Themus uniformis
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Ordo: Coleoptera
Familia: Cantharidae
Genus: Themus
Name
Themus uniformis Wittmer, 1983 stat. n. – Wikispecies link – Pensoft Profile
- Themus (s.str.) bitinctus uniformis Wittmer 1983a[1]: 218, fig. 30.
- Themus (s.str.) cribripennis Wittmer 1983b[2]: 151, figs. 46, 49.
- Themus (Telephorops) bitinctus uniformis : Švihla 2008[3]: 187.
- Themus (Telephorops) cribripennis : Švihla 2008[3]: 187. syn. n.
Type material examined
Themus (s.str.) bitinctus uniformis: Holotype ♂ (NHMB): [p]“Yen-ping, China \ VII.21. 1917 \ Ac. 5148”, [h]“bitinctus \ uniformis”, [p]“HOLOTYPUS”, [p]“Naturhist. \ Museum Basel \ coll. W. Wittmer”, [p]“CANTHARIDAE \ CANTH00000449”.
Themus (s.str.) cribripennis: Holotype ♂ (MNHN): [p]“Taihorinsho \ Formosa \ Sauter, VIII_ 7_09”, [h]“Cantharis \ davidis Fairm.”, [h]“Themus (s.str.) \ cribripennis \ Wittm. \ det. W. Wittmer”, [p]“HOLOTYPUS”, [h]“136”. Paratype: 1♀ (NHMB): [p]“Suisharyo \ Formosa \ H. Sauter, X.1911”, [h]“Themus s.str. \ cribripennis \ Wittm. \ det. W. Wittmer”, [p]“PARATYPUS”, [p]“CANTHARIDAE \ CANTH00002654”.
Distribution
China (Fujian, Taiwan).
Remarks
Having examined the holotypes of Themus cribripennis Wittmer, 1983b and Themus bitinctus uniformis Wittmer, 1983a, we were unable to find differences justifying their separation, which has led us to consider all the examined specimens of both nominal species to be conspecific. Therefore, we synonymized Themus cribripennis under Themus bitinctus uniformis. Furthermore, Themus bitinctus uniformis should be upgraded to the specific rank, because it is obviously different from Themus bitinctus Wittmer, 1982 (located in Vietnam) in the aedeagus, except the difference in the elytra coloration from the latter.
Taxon Treatment
- Yang, Y; Kopetz, A; Yang, X; 2013: Taxonomic and nomenclatural notes on the genera Themus Motschulsky and Lycocerus Gorham (Coleoptera, Cantharidae) ZooKeys, 340: 1-19. doi
Other References
- ↑ Wittmer W (1983a) Beitrag zur einer Revision der Gattung Themus Motsch. Coleoptera: Cantharidae. Entomologischen Arbeiten aus dem Museum G. Frey 31–32: 189–239.
- ↑ Wittmer W (1983b) Die Familie Cantharidae (Col.) auf Taiwan (2. Teil). Entomological Review of Japan 38(2): 147-172.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Švihla V (2008) Redescription of the subgenera of the genus Themus Motschulsky, 1858, with description of five new species (Coleoptera: Cantharidae). Veröffentlichungen des Naturkundemuseums Erfurt 27: 183-190.
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