender - el/eb ca. 1.35; abdominal ventrite 1 and 2 with tubercles in

the middle (figs 316-317).

Female: body more robust — el/eb ca. 1.24; all abdominal ventrites flat.

The structure of legs [figs 311-315).

Distribution [map 13)

MADAGASCAR OUEST: — Evazy, 1965 (L. BiGOï).

MADAGAscAR SUD: — Ambilalialika, Betioky Distr, 1956 (C. KocH). — Entre Ampanihy et

Androka, 1969 (A. PEVRERAS). — Plateau Mahafaly, 11/12 km ouest d'Ankalirano, 1974

(P. VeTrE/ A. PEYRIERAS). — Cap Sainte Marie, 1951 (R. PAULIAN). — Efoetsy, Betioky Distr., 1956

(C. Kocti. - ltampolo, Ampanihy Distr., 1956 [C. Koch]. — S.W. of lrobiky, Ampanihy Distr.,

1956 [C. KocH). Plateau Mahafaly 50 km. ©. Ampanihy, 1972 (A. PeyrIERAS). — S.E. de

Tranomaro, Androatsabo, 1971 (A. PEYRIERAS). — Lac Tsimanampetsotsa, 1951 (R. PAULIAN).

Biology

Period of adult appearance: I, Il, V, XII.

Habitat: “bush”; altitude: 250 m, 400 m.

82 Dariusz IWAN

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Sebastianus major (Fairmaire, 1899)

{PL 17, figs 321-332; pl. 34, fig. 559, map 13)

Melanocratus major Fairmaire, 1899: 533. - Gebien, 1910: 307, 1938: 411; Ardoin,

1969b: 461;

Sebastianus major: Iwan, 1996: 419, 1999: 392, 2002a: 99, 2002b: 301.

Lectotype

Male, designated by Iwan (1996) (MNHN): ‘Type; Muséum Paris, Madagascar, Grandidier

1875/Melanocratus major Frm. Madagascar/Muséum Paris 1906, coll. Léon Fairmaire”.

Paralectotypes

“Type, Muséum Paris, Madagascar, Grandidier 1875/Melanocratus major Frm./Muséum

Paris 1906, coll. Léon Fairmaire”, 2 9 9 [MNHN): “Muséum Paris, coll. Ch.

Alluaud/Melanocratus major Frm./Madagascar Centre-Sud, Alluaud, 1901. 84”, 1 ©

(MNHN}; “Muséum Paris, coll. Ch. Alluaud/Melanocratus ovoideus Frm./Madagascar

Centre-Sud, Alluaud, 1901. 84.”, 1 © (MNHN).

Measurements

Body length 17.0-24.0 mm, pl/pb = 0.60-0.70, el/eb = 1.33-1.50, el/pl = 2.13-2.42,

eb/pb = 1.07-1.13; clypeus - ew/ed ca. 2.6; antenna -— al/apl ca. 0.7, al/was3 ca. 14.0,

as3/as2 ca. 4.0; maxillary palp - mp/as3 ca. 1.1; scutellum — pkp/st ca. 2.8; metaster-

num — cavl/metl ca. 1.4; metepisternum — ml/mw ca. 4.1; legs — tars1/2 ca. 1.9,

fibl/Hibw ca. 2.8, dik/dod ca. 4.0, Heml/Hemw ca. 4.0; abdomen - pav/pm ca. 1.9.

Diagnostic characters

Head (fig. 321), mid part of mentum wide, with strongly convex and obtuse median keel

Pronotum widest in the middle, sides rounded (fig. 322); anterior angles right, distincily

protruding frontwards (pl/lapa ca. 8.8); border of lateral margin moderately wide (bp/lbp

ca. 36); posterior angles distindtly protruding outwards.

Elytral epipleuron evenly narrowing towards apex (fig. 323).

Prosternal process distinctly convex, protruding towards mesosternum.

Mesosternum with deep median groove, lateral margins of mesosternal process strongly convex.

Metasternum elongated (fig. 324).

Legs. Male fore tibia as in fig. 325; male mid tibia with 2 dentated ridges on outer side;

hind male tibia bent inwards, with 2 obtuse denticles at base [figs 326-327). Female legs

as in figs 328-329.

Abdomen, Male — 15 vente distinally convex, with tubercle in the middle [figs 330-331).

Genitalia

Female (fig. 332): Ifb/lo ca. 9.6, paraproct equal to coxites p/c ca. 1.0, tc/2bel ca. 0.7,

bel/lc1 ca. 4.2, c1/c2 ca. 0.4, c3/c3-c4 ca. 2.8.

Male: Imb/la ca. 8.3, Ibp/lap ca. 2.3.

Sexual dimorphism

Male: body more slender — el/eb = 1.44-1.50; abdominal ventrite 1 convex in the middle

(figs 330-331).

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Female: body more robust — el/eb = 1.33-1.43; abdominal ventrites flat.

The structure of legs (figs 325-329).

Distribution (map 13)

MaDaGAscAR Esr: — Soanierana. — Andrahomana, entre Fort Dauphin et le Cap Sainte

Marie, 1926 (R. DECARY].

MaADAGASCAR OUEST: — Belo sur Tiribihina (1956). — Plaines du Fiherenana, 1905 (F GEy].

— Réserve spéciale du Zombitsy matsabory, 1969 (P Verre/P GRvEAUD]. — Zombitsy,

Sakaraha, 1959 [RAHARIZONINA].

MaDaGAscaR SUD: — Ambilalialika, Betioky Distr., 1956 (C. KocH}. - Andranohinaly, 1904

{S. Vorirzkow). — Ankororoka, Tuléar [= Toliara] Distr, 1956 (C. Kock]. — Lac

Timanampetsotsa, Andranomby, 1948 (R. PauLANI. — Environs de Tuléar [= Toliara],

plateau calcaire au S. E. de Miary (40 m), 23-27. 1. 1969 (P Vierre/P. GRIVEAUD). — S. du

plateau Mahafaly, 50 km ©. Ampanihy, 1972 (A. PEYRIERAS). — Prov. de Tuléar [= Toliara],

1926 (G. Per). - Tongobory, Betioky Distr., 1956 [C. Koct). - Tongobory, Sept Lacs [P A.

ROBINSON). — Evazy, 1965 [L. Bicor).

Biology

Period of adult appearance: 1, Il, V, VI, VII, XII.

Habitat: ‘savane sous pierres et troncs morts”; altitude: 40 m, 200 m, 630 m, 640 m.

Sebastianus ovoideus (Fairmaire, 1902)

(PI. 17, 18, igs 333-345 ; pl. 28, fig. 527 ; pl. 34, fig. 560, map 13)

Melanocratus ovoideus Fairmaire, 1902: 329. - Gebien, 1910: 307, 1938: 411; Ardoin,

1969b: 462; Ferrer, 1998: 358.

Sebastianus ovoideus: Iwan, 1996: 427, 1999: 392, 2002a: 99, 2002b: 301.

Holotype

Female, “Muséum Paris 1906, coll. Léon Fairmaire/Type/Melanocratus ovoideus Fairm. n.

sp./Plateau de l'Androy - Rég. d'Ambovombe” [MNHNI.

Measurements

Body length 16.0-24.0 mm, pl/pb = 0.57-0.64, el/eb = 1.32-1.39, el/pl = 2.33-2.75,

eb/pb = 1.09-1.19; clypeus - ew/ed ca. 3.0; antenna - al/apl ca. 0.7, al/was3 ca. 13.0,

as3/as2 ca. 3.0; maxillary palp - mp/as3 ca. 0.9; scutellum — pkp/st ca. 3.0; metaster-

num — cavl/meil ca. 1.4; metepisternum — ml/mw ca. 3.9; les pattes — tars1/2 ca. 2.2,

fibl/Fibw ca. 3.2, dik/dod ca. 5.0, ffeml/ffemw ca. 4.9; abdomen - pav/pm ca. 1.8.

Diagnostic characters

Head. Mid part of mentum wide, with strongly convex and obtuse median keel (fig. 333).

Pronotum widest at 1/3 from base, sides irregularly rounded (male -— fig. 334, female -

fig. 335); anterior angles right, distinctly protruding frontwards (pl/lapa ca. 8.8); border

of lateral margin moderately wide (bp/Ibp ca. 33); posterior angles obtuse, not protruding

outwards.

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Prosternal process obtuse (figs 336-337).

Mesostemum With shallow median groove, lateral margins of mesosternal process slighily convex.

Male legs. For tibia as in fig. 338 [female - fig. 339); mid tibia with 2 ridges on outer side

{14 dentate, 2°d smoolh} [fg. 340}; hind male #bia bent inwardks, sighily widened a 1/3

from base [figs 341-342).

Abdomen. Male — ventrites 1-3 with single longitudinal tubercles (keels) in the middle

(figs 343-344).

Genitalia

Female (fig. 345): lfb/lo ca. 9.1, paraproct shorter than coxites p/c ca. 0.8, tc/2bc1 ca.

0.7, bcl/lel ca. 4.7, e1/c2 ca. 0.6, c3/c3-c4 ca. 2.0, c4-c3/cl = 0.05.

Male: Imb/la ca. 9.3, Ibp/lap ca. 2.3.

Sexual dimorphism

Male: body more slender - el/eb ca. 1.39; abdominal ventrites 1-3 wih tubercles in the

middlle (figs 343-344).

Female: body robust — el/eb ca. 1.33; abdominal ventrites lat.

Structure of legs (figs 338-342).

Distribution (map 13]

MADAGASCAR SUD: — Androka, Ampanihy Distr., 1956 (C. Kocti]. - Androka, Prov. de Tuléar

[= Toliara], 1913 (Lieutenant GAUDRON). - Ampotaka. — Plateau de l'Androy, Rég.

d'Ambovombe. — Beloha. - Lac Tsimanampetsotsa, 1965 (L. Bicor]. - Andrianambohitra,

1965 (L. Bicor).

Biology

Period of adult appearance: l, V.

Sebastianus projectus Iwan, 1996

(PL. 18, figs 346-353; pl. 26, figs 508-509; Pl. 28, fig. 528; pl. 34, fig. 561, map 13)

Sebastianus projectus Iwan, 1996: 423. — IWan, 1999: 392, 2002a: 99, 2002b: 301.

Holotype

Male, "Madagascar 1. 1956 C. Koch leg./Androka, Ampanihy Distr." (HNHM).

Paratypes

“Muséum Paris/Madagascar Sud, plateau Mahafaly, 11/12 km. Ouest d'Ankalirano,

250 m, 14/17. 1. 1974, P. Viette et A. Peyrieras", 37 9 9, 23 do (18/31-1-1974),

5da, 699 [MNHN); “Muséum Paris, coll. P. Ardoin 1978/15. V. 1948, Sakoa,

Betioky Sud, Tuléar, Prov., Madagascar”, 1 © (MNHN}; “Muséum Paris/Institut scientifique

Madagascar/ltampolo V-51 RP“, 40 IMNHN); “Madagascar I. 1956 C. Koch

leg./Androka, Ampanihy Distr”, 11 d'o', 20 © © (HNHM); “16 km. NE of Androka”,

16,3 99 (HNHM); “Madagascar l. 1956, C. Koch leg./SW of lirobiky, Ampanihy

Distr”, 11 G'o° (HNHM); “Madagascar l. 1956 C. Koch leg./Cap Ste. Marie, Ambovombe

Distr”, 1 o', 1 © (HNHM); “Madagascar I. 1956 C. Koch leg./Antanimora, Ambovombe

Distr”, 5 o'o", 5 $ © (HNHM).

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Measurements

Body length 16.0-22.0 mm, pl/pb = 0.59-0.67, el/eb = 1.29-1.46, el/Pl = 2.22-2.48,

eb/pb = 1.02-1.11; clypeus -ew/ed ca. 2.5; antenna - al/apl ca. 0.7, al/was3 ca. 14.0,

as3/as2 ca. 3.0; maxillary palp - mp/as3 ca. 1.1; scutellum — pkp/st ca. 2.8; metaster-

num — cavl/meil ca. 1.4; metepisternum - ml/mw ca. 3.7; legs - tars1/2 ca. 1.9,

ftibl/Hibw ca. 2.5, dik/dod ca. 4.5, ffeml/ffemw ca. 4.0; abdomen - pav/pm ca. 2.0.

Diagnostic characters

Head. Mid part of mentum wide, with strongly convex and obtuse median keel.

Pronotum widest in the middle, sides (fig. 346); anterior angles right, distinctly protruding

frontwards (pl/lapa ca. 7.3); border of lateral margin moderately wide (bp/lbp ca. 35);

posterior angles sharp, distincily protruding outwards.

Prosternal process obtuse.

Mesosternum with deep median groove, lateral margins of mesosternal process strongly convex.

Male legs. Fore tibia as in fig. 347 (female — fig. 348); mid tibia with 2 dentated ridges

on outer side (fig. 349); hind male tibia bent inwards, slightly widened at 1/3 from base

(figs 350-351).

Abdomen. Male - ventrites 1-3 with single transversal tubercles in the middle (figs 352-353).

Genitalia

Female: lfb/lo ca. 7.6, paraproct shorter than coxites p/c ca. 0.8, tc/2bcl ca. 0.7,

bcl/lc1 ca. 4.6, c1/c2 ca. 0.5, c3/c3-c4 ca. 2.5, c4-c3/c1 = 0.2.

Male: Imb/la ca. 8.2, Ibp/lap ca. 2.4.

Sexual dimorphism

Male: body more slender - el/eb = 1.35-1.46; abdominal ventrite 1-3 with tubercles in the

middle (figs 352-353).

Female: body more robust - el/eb = 1.29-1.34; all abdominal ventrites flat.

The structure of legs [figs 347-351).

Distribution (map 13)

MapaGascar Sub: — Androka, Ampanihy Distr, 1956 (C. KocH). — Antanimora,

Ambovombe Distr, 1956 (C. KocH}. - Cap Ste. Marie, Ambovombe Distr, 1956

{C. Koct. — ltampolo, 1951 (R. PAULAN). — lampolo, 1965 [L. Bison. - SW of ltrobiky,

Ampanihy Distr. — Plateau Mahafaly, 11/12 km à l'ouest d'Ankalirano, 1974 (P. VierrE/

A. PEYRIERAS). — Sakoa, Betioky Sud, Tuléar [= Toliara] Prov., 1948. - ca. 40 km N Betioky,

fra Tuléar [= Toliara] e Ampanihy boscaglia, 1991 (L. Barro1ozz/S. Tam/C. RAHARIMINA).

Biology

Period of adult appearance: |, V.

Sebastianus simplex lwan, 1996

(PL. 18, figs 354-362; Pl. 27, figs 510-521; pl. 35, figs 562-563, map 13)

Sebastianus simplex Iwan, 1996: 424. - IWan, 1999: 392, 2002a: 99, 2002b: 302.

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Holotype

Male, “Madagascar I. 1956 C. Koch leg./ltampolo, Ampanihy Distr.” (HNHM).

Paratypes

“Madagascar 1. 1956 C. Koch leg./ltampolo, Ampanihy Distr”, 4 d'a, 13 © 9 (HNHM);

“Madagascar 1. 1956 C. Koch leg./Androka, Ampanihy Distr”, 2 d'o* (HNHM].

Measurements

Body length 15.0-19.5 mm, pl/pb = 0.60-0.66, el/eb = 1.26-1.38, el/pl = 2.16-2.34,

eb/pb = 1.02-1.10; clypus - ew/ed ca. 2.7; antenna — al/apl ca. 0.7, al/Wwas3 ca. 15.0,

as3/as? ca. 2.6; maxillary palp - mp/as3 ca. 1.0; scutellum — pkp/st ca. 3.7; metaster-

num — cavl/metl ca. 1.3; metepisternum — ml/mw ca. 5.5; legs — tarsl/2 ca. 2.1,

fibl/Hibw ca. 3.4, dik/dod ca. 5.4, Hfeml/ffemw ca. 4.7; abdomen - pav/pm ca. 2.3.

Diagnostic characters

Head. Mid part of mentum wide, with strongly convex and obtuse median keel.

Pronotum widest in the middle, sides (fig. 354); anterior angles sharp, distincily protruding

Et ble Colour dealer bed tb AL en 2

posterior angles obtuse, not protruding outwards.

Prosternal process obtuse.

Mesosternum wih shallow median groove, lateral margins of mesostemal process slighy convex.

Male legs. Fore tibia as in fig. 355 (female — fig. 356); mid tibia with 2 dentated ridges on

outer side (fig. 357); hind male tibia straight, emarginate at base [figs 358-359).

Abdomen. Male — ventrites 1-3 with single obtuse tubercles in the middle [figs 360-361).

Genitalia

Female (fig. 362}: Ifb/lo ca. 11.0, paraproct shorter than coxites p/c ca. 0.6, tc/2bcl ca. 0.7,

bcl/lel ca. 4.3, c1/c2 ca. 0.7, c3/c3-c4 ca. 2.3.

Male: Imb/la ca. 8.7, Ibp/lap ca. 1.9.

Sexual dimorphism

Male: body more slender - el/eb = 1.35-1.38; abdominal ventrite 1-3 with tubercles

(fig. 360-361).

Female: body more robust - el/eb = 1.26-1.34; all abdominal ventrites flat.

The structure of legs (fig. 355-359).

Distribution (map 13)

MapaGascAR SUD: — Androka, Ampanihy Distr, 1956 (C. KocH). — lampolo, Ampanihy

Distr., 1956 (C. KocH]. - ltampolo, 1965 (L. BiGor).

Biology

Period of adult appearance: 1.

Genus Styphacus Fairmaire, 1901

Styphacus Fairmaire, 1901: 71. - Gebien, 1910: 308, 1938: 411; lwan, 1996: 428,

2002a: 102, 2002b: 304, 2004: 404.

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Genus type species

Styphacus decorsei Fairmaire, 1901; designated by GEBEN (1938).

Systematic position

Siyphacus is the closest related to Doyenus and Sebastianus. The genus differs from both those

genera in the following characters: base concave-arcuate (middle of pronotum not protruding

beyond the level of posterior angles, as in Doyenus}; elytral anterior margin arcuately convex

frontwards between humeri; epipleuron with concavity (a unique character within Platynotinil;

narrowed medially lateral pronotal border, and specific structure of ovipositor (short distance

between base of coxite plates three and four, c3/c3-c4 ca. 3.1-5.0, as in Melanocralus].

Measurements

Body length 11.6-29.0 mm, pl/pb = 0.62-0.79, el/eb = 1.26-1.64, el/pl = 2.13-2.68,

eb/pb = 1.03-1.32.

Diagnostic characters

Head elongated, with shallow depressions near clypeus, frons and genae; clypeus with

wide and deep emargination (ew/ed = 2.1-3.5); genal canthus equal to or slighily wider

than eyes; eye laterally narrowed [behveen tempus and genal canthus 4-5 ommatidia visi-

blel, circumocular depression absent; fronto-clypeal suture absent. Antenna short [al/apl =

0.6-0.8] and moderately robust (al/was3 = 11.3-14.3), 3'd antennomere moderately short

(as3/as2 = 2.4-4.0), distal segments [antennomeres 7-11] evenly widened, transverse.

Mentum with short lateral wings, mid part short and narrowing anteriorly, median keel nar-

row: submentum triangular with slightly elongated base. Last segment of maxillary palp

narrow (mp/as3 = 0.9-1.3).

Pronotum with slightly rounded sides; pronotal hypomeron evenly convex and smooth, some-

times depressed near lateral margins; anterior angles slightly to distincily protruding front-

wards (pl/lapa = 6.5-14.0); posterior angles sharp and protruding beyond the middle of

base; base concave-arcuate; border of anterior margin widened medially, lateral border

moderately wide to narrow (bp/lbp = 27-48], strongly narrowed medially (bp/lbp = 40-96)

{of even widih along its whole length anterior to posterior angles in S. phreneticus), basal

border entire [slightly widened in middle}.

Scutellum wide (pkp/st = 1.7-2.9), depressed below Ihe plane of elytra.

Elytron of 9 rows (striae punctate-sulcate or sulcate) connected as follows: 1-9, 2-7, 3-6, 4-5,

8-free (sometimes rows 1, 8 and 9 disappeared apically); intervals moderately convex [some-

times flat), smooth (pundtures invisible); elytra slightly tucked in posteriorly [part of intervals

IX visible from underside}; anterior margin (base) elytral anterior margin arcuately convex

frontwards between humeri and bordered (reaching humeri), (unbordered in 5. kochi}; base

of elytra lateral of seutellum not depressed; epipleuron depressed and widened at the level of

3-4 abdominal ventrites, inner margin of apical part unbordered and rounded at apex.

Prosternum evenly convex with narrow border of anterior margin; prosternal process pro-

truding towards mesosternum or blunt (arcuate), bordering wide and disappearing at apex.

Wings entirely reduced.

Metasternum between insertions of mid and hind coxae moderately short (cavl/meïl = 1.4-2.0).

Metepisternum rectangular and moderately long (ml/mw = 2.8-4.0).

Legs. Male fore tarsi slightly widened; all tarsi with pubescence on underside, with glossy

median groove; hind tarsi moderately long (tars1/2 = 1.3-2.4); fore tibia (in both sexes)

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strongly widened towards apex (fibl/Hibw = 2.2-3.3; outer margin of mid tibia with 2 den-

tated ridges; inner spur of hind tibia moderately long to short (dik/dod = 2.8-5.4]; fore

femur distinaly widened (ffeml/Hemw = 3.0-4.4; hind male femora concave on inner side.

Abdominal ventrite sometimes slightly convex in male; bordering of the last abdominal ven-

frite absent; process of | abdominal ventrite moderately wide to wide (pav/pm = 1.9-2.4).

Genitalia

Female: lfb/lo = 6.7-9.1, ovipositor: paraproct equal to or shorter than coxites (p/c = 0.9-

1.2), paraproct strongly reduced and slightly sclerotized on ventral side; (bc1/lc1 = 2.6-

4.2), (c1/c2 = 0.6-1.0), (c3/c3-c4 = 3.0-5.0), (c4-c3/c1 = 0.05-0.30), gonostylus pres-

ent; bursa copulatrix with no sclerite, spermatheca branched from the base, with narrow

ducts, spermathecal accessory gland present.

Male: Imb/la = 6.8-10.4, Ibp/lap = 1.9-2.8.

Sexual dimorphism

Male body more slender than female; epipleuron with deep depression in male (shallow in

female]

Male: fore tarsi widened, inner side of tibiae and femora with structures specific for each species.

Female: anterior tarsi and tibiae simple (fore tibia distincily widened).

Species composition

The genus is composed of ten species: bartolozzii, decorsei, drugmandi, girardi, iwani,

kochi, neuter, nimius, pauliani and phreneticus. Hypotheses on the phylogeny are pre-

sented on cladograms 4-5.

Distribution [map 14)

Malagasy endemic.

Doyenus uncus

Kochi

;

«——+=— bartolozzii

ss 15

ÊT | ui p#o—neuter

Cladograms 4. Hypotheses on the phylogeny of the genus Styphacus Fairmaire. Cladistic analysis including

ll species (10) of the genus Sfyphacus Fairmaire and Doyenus uneus Iwan as the out-group;

Hennig 86 programme was used at initial stages; further analyses and graphic representation were done

with Winclada and Nona; algorithm “ie” yielded four three 27 steps long, CI = 66, RI = 73;

consensus tree obtained with “nelsen” algorithm was presented.

À - cladogram with characters and character state values.

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Doyenus uncus

kochi

+ bartolozzii

rimigs

à — iwani

pauliani

decorsei

drugmandi

girardi

phreneticus

B - cladogram with values afier bootstrap analysis.

Doyenus uncus

kochi (A)

bartolozzii (À)

neuter (À)

1 nimivs À ®) ©)

p— iwani

pauliani (D)

decorsei (À)

drugmandi

Eat girardi

L———— phreneticus (A)

Cladogram 5. Phylogeny of Styphacus Fairmaire with distribution of species.

À, B, D - areas of endemism [see map 3).

Clé d'identification des espèces

1. Épaule rebordée (pl. 19, fig. 364) …

— Épaule non rebordée (pl. 22, fig. 434)

2. Les quatre angles du pronotum simples (pl. 19, fig. 373) .

— Les quatre angles du pronotum avec de petites saillies (pl 2, 25! 5 fig. FR

à …. phreneticus |Wan

3. Tibia antérieur des deux sexes légèrement élargi avec de fins denticules sur la face

externe (pli 19, Fig. 367: pli 23, fig. 453-455 : Pl. 24, fig. 469-472) .

— Tibia antérieur des deux sexes avec une dent médiane sur la face externe ou nettement

randde brllil 20 fn di à 122 de 0)

4. Apex de l’élyire simple (pl. 24, fig. 468) ; tibia antérieur du mâle plus grêle (pl. 19,

(a deb fe 470)

— Apex de l'élyire denté (pl. 23, fo. 451) ; tibia antérieur du mêle plus robuste (pl. 23,

fig. 453, 454)

neuter (Fairmaire)

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5. Longueur du corps : 16,5-21,0 mm ; rebord externe de l'épaule nettement saillant

en avant (pl. 19, fig. 364) ; tibia médian du mâle simple sur la face interne, à la

base (pl. 19, fig. 369, 370] . bartolozzii Ian

— Longueur du corps : 13,8-16,0 mm ; rebord externe de l'épaule légèrement saillant

en avant (pl. 24, fig. 467) ; tibia médian du mâle anguleux sur la face interne, à la

base (pl. 24, fig. 473, 474) .. nimius an

6. Longueur du corps : 19,0-29,0 mm ; marges latérales de la saillie mésosternale

dictinctement convexes (pl. 19, fig. 377) …

— Longueur du corps : 11,6-13,1 mm ; saillie mésosternale plane (pl. 21, fig. 424) …. 9

7. Tibia médian chez les deux sexes (pl. 19, fig. 382-385) ; fémur postérieur du mâle

avec une dent préapicale sur la face interne (pl. 20, fig. 388, 389) . 6

Ma nédian che les de ee (EM TOUT ee CA

inerme sur la face interne (pl. 21, fig. 416, 417) …. girardi Ian

8. Tibia antérieur du mâle fortement arqué, l'angle fortement saillant du côté externe,

formant une dent (pl. 19, fig. 378, 379) ; tibias médian et postérieur (pl. 19, 20,

fig. 382-387) . decorsei Fairmaire

— Tibia antérieur du mâle fortement arqué, l'angle arrondi du côté externe (pl. 20,

fig. 391-392) ; tibias médian et postérieur (pl. 20, fig. 395-400) … drugmandi IWan

9. Canthus aussi grand que l'œil (pl. 21, fig. 421) ;fibias antérieur et médian du mâle

(pl. 22, fig. 425-428) .

(Pl. 25, fig. 486-489

Identification key for the species

1. Anterior margin (base) of elytra bordered (pl. 19, fig. 364)

— Anterior margin (base) of elytra unbordered (pl. 22, fig. 434

2. Pronotal angles simple (pl. 19, fig. 373) …

— Pronotal angles with small processes on apices (pl. 25, fig. 493) … phreneticus Ivan

3. Fore tibia in both sexes slighily widened or with fine denticles on the outer margin

(pl. 19, fig. 367; pl. 23, figs 453-455; pl. 24, figs 469-472)

— Fore tibia in both sexes with median denticle on the outer margin or distinctly curved

inside in male (pl. 20, fig. 391; pl. 22, fig. 425)...

4. Elytron simple on el ia j 24, fig. 468); male fore tibia slender (pl. 19, fig. 367;

pl. 24, fig. 470) F

— Elytron with small process on n ci part (pl. 23, fig. 451); Hs fore tibia br

(pl. 23, figs 453, 454) neuter (Fairmaire)

5. Body length 16.5-21.0 mm; lower edge of elytral base distincily protruding frontwards

ie 19, fig. EE male mid tibia simple on inner side (at base) 19, figs 369, 370)

…. bartolozzii \wan

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— Body length 13.8-16.0 mm; lower edge of elytral base slighily protruding frontwards

ii 24, fig. 467); male mid tibia emarginate at base en El 24, figs 473, 474)

_ see ar EN RRTEE … nimius Ivan

6. Body length 19.0-29.0 mm; lateral margins of mesosternal process distincily convex

(pl. 19, Fig. 377).

— Body length 11.6-13.1 mm; mesosternal process flat (pl. 21, fig. 424)

7. Mid Hibia in both sexes as in pl. 19, figs 382-385; male hind femur with denticle on

inner side (pl. 20, figs 388, 389) .. à

— Mid fibia in both sexes as in pl. 21, figs 410-413; male hind femur without denticle

on inner side (pl. 21, figs 416, 417) … girardi Wan

8. Male fore tibia with median denticle on the outer margin (pl. 19, figs 378, 379);

male mid and hind tibiae as in pl. 19, 20, figs 382-387 ….…. decorsei Fairmaire

— Male fore tibia without median denticle on the outer margin (pl. 20, figs 391-392);

male mid and hind tibiae as in pl. 20, figs 395-400 … drugmandi an

9. Genal canthus equal to eyes “(pl 21, fig. 421); male fore and mid tibia as in pl. 22,

figs 425-428 .

ie del eyes ( 24, Kg. 478}; male fore and midltibiae as in pl. 25,

figs 486-489 . rs. … pauliani an

.… iwani Ferrer

Styphacus bartolozzii Iwan, 1996

(PI. 19, figs 363-370; pl. 28, fig. 529: pl. 35, fig. 564, map 14)

Styphacus bartolozzi Iwan, 1996: 439. - Ferrer, 1998: 358; Iwan, 2002a: 103, 2002b:

304, 2004: 405.

Holotype

Male, “Madagascar 11 km east of Sakaraha (Madagascar West, prefecture of

Sakaraha)/Dried Forest of Zombitsy, 15. V. 1991, L. Bartolozzi, S. Taiti and Clarisse

Raharimina leg, N° 7816”. (MZUF).

