Nothochodaeini Nikolajev 2015: 25

Nothochodaeini Nikolajev 2015: 25 View in CoL

Genus Nothochodaeus Nikolajev, 2005: 219 [= Notochodaeus Nikolajev, 2005]

Nothochodaeus trigonatus Huchet , new species

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Holotype, ♂. – MNHN, glued on card, labeled:

a) Coll.F. C. Drescher / Java, Preanger. N.O.I. /Radjamandala / mt. Pantjalikan / 9.II.1926 – 400m.

b) rectangular, white paper, vertical handwritten text: RP / rcd / 39.

c) rectangular, white: ♂.

d) rectangular, red paper: TYPE.

e) rectangular, red paper: Nothochodaeus / trigonatus n. sp. / HOLOTYPE / J.-B. Huchet det. 2022. Genitalia stored in a small glycerol vial, pinned under the specimen.

Other specimens examined. – We associate with this species a female specimen bearing the following labels: Djember, Res. Besoeki [= Residencies of Besoeki], 1900–2500', 189? [sic!], (Möllinger) / Ex Musaeo N. Van De Poll / Muséum Paris 1936, Coll. A. Boucomont ( MNHN).

Diagnosis. – This species has the body robust, moderately convex, densely pubescent dorsally, roughly bicolored a chestnut-brown, with the sides of the pronotum a lighter orange; the head is stretched anteriorly with a strong raised triangular horn projecting forward. The underside is predominantly orange-brown, the legs are bicolored, the femora yellow-orange, and the tibiae reddish-brown. A stridulatory peg is present (located on sternite VI).

Description of the holotype ( Fig. 1- 8)

Length. – 9.6 mm (from the apex of the mandibles to the apical part of abdominal tergite VIII).

Width. – 5.1 mm (width measured across the maximum width of the elytra).

Head. – Transverse, sub-hexagonal in outline, dark reddish-brown, strongly constricted behind the eyes, the temples obsolete. – Vertex concave. Surface slightly shiny, bearing long pubescence, the setae sparse, testaceous, obliquely oriented backwards. Surface strongly punctate, the punctuation consisting of transverse, slightly concave, sharply delimined wrinkles; between these wrinkles the tegument appears etched; a few unclearly defined rounded tubercles present on the area close to the inner edge of the eye. – Labrum very transverse, the anterior margin straight, the anterior edges rounded, slightly prominent, with long pubescence; surface convex dorsally, the tegument as punched, with few very large sunk setose punctures. Anterior clypeal membrane transverse, trapezoidal, in thin tegumentary plate contiguous to the labrum. – Eyes prominent, globose, strongly produced laterally. – Clypeus strongly raised, vertically sloping forward, arched posