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Psammoecus simonis Grouvelle 1892

Authors/Creators

  • 1. Voluntary scientist, Sektion Entomologie I, Senckenberg Forschungsinstitut und Naturmuseum Frankfurt, Senckenberganlage 25, D- 60325 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

Description

Psammoecus simonis Grouvelle, 1892

Psammoecus simonis Grouvelle, 1892: 287.

Psammoecus stultus Grouvelle, 1912b: 81 (synonymy by Yoshida et al. 2018: 13).

Psammoecus simonis – Yoshida et al. 2018: 13.

Psammoecus simoni – Grouvelle 1908: 476, 488. — Hetschko 1930: 81. — Pal 1985: 31. — Sengupta & Pal 1996: 179. — Hirano 2009: 63, 65, 82; 2010: 11, 14. — Karner 2012: 25; 2014: 15. — Yoshida & Hirowatari 2014: 34 [misspellings].

Material examined

SRI LANKA • 1 spec.; Nietner leg.; ZMHB. – Central Province • 1 spec.; Nuwara Eliya; 1900– 2440 m a.s.l.; 8–11 Nov. 1882; Lewis leg.; NHMUK • 1 spec.; Mahaweli Ganga, 7 miles from Kandy; 450 m a.s.l.; 30 Jan. 1970; Mussard, Besuchet and Löbl leg.; MHNG [specimen mentioned by Pal (1985: 33)]. – Southern Province • 1 spec.; Galle District, Bentota; 23 Mar. 1973; at light; Zimmermann leg.; ZMHB • 5 specs; Galle District, Habaraduwa; 20 Aug.–4 Sep. 1982; Bremer leg.; HNHM • 2 specs; same data as for preceding; MKF • 1 spec.; Galle District, Dodanduwa, 15 km NW of Galle; 3–20 Mar. 1986; Munk leg.; HNHM.

Distribution

This species has been recorded from France (Réunion), India, Indonesia, Japan, Madagascar, Malaysia, Philippines, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, and Taiwan. It was introduced to the USA (Minnesota) as reported by Ouellette (2018)

Remarks

Redescriptions of this widely distributed species have been provided by Pal (1985: 31), Karner (2012: 24), and Yoshida & Hirowatari (2014: 34). Due to its general appearance and typical colour pattern, Psammoecus simonis is one of the most easily identified species within the genus.

Notes

Published as part of Karner, Michael, 2026, Taxonomic studies on Psammoecus Latreille (Coleoptera, Silvanidae, Brontinae) from the Indian subcontinent and new records from adjacent regions, pp. 125-168 in European Journal of Taxonomy 1052 on page 163, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2026.1052.3272, http://zenodo.org/record/19918017

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Cites
Taxonomic treatment: 10.5281/zenodo.3858712 (DOI)
Taxonomic treatment: http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03BB8D13E100FF82FD937A06810AFBF2 (URL)
Taxonomic treatment: 10.5281/zenodo.3852020 (DOI)
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Is part of
Journal article: 10.5852/ejt.2026.1052.3272 (DOI)
Journal article: http://zenodo.org/record/19918017 (URL)
Journal article: http://publication.plazi.org/id/0876FF83FFAE943560668A43FFE8FFDD (URL)
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https://biodiversitypmc.sibils.org/collections/plazi/F44F87FBFF8894136250884AFB96FA0A (URL)
https://www.gbif.org/species/321049384 (URL)
https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/315146/taxon/F44F87FBFF8894136250884AFB96FA0A.taxon (URL)

Biodiversity

Collection code
HNHM , MHNG , MKF , NHMUK , ZMHB
Event date
1882-11-08 , 1970-01-30 , 1973-03-23 , 1982-08-20 , 1986-03-03
Verbatim event date
1882-11-08/11 , 1970-01-30 , 1973-03-23 , 1982-08-20/09-04 , 1986-03-03/20
Scientific name authorship
Grouvelle
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Coleoptera
Family
Silvanidae
Genus
Psammoecus
Species
simonis
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic status
sp. nov.
Taxonomic concept label
Psammoecus simonis Grouvelle, 1892 sec. Karner, 2026

References

  • Grouvelle A. 1892. Voyage de M. E. Simon a l'ile de Luzon Philippines (Mars et Avril 1890). 5 e memoire (1). Cucujides. Annales de la Societe entomologique de France 61: 285-288. Available from https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8255475 [accessed 15 Apr. 2026].
  • Grouvelle A. 1912 b. Psammoecus nouveaux du Musee de Leide. Notes from the Leyden Museum 34: 81-94. Available from https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13206691 [accessed 24 Mar. 2026].
  • Yoshida T., Karner M. & Hirowatari T. 2018. A revision of Taiwanese species in the genus Psammoecus Latreille (Coleoptera, Silvanidae). Zoological Studies 57 (18): 1-18. https://doi.org/10.6620/ZS.2018.57-18
  • Grouvelle A. 1908. Coleopteres de la region indienne. Annales de la Societe entomologique de France 77: 315-495. https://doi.org/10.1080/21686351.1908.12279446
  • Hetschko A. 1930. Fam. Cucujidae. In: Junk W. & Schenkling S. (eds) Coleopterorum Catalogus 109: 3-107. W. Junk, Berlin.
  • Pal T. K. 1985. A revision of Indian Psammoecus Latreille (Coleoptera: Silvanidae). Records of the Zoological Survey of India 71: 1-54.
  • Sengupta T. & Pal T. K. 1996. Fauna of India and the Adjacent Countries. Calvicornia [sic] Coleoptera Family Silvanidae. Zoological Survey of India, Calcutta.
  • Hirano Y. 2009. Notes on Japanese Silvanidae [Nihonsan hosohiratamushi-ka ni tsuite]. Kanagawachuho 168: 57-83. [In Japanese.]
  • Karner M. 2012. A revision of African Psammoecus from the collection of the Musee royal de l'Afrique centrale. European Journal of Taxonomy 17: 1-31. https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2012.17
  • Karner M. 2014. Three new species and new records of African Psammoecus Latreille (Coleoptera, Silvanidae). European Journal of Taxonomy 89: 1-18. https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2014.89
  • Yoshida T. & Hirowatari T. 2014. A revision of Japanese species of the genus Psammoecus Latreille (Coleoptera, Silvanidae). ZooKeys 403: 15-45. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.403.7145
  • Ouellette G. D. 2018. Intercepted Silvanidae (Insecta: Coleoptera) from the International Falls, MN (U. S. A.) Port of Entry. The Great Lakes Entomologist 51: 5-9. https://doi.org/10.22543/0090-0222.2117