Paratypes

“Madagascar 11 km East of Sakaraha (Madagascar West, Prefecture of Sakaraha}/Dried

Forest of Zombitsy, 15. V. 1991, L. Bartolozzi, S. Taiti and Clarisse Raharimina leg.”, 4 ex

(MZUF, N°7817), 1 ©, 1 Q (JFC); “Madagascar, I. 1956, C. Koch leg./Lambomakandro,

Tuléar Distr”, 1 0", 3 © © (HNHM); “Muséum Paris, 1935, R. Catala; Madagascar,

Lambomakandro Tuléar“ 10 do, 6 9 9 (MNHN); “institut scientifique Madagascar;

Madagascar Sud-Ouest, Lambomakandro, 550 m., Sakaraha 4. Il. 58, P. Griveaud”,

2 og (HNHM}; “Muséum Paris/Madagascar Ouest, réserve spéciale du Zombitsy, Est de

Sakaraha matsabory, 640 m, 7/10. Il. 1974, P. Viete et A. Peyrieras’, 1, 1 ©

(MNHN}); “Muséum Paris/Institut scientifique Madagascar/Madagascar Sud-Ouest,

Lambomakandro, 500 m., Tuléar, VII-57, Andria R.*, 1 © [MNHN); “Muséum Paris/IIl.

1969, lac Tsimanampetsotsa, Madagascar S.-W., Vadon & Peyrieras”, 1 o (MNHN);

"$.0. Ctr. Madagascar, Lungavist”, 1 o', 4 9 © [HNHM).

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Measurements

Body length 16.5-21.0 mm, pl/pb = 0.64-0.73, el/eb = 1.31-1.61, el/pl = 2.21-2.30,

eb/pb = 1.04-1.09; clypeus -ew/ed ca. 2.4; antenna - al/apl ca. 0.7, al/was3 ca. 13.3,

as3/as2 ca. 3.6; maxillary palp - mp/as3 ca. 1.1; scutellum — pkp/st ca. 2.6; metaster-

num — cavl/meïl ca. 1.7; metepisternum — ml/mw ca. 3.0; legs — tars1/2 ca. 1.9,

fibl/fibw ca. 3.3, dik/dod ca. 3.0, ffeml/ffemw ca. 3.5; abdomen - pav/pm ca. 2.4.

Diagnostic characters

Head. Genal canthus as wide as eye; mentum as in fig. 363.

Pronotum with regular angles, anterior angles distindly protruding frontwardk [pl/lapa ca.

9.5); border of lateral margin wide (bp/lbp ca. 27], distinctly narrowed medially (bp/lbp

ca. 40).

Elytral base bordered; anterior margin distindtly protruding frontwards (fig. 364); apex as

in figs 365-366.

Prostenum. Prosternal process protruding towards mesosternum, apical border entire.

mel

Less troremaleitiallendervdendiatchenlesse des er aie duel

medialy [with small denticles]; mid male tibia simple [fgs 369-370).

Genitalia

Female: |fb/lo ca. 7.5, paraproct slightly longer than coxites (p/c = 1.04], bel /lel ca. 4.2,

c1/c2 ca. 0.8, c3/c3-c4 ca. 4.0, c4-c3/c1 ca. 0.2.

Male: Imb/la ca. 10.4, Ibp/lap ca. 2.4.

Sexual dimorphism

Male body more slender than female (male: el/eb = 1.50-1.61, female: el/eb = 1.31-1.40).

Structure of legs (figs 367-370) and elytron [figs 365-366).

Distribution (map 14)

MADAGASCAR OUEST: — Lac Tsimanampetsotsa, 1969 (J. VADON/A. PEYRIERAS). —

Lambomakandro, 1956 (C. KocH]. — Lambomakandro, 1957 (PA. ROBINSON). — Forêt de

Lambomakandro, Sakaraha, 1958 (P. GrivEau). — Est de Sakaraha, forêt du Zombitsy,

Maïsabory, 1974 (P VierTE/ A. PEYRIERAS). — 11 km east of Sakaraha, 1991 (L. Barro1ozz/

S. Tam/C. RAHARIMINA).

Biology

Period of adult appearance: !, Il, Il, V, VI.

Habitat: “Forest of Zombitsy”, altitude: 500 m, 550 m, 640 m.

Styphacus decorsei Fairmaire, 1901

(PL. 19, 20, figs 371-390; pl. 31, fig. 534; pl. 35, figs. 565-566, map 14)

Siyphacus Decorsii Fairmaire, 1901: 71.

Siyphacus decorsei: Gebien, 1910: 308, 1938: 411; IWan, 1996: 431, 2002a: 103,

2002b: 304, 2004: 406; Ferrer, 1998: 358.

CRETE EMEA nec Colcopiera Tenebrionidoe Pedinini Plaiynoïna 93

Source : MNHN, Paris

Melanocratus amplicollis Fairmaire, 1902: 329. - Gebien, 1910: 307, 1938: 411; syn.

par Iwan, 1996: 431.

Melanocratus convexicollis Fairmaire, 1902: 330. - Gebien, 1910: 307, 1938: 411; syn.

par lwan, 1996: 431.

Types

Styphacus Decorsii Fairmaire, 1901.

— Lectotype: male, designated by IWan (1996), “15 au 30 janv. 01/Muséum Paris,

Madagascar, Androy, embouchure du Manambovo, Dr J. Decorse 1901 /Styphacus decor-

sii Fm.” (MNHN|.

— Paralectotypes: “Muséum Paris, 1906 Coll. Léon Fairmaire/Madagascar/Plateau de

l'Androy Rég. d'Ambovombe/type”, 1 d' (MNHN); “Muséum Paris, 1906 Coll. Léon

Fairmaire/L. Fairmaire det.1903/Melanocratus decorsii Fm./15 au 30 nov. (19)00/

Muséum Paris, Madagascar, Région de l’Androy, Ambovombe, Dr J. Decorse 1901”, 1

(MNHN}; “15 au 30 janv. O1/Muséum Paris, Madagascar, Région de l'Androy,

Ambovombe, Dr J. Decorse, 1901, Styphacus decorsei Fm”, 1 d, 2 9 © (MNHN};

“Fév. 1901/Muséum Paris, Madagascar, Androy, Haut Manamboro, Ambatomaiky,

Dr J. Decorse, 1901”, 2 d'a (MNHN}; “Muséum Paris, 1906 Coll. Léon Fairmaire/

Styphacus decorsii Fm./15 au 30 janv. 01/Muséum Paris, Madagascar, Région de l'Androy,

Ambovombe, Dr J. Decorse 1901”, 2 do’ (MNHNI).

Melanocratus amplicollis (Fairmaire, 1902)

— Lectotype: female, designated by Wan (1996), “Muséum Paris, 1906 Coll. Léon

Fairmaire/Melanocratus amplicollis/Type/du 15 au 30 déc. 1900/Muséum Paris,

Madagascar, Région de l’Androy, Ambovombe, Dr J. Decorse, 1901” (MNHN].

— Paralectotype: “Muséum Paris, 1906 Coll. Léon Fairmaire/Melanocratus amplicollis/

Type/Plateau de l'Androy Rég. d'Ambovombe”, 1 © (MNHNI.

Melanocratus convexicollis Fairmaire, 1902

— Holotype: female, “Muséum Paris, 1906 Coll. Léon Fairmaire/Melanocratus convexicollis/

Type/Madagascar Sud, Andrahomana, Alluaud, XI. 1900” [MNHNI.

Measurements

Body length 19.0-29.0 mm, pl/pb = 0.66-0.71, el/eb = 1.42 -1.61, el/pl = 2.32-2.57,

eb/pb = 1.08-1.14; clypeus - ew/ed ca. 2.7; antenna - al/apl ca. 0.7, al/was3 ca. 13.0,

as3/as2 ca. 4.0; maxillary palp - mp/as3 ca. 0.9; scutellum — pkp/st ca. 2.1; metaster-

num — cavl/metl ca. 1.4; melepisternum — ml/mw ca. 3.4; legs — tars1/2 ca. 2.3,

fibl/ftibw ca. 3.0, dik/dod ca. 3.3, feml/Hemw ca. 4.4; abdomen - pav/pm ca. 2.1.

Diagnostic characters

Head (fig. 371). Genal canthus as wide as eye; mentum as in fig. 372.

Pronotum with regular angles, anterior angles moderately protruding frontwards (pl/lapa

ca. 8); border of lateral margin wide (bp/lbp ca. 30}, distincily narrowed medially (bp/lbp

ca. 60); hypomeron depressed near lateral margins (fig. 373).

Elytral base bordered (fig. 374); anterior margin slighty protruding frontwards ; apex simple.

Prosternum. Prosternal process blunt, apical border interrupted.

Mesosternal process flat, lateral margins strongly convex (fig. 377).

Male legs. Fore tarsi slighily widened; glossy median groove present on tarsomeres as fol-

lows, male: fore — 4-5, mid and hind — all; fore tibia in both sexes with 2 denticles (apical

94 Doriusz VAN DS

Source : MNHN, Paris

and median); fore male tibia strongly bent inside (figs 378-379), female as in figs 380-381;

mid Hibia in both sexes with 2 dentated ridges [figs 382-385); hind male tibia robust

(figs 386-387); hind male femora with denticle inside (figs 388-389).

Male abdominal ventrite 1 slighy convex.

Genitalia

Female (fig. 390}: b/lo ca. 6.8, paraproct longer than coxites [p/c ca. 1.2), te/2bel ca.

0.8, be1/le1 ca. 2.6, c1/c2 ca. 0.8, c3/c3-c4 ca. 5.0, c4-c3/cl = 0.12.

Male: Imb/la = 7.6, Ibp/lap = 2.4.

Sexual dimorphism

Male body more slender than female (male: el/eb = 1.51-1.61 , female: el/eb = 1.42-1.47).

Structure of legs (figs 380-389), abdomen and elytron.

Distribution (map 14)

MADAGASCAR Est: — Andrahomana, entre Fort-Dauphin et le cap Sainte-Marie, 1926

{R. Decarr]. - Andrahomana, 1900 (CH. AUUAUD).

MaDaGAsCAR SUD: — Amboasary, 1979. - Ampotaka, 1919. — Androka, Prov. de Tuléar

Œ Toliara], 1913 (Lieutenant GAUDRON). - Androy, embouchure du Manambovo, 1901

(J. DECORSE). — Androy, Haut Manambovo, Ambatomaiky, 1901 (J. DEcORsE). -

Anjahantelo, Amboasary, 1969 (J. VADON/A. PevRERAs). — Antanimora, Ambovombe

Distr., 1956 (C. KocH). — Plateau de l'Androy, Rég. d'Ambovombe. - Beloha, District de

Tsihombe, 1919 (Lieutenant DEcARY|. - Berenty, Amboasary Sud, 1981 (A. PEYRIERAS). —

fotaka, Amboasary, 1957 (J. E. RANDRIAMASY).

Biology

Period of adult appearance: I, Ill, V, VI, XI, XII.

Styphacus drugmandi Ian, 2004

(PL. 20, igs 391-404; pl. 35, Fig. 567, map 14]

Styphacus drugmandi Ian, 2004: 410.

Holotype

Male, “Coll. R.I.Sc.N.B., Madagascar Sud, Beloha” (IRSN].

Paratypes

67 paratypes, “Coll. RI.Sc.N.B., Madagascar Sud, Beloha” (IRSN).

Measurements

Body length 21.7-28.6 mm, pl/pb = 0.64-0.68, el/eb = 1.39-1.64, el/pl = 2.50-2.68,

eb/pb = 1.06-1.18: clypeus - ew/ed = 2.3-2.8; antenna - al/apl = 0.70-0.75, dl/was3

=12.0-14.0, as3/as2 = 3.0-3.3; maxillary palp - mp/as3 ca. 1.0; scutellum — pkp/st

= 1.9-2.0; metasternum - cavl/metl = 1.5-2.0; metepisternum — ml/mw = 3.8-4.5; legs -

tars1/2 =1.8-2.0, fibl/ftibw = 2.3-2.6, dik/dod = 3.0-3.9, ffeml/Hemw = 3.0-3.3;

abdomen - pav/pm = 2.0-2.3.

Diagnostic characters

Body elongated, surface slighily shiny.

Faune de Madagascar / 93 MNEa Coleoptera Tenebrionidae Pedinini Platynotina 95

Source : MNHN, Paris

Head, Genal canthus as wide as eye.

Pronotum with regular angles, anterior angles moderately protruding frontwards (pl/lapa

= 6.5-8.5}; border of lateral margin moderately wide (bp/lbp ca. 40), distincily narrowed

medially (bp/lbp ca. 65); hypomeron depressed near lateral margins.

Elytral base bordered; anterior margin slighily protruding frontwards ; apex simple

(figs 403-404).

Prosternum. Prosternal process blunt, apical border interrupted.

Mesosternal process flat, lateral margins strongly convex.

Male legs. Fore tarsi slightly widened; glossy median groove present on tarsomeres as fol-

lows, male: fore - 4-5, mid and hind — all; fore tibia in both sexes with 2 denticles (apical

and median) (figs 393-394); fore male tibia strongly bent inside (figs 391-392); mid tibia

in both sexes with 2 dentated ridges [figs 395-398); hind male tibia robust (figs 399-400);

hind male femora with denticle inside (figs 401-402).

Male abdominal ventrite 1 slightly convex.

Genitalia

Female: lfb/lo = 6.7-7.0, paraproct longer than coxites (p/c = 1.10-1.15), t/2bc1 ca.

0.8, bcl/lel ca. 2.8, c1/c2 = 0.8-0.9, c3/c3-c4 = 3.5-4.0, c4-c3/c1 ca. 0.20.

Male: Imb/la = 8.3-8.5, Ibp/lap ca. 2.6.

Sexual dimorphism

Male body more slender than female (male: el/eb =1.57-1.65, female: el/eb

= 1.35-1.42).

Structure of legs (figs 391-402), abdomen and elytra.

Distribution [map 14)

Madagascar Sud: - Beloha.

Styphacus girardi Iwan, 2004

(Pl. 21, figs 405-420; pl. 35, fig. 568, map 14)

Styphacus girardi lan, 2004: 410.

Holotype

Male, “Coll. R.I.Sc.N.B., Madagascar Sud, Beloha” (IRSN).

Paratypes

16 paratypes, “Coll. R.I.Sc.N.B., Madagascar Sud, Beloha‘ (IRSN).

Measurements

Body length 22.0-25.0 mm, pl/pb = 0.60-0.66, el/eb = 1.35-1.55, el/pl = 2.50-2.67,

eb/pb = 1.08-1.18; clypeus - ew/ed = 2.5-3.0; antenna - al/apl = 0.65-0.70, al/was3

=11.5-13.5, as3/as2 = 3.0-3.5; maxillary palp — mp/as3 ca. 1.0; seutellum — pkp/st

= 1.7-1.9; metasternum — cavl/metl = 1.5-1.8; metepisternum — ml/mw = 4.0-4.5; legs -

tars1/2 =1.8-2.4, ftibl/Hibw =2.2-2.9, dik/dod = 3.5-4.5, ffeml/Hemw = 3.0-3.2;

abdomen - pav/pm = 2.0-2.3.

