Aphelochroa

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Taxonavigation

Ordo: Coleoptera
Familia: Cleridae

Name

Aphelochroa Quedenfeldt, 1885 – Wikispecies link – ZooBank link – Pensoft Profile

Type species:

Aphelochroa carneipennis Quedenfeldt, 1885. Quedenfeldt 1885[2]: 267; Kraatz 1899[3]: 86; Schenkling 1902[4]: 326; Schenkling 1903[5]: 29, 57; Mawdsley 1994[6]: 128; Mawdsley and Sithole 2010[7]: 1.

Distribution:

Aethiopian region.

Material examined:

Aphelochroa sanguinea (Thomson, 1857), Kenya, Voi, Sagala Region, 12.1991, leg. K. Werner. Aphelochroa sanguinalis (Westwood, 1852), Congo, VIII.1959, Albertville. Aphelochroa fulva Kraatz, 1899, Kenya, Meru Distr., Materi (Mitunguu), mt. 800, R. Mourglia legit; and several other specimens of this genus (all RGCM). Burgeonus freynei Pic, 1950 (Holotype), Coll. Mus. Congo, Lulua: Luashi, XI-1938, F. Freyne; R. DET., X., 5621; desiré; Burgeonus freynei n sp [handwritten by Pic](MRAC).

Description

Head: Eyes strongly protruding, only slightly emarginate at antennal insertion; interocular space more than one eye width; gular sutures converging, gular process broad; A1 large, stout, almost twice as long as A2, A2 shorter than A3, A3-A8 filiform, antennomeres becoming shorter, A9 dilated distally, A10 broader than long, A11 sub-ovate, apical third pinched, terminal three antennomeres forming a loose club.
Thorax: Proepimeron short, not acute; anterior mesosternal process absent; proepimeron short; metendosternite with normal furcal stalk, short, normal furcal arms and very slightly emarginate stalk base (Fig. 11). Elytra long, subparallel, broadest behind middle, apices broadly rounded, elytral punctation not arranged into striae.
Legs: Of normal size, stout; tarsal pulvillar formula 4-4-3, tibial spur formula 1-2-2; tibiae with longitudinal carinae; claws simple.
Abdomen: Apical margin of male ventrite 6 distinctly emarginate (Fig. 47); tegmen slender, tapering to a curved acumination distally, phallic struts acuminate, not fused, phallobasic apodeme slightly dilated distally (Fig. 38).

Taxon Treatment

  • Roland, G; Jonas, E; 2011: Definition and Revision of the Orthrius-group of genera (Coleoptera, Cleridae, Clerinae) ZooKeys, 92: 35-60. doi

Other References

  1. ↑ Pic M (1950) Nouveaux Clérides, originaires surtout du Congo belge (Col.). Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines 43 (1–2):152-163.
  2. ↑ Quedenfeldt G (1885) Vier neue Cleriden aus dem tropischen Westafrika. Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift 29 (2):267-271.doi:10.1002/mmnd.18850290211
  3. ↑ Kraatz G (1899) Verzeichnis der von Hrn. Conradt in Westafrica (Kamerun, Togo) gesammelten Cleriden. Deutsche entomologische Zeitschrift 1899 (1):81-107.
  4. ↑ Schenkling S (1902) Clérides nouveaux du Muséum d’Histoire naturelle de Paris. Bulletin du Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle 8:317-333.
  5. ↑ Schenkling S (1903) Coleoptera. Malacodermata. Fam. Cleridae. In: Wytsman P (Ed) Genera Insectorum, Fasc. 13, P. Wytsman, Bruxelles, 124pp.
  6. ↑ Mawdsley J (1994) A revision of the genus Aphelochroa Quedenfeldt (Coleoptera: Cleridae: Clerinae). Journal of African Zoology 108:121-132.
  7. ↑ Mawdsley J, Sithole H (2010) Observation on the biology of the South African checkered beetle Aphelochroa sanguinalis (Westwood) (Coleoptera: Cleridae). Insecta Mundi 0111:1–6. http://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insectamundi/0111MawdsleyandSithole.pdf

