Review of the genus Saprinus Erichson, 1834 from Madagascar and adjacent islands with description of a new species (Coleoptera: Histeridae: Saprininae) Third contribution to the knowledge of the Histeridae of Madagascar

Lackner, Tomáš; Gomy, Yves

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“…For the problems with the identity of the type specimen(s) of this species the reader is referred to Lackner and Gomy (2016).…”

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“…This species is similar to S. chalcites and can be confused with it, differing from the latter by much more coarse and dense punctation of dorsum as well as more dilated apex of aedeagus (compare Figs 370 and 406). S. cupreus has been recently re-described in detail (Lackner and Gomy 2016). It can be distinguished from the rest of the Australopacific Saprinus species using the above key.…”

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“…Lackner and Gomy (2016) examined the lectotypes and paralectotypes of the synonymies of this species: Saprinus speciosus Erichson, 1834; Saprinus advena Marseul, 1855; Saprinus ovalis Marseul, 1855 and Saprinus rasselas Marseul, 1855.…”

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“…In Australopacific Region it is known from Australia (Queensland, Northern Territory, Victoria and Western Australia) as well as from Papua New Guinea and Marianna Islands (Lackner and Gomy 2016; Figs 755, 764). …”

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“…This work presents another contribution to on-going revisionary work on the genera of the subfamily Saprininae by the first author (Lackner 2009a, b, c, 2010, 2011a, b; Lackner 2012; Lackner 2013a,b,c; Lackner 2014a,b,c,d; Lackner 2015; Lackner 2016a,b; Tishechkin and Lackner 2012; Lackner and Gomy 2013; Lackner and Tishechkin 2014; Lackner and Gomy 2016; Lackner 2017). …”

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A monograph of the Australopacific Saprininae (Coleoptera, Histeridae)

Lackner¹,

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2017

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The Australopacific Saprininae, containing twelve genera and forty species, are reviewed, illustrated and keyed to genera and species. Two new genera, Australopachylopus gen. n. (New Zealand, type species Saprinus lepidulus Broun, 1881) and Iridoprinus gen. n. (Australia, type species I. myrmecophilus sp. n.) and four new species: Saprinus (Saprinus) rarus sp. n. (Australia), Saprinus (Saprinus) chathamensis sp. n. (Chatham Islands, New Zealand), Saprinus (Saprinus) pseudodetritus sp. n. (Chatham Islands, New Zealand) and Saprinus (Saprinus) pacificus sp. n. (Kiribati) are described. The Saprininae fauna of the Australopacific Region is a mixture of northern invaders that most likely arrived to the region in early Cenozoic by ‘island hopping’ from north (Hypocaccus, Hypocacculus, several Saprinus) and truly autochthonous taxa either with uncertain phylogenetic affinities (Iridoprinus gen. n., Saprinodes Lewis, 1891, Reichardtia Wenzel, 1944, Australopachylopus gen. n.), primitive Australopacific endemics (e.g. Tomogenius Marseul, 1862) or presumed relicts (several species of Saprinus Erichson, 1834). Several Saprininae taxa (Chalcionellus aeneovirens (Schmidt, 1890); (Gnathoncus rotundatus (Kugelann, 1792); G. communis (Marseul, 1862); Euspilotus (Neosaprinus) rubriculus (Marseul, 1855); Hypocaccus (Nessus) interpunctatus interpunctatus (Schmidt, 1885); Saprinus (S.) chalcites (Illiger, 1807) and Saprinus (S.) cupreus Erichson, 1834)) were introduced into the region with human activity. We report the first cases of myrmecophily (Iridoprinus myrmecophilus gen. et sp. n.) and termitophily (Saprinus rarus sp. n.) in the Saprininae from the Australopacific Region. Lectotypes and paralectotypes of the following taxa are designated herein: Saprinus amethystinus Lewis, 1900, Saprinus apricarius Erichson, 1834, Saprinus artensis Marseul, 1862, Saprinus auricollis Marseul, 1855, Saprinus australasiae Blackburn, 1903, Saprinus bistrigifrons Marseul, 1855, Saprinus certus Lewis, 1888, Saprinus communis Marseul, 1862, Saprinus cupreus Erichson, 1834, Saprinus cyanellus Marseul, 1855, Hister cyaneus Fabricius, 1775, Saprinus dentipes Marseul, 1855, Saprinus desbordesi Auzat, 1916, Saprinus gayndahensis MacLeay, 1871, Saprinus hyla Marseul, 1864, Saprinus incisisternus Marseul, 1862, Saprinus incisus Erichson, 1842, Saprinus irinus Marseul, 1862, Saprinus laetus Erichson, 1834, Saprinus lepidulus Broun, 1881, Saprinus mastersii MacLeay, 1871, Saprinus nitiduloides Fairmaire, 1883, Saprinus pedator Sharp, 1876, Saprinus pseudocyaneus White, 1846, Saprinus rubriculus Marseul, 1855, Saprinus sinae Marseul, 1862, Saprinus tasmanicus Marseul, 1855, Saprinus tyrrhenus Blackburn, 1903, Saprinus varians Schmidt, 1890, Saprinus vernulus Blackburn, 1903, Saprinus viridanus Lewis, 1899, Saprinus viridipennis Lewis, 1901, and Saprinus westraliensis Blackburn, 1903. The synonymy of Saprinus tyrrhenus Blackburn, 1903 is revoked and the species is considered as valid (stat. n.). Seven new synonymies are proposed: Saprinus gayndahensis MacLea...

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“…For the problems with the identity of the type specimen(s) of this species the reader is referred to Lackner and Gomy (2016).…”

Section: Taxonomymentioning

confidence: 99%