Laccophilus wittmeri Brancucci, 1983

Laccophilus wittmeri Brancucci, 1983 View in CoL

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Laccophilus wittmeri Brancucci, 1983: 260 View in CoL (original description); Hájek, 2003: 120 (in part, new records).

Type locality. Tonkin, Hoa Binh [= Vietnam, Hoa Binh Province].

Material examined. 62 specimens. MYANMAR : 2 males 2 females, Shan state, road Kalaw – Thazi , km 23, 20°42.378′N 96°30.218′E, 720 m, 24 October 1998, coll. H. Schillhammer ( NHMW, NMPC) GoogleMaps . THAILAND: Chiang Mai Province: 1 female, Doi Suthep , 950 m, 5 March 1987, coll. P. Schwendinger ( LHCM) ; 1 female, Doi Suthep , 5 November 1995, coll. N. Nieser ( NBCL) ; 2 males 1 female, Chiang Dao env., 21 May–4 June 1995, coll. M. Snížek ( JSCL) ; 1 female, 50 km N Chiang Mai, 2 August 2000, coll. KROLL & L. Kratzerová ( NMPC) . Loei Province: 8 ex., Phu Hin Rongkla National Park, Huai Khamunoi waterfall, 1250 m, 25 December 1995, coll. P. Mazzoldi ( PMCB) . Mae Hong Son Province: 1 female, Ban Huei Po, 1600 m, 8–17 May 1992, coll. S. Bílý ( NHMB); 17 ex., Road Mae Chem – Mae Hong Son, 4 km after Huai Boing , 1000 m, 29 December 1999, coll. P. Mazzoldi ( NMPC, PMCB) . LAOS: Bolikhamsay Province: 16 males, 9 females, Nam Kading NBCA, Tad Paloy campsite , forest stream, 18°23.17′N, 104°09.65′E, 300 m, 8–11 July 2010, coll. M. Brancucci & M. Geiser ( NHMB); GoogleMaps 3 males 1 female, Nam Kading NPA, Tad Paloy campsite , 18°21–23′N, 104°09′E, 250–400 m, 24–28 May 2011, coll. M. Geiser & D. Hauck ( NHMB, NMPC). GoogleMaps Khammouan Province: 1 male, Nakai-Nam Theun NPA, Ban Navang env., 17°57–59′N, 105°13–16′E, 600–750 m, 18–21 May 2012, NHMB Basel, Laos 2012 Expedition, M. Brancucci, M. Geiser, K Phanthavong & S. Xayalath ( NHMB). GoogleMaps Louang Namtha Province: 2 ex., ca. 10 km E Muang Sing, Ban Oudomsinh-B . Nam Det-B . Nam Mai env., 21°09–10′N, 101°13–15′E, 750–1400 m 14–20 May 2011, coll. D. Hauck & M. Geiser ( NHMB). GoogleMaps Xieng Khouang Prov.: 4 males 2 females, 30km NE Phonsavan: Ban Na Lam → Phou Sane Mt. , 19°37–8′N 103°20′E, 1300–1500 m, 10–30 May 2009, coll. M.Brancucci ( NHMB). GoogleMaps VIETNAM: 1 male, Deo Pha Din , 4 May 1995, coll. M. Sâto ( EUMJ) ; 1 male 3 females, Lai Chau, 18 May 1995, coll. M. Satô ( EUMJ, NHMB) .

Diagnosis. Large broadly oval species (body length 4.5–5.1 mm). Reticulation of elytra composed of shallowly impressed very large meshes. Ground colour of elytra dark, brownblackish; mediolateral spot present ( Fig. 17 View Figs ). Apical part of median lobe relatively shorter, with dorsal side lightly curved, and short and hooked apex; in lateral view with dorsal side almost straight ( Fig. 35 View Figs ).

Distribution. Brancucci (1983) described the species from northern Laos and Vietnam. Later, Nilsson (1995) and Hájek (2003) published the species from southern China ( Yünnan). The present records from Myanmar and northern Thailand extend the distributional area of Laccophilus wittmeri in the border area between the Palaearctic and Oriental zoogeographical regions ( Fig. 41 View Figs ).