Images

Figures 11–20. Metendosternites of 11 Aphelochroa sp. 12 Caridopus sp. 13 Dozocolletus discophorus 14 Gyponyx sp. 15 Languropilus fortipes 16 Neorthrius sp. 17 Nonalatus brevis 18 Orthrius sepulcralis 19 Pseudoastigmus pygidialis 20 Xenorthrius loricus. Scale bars 0.5mm.
Figures 11–20. Metendosternites of 11 Aphelochroa sp. 12 Caridopus sp. 13 Dozocolletus discophorus 14 Gyponyx sp. 15 Languropilus fortipes 16 Neorthrius sp. 17 Nonalatus brevis 18 Orthrius sepulcralis 19 Pseudoastigmus pygidialis 20 Xenorthrius loricus. Scale bars 0.5mm. 
Figures 21–28. Wings of 21 Aphelochroa sp. 22 Caridopus sp. 23 Gyponyx sp. 24 Languropilus sp. 25 Neorthrius sp. 26 Orthrius sp. 27 Pieleus sp. 28 Xenorthrius sp. Scale bars 5mm.
Figures 21–28. Wings of 21 Aphelochroa sp. 22 Caridopus sp. 23 Gyponyx sp. 24 Languropilus sp. 25 Neorthrius sp. 26 Orthrius sp. 27 Pieleus sp. 28 Xenorthrius sp. Scale bars 5mm. 
Figures 29–37. Spicular forks of 29 Aphelochroa sp. 30 Caridopus monstruosus 31 Dozocolletus discophorus 32 Gyponyx sp. 33 Neorthrius sp. 34 Nonalatus brevis 35 Orthrius sepulcralis 36 Pseudoastigmus pygidialis 37 Xenorthrius simplex. Scale bars 0.5mm.
Figures 29–37. Spicular forks of 29 Aphelochroa sp. 30 Caridopus monstruosus 31 Dozocolletus discophorus 32 Gyponyx sp. 33 Neorthrius sp. 34 Nonalatus brevis 35 Orthrius sepulcralis 36 Pseudoastigmus pygidialis 37 Xenorthrius simplex. Scale bars 0.5mm. 
Figures 38–46. Aedeagi of 38 Aphelochroa sp. 39 Caridopus sp. 40 Dozocolletus discophorus 41 Gyponyx sp. 42 Neorthrius sp. 43 Nonalatus brevis 44 Orthrius sepulcralis 45 Pseudoastigmus pygidialis 46 Xenorthrius simplex. Scale bars 1mm.
Figures 38–46. Aedeagi of 38 Aphelochroa sp. 39 Caridopus sp. 40 Dozocolletus discophorus 41 Gyponyx sp. 42 Neorthrius sp. 43 Nonalatus brevis 44 Orthrius sepulcralis 45 Pseudoastigmus pygidialis 46 Xenorthrius simplex. Scale bars 1mm. 
Figures 47–57. Terminal abdominal segments of 47 Aphelochroa sp. 48 Caridopus sp. 49 Dozocolletus discophorus 50 Gyponyx sp. 51 Languropilus fortipes 52 Neorthrius sp. 53 Nonalatus brevis 54 Orthrius sepulcralis 55 Pieleus irregularis 56 Pseudoastigmus pygidialis 57 Xenorthrius simplex. Scale bars 1mm.
Figures 47–57. Terminal abdominal segments of 47 Aphelochroa sp. 48 Caridopus sp. 49 Dozocolletus discophorus 50 Gyponyx sp. 51 Languropilus fortipes 52 Neorthrius sp. 53 Nonalatus brevis 54 Orthrius sepulcralis 55 Pieleus irregularis 56 Pseudoastigmus pygidialis 57 Xenorthrius simplex. Scale bars 1mm. 
Figures 58–63. Habitus of 58 Aphelochroa sp. 59 Caridopus sp. 60 Dozocolletus discophorus 61 Gyponyx sp. 62 Languropilus fortipes 63 Neorthrius sp.
Figures 58–63. Habitus of 58 Aphelochroa sp. 59 Caridopus sp. 60 Dozocolletus discophorus 61 Gyponyx sp. 62 Languropilus fortipes 63 Neorthrius sp. 
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