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Sophiodela japonica Fukuda & Ogawa & Hori 2019, comb. nov.

  • 1. Kurayoshi, 111 - 8, Kamogawa-town, Tottori, 682 - 0923 Japan E-mail: yuki 03 go 3 @ gmail. com
  • 2. Matsuyama, 6 - 5 - 8, Hakusuidai, Ehime, 791 - 0113 Japan E-mail: ailmasbl 0854 @ yahoo. co. jp
  • 3. Wakayama, 6 - 1 - 2 Takajyomachi, Wakayama, 640 - 8135 Japan E-mail: hori @ terra. zool. kyoto-u. ac. jp

Description

Sophiodela japonica (Thunberg, 1781), comb. nov.

(Figs 7B, 12B)

Cicindela japonica Thunberg, 1781: 25.

Cicindela chinensis japonica: Fleutiaux, 1892:116.

Cicindela chinensis japonica konoi Goto & Iga, 1950:14 [synonymy by Nakane 1976: 4].

Cicindela chinensis yakushimana Nakane, 1963:3 [synonymy by Nakane 1976: 4].

Cicindela (Sophiodela) japonica: Nakane 1955: 26.

Cicindela (Sophiodela) chinensis japonica: Cassola & Nidek 1984:11.

Cicindela (Sophiodela) japonica: Fukuda et al. 2015:271.

Specimens examined. (N = 4) [Japan] 2♂♂ (EUMJ), Fruit Tree Research Center, Shimoidai, Matsuyama-shi, Ehime Pref., 2. X. 2018, R. Ogawa leg; 2♂♂ (EUMJ), ditto, 25. X. 2018, R. Ogawa leg.

Description. Internal sac everted dorsally in lateral view. DA largest in the bladders: DLL the second largest: VA as large as B. VLR, BLR and VB not exist.

VA short triangular everted dorso-apically. DA everted basally. B oval swollen ventrally, with well sclerotized spines, which are forming a narrow band. DLL swollen dorsally, covered numerously with well sclerotized spines, which are a forming band. Flagellum well short, curved and formed S shape. Medial tooth short, orthogonally curved right ventro-laterally.

Remarks. This species shares the characteristics of the position of each bladder with Sophiodela okinawana, S. ferriei, and S. c. chinensis, but is distinguished from the three species by the following characteristics: B oval swollen ventrally; VA triangular everted dorso-apically; medial tooth orthogonally curved.

Notes

Published as part of Fukuda, Yuki, Ogawa, Ryo & Hori, Michio, 2019, The reclassification of Sophiodela and other tiger beetles (Coleoptera, Cicindelidae) based on the structure of the everted internal sac of the male genitalia, pp. 271-308 in Zootaxa 4661 (2) on page 284, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4661.2.3, http://zenodo.org/record/3998528

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Event date
2018-10-02 , 2018-10-25
Verbatim event date
2018-10-02 , 2018-10-25
Scientific name authorship
Fukuda & Ogawa & Hori
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Coleoptera
Family
Carabidae
Genus
Sophiodela
Species
japonica
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic status
comb. nov.
Taxonomic concept label
Sophiodela japonica (Thunberg, 1781) sec. Fukuda, Ogawa & Hori, 2019

References

  • Thunberg, C. P. (1781) Dissertatio entomologica novas insectorum species sistens. Edman, Upsaliae, 28 pp.
  • Fleutiaux, E. (1892) Catalogue systematique des Cicindelidae. Imprimerie H. Vaillant-Carmanne, Liege, 186 pp. https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. title. 48634
  • Goto, M. & Iga, M. (1950) On a new variety of Cicindela chinensis DeGeer from Japan (Coleoptera, Cicindelidae). Entomological Review of Japan, 5, 14.
  • Nakane, T. (1976) Check-list of Coleoptera of Japan, Cicindelidae. The Coleopterists' Association of Japan, 3, 1 - 7.
  • Nakane, T. (1963) Cicindelidae. In: Nakane, T., Ohbayashi, K., Nomura, S. & Kurosawa, Y. (Eds.), Iconographia Insectorum Japonicorum Colore naturali edita, Volumen II. Hokuryukan, Tokyo, pp. 2 - 4. [In Japanese]
  • Nakane, T. (1955) New or little-known Coleoptera from Japan and its adjacent regions, XII. The Scientific Report of the Saikyo University, 2 (1), 24 - 40.
  • Cassola, F. & Brouerius van Nidek, C. M. C (1984) Checklist of Cicindela (s. auct.) of the Palaearctic region (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae). Cicindela, 16, 7 - 17.
  • Fukuda, Y., Yamasako, J., Ogawa, R. & Sakai, M. (2015) Review of the Japanese species of the genus Cicindela (Sophiodela) (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Cicindelinae) based on the characters of internal sac. Elytra, New Series, 5 (2), 269 - 280.