Therates dimidiatus wallacei Thomson, 1857

Therates dimidiatus wallacei Thomson, 1857 View in CoL

Figs 6–9 View Figs 6–9

MATERIAL EXAMINED. Malaysia: N Borneo, Sabah, Keningau Dist., Trus Madi Mt. , h ~ 975 m, 23–29.IV 2006, 3♂ T. dimidiatus wallacei ( Figs 6, 8 View Figs 6–9 ), T. dimidiatus punctipennis 1♂, 1♀ ( Figs 7, 9 View Figs 6–9 ), leg. P. Udovichenko ( MSPU) .

REFERENCES. Malaysia: Borneo, Kina Balu View in CoL ( = Kinabalu Mt.), 1♂ T. dimidiatus wallacei View in CoL , 1♀ T. dimidiatus punctipennis ( Wiesner, 1988) View in CoL .

NOTES. Both T. wallacei Thomson, 1875 and T. punctipennis Bates, 1878 View in CoL were described from Borneo. Later Horn (1905, 1915, 1926), Cassola (1985) and Wiesner (1988) considered them as the subspecies of T. dimidiatus Dejean, 1825 View in CoL described from Java. It should be noted two these subspecies were recorded in the same localities at least twain (see above). However, two forms of the same species cannot live together. Moreover, the shape of the aedeagus in these taxa is virtually the same ( Figs 8, 9 View Figs 6–9 ). Thus, a new synonymy is established: Therates dimidiatus wallacei Thomson, 1857 View in CoL = Therates dimidiatus punctipennis Bates, 1878 View in CoL , syn. n.