96 ue SR

Source : MNHN, Paris

Diagnostic characters

Body elongated, surface shiny.

Head. Genal canthus as wide as eye.

Pronotum with regular angles, anterior angles moderately protruding frontwards (pl/lapa

= 7.0-10.0); border of lateral margin moderately wide {bp/lbp ca. 40], distinelly narrowed

medially (bp/lbp ca. 75); hypomeron depressed near lateral margins.

Elytral base bordered; anterior margin slighily protruding frontwards; apex simple.

Prosternum evenly convex; prosternal process blunt, apical border interrupted.

Mesosternal process flat, lateral margins strongly convex.

Male legs. Fore tarsi slighily widened; glossy median groove present on tarsomeres as fol.

lows, male: fore — 4-5, mid and hind — all; fore tibia in female with 2 denticles (apical and

median) [figs 407-409), fore male tibia strongly bent inside [figs 405-406); mid tibia in

both sexes with 2 dentated ridges (figs 410-413); hind male tibia robust [figs 414-415);

hind male femora without denticle inside (figs 416-417).

Male abdominal ventrite 1 slighily convex.

Genitalia

Female (fig. 420}: fb/lo = 7.2-7.5, paraproct longer than coxites (p/c = 1.15-1.20),

t/2bel =0.7-0.9, bel/lc1 = 3.0-3.6, c1/c2 =0.6-0.7, c3/c3-c4 ca. 3.0, cd-c3/cl

= 0.15-0.25.

Male [figs 418-419): Imb/la = 8.0-9.3, Ibp/lap = 2.2.

Sexual dimorphism

Male body more slender than female (male: el/eb = 1.51-1.55, female: el/eb = 1.35-1.40).

Structure of legs (figs 407-417) and abdomen.

Distribution (map 14)

MADAGASCAR SUD: — Beloha.

Styphacus iwani Ferrer, 2002

(PI. 21, 22, figs 421-431, map 14)

Styphacus iwani Ferrer, 2002: 379. - Ian, 2004: 412.

Holotype

Male, “S-Madagascar: fra Aspanihy (probably: Ampanihy] e Beloha (20 km da Belohab,

22.V.1991 — bush/Legit. L. Bartolozzi, S. Taiti, B. Raharimina {n. Mag. 1107)” (MZUF).

Note

The present description included new data based on the specimen (female) from the

Transvaal Museum in Pretoria (TMNH): “Madagascar, I. 1956, C. Koch leg./Marovato,

Ambovombe distr.”.

Measurements

Body length 12.9-13.1 mm, pl/pb = 0.74-0.75, el/eb = 1.36-1.43, el/pl = 2.07-2.18,

eb/pb = 1.12-1.15; clypeus - ew/ed ca. 3.0; antenna - al/apl ca. 0.8, al/was3 ca. 13.6,

Faune de Madagascar / 93 Be Coleoptera Tenebrionidae Pedinini Platynotina 972

Source : MNHN, Paris

as3/as2 ca. 3.0; maxillary palp — mp/as3 ca. 1.3; scutellum — pkp/st ca. 2.4; metaster-

num — covl/meil ca. 1.9; metepistemum — ml/mw ca. 4.0; legs — tars1/2 ca. 1.9,

fibl/fibw ca. 2.7, dik/dod ca. 3.3, ffeml/Hfemw ca. 3.0; abdomen - pav/pm ca. 2.2.

Diagnostic characters

Head (fig. 421]. Genal canthus as wide as eye.

Pronotum with regular angles, anterior angles moderately protruding frontwards (pl/lapa

ca. 9); border of lateral margin moderately wide (bp/lbp ca. 40), distincily narrowed medal

(bp/lbp ca. 65).

Elytral base bordered; anterior margin slighily protruding frontwards; apex simple

(figs 422-423).

Prosternal process blunt, apical border interrupted.

Mesosternal process with shallow median groove (fig. 424).

Male legs. Fore tarsi slightly widened; glossy median groove present on tarsomeres as fol-

lows, male: fore - 3-5, mid and hind — all; fore tibia in both sexes with 2 denticles (apical

and median] (male, as in figs 425-426); male mid tibia emarginate at base [figs 427-428),

in both sexes with 2 dentated ridges; hind male tibia robust [figs 429-430).

Genitalia

Female (fig. 431}: Ifb/lo = 9.1, paraproct shorter than coxites [p/c = 0.9), tc/2bel = 0.7,

bel/lel = 3.1, c1/c2 = 0.8, c3/c3-c4 = 3.1, cd-c8/cl = O.1.

Male: Imb/la = 8.6, lbp/lap = 2.5.

Sexual dimorphism

Male body more slender than female (male: el/eb = 1.43, female: el/eb = 1.36).

Structure of legs (figs 425-430) and elytra.

Distribution (map 14)

MapaGascaR SuD: — Aspanihy, 20 km da Beloha, 1991 (L. Barro1ozz/ S. Tam/B. RAHARIMINA). —

Marovato, Ambovombe Distr, 1956 (C. KocH).

Bilony

Period of adult appearance: !, V.

Habitat: “bush”.

Styphacus kochi Iwan, 1996

(PI. 22, 23, figs 432-449; Pl. 28, fig. 530; pl. 35, figs 569-570, map 14)

Styphacus kochi Iwan, 1996: 447. - Iwan, 2002a: 103, 2002b: 305, 2004: 412.

Holotype

Male, “Madagascar, I. 1956, C. Koch leg./ltampolo, Ampanihy Distr.”(HNHM).

Paratypes

“Muséum Paris; Madagascar Sud, plateau Mahafaly, 11/12 km. Ouest d'Ankdlirano,

1. 1956 C. Koch leg./ltampolo, Ampanihy Distr”, 2 & & (HNHMI).

98 oi VON SS

Source : MNHN, Paris

Measurements

Body length 14.0-17.5 mm, pl/pb =0.65-0.67, el/eb = 1.44-1.48, el/pl = 2.30-2.45,

eb/pb = 1.06-1.08; clypeus - ew/ed ca. 2.5; antenna — al/apl ca. 0.7, al/was3 ca. 12.3,

as3/as2 ca. 2.8; maxillary palp — mp/as3 ca. 1.0; scutellum — pkp/st ca. 2.9; metaster-

num — cavl/metl ca. 1.9; metepisternum — ml/mw ca. 2.8; legs — tarsl/2 ca. 2.4,

fibl/Kibw ca. 2.3, dik/dod ca. 2.8, ffeml/ffemw ca. 3.1; abdomen - pav/pm ca. 2.1.

Diagnostic characters

Head (fig. 432). Genal canthus as wide as eye.

Pronotum with regular angles, anterior angles moderately protruding frontwards (pl/lapa

ca. 10.8); border of lateral margin wide (bp/lbp ca. 27), distincily narrowed medially

1bp/lbp ca. 41) (fig. 433).

Elytral base unbordered (fig. 434); anterior margin slighily protruding frontwards; apex

simple (figs 435-436).

Prosternal process protuding towards mesosternum, apical border interrupted (fig. 437).

Mesosternal process with shallow median groove (fig. 438].

Male legs. All tarsi in both sexes narrow glossy median groove present on all tarsomeres;

male fore tibia slender, widened at apex (figs 439-440), female fore tibia robust, smooth

on outer margin (figs 441-442); male mid tibia simple (figs 443-444); male hind tibia as

in figs 445-446; male hind femora with denticle inside (figs 447-448).

Genitalia

Female (fig. 449): Ib/lo ca. 7.0, paraproct longer than coxites (p/c ca. 1.2}, te/2bcl ca.

07, bel/le1 ca. 3.1, c1/c2 ca. 0.8, c3/c3-c4 ca. 4.6, c4-c3/cl ca. 0.3.

Male: Imb/la ca. 7.0, Ibp/lap ca. 1.9.

Sexual dimorphism

Male body more slender than female (male: el/eb = 1.44-1.46, female: el/eb = 1.47-1.48).

Structure of legs (figs 440-448) and elytra.

Distribution (map 14)

MaDAGAsCAR SUD: — ltampolo, Ampanihy Distr., 1956 (C. Koc#). — Plateau Mahafaly,

11/12 km. À l'ouest d'Ankalirano, 250 m, 1974 (P. VE /A. PEvRIERAS).

Biology

Period of adult appearance: 1.

Habitat: altitude: 250 m.

Styphacus neuter (Fairmaire, 1902)

(PL. 23, figs 450-461; pl. 36, figs 571-572, map 14)

Melanocratus neuter Fairmaire, 1902: 330. - Gebien, 1938: 411.

Styphacus neuter: Iwan, 1996: 437, 2002a: 103, 2002b: 305, 2004: 412.

Lectotype

Male, designated by Ian (1996), “Muséum Paris, coll. Ch. Alluaud; Madagascar Sud,

Pays Androy Nord, Alluaud 1900, 26/Melanocratus neuter, type" (MNHN).

COTE nec Coleoptera Tensbrionidae Pedinini Platnoïina

rats /

en : MNAN, Paris

Paralectotypes

“Muséum Paris, coll. Ch. Alluaud/Madagascar Sud, Pays Androy Nord, Alluaud 1900,

Measurements

Body length 15.5-20.0 mm, pl/pb = 0.62-0.73, el/eb = 1.39-1.45, el/pl = 2.25-2.40,

eb/pb = 1.07-1.14; clypeus - ew/ed ca. 2.5; antenna - al/apl ca. 0.6, al/was3 ca. 11.3,

as3/as? ca. 2.9; maxillary palp - mp/as3 ca. 1.0; scutellum — pkp/st ca. 2.6; metaster-

num — cavl/metl ca. 1.7; metepisternum — ml/mw ca. 3.1; legs - tars1/2 ca. 2.0,

fibl/fibw ca. 2.8, dik/dod ca. 5.4, Heml/ffemw ca. 3.4; abdomen - pav/pm ca. 2.3.

Diagnostic characters

Head. Genal canthus as wide as eye.

Pronotum With regular angles, anterior angles moderately protruding frontwards (pl/lapa

ca. 14.0); border of lateral margin moderately wide (bp/lbp ca. 48), distinctly narrowed

medially (bp/lbp ca. 96) (fig. 450).

Elyiral base bordered; anterior margin slightly protruding frontwards; apex with small

process (fig. 451).

Prosternal process protruding towards mesosternum, apical border entire.

Mesosternal process With shallow median groove (fig. 452).

Male legs. All tarsi in both sexes narrow; glossy median groove present on all tarsomeres;

male fore tibia slender, widened at apex [figs. 453-454), female fore tibia with denticles on

outer margin (fig. 455); male mid tibia emarginate inside (fig. 456); male hind tibia as in

figs 457-458; male hind femora with denticle inside (figs 459-460).

Genitalia

Female (fig. 461): Ifb/lo ca. 7.1, paraproct shorter than coxites (p/c = 0.9), tc/2bc1 ca.

0.8, bel/le1 ca. 3.3, c1/c2 ca. 0.8, c3/c3-c4 ca. 3.6, c4-c3/cl ca. 0.1.

Male: mb/la = 9.8, lbp/lap = 2.75.

Sexual dimorphism

Male body more slender than female (male: el/eb = 1.40-1.45, female: el/eb

= 1.37-1.39).

Structure of legs (figs 453-460) and elytra.

Distribution (map 14)

MaDAGAscAR Est: — Andrahomana, 1900 (Ch. AuUAUD). — Andrahomana, entre Fort-

Dauphin et le Cap Sainte Marie, 1926 (R. DEcARY).

MaDaGAsCAR SUD: — Amboasary, 1987 (P & H. SCHütE). — Androatsabo, S.E. de

Tranomaro, 1971 (A. PEyRIERAS). — Androy, Bas Mandrare de Behara à l'Otrokotroky, 1901

(J. DECORSE]. — Pays Androy Nord |CH. AUUAUD). - Behara, 1948 (P A. ROBINSON).

Biology

Period of adult appearance: V, VIII, XII.

Habitat: altitude: 400 m, 580 m.

100 Doi CS

Source : MNHN, Paris

Styphacus nimius Ian, 1996

(PI. 23, 24, figs 462-477; pl. 36, figs 573-574, map 14]

Styphacus nimius Iwan, 1996: 440. - Iwan, 2002a: 103, 2002b: 305, 2004: 416.

Holotype

Male, “Muséum Paris/Madagascar Sud, S.E. de Tranomaro, Androatsabo 400 m.,

À. Peyrieras V-1972/ (MNHN).

Paratypes

“Muséum Paris, coll. P. Ardoin 1978/2860/Institut scientifique Madagascar/Vohibory

lAbadie}” 2 d'a, 1 @ (MNHNI, 4 6, 2 9 9 (HNHMI; “Muséum Paris, Madagascar

S.E., Prov de Farafangana, Midongy, du $. 600 A 1,000 m R. Decary 1926”, 2 c'

“Muséum Paris; Ill. 69. Anjahantelo - Amboasary, Madagascar Sud., Vadon & Peyrieras”,

1,39 9 (MNHN); “Madagascar Sud, S.E. de Tranomaro, Androatsabo, 400 m.

Peyrieras, XI. 1971/Muséum Paris, Madagascar Est., mission CNRS RCP n 225”, 2 do,

1 @ (MNHN}; “Muséum Paris/Madagascar Sud S.E. de Tranomaro Androatsabo 400 m.

Androy Sept, Imanombo, Cap Vacher 1901, 1 d' (MNHN); ”20 juillet 1900/Muséum

Paris, Madagascar, région de l’Androy, Ambovombe, Dr J. Decorse 1901”, 1 c (MNHNI):

“Muséum Paris/Madagascar-Sud, Fort-Dauphin, Poste Adm. Tsivory, Marotsiraka, III-60

Paris, Madagascar, Androy, Mandrare moy, Mt. Ihara Dr J. Decorse 1901”, 1 d', 1 9

(MNHN); "24 mai 1900/Muséum Paris, Madagascar, Androy Bas, Mandrare Riv,

Otrokotroky, Dr J. Decorse 1901”, 1 &' [MNHN); “23 mai 1900/Muséum Paris,

Madagascar, Androy Bas, Mandrare de Behara, a l'Otrokotroky, Dr J. Decorse 1901”,

1 o (MNHNI.

Measurements

Body length 13.8-16.0 mm, pl/pb = 0.62-0.72, el/eb = 1.37-1.49, el/pl = 2.19-2.27,

eb/pb = 1.03-1.09; clypeus - ew/ed ca. 3.2; antenna - al/apl ca. 0.7, al/was3 ca. 12.0,

as3/as? ca. 3.1; maxillary palp - mp/as3 ca. 1.3; scutellum — pkp/st ca. 2.9; metaster-

num — cavl/metl ca. 1.8; metepisternum - ml/mw ca. 3.1; legs — tars1/2 ca. 2.1,

Kibl/fibw ca. 2.8, dik/dod ca. 3.7, ffeml/Hfemw ca. 3.0; abdomen - pav/pm ca. 2.1.

Diagnostic characters

Head. Genal canthus as wide as eye; mentum shape varied (figs 462-465).

Pronotum with regular angles, anterior angles distincily protruding frontwardks (pl/lapa ca. 9);

border of lateral margin wide (bp/lbp ca. 28], distinctly narrowed medially (bp/lbp ca. 42)

(fig. 466).

Elyiral base bordered; anterior margin slighily protruding frontwards (fig. 467); apex simple

(fig. 468).

Prosternal process protruding towards mesosternum, apical border entire.

Mesosternal process with median groove.

Male legs. All tarsi in both sexes narrow; glossy median groove present on all tarsomeres;

male fore tibia slender, widened at apex (figs 469-470), female fore tibia with denticles on

outer margin (figs 471-472); inner margin of male mid tibia emarginate (figs 473-474);

male hind tibia as in figs 475-476.

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Genitalia

Female (fig. 477): Ifb/lo ca. 7.6, paraproct shorter than coxites (p/c = 0.86), tc/2bcl ca. 0.7,

bc1/lel ca. 2.8, c1/c2 ca. 1.0, c3/c3-c4 ca. 3.5, c4-c3/c1 ca. 0.05.

Male: Imb/la = 8.3, Ibp/lap = 1.88.

nent

Male body more slender than female (male: el/eb = 1.45-1.49, female: el/eb = 1.37-1.40).

The structure of legs [figs 469-476] and elytra.

Distribution (map 14)

MaDAGASsCAR EsT: — Midongy, Prov. de Farafangana, 1926 (R. DEcARY).

MADAGASCAR OUEST: — Vohibory (ABADIE).

MADAGASCAR SUD: Ambovombe, Région de l’Androy, 1901 (J. DECORSE]. - Androatsabo,

S.E. de Tranomaro, 1972 (A. PEYRERAS). — Androy, Mandrare moy, Mt. lhara, 1901

(J. DECORSE). — Androy Bas, Mandrare Riv., Antanimora, 1956 (C. Koc]. - Otrokotroky,

1901 (J. DECORSE). — Anjahantelo, Amboasary, 1969 (J. VADON et A. PEVRIERAS). — Beloha;

Imanombo, Androy, Cap Vacher, 1901. - Réserve Spéc. Beza Mahafaly, 1991 [L. Barroiozz/

S. Tam/C. RAHARIMINA]. — Marotsiraka, 1960 (J. E. RANDRIAMASY). — Vohitsara, Betioky,

S. Tuléar [= Toliara], 1948 (F PIERRE).

Biology

Period of adult appearance: I, Ill, V, VII. XIL.

Habitat: altitude: 150 m, 400 m, 600-1,000 m.

Styphacus pauliani Iwan, 2004

(PL. 24, 25, gs 478-491; Pl. 36, fig. 575, map 14)

Styphacus pauliani an, 2004: 417.

Holotype

Male, “Madag. S.-E. Vondrozo 1921; Muséum Paris, 1952, coll. R. Oberthür” (MNHN).

Measurements

Body length 11.6 mm, pl/pb = 0.73, el/eb = 1.45, el/pl = 2.13, eb/pb = 1.08; clypeus

— ew/ed = 3.5; antenna - al/apl ca. 0.8, al/was3 = 14.3, as3/as2 = 2.8; maxillary palp

— mp/as3 = 1.3; seutellum — pkp/st = 3.2; metasternum - cavl/metl = 2.0; metepisternum

— ml/mw = 3.6; legs — tars1/2 = 2.0, fibl/ftibw = 2.9, dik/dod = 4.0, Heml/Hemw = 3.0;

abdomen - pav/pm = 1.9.

Diagnostic characters (male)

Body elongate, surface slighily shiny.

Head [fg. 478]. Genal canthus as wide as eye; antenna as in fig. 479: mentum slighily

narrowed frontwardk (fig. 480]; maxillary palp slightly widened [fg. 481).

Pronotum with regular angles, anterior angles moderately protruding frontwards [pl/lapa

ca. 9.3); border of lateral margin moderately wide (bp/lbp ca. 40), distinctly narrowed

medially (bp/lbp = 70) (fig. 482].

102 Daruez VAN

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Elytral base bordered; anterior margin slighily protruding frontwardks (fig. 483); apex simple

(figs 484-485).

Prosternum evenly convex; prosternal process blunt, apical border interrupted.

Mesosternal process flat.

Male legs. Al tarsi slighily widened; glossy median groove present as follows: fore - 4-5,

mid and hind — all; fore tibia widened at apex, with 2 denticles (apical and median)

(figs 486-487); mid tibia slightly emarginate inside (gs 488-489): male hind Hibia robust

(figs 490-491).

Genitalia

Male : Imb/la = 6.8, Ibp/lap = 2.4.

Distribution (map 14)

MADAGASCAR EsT: — Vondrozo, 1921.

Styphacus phreneticus Iwan, 1996

(PI. 25, figs 492-507; pl. 36, figs 576-577, map 14)

Styphacus phreneticus Iwan, 1996: 435. — Iwan, 2002a: 103, 2002b: 305, 2004: 419.

Holotype

Male, “ll. 1969., lac Tsimanampetsotsa, Madagascar S.-W., Vadon & Peyrieras” (MNHN].

Paratype

Measurements

Body length 21.5-22.2 mm, pl/pb = 0.67-0.79, el/eb = 1.26-1.35 [elytra wide), el/pl =

2.27-2.44, eb/pb = 1.29-1.32 (pronotum narrow); clypeus strongly emarginate - ew/ed

ca. 2.1; antenna - al/apl ca. 0.7, al/was3 ca. 12.50, as3/as2 ca. 2.4; maxillary palp —

mp/as3 ca. 1.1; scutellum - pkp/st ca. 2.0; metasternum — cavl/mell ca. 1.5; metepister-

num — ml/mw ca. 8.5; legs - tars1/2 ca. 1.3, fibl/fibw ca. 2.9, dik/dod ca. 2.5,

ffeml/Hfemw ca. 3.7; abdomen — pav/pm ca. 1.9.

Diagnostic characters

Head (fig. 492). Genal canthus as wide as eye.

Pronotum (fig. 493), anterior and posterior angles sharp, with small process on apex; ante-

rior angles slighily protruding frontwards (pl/lapa ca. 12); border of lateral margin mod-

erately wide (bp/lbp ca. 41), of even widih along its whole length anterior to posterior

angles; hypomeron depressed near lateral margins.

Elytral base bordered (fig. 494); anterior margin slighily protruding frontwards; apex sim-

ple (figs 495-496).

Prosternum. Prosternal process blunt, apical border interrupted.

Mesosternal process flat.

Male legs. Fore tarsi slighily widened/; glossy median groove present on tarsomeres as fol-

lows, male: fore - 4-5, mid and hind — all; fore tibia in both sexes with 2 denticles (apical

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and median); male fore tibia slighily bent inside (figs 497-498), female as in fig. 499; mid

tibia in both sexes with 2 dentated ridges on outer margin (figs 500-501), male mid

fibia slighily emarginate; hind male tibia robust (figs 502-503); fore male femora as in

figs 504-505; hind male femora with denticle inside (figs 506-507).

Male abdominal ventrite 1 slighily convex.

Genitalia

Female: lfb/lo ca. 7.4, paraproct longer than coxites (p/c ca. 1.1), te/2bel ca. 0.8,

bel/lel ca. 2.7, c1/e2 ca. 0.6, c3/c3-c4 ca. 5.0, c4-c3/c1 = 0.3.

Male: Imb/la = 9.7, Ibp/lap = 2.3.

Sexual dimorphism

Male body more slender than female (male: el/eb = 1.35, female: el/eb = 1.26).

Structure of legs (figs 497-507), abdomen and elytra.

Distribution (map 14)

MADAGASCAR SUD: — Lac Tsimanampetsotsa, 1969 (J. VADON/A. PEYRIERAS).

Biology

Period of adult appearance: IIl.

CLADISTICS

Table VIL. Data matrix used in the cladistic analysis of the genus Styphacus, with Doyenus uncus as outgroup;

(0, 1, 2) - character states; (+) - unknown data.

Species\character | 00 O1 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

Doyenus uncus CROP OM ONO RO MIANONORO 0222150

Styphacus

bartolozzi NO AL O PES OO AO D OO EE O AR RO

decorsei 10 RIDE RO AT ERA OPEL EE O 210 PO ai Te Ouf) 0)

drugmandi de 0 ie AE O LM OU 0 Or 0 MONO

girardi OT ARIN O TERRO AT TER O 0 NT EE 0 NO 0)

iwani AE OM LE LUN OP A O DS 1 OA AE OLA IE

kochi AU UD 0 DOI DOC IO EAITO

neuter NRC PER ONE OI D 0e Tue CIEL Te LEE eee

nimius HE OM AO ON O ATEN O RO DE AT ET Te OPEN aa

pauliani PO eh 004001: AC O ee

phreneticus RAA OR EETÉNO TON OST ES RO 10 1270 ei Ps TION SO

List of characters and character states

00. Pronotal base concave-arcuate emarginate: 0 — absent; 1 - present;

01. Border of anterior elytral margin (base): O — present; 1 - absent;

02. Elytral base arcuately convex frontwards between humer: O — absent; 1 — present;

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03. Elytral epipleuron with longitudinal concavity: O - absent; 1 = present;

04. Prosternal process: O — blunt; 1 — protruding towards mesosternum;

05. Bordering of prosternal process: 0 — entire; 1 = interrupted;

06. Lateral margins of mesosternal process: O — flat; 1 — convex;

07. Mesosternal process: O - flat; 1 — with longitudinal groove;

08. All tarsomeres with glossy median groove underside: 0 - present; 1 - absent:

09. Outer margin of fore flbiar: 0 — slighily widened or with small denticles; 1 — wih large

median denticle or distinally bent inside:

10. Outer margin of female fore tibia: O — smooth; 1 — with few small denticles;

11: Inner margin of male mid fibia: O — simple; 1- emarginate at base:

12. Mid tibiae in both sexes: O — simple; 1 - emarginate apicallÿ;

13. Male hind femora: O - simple; 1 - with denticle inside:

14. Male hind femoraï: O — flat; 1 — with concavity on inner side; 2 — concave and strongly

bent inside:

15. Male abdominal ventrites: O — slightly convex; 1- flat; 2 — strongly convex:

16. Ovipositor, paraproct shorter than coxites: 0 — absent; 1 - present.

ONE EEE nsecta Coleopiera lenebrionidae Pedinini Platynoina

Source : MNHN| Me

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112 Darivsz NAN MS

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Faune de Madagascar / 93 A2 Coleoptera Tenebrionidae Pedinini Platynotina 113

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Sebastianus magnus Iwan, 1996; Sebastianus major (Fairmaire, 1899); Sebastianus ovoideus [Fairmaire, 1902);

Sebastianus projectus Iwan, 1996; Sebastianus simplex Iwan, 1996 in Madagascar.

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Styphacus drugmendi Iwan, 2004; Styphacus girardi Iwan, 2004; Styphacus iwani Ferrer, 2002;

Styphacus kochi Iwan, 1996; Styphacus neuter [Fairmaire, 1902); Styphacus nimius Iwan, 1996;

Styphacus pauliani Iwan, 2004 and Styphacus phreneticus Iwan, 1996 in Madagascar.

128 ue

Source : MNHN, Paris

Plate 1. Figs 1-17: Anchophthalmops menouxi [Mulsant et Rey, 1853).

— T: head. - 2: antenna. - 3: mentum and submentum.

— 4: pronotum. - 5: anterior part of GES (base). - 6: apical part of elytron.

— 7: prosternum. - 8-9: male fore tarsus, dorsal and ventral views. - 10-11: male mid tarsus, dorsal and ventral views.

— 12-13: male hind tarsus, dorsal and ventral views. - 14-15: male fore tibia, ventral and dorsal views.

— 16-17: male mid tibia, ventral and dorsal views. .

ÉOOENTPEMEET nsecio Colcopiero lenebrionidae Pedinini Platynotina 129

Source : MNHN, Paris

Plate 2. Figs 18-25: Anchophthalmops menouxi [Mulsant et Rey, 1853].

— 18: male hind tibia. — 19-20: male hind femur, ventral and dorsal views. - 21: male abdomen.

— 22: ovipositor. - 23: bursa copulatrix [enlarged spermatheca). - 24-25: aedeagus, ventral and dorsal views.

Figs 26-35: Lechius abacoides [Fairmaire, 1902).

= 26: head. - 27: mentum and submentum. - 28: pronotum (enlarged border of lateral margin}.

— 29: apical part of elytron. - 30: prosternum [lateral view]. - 31: metepisternum and metepimerum.

— 32: ovipositor. - 33: spermatheca. - 34-35: aedeagus, ventral and dorsal views.

130 Dove AN SS

Source : MNHN, Paris

Plate 3. Figs 36-47: Lechius madagascariensis |lwan, 1998).

= 36: heod (enlarged eye). - 37: menfum and submentum. 38: pronotum. — 39: border of lateral pronotal margin.

= A0k anterior part of ehfron (base. A1: prostermum [era view. 42-43: male fre bi, dorsal and venral views.

Figs 48-52: Lechius steineri lwan, 1995.

48: head. - 49: mentum and submentum. - 50: pronotum.

- 51: border of lateral pronotal margin. - 52: apical part of elytron.

ÉTAT EMMMET nsc Coleopiera Tenebrionidoe Pedinini Platynoïina 131

Source : MNHN, Paris

ee Plate 4. Figs 53-55: Lechius sfeineri Iwan, 1995.

— 53: spermatheca. - 54-55: aedeagus, ventral and dorsal views. Figs 56-65: Zidalus attenuatus [Klug, 1833). - 56: head.

- 57-58: punctation of prosternum [in the middle and near lateral margin}. - 59: wing. - 60-61: male fore tibia, dorsal and ventral views.

— 62: male mid fibia. - 63: male mid tibia and femur. - 64-65. male hind tibia, dorsal and ventral views.

Figs 66-69: Zidalus insularis (Mulsant et Rey, 1853).

— 66: head. - 67: pronotum, — 68: punctation of elytron. - 69: partly reduced wing.

Figs 70-71: Zidalus servus [Mulsant et Rey, 1853).

— 70: head. - 71: antenna.

132 Dore VAN SE

Source : MNHN, Paris

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Plate 5. Figs 72-86: Zidalus servus [Mulsant et Rey, 1853).

= 72; mentum. - 73: pronotum. - 74-75: punctation of prosternum [in the middle and near lateral margin].

— 76-77: male fore tibia, ventral and dorsal views. - 78-79: male mid tibia, dorsal and ventral views.

— 80-81: male hind tibia, ventral and dorsal views. - 82: ovipositor. — 83: internal female genitalia.

— 84-86: aedeagus, ventral, dorsal and lateral views.

Figs 87-94: Clastopus aberlenci Iwan, 2005

— 87: head. - 88: antenna. - 89: mentum. - 90: maxillary palp, male. - 91: pronotum.

— 92: anterior part of elytron [base]. - 93: punctation of elytron. - 94: apical part of elyiron.

TRAME 15200 Colecpiera Tenebrionidae Pedinini Platynoïina 133

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Plate 6. Figs 95-101: Clastopus aberlenci Ian, 2005

— 95: prosternum. - 96: metepisternum and metepimerum. - 97-98: male fore tibia, dorsal and ventral views.

— 99: male fore femur. - 100: ovipositor and bursa copulatrix (with egg inside). - 101: spermatheca.

Figs 102-109: Clastopus eurynotoides Fairmaire, 1898.

— 102: head. - 103: antennomeres 8-11.

— 104: mentum and submentum. - 105: pronotum. - 106: punctation of elytron.

— 107: elytral epipleuron. - 108: prosternum. - 109: male fore tibia, ventral view.

134 Doi VAN S

Source : MNHN, Paris

Plate 7. Figs 110-121: Clastopus ordinarius |wan, 1996).

= 110: head. - 111: antennomeres 8-11. - 112: mentum and submentum.

= 113: pronotum. = 114: anterior part of elytron (base). - 115: punctation of elytron.

= 116: prostenum. — 117: male fore fibia, ventral view. - 118: male mid fibia, ventral view.

= 119: ovipositor. - 120-121: aedeagus, dorsal and ventral sides.

Figs 122-124. Clastopus tenuiculus (wan, 1996).

= 122: head. - 123: antenna. - 124: mentum.

ÉTAT sect Colcopiera Tenebrionidae Pedinini Platynoïina 135

Source : MNHN, Paris

Plate 8, Figs 125-134: Clastopus fenuiculus [Iwan, 1996).

= 125: pronotum. — 126: punctation of elytron. - 127: prosternum. - 128: male fore tibia.

129: male mid tibia. — 130: male hind fibia. — 131: male fore femur. - 132: male mid femur.

133: female genitalia (with egg inside). - 134: ovipositor.

Figs 135-140: Doyenus dentatus Iwan, 1996.

— 135: mentum. - 136: pronotum. - 137-138: male hind bia, dorsal and ventral views.

— 139: male fore femur. — 140: male abdomen.

136 Doi VAN

Source : MNHN, Paris

Plate 9. Figs 141-155: Doyenus uncus Iwan, 1996.

— 141: head. - 142: mentum. - 143: pronotum. - 144: anterior part of elytron (base). - 145-146: prosternal process. - 147: male fore tibia.

— 148- 149: male mid #ibia, ventral and dorsal views. - 150-151: male hind tibia, dorsal and ventral views.

— 152: male fore femur. - 153: male hind femur. - 154-155: male abdomen.

Figs 156-163: Hovademus andringitrensis Ardoin, 1974.

= 156: head. - 157: head, ventral view. - 158: mentum. — 159: pronotum. - 160: apical part of elytron.

— 161: punctation of elytron. - 162: anterior part of elytron (base). - 163: prosternum.

RTE EEE] /n:ecio Colecpiera Tenebrionidae Pedinini Platynoïina 137

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Plate 10. Figs 164-170: Hovademus andringitrensis Ardoin, 1974.

— 164-165: male fore tibia, dorsal and ventral views. - 166-167: male mid tibia, dorsal and ventral views.

— 168-169: male hind tibia, dorsal and ventral views. - 170: aedeagus.

Figs 171-191: Hovademus pauliani Ardoin, 1974.

— 171: mentum. - 172: head, ventral view. - 173: antenna. - 174: pronotum. - 175: anterior part of sron

— 176: prosternum. — 177-179: male tarsi - fore, mid and hind. - 180-182: female tarsi - fore, mid and hind.

183-184 male fore fie, dorsal and ventral views. 183-186; male mi tibia, ventral and dorsal views. - 187: male hind fibia.

— 188: male hind femur. - 189: ovipositor. - 190: bursa copulatrix and spermatheca. - 191: aedeagus.

138 Doriusz MAN MS

Source : MNHN, Paris

Plate 11. Figs 192-211: Madobalus rotundicollis Fairmaire, 1901.

— 192: head. - 193: antenna. - 194: mentum. - 195: pronotum.

196: anterior part of elytron [base]. - 197: apical part of elytron, ventral view. - 198: prosternum.

— 199-201: male tarsi - fore, mid and hind. - 202: female fore tibia. - 203-204: male fore tibia, dorsal and ventral views.

205-206: male fore tibia, ventral and dorsal views. - 207-208: male hind tibia, dorsal and ventral views.

_ 209: ovipositor - 210: part of bursa copulahrix and spermaïheca. 211: aedeagus.

ÉTRONPTETEEEAE] /nsecio Coleopiera Tenebrionidae Pedinini Platynotina 139

Source : MNHN, Paris

Plate 12. Figs 212-228: Melanocratus fairmairei lwan, 1996.

212: head. - 213: mentum. — 214: pronotum. - 215: anterior part of elyron.

prosternal process. - 217: mesosternal process. - 218: female fore fibia.

— 219-220: male fore tibia, dorsal and ventral views. - 221-222: male mid tibia, ventral and dorsal views.

— 223-224: male hind tibia, dorsal and ventral views. - 225: ovipositor. - 226-228: aedeagus, ventral, dorsal and lateral views.

Figs 229-234: Melanocratus ferreri Iwan, 1996.

— 229: mentum. - 230: antenna. - 231: pronotum. - 232: apical part of elytron. - 233: pronotum. - 234: prosternal process.

140 Doiuez VAN

Source : MNHN, Paris

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Plate 13. Figs 235-244: Melanocratus ferreri Iwan, 1996.

— 235: male fore tarsus. - 236: female fore tarsus. - 237-238: male fore tibia, dorsal and ventral views. - 239: female fore tibia.

- 240-241: male mid fibia, dorsal and ventral views. - 242: male hind tibia. - 243: male abdomen. - 244: ovipositor.

Figs 245-258: Melanocratus validipes Fairmaire, 1895.

= 245: head. - 246: pronotum. — 247: anterior part of elytron (base]. - 248: apical part of elytron. - 249: pronotum, lateral view.

— 250: prosternal process. - 251: mesosternal process. - 252-253: male fore tibia, ventral and dorsal views. - 254: female fore tibia.

255-256: male mid tibia, dorsal and ventral views. - 257-258: male hind tibia, dorsal and ventral views.

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Plate 14. Figs 259-262: Melanocratus validipes Fairmaire, 1895.

— 259: male hind femur. - 260: male abdomen. - 261: ovipositor. - 262: part of bursa copulatrix and spermatheca.

Figs 263-277: Pokryszkiella cornuta Iwan, 1996.

— 263-264: head, dorsal and ventral views. - 265: antenna. - 266: mentum. - 267: pronotum.

— 268: elytral epipleuron. - 269: prosternum. - 270: metepisternum and metepimerum.

— 271-272: male fore tibia, ventral and dorsal views. - 273: female fore tibia.

— 274-275: male mid fibia, dorsal and ventral views. - 276: ovipositor. - 277: bursa copulatrix and spermatheca.

142 Dai AN

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299 ce

Plate 15. Figs 278-289: Sebastianus endrodyi lan, 1999.

278: pronotum. - 279-280: prosternal process. - 281: male fore tibia. - 282: female fore tibia. - 283-284: male mid tibia, ventral and dorsal view

— 285-286: male hind fbig, ventral and dorsal views. - 287: female mid tibia. - 288-289: male abdomen.

Figs 290-300: Sebastianus madagascariensis Iwan, 1999.

_ 290: head. - 291: pronotum. - 292: anterior part of elytron. - 293-294: prosternal process.

= 295-296: male fore tibia, ventral and dorsal views.

— 297-298: male mid tibia, ventral and dorsal views. - 29-300: male hind fibia, ventral and dorsal views.

ÉTRMETMMMEN /rsecie Colcopiero lencbrionidae Pedinini Plaiynotina 143

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Plate 16. Figs 301-308: Sebastianus madagascariensis Iwan, 1999.

= 301-302: female fore tibia, ventral and dorsal views. - 303: female mid fibia. - 304: female hind tibia.

— 305-306: male abdomen. - 307-308: aedeagus, dorsal and ventral views.

Figs 309-320: Sebastianus magnus Iwan, 1996.

— 309: antenna. - 310: pronotum. - 311: male fore fibia. - 312: male mid tibia.

— 313-314: male hind tibia, ventral and dorsal views. - 315: female fore tibia. - 316-317: male abdomen.

— 318: abdominal ventrtes II-V, defensive glands. - 319: metendosternite. - 320: ovipositor.

144 Darius AN SSSS

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Plate 17. Figs 321-332: Sebastianus major [Fairmaire, 1899).

- 321: head. - 322: pronotum. - 323; elytral epipleuron.

— 324: metepisternum and metepimerum. — 325: male fore tibia.

— 326-327: male hind tibia, ventral and dorsal views. - 328: female fore tibia.

— 329: female mid tibia. - 330-331: male abdomen. - 332: ovipositor.

Figs 333-337: Sebastianus ovoideus (Fairmaire).

— 333: mentum. - 334: male pronotum. - 335: female pronotum. - 336-337: prosternal process.

Faune de Madagascar / 93 Meet] Coleoptera Tenebrionidae Pedinini Platynotina 145

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Plate 18. Figs 338-345: Sebastianus ovoideus [Fairmaire, 1902}.

— 338: male fore tibia. - 339: female fore tibia. - 340: male mid tibia. - 341-342: male hind tlbig, ventral and dorsal views.

— 343-344; male abdomen. - 345: ovipositor.

Figs 346-353: Sebastianus projectus Iwan, 1996.

— 346: pronotum. — 347: male fore tibia. - 348: female fore tibia. - 349: male mid tibia.

— 350-351: male hind fibia, ventral and dorsal views. - 352-353: male abdomen.

Figs 354-362: Sebastianus simplex Iwan, 1996.

= 354: pronotum. - 355: male fore fibia. - 356: female fore tibia. - 357: male mid tibia.

— 358-359: male hind tibia, ventral and dorsal views. - 360-361: male abdomen. - 362: ovipositor.

146 De ON RS

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Plate 19. Figs 363-370: Styphacus bartolozzii Ian, 1996.

— 363: mentum. - 364: anterior part of elytron. - 365-366: apical part of elytron, dorsal and ventral views.

- 367-368: male fore tibia, dorsal and ventral views. - 369-370: male mid Hbia, dorsal and ventral views.

Figs 371-385: Styphacus decorsei Fairmaire, 1901.

— 371: head. - 372: mentum. - 373: pronotum. - 374: anierior part of elytron.

— 375: pronotum, lateral view. - 376: prosternal process.

— 377: mesosternal process. - 378-379: male fore fibia, ventral and dorsal views.

— 380-381: female fore tibia, dorsal and ventral views.

— 382-383: female mid fibia, ventral and dorsal views. - 384-385: male mid tibia, ventral and dorsal views.

ÉTAT TEMMEN 1n5-c80 Colcopiera Tencbrionidae Pedinini Plalynotina 147

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Plate 20. Figs 386-390: Siyphacus decorsei Fairmaire, 1901.

= 386-387: male hind fibia, ventral and dorsal views.

388-389: male hind femur, ventral and dorsal views. - 390: ovipositor.

Figs 391-404: Sfyphacus drugmandi Wan, 2004.

- 391-392: male fore fibia, dorsal and ventral views.

— 393-394: female fore tlbia, ventral and dorsal views. - 395-396: male mid tibia, ventral and dorsal views.

- 397-398: female mid tibia, ventral and dorsal views. - 399-400: male mid tibia, ventral and dorsal views.

— 401-402: male hind fibia, ventral and dorsal views. - 403-404: apical part of elytron, dorsal and ventral views.

148 Doiusz MAN OR

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Plate 21. Figs 405-420: Styphacus girardi lwan, 2004.

- 405-406: male fore tibia, ventral and dorsal views. - 407-409: female for .

- 410-411: male mid tibia, dorsal and ventral views. - 412-413: female mid tibia.

= 414-415: male hind tibia, ventral and dorsal views. - 416-417: male hind femur, ventral and dorsal views.

- 418-419: aedeagus, ventral and dorsal views. - 420: ovipositor.

Figs 421-424: Styphacus iwani Ferrer, 2002.

— 421: head. - 422-423: apical part of sn ventral and dorsal views.

— 424: mesosternal process.

ÉTAT] lnsecia Coleopiera Tenebrionidae Pedinini Playnotina 149

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Plate 22. Figs 425-431: Styphacus iwani Ferrer, 2002.

— 425-426: male fore tibia, dorsal ca ventral views. - 427-428: male mid tibia, dorsal and ventral views.

— 429-430: male hind #ibia, ventral and dorsal views. - 431: ovipositor.

Figs 432-442: Styphacus kochi Iwan, 1996.

-432: Po — 433: pronotum. 434: anterior part of elytron.

6: apical part of elytron, el and ventral views. — 437: pronotum, lateral view.

esosternal process. - 439-440: male fore tibia, dorsal and ventral views.

— 441-442: female fore tibia, ventral and dorsal views.

150 Darius WAN OS

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Plate 23. Figs 443-449: Styphacus kochi lan, 1996. :

— 443-444: male mid tibia, ventral and dorsal views. - 445-446: male hind fibia, ventral and dorsal views.

= 447-448: male hind femur, dorsal and ventral views. = 449: ovipositor.

Fig. 450-461: Styphacus neuter (Fairmaire, 1902).

— 450: pronotum. - 451: apical part of elytron. - 452: mesosternal process - 453-454: male fore tibia, ventral and dorsal views.

- 455: female fore tibia. - 456: male mid tibia. - 457-458: male hind fibia, ventral and dorsal views.

— 459-460: male hind femur, ventral and dorsal views. — 461: ovipositor.

Figs 462-465: Siyphacus nimius Iwan, 1996.

— 462-465: mentum.

CRLTTEEMMEE] /nsece Coleoptera lenebrionidae Pedinini Platynotina 151

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Plate 24. Figs 466-477: Siyphacus nimius Iwan, 1996.

pronotum. — 467: anterior part of elytron. - 468: apical part of elytron.

_ 469-470: male en ris ventral and dorsal views. - 471-472: female fore tibia, ventral and dorsal views.

— 473-474: male mid tibia, ventral and dorsal views.

— 475-476: male hind tibia, ventral and dorsal views. - 4

Figs 478-482: Styphacus pauliani Iwan, 2004.

— 478: head. - 479: antenna.

— 480: mentum. - 481: maxillary palp. - 482: pronotum.

: ovipositor.

152 Doiusz WAN ES

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Plate 25. Fig. 483-491: Styphacus pauliani Iwan, 2004.

= 483: anterior part of elytron. - 484-485: apical part of elytron, ventral and dorsal views. - 486-487: male fore tibia, dorsal and ventral views.

— 488-489: male mid tibia, dorsal and ventral views. - 490-491: male hind tibia, dorsal and ventral views.

Figs 492-507: Styphacus phreneticus Iwan, 1996.

— 492: head. - 493: pronotum. - 494: anterior part of elytron.

- 495-496: apical part of elyiron, ventral and dorsal views.

— 497-498: male fore tibia, ventral and dorsal views. - 499: female fore tibia.

— 500-501: male mid tibia, ventral and dorsal views. - 502-503: male hind tibia, ventral and dorsal views.

— 504-505: male fore femur, ventral and dorsal views.

— 506-507: male hind femur, dorsal and ventral views.

Faune de Madagascar / 93 Bee" Coleoptera Tenebrionidae Pedinini Platynotina 153

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Plate 26. Figs 508-509: Sebastianus Projectus Iwan, 1996.

— 508: female, habitus.

ulatrix (be - bursa copularix, la - larva, op - ovipositor, ov - oviduct

— 509: female genitalia with 1 stage larva in bursa SE : i Le À

land, spl, sp2 - two branches of spermatheca).

sag - spermathecal accessory g

154 Doriusz NAN

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Plate 27. Figs 510-521: Sebastianus simplex Iwan, 1996, larva.

— 510: head. - 511: labrum, ventral view. - 512: labrum and clypeus. - 513: maxilla. - 514: labium, dorsal view.

— 515: labium, ventral view. - 516: left mandible, ventral 517: left mandible, dorsal view.

— 518: antenna. - 519: fore leg. - 520: IX abdominal segment, lateral view. - 521: IX abdominal segment, dorsal view.

RTE EMEA Imseco Coleoptera lenebrionidae Pedinini Platynoïina 155

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Plate 28. Figs 522-526: Clastopus aberlenci iwan, 2005, larva.

— 522: habitus. - 523: egg-burster. - 524: apex of IX abdominal segment. - 525: fore leg. - 526: antenna.

Figs 527-531: IX abdominal segment.

— 527: Sébastianus ovoideus (Fairmaire, 1902). - 528: Sebastianus projectus Iwan, 1996.

— 529: Styphacus bartolozzi Iwan, 1996. - 530: Styphacus kochi lwan, 1996. - 531: Melanocratus ferreri Ian, 1996.

156 Doriusz NAN OS

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Plate 29. Fig. 532: Melanocratus validipes Fairmaire, 1895. Male habitus (drawing: J. Kanic).

ÉTENTTETTEMMEE nec Coleoptera lenebrionidae Pedinini Platynoïna 157

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Plate 30. Fig. 533: Pokryszkiella cornuta Iwan, 1996. Male habitus (drawing: J. Kania).

158 Dariusz IWAN

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Plate 31. Fig. 534: Styphacus decorsei Fairmaire, 1901. Male habitus (drawing: J. Kania).

Faune de Madagascar / 93 IP Coleoptera Tenebrionidae Pedinini Platynotina 159

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Plate 32. Fig. 535: Anchophthalmops menouxi [Mulsant et Rey, 1853). Male habitus [photo H.-P. Aberlenc].

Fig. 536: Lechius abacoides (Fairmaire, 1902). Male habitus (photo: $. Dabrowski].

Fig. 537: Lechius steineri lwan, 1995. Habitus (photo: H.-P. Aberlenc].

Fig. 538: Zidalus attenuatus (Klug, 1833]. Habitus (phoi Aberlenc].

Fig. 539: Zidalus insularis |Mulsant et Rey, 1853]. Habitus (photo: H.-P. Aberlenc].

Fig. 540: Zidalus servus [Mulsant et Rey, 1853). Habits (photo: H.-P. Aberlenc).

Fig. 541: Clastopus aberlenci Iwan, 2005. Male holotypus habitus (photo: H.-P. Aberlenc].

Fig. 542: Clastopus eurynotoides [Fairmaire, 1898]. Male habitus (photo: $. Dabrowski).

Fig. 543: Clastopus ordinarius |Iwan, 1996). Male holotypus habitus (photo: H.-P. Aberlenc).

RTE TTMMAN recto Coleopiera Tenebrionidoe Pedinini Plotynotina 161

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550

Plate 33. Fi

544: Clastopus tenviculus |lwan, 1996]. Male holotypus habitus (photo: H.-P. Aberlenc).

. 545: Doyenus dentatus Iwan, 1996. Male habitus {photo: S. Dabrowski].

ig. 546: Doyenus uncus Iwan, 1996. Male habitus (photo: H.-P. Aberlenc).

Figs 547-548: Hovademus andringitensis Ardoin, 1974. - 547: male holotypus habitus. - 548: female allotypus habitus (photo:

Figs 549-550: Hovademus nan An 1974. - 549: male habitus (photo S. Dabrowski). - 550: female habitus Iphoto:

Figs 551-552: Madobalus rotundicollis Fairmaire, 1901. - 551: male habitus photo S. Dabrowski]. - 552: female habitus photo: H.-P.

162 Doriusz VAN MA

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561

Plate 34. Fig. 553: Melanocratus fairmairei lwan, 1996. Habitus (photo: H.-P. Aberlenc).

Fig. 554: Melanocratus ferreri Iwan, 1996. Habitus (photo: H.-P. Aberlenc).

Fig. 555: Melanocratus validipes Fairmaire, 1895. Habitus (photo: H.-P. Aberlenc}.

Fig. 556: Pokryszkiella comuta Iwan, 1996. Male habitus (photo: $. Dabrowski).

Figs 557-558: Sebastianus magnus Iwan, 1996. - 557: male habitus. - 558: female habitus (photos:

Fig. 559: Sebastianus major (Fairmaire, 1899). Male habitus (photo: $. Dabrowski.

Fig. 560: Sebastianus ovoideus [Fairmaire, 1902). Male habitus (photo: H.-P. Aberlenc].

Fig. 561: Sebastianus projectus lwan, 1996. Male habitus (photo: H.-P. Aberlenc}.

RTE TETE rec Coleopiera lenebrionidoe Pedinini Platynotina 163

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L-P. Aberlenc).

Plate 35. Fgs 562-563: Sebastianus simplex Iwan, 1996. 562: male habitus; 563: female habitus (photos: H-P. Aberlend.

Fig. 564: Styphacus bartolozzi lwan, 1996. Habitus (photo: H.-P. Aberlenc).

Figs 565-566: Shyphacus decorsei Fairmaire, 1901. 565: male habitus; 566: female habits (photos: HP. Aberlend

Fig. 567: Styphacus drugmandi Ilwan, 2004.

Fig. 568: Styphacus girardi lwan, 2004.

Figs 569-570: Sfyphacus kochi iwan, 1996. - 569: male habitus. - 570: female habitus (photos: H.-P. Aberlenc}.

164 DV 3

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Plate 36. Figs 571-572: Styphacus neuter [Fairmaire, 1902]. - 571: male habitus. - 572: female habits (photos: H.-P. Aberlenc}.

Figs 573-574: Se nimius \wan, 1996. - 573: male habitus. - 574: female habitus (photos: H.-P. Aberlenc.

Fig. 575: Styphacus pauliani Iwan, 2004. Male holotypus habitus (photo: H.-P. Aberlenc|.

Figs 576-577: Styphacus phreneticus Iwan, 1996. - 576: male habitus. - 577: female habitus (photos: H.-P. Aberlenc).

CT TEMEE (secte Coleoptera Tenebrionidae Pedinini Platynotina 165

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Plate 37. Figs 578-579: Tuléar [= Toliaral.

Figs 580-581: Morombe. - Fig. 580: bacbabs. - Fig. 581: dry forest (photos: G. Géreckil.

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MADAGASCAR

LES PRINCIPALES CLASSES

D'ALTITUDE

TAMATAVE

Atitudes en mètres

0- 500 m.

300 - 600 m

600 - 900 m

00 - 1 200 m.

1500 m.

= 1800 m.

- 2 000 m

> 2000m

Tropique du Caprcome

‘Fort-Dauphin ee Pere

————

‘GIRAD-Amis/Géolrop

48° Projection Gauss Laborde

Plate 38. Carte du relief de Madagascar / Hypsomelrie map of Madagascar (Service cartographique du Cirad).

CAT EME nsc Colcopiero Tenebrionidae Pedinini Platynotina 167

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*À DIEGO-SUAREZ

MADAGASCAR

FORMATIONS VEGETALES

(D'après Faramalala Miadana Harisoa, 1996)

MAJUNGA À

Far danse unie Senpentente

Farmatonsecondare(savots) |

Surane bobée

Savane

SSSS [soso aréteutres mas

EST : 800-1 800 mètres

D | one nn Server

| OR | roma secontire

Es]

TAMATAVE

Snane

Mosague orétsarane”e Eau

SAMBIRANO : 0-800 mètres

D | Frércense humte sempentene

Fort Scrap basse dégradée

Sarane 5

UEST : 0-800 mètres

Far dense sèche etlommaton secondare

Faratangana

F” Fort-Dauphin

Plate 39. Divisions phytogéographiques de Madagascar / Phytogeographic map of Madagascar [Service cartographique du Cirad).

168 Doriusz VAN MIS

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Malagasy Platynotina

species checklist

PLATYNOTOID GROUP

Anchophthalmops Koch, 1956

01. Anchophthalmops menouxi (Mulsant et Rey, 1853)

Lechius Iwan, 1995

02. Lechius abacoides (Fairmaïre, 1902]

03. Lechius madagascariensis [lwan, 1998)

O4. Lechius steineri lwan, 1995

Zidalus Mulsant et Rey, 1853

05. Zidalus attenuatus (Klug, 1833)

06. Zidalus insularis (Mulsant et Rey, 1853)

07. Zidalus servus (Mulsant et Rey, 1853)

MELANOCRATOID GROUP

Clastopus Fairmaïre, 1898

08. Clastopus aberlenci lwan, 2005

09. Clastopus eurynotoides Fairmaire, 1898

10. Clastopus ordinarius [lwan, 1996)

11. Clastopus tenuiculus (lan, 1996)

Doyenus lwan, 1996

12. Doyenus dentatus Ian, 1996

13. Doyenus uncus Iwan, 1996

Hovademus Ardoin, 1974

14. Hovademus andringitrensis Ardoin, 1974

15. Hovademus pauliani Ardoin, 1974

Madobalus Fairmaire, 1901

16. Madobalus rotundicollis Fairmaire, 1901

Melanocratus Fairmaire, 1895

17. Melanocratus fairmairei Wan, 1996

18. Melanocratus ferreri lwan, 1996

19. Melanocratus validipes Fairmaire, 1895

Pokryszkiella Iwan, 1996

20. Pokryszkiella cornuta Iwan, 1996

ÉOLIEN neo Coleopier Tenebrionidae Pedinini Platynotina 169

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Sebastianus Iwan, 1996

21.

. Sebastianus madagascariensis Ian, 1999

. Sebastianus magnus Ian, 1996

. Sebastianus major (Fairmaire, 1899]

. Sebastianus ovoideus (Fairmaire, 1902]

. Sebastianus projectus Ian, 1996

. Sebastianus simplex Ian, 1996

Sebastianus endrodyi Ian, 1999

Siyphacus Fairmaire, 1901

170

. Styphacus bartolozzii \wan, 1996

. Syphacus decorsei Fairmaire, 1901

. Styphacus drugmandi lwan, 2004

. Syphacus girardi Iwan, 2004

. Siyphacus iwani Ferrer, 2002

. Styphacus kochi man, 1996

. Siyphacus neuter (Fairmaire, 1902)

