Cephennodes (s. str.) carinifrons Jałoszyński

Cephennodes (s. str.) carinifrons Jałoszyński View in CoL

( Figs 109–114 View FIGURES 109–118 )

Cephennodes (s. str.) carinifrons Jałoszyński, 2007a: 39 View in CoL .

Material studied. CHINA (YUNNAN Prov.): 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Baoshan Pref., Gaoligong Shan, 29 km ESE Tengchong , 24º55’37’’N, 98º45’09’’E, 2350 m, devastated deciduous forest, litter, wood and fungi, 1. GoogleMaps VI.2007, leg. M. Schülke; 3 ♂♂, 5 ♀♀, Baoshan Pref., Gaoligong Shan, E pass, 36 km SE Tengchong , 24º49’32’’N, 98º46’06’’E, 2200 m, devastated deciduous forest, litter, wood and fungi, 31. GoogleMaps V.2007, leg. M. Schülke; 1 ♂, Baoshan Pref., Gaoligong Shan, 33 km SE Tengchong , 24º51’02’’N, 98º45’36’’E, 2100-2200 m, deciduous forest, litter, wood and fungi, 31. GoogleMaps V.2007, leg. M. Schülke; 2 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀, Baoshan Pref., Gaoligong Shan, W pass 35 km SE Tengchong , 24º50’18’’N, 98º45’43’’E, 2100 m, devastated primeval deciduous forest, litter, wood and fungi, 25. GoogleMaps VIII.2009, leg. M. Schülke; 3 ♂♂, 1 ♀, Baoshan Pref., Gaoligong Shan, W pass 35 km SE Tengchong , 24º50’18’’N, 98º45’43’’E, 2100 m, devastated primeval deciduous forest, litter, wood and fungi, 28. GoogleMaps VIII.2009, leg. M. Schülke; 2 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀, Baoshan Pref., Gaoligong Shan, 32 km SE Tengchong , 24º51-53’N, 98º45’E, 2150-2250 m, devastated primeval deciduous forest, litter, wood and fungi, 26. VIII.2009, leg. M. Schülke; 1 ♂, Baoshan Pref., mountain range 22 km S Tengchong , 24º49’29’’N, 98º29’30’’E, 1800 m, devastated primeval deciduous forest, litter, wood and fungi, 30. GoogleMaps VIII.2009, leg. M. Schülke; 1 ♂, 3 ♀♀, Baoshan Pref., Gaoligong Shan, 29 km ESE Tengchong , 24º55’37’’N, 98º45’09’’E, 2350 m, devastated deciduous forest, litter, wood and fungi, 1. GoogleMaps VI.2007, leg. A. Pütz; 1 ♂, Baoshan Pref., Gaoligong Shan, near Xiaoheishan N. R., 35 km SE Tengchong , 24º50’16’’N, 98º45’43’’E, 2110 m, deciduous forest, litter, 30. GoogleMaps V.2007, leg. A. Pütz. Specimens in MNB, cAP, cPJ.

Remarks. Cephennodes carinifrons was described based on specimens collected in Dabei (2,430 m), Gaoligongshan Mts at altitudes above 2200 m. The newly recorded specimens come from the same area and demonstrate that this species is relatively common at high altitudes of Gaoligong Shan.

Examination of a large sample of males revealed that the aedeagus of C. carinifrons shows a low variability, mainly restricted to the length and shape of the distal processes. The distal margin of the capsular region in ventral view is quite stable and the aedeagi examined during the present study differ only slightly from those illustrated in Jałoszyński (2007a): figs 52–54. Externally, males of this species are most similar to those of C. triangulifrons , differences in head modifications are illustrated in Figs 110 View FIGURES 109–118 ( C. carinifrons ; median impression broader and anteriorly arcuate) and Fig. 116 View FIGURES 109–118 ( C. triangulifrons ; median impression narrower and anteriorly angulate).