. Styphacus nimius Iwan, 1996

. Styphacus pauliani \wan, 2004

. Siyphacus phreneticus Ian, 1996

Dariusz IWAN

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Faune de Madagascar / 93

Index

of taxa

abacoides 16, 17, 35, 36, 37, 38, 53,

119,130, 161, 169

aberlenci 18, 23, 27, 28, 51, 52, 124,

133, 134, 156, 161, 169

aciculatus 27

agrestis 27, 113

Alaetrinus 14, 41

ampliata 27

amplicollis 16, 94

Anchophthalmops 7, 11, 12, 14, 24, 29,

30, 32, 33, 34, 118, 129, 130, 161, 169

andringitrensis 17, 60, 62, 63, 125, 137,

138, 162, 169

angusticostis 27

Anisotomidae 21

Anomalipina 13

Anomalipus 14, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 108, 111

Apterozidalus 41

ater 16, 46, 48

attenuatum 13, 44

attenvatus 16, 17, 42, 43, 44, 120, 121,

132, 161, 169

Bantodemus 14, 22, 23,27, 111,113

bartolozzii 27, 89,90, 91, 92, 104,

128, 147, 156, 164, 170

bottegoi 16, 42, 44

braini 27

Insecta Coleoptera Tenebrionidae Pedinini Platynotina

(ei

camerunensis 16, 42, 48

Clastopus 8, 14, 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 27, 28,

29, 31, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 111, 124,

133, 134, 135, 136, 156, 161, 162, 169

convexicollis 16, 94

cornuta 17, 74, 125, 142, 158, 163, 169

corvinus 41

decorsei 22, 23, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93,

94, 104, 128, 147, 148, 159, 164, 170

dentatus 17, 58, 59, 125, 136, 162, 169

Doyenus 4,8, 14, 17, 24, 30, 31, 50, 57, 59,

60, 76, 88, 89, 0, 104, 125, 136, 137, 162, 169

drugmandi 18, 89, 90, 91, 92, 95, 104,

128, 148, 164, 170

Ectateus 14, 32

endrodyi 17,77, 78,79, 127, 143, 170

Eurynotina 21, 23, 26

eurynotoides 16, 17, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54,

124, 134, 161, 169

expansicollis 27

fairmairei 17, 22, 23, 29, 31, 68, 69,

126, 140, 163, 169

femineus 27, 113

ferreri 17, 27, 28, 29, 31, 68, 69, 70,

126, 140, 141, 156, 163, 169

fitzsimonsi 27, 113

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gibbicollis 27

girardi 18, 89, 90, 91, 92, 96, 104,

128, 149, 164, 170

Gonopina 13, 108, 113

Gonopus 14, 21, 26, 27, 113

Heterocheirini 25

hirtipes 27

Hopatrinus 15, 109

Hovademulus 14, 17, 39, 50, 54, 55, 56, 110

Hovademus 8, 17, 22, 23, 24, 29, 31, 50,

60, 63, 64,74, 125, 137, 138, 162, 169

humerosus 16, 72

imitator 22, 23

inops 44

insularis 15, 16, 17, 35, 42, 43, 46,

120, 122, 132, lél, 169

iwani 18, 89, 90, 91, 92, 97, 104, 128,

149, 150, 170

kochi 17, 27, 28, 76, 88, 89, 90, 91,

98, 104, 128, 150, 151, 156, 164, 170

Lathridiidae 21, 172

latipes 16, 42, 172

Lechius 7, 11, 14, 17, 20, 24, 26, 29,

30, 35, 36, 37, 39, 40, 53, 110, 111,

119, 130, 131, 132, 161, 169

Leichenini 25

lucidus 22

madagascariensis 15, 16, 17, 36, 37,

39, 44, 77,78, 79, 80, 110, 119, 127,

131, 143, 144, 169, 170

Madobalus 8, 13, 14, 16, 24, 29, 31,

50, 65, 125, 139, 162, 169

172

magnus 17, 77, 78, 79, 81, 127, 144,

163, 170

major 16, 21, 22, 23, 27, 28, 76, 77,

78,79, 83, 127, 145, 163, 170

mariepsus 22

Melanocratus 8, 13, 14, 16, 17, 22, 23,

24, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 50, 65, 67, 69,

70, 72, 76, 83, 84, 88, 94, 99, 126,

140, 141, 142, 156, 157, 163, 169

menouxi 11, 12, 15, 17, 33, 34, 35,

118, 129, 130, 161, 169

Microselinus 14, 32

minimus 27

neuter 16, 22, 23, 89, 90, 91, 99, 104,

128, 151, 165, 170

niloticus 16, 43

nimius 17, 89, 90, 91, 92, 101, 104,

128, 151, 152, 165, 170

Opatrinae 13, 15, 16, 25, 26, 108, 109,

111,112

Opatrinus 14, 15, 16, 17, 27, 33, 34,

35, 41, 42, 44, 46, 48, 109

Opatrum 13, 44

ordinarius 17, 23, 51, 52, 55, 124, 135,

161,169

ovoideus 16, 27, 28, 77, 78, 83, 84,

127, 145, 146, 156, 163, 170

pauliani 17, 18, 22, 23, 61, 62, 63, 64,

89, 90, 91, 92, 102, 104, 125, 128,

138, 152, 153, 162, 165, 169, 170

phreneticus 17, 23, 88, 89, 90, 91, 103,

104, 128, 153, 165, 170

Platykochius 14, 32

Platynotina 1, 3, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15,

17,18, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 33,

82,110, 111,113, 115, 169, 177

Platynofini 13, 16, 17, 18, 25, 26, 57, 67,

74, 88, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112

SOUFFE F

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Platynotus 14, 25

plebejus 22, 23, 27,111

pliciventris 27

Pokryszkiella 8, 14, 17, 24, 29, 30, 50,

60, 74, 125, 142, 158, 163, 169

projectus 17, 27, 28, 77, 78, 79, 85,

127, 146, 154, 156, 163, 170

Pseudoblaps 14, 27

Pseudoselinus 14, 35

punctipennis 16, 17, 50, 54

Quadrideres 14, 27, 32, 113

rotundicollis 16, 65, 125, 139, 162, 169

sayi 33, 34, 35

Sebastianus 8, 14, 17, 22, 23, 24, 27,

28, 30, 31, 50, 57, 67, 76, 79, 80, 81,

83, 84, 85, 86, 88, 110, 127, 143, 144,

145, 146, 154, 155, 156, 163, 164, 170

Selinus 14, 15, 16, 17, 33, 34, 35, 37,

38, 50, 54

servus 17, 41, 42, 43, 48, 120, 123,

132, 133, 161, 169

setuliger 16, 17, 42, 48

simplex 17, 27, 28, 77, 78, 86, 127,

146, 155, 164, 170

somalicus 16, 43, 46

Staphylinidae 21, 177

Stenogonopus 14, 26

Styphacus 8, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 22, 23,

24, 27, 28, 30, 31, 50, 57, 72, 76, 87,

88, 89, 90, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98,

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99,101, 102, 103, 104, 109, 111, 128,

147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153,

156, 159, 164, 165, 170

Synquadrideres 32

fanaensis 16, 43

Tenebrionidae 1, 3, 4, 7, 12, 16, 17, 21,

22, 25, 26, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111,

112,113, 177

tenuiculus 17, 51, 52, 56, 124, 135,

136, 162, 169

tibialis 27, 113

transvaalensis 27

tristis 22

frivialis 33, 34

tphon 22

uncus 4, 17, 57, 58, 60, 89, 90, 104,

125, 137, 162, 169

validipes 16, 22, 23, 67, 68, 69,72,

126, 141, 142, 157, 163, 169

varus 22, 23

vescus 22

Zidalus 8,11, 14, 16, 17, 20, 23, 24,

29, 30, 41, 42, 44, 46, 48,110, 111,

120, 121, 122, 123, 132, 133, 161, 169

Zodinus 16, 17, 41

zolotarevskyi 16, 43

Zophodes 27, 110, 113

zulu 27, 113

Source : MNHN, Vis

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Déjà parus / Published volumes

1. — Insectes Odonates Anisoptères, par le Dr FC. Fraser, 1956

Il. — Insectes Lépidoptères Danaidae, Nymphalidae, Acraeïdae, par R. Paulian, 1956

Ill. — Insectes Lépidoptères Hesperidae, par P. Viette, 1956

IV. — Insectes Coléoptères Cerambycidae Lamiinae, par S. Breuning, 1957

V. - Insectes Mantodea, par R. Paulian, 1957

VI. — Insectes Coléoptères Anthicidae, par P. Bonadona, 1957

VIL. — Insectes Hémipières Enicocephalidae, par A. Villiers, 1958

VIIL. — Insectes Lépidoptères Sphingidae, par P. Griveaud, 1959

IX. — Arachnides Opilions, par le Dr R.-F Lawrence, 1959

X. — Poissons des eaux douces, par J. Arnoult, 1959

XI. — Insectes Coléoptères Scarabaeïdae, Scarabaeina et Onthophagini, par R. Paulian ;

Helictopleurina, par E. Lebis, 1960

XIl. — Myriapodes Chilopodes, par le Dr R.-F. Lawrence, 1960

XIIL. — Zoogéographie de Madagascar et des îles voisines, par R. Paulian, 1961

{Prix Foulon de l’Académie des sciences)

XIV. — Insectes Lépidoptères Eupterotidae et Akacidae, par P. Griveaud, 1961

XV. - Insectes Aphaniptères, par R. Lumaret, 1962

XVI. - Crustacés Décapodes Portunidae, par A. Crosnier, 1962

XVIL. — Insectes Lépidoptères Amatidae, par P. Griveaud, 1964

{Prix Constant de la Société entomologique de France)

XVIIL. — Crustacés Décapodes Grapsidae et Ocypodidae, par A. Crosnier, 1965

XIX. — Insectes Coléoptères Erotylidae, par H. Philipp, 1965

XX {1}. — Insectes Lépidoptères Noctuidae Amphipyrinae (part. par P. Viete, 1965

XX (2). — Insectes Lépidoptères Noctuidae Amphipyrinae (part.} et Melicleptriinae,

par P. Viette, 1967

{Prix Foulon de l'Académie des sciences)

XXI. — Octocoralliaires, par À. Tixier-Durivault, 1966

XXI. — Insectes Diptères Culicidae Anophelinae, par À. Griebine, 1966

{Prix Passet de la Société entomologique de France)

XXII. — Insectes Psocoptères, par À. Badonnel, 1967

XXIV. — Insectes Lépidoptères Thyrididae, par PE.S. Whalley, 1967

XXV. — Insectes Hétéroptères Lygaeidae Blissinae, par J.A. Slater, 1967

XXVI. — Insectes Orthoptères, Acridoidea [Pyrgomorphidae et Acrididae),

par V.M. Dirsh et M. Descamps, 1968

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XXVIL. — Insectes Lépidoptères Papilionidae, par R. Paulian et P. Viette, 1968

XXVIIL. — Insectes Hémiptères Reduviidae (1° partie), par A. Villiers, 1968

XXIX. — Insectes Lépidoptères Notodontidae, par S.G. Kiriakoff, 1969

XXX. — Insectes Dermaptères, par À. Brindle, 1969

XXXI. — Insectes Lépidoptères Noctuidae Plusinae, par C. Dufay, 1970

XXXIL. — Arachnides Araïgnées Archaeïdae, par R. Legendre, 1970

XXXIIL. — Reptiles Sauriens Chamaeleonidae, le genre Chamaeleo, par E.R. Brygoo, 1971

XXXIV. — Insectes Lépidoptères Lasiocampidae, par Y. de Lajonquière, 1972

XXXV. — Oiseaux, par Ph. Milon, J.-J. Petter et G. Randrianasolo, 1973 + fascicule des planches

36. — Mammifères Carnivores, par R. Albignac, 1973

37. - Insectes Coléoptères Carabidae Scaritinae, par P. Basilewsky, 1973

38. — Arachnides Araignées Araneidae Gasteracanthinae, par M. Emerit, 1974

39. — Insectes Lépidoplères Agaristidae, par S.G. Kiriakolf et P. Viet, 1974

40. — Insectes Coléoptères Cerambycidae Parandrinae et Prioninae,

par RM. Quentin et À. Villiers, 1975

A1. — Insectes Coléoptères Carabidae Scaritinae : Il. Biologie, par A. Peyrieras.

- Ill. Supplément à la systématique, par P. Basilewsky, 1976

42. — Arachnides Acariens Astigmata Listrophoroidea, par A. Fain, 1976

43 (1). — Insectes Lépidoptères Lymantriidae (1"° partie], par P. Griveaud, 1977

43 (2). — Insectes Lépidopières Lymaniriidae (2° partie), par P. Griveaud 1977

44. - Mammifères Lémuriens (Primates Prosimiens) par J.-J. Petter,

R. Albignac et Y. Rumpler, 1977

(Prix Foulon de l’Académie des sciences)

45. — Reptiles Sauriens lguanidae, par Ch. P. Blanc, 1977

46. - Crustacés Décapodes Aristeidae (Benthesicyminae, Aristeinae, Solenicerinae)

par À. Crosnier, 1978

47. - Reptiles Sauriens Chamaeleonidae, genre Brookesia et complément

pour le genre Chamaeleo, par E.-R. Brygoo, 1978

48. — Échinodermes Ophiures, par G. Cherbonnier et A. Guille, 1978

(stock détruit par l'éditeur]

49. — Insectes Hémiptères Reduviidae (2° partie), par A. Villiers, 1979

50. — Insectes Coléoptères Silphidae, Passalidae, Belohinidae et Ceratocanthidae,

par R. Paulian et J.-P. Lumaret, 1979

51. — Insectes Coléopières Staphylinides Oxytelidae Osoriinae, par H. Coiffait,

1979 (stock détruit par l'éditeur)

52. — Insectes Coléoptères Cerambycidae Disteniinae, par A. Villiers, 1980

53. — Insectes Lépidoptères Limacodidae, par P. Viete, 1980

54. — Insectes Coléoptères Colydiidae et Cerylonidae, par R. Dajoz, 1980

{stock détruit par l'éditeur]

55. — Insectes Coléoptères Curculionidae Cycloterini, par R. Richard, 1981

(Prix M. et Th. Pic de la Société entomologique de France]

56. — Insectes Coléoptères Trogidae et Hybosoridae, par R. Paulian, 1981

57. — Insectes Coléoptères Cetoniidae Euchroeina : 1. Systématique,

par R. Paulian et À. Descarpentries. Il. Biologie et formes larvaires,

par J.-P. Lumaret et A. Peyrieras, 1982

58. — Crustacés Copépodes des eaux intérieures, par B.H. Dussart, 1982

59 (1). — Crustacés Amphipodes Gammariens (1° partie), par M. Ledoyer, 1982

{stock détruit par l'éditeur]

59 (2). - Crustacés Amphipodes Gammariens (2° partiel, par M. Ledoyer, 1986

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60. - Insectes Lépidoptères Epiplemidae, par J. Boudinot, 1982

61. — Insectes Lépidoptères Sesiidae, par P. Viette, 1982

62. - Insectes Coléoptères Curculionidae Stigmatrachelini, par R. Richard, 1983

63. - Insectes Lépidoptères Psychidae Oiketicinae, par J. Bourgogne, 1984

64. - Insectes Coléoptères Carabidae Platyninae, par P. Basilewsky, 1985

65. - Insectes Coléoptères Dynastidae, par R.-P. Dechambre, 1986

{Prix Passet de la Société entomologique de France)

66. — Insectes Coléopières Curculionidae Brachyderini, genre Dinosius, par M. Ferragu, 1986

67. - Insectes Coléoptères Staphylinidae Paederinae, 1. Pinophilini, par J.-C. Lecoq, 1986

68. — Insectes Diptères Culicidae Culicinae Ficalbiini, par A. Grjebine, 1986

69. — Insectes Coléoptères Aulonocnemidae, par Y. Cambefort, 1987

70. - Echinodermes Holothurides par G. Cherbonnier, 1988

71. - Insectes Coléoptères Staphylinidae Euaesthetinae, par J. Orousset, 1988

{Prix M. et Th. Pic de la Société entomologique de France)

72. - Insectes Lépidoptères Crambidae Scoparinae, par P. Leraut, 1989

73 [1]. — Insectes Coléoptères Melolonthidae (1"° partie}, par M. Lacroix, 1989

{Prix M. et Th. Pic de la Société entomologique de France)

73 (2). - Insectes Coléoptères Melolonthidae (2° parie), par M. Lacroix 1993

74. — Insectes Coléoptères Aphodiidae, par P. Bordat, R. Paulian et R. Pitino, 1990

75 (1). - Amphibiens (1° partie), par R.M.A. Blommers-Schlôsser et Ch. P. Blanc, 1991

75 (2). - Amphibiens (2° partie), par R.M.A. Blommers-Schlôsser et Ch. P. Blanc, 1993

76. - Insectes Coléoptères Nosodendridae, par S. Endrëdy-Younga, 1991

77. — Insectes Coléoptères Ptinidae, par X. Bellés, 1991

78. — Insectes Hétéroptères Tingidae, par P. Duarte Rodriguez, 1992

79. — Insectes Coléoptères Staphylinidae Paederinae, Il. Paederini, par J.-C. Lecoq, 1993

80. - Gastéropodes terrestres Prosobranches, par E. Fischer-Piette et al., 1993

81. — Insectes Lépidoptères Pterophoridae, par C. Gibeaux, 1994

82. — Insectes Coléoptères Cetoniidae, genre Pygora, par R. Paulian, 1994

83. — Gastéropodes terrestres Pulmonés, par E. Fischer-Piette ef al., 1994

84. - Mammifères Chiroptères, par RL. Peterson et al., 1995

85. — Insectes Diptères Culicidae Culicinae. Genre Orthopodomyia de la sous-région

malgache et de la région afrotropicale, par J. Brunhes et J.-P. Hervy, 1995

86. — Insectes Coléoptères Staphylinidae Paederinae, genre Astenus, par J.-Cl. Lecog, 1996

87. - Chelicerata Scorpions, par W.R. Lourenço, 1996

88 (1). — Insectes Coléoptères Hoplidae (1'° partie), par M. Lacroix, 1997

88 (2). — Insectes Coléoptères Hopliidae (2° partie), par M. Lacroix, 1998

89. — Insectes Coléoptères Staphylinidae Aleocharinae, par R. Pace, 1999

90. — Insecta Coleoptera Chironidae, par J.-B. Huchet, 2003

91. — Insecta Diptera Culicidae Uranotaenia, par H da Cunha Ramos et J. Brunhes, 2004

[Prix Passet de la Société entomologique de France]

92. - Insecta Coleoptera Buprestidae de Madagascar et des îles voisines :

catalogue annoté / Insecta Coleoptera Buprestidae of Madagascar and adjacent

islands: an Annotated Catalogue, par / by C. L. Bellamy, 2006

93. — Insecta Coleoptera Tenebrionidae Pedinini Platynotina, par / by Dariusz Iwan, 2010

Suppléments / Supplements

1. — Liste récapitulative des Lépidoptères Hétérocères de Madagascar / À provisional

check-list of the Lepidoptera Heterocera of Madagascar, par / by P. Viette, 1990

2. - Principales localités où des Insectes ont été recueillis à Madagascar / Chief field

stations where Insects were collected in Madagascar, par / by P. Viette, 1991

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Sourté : MNHN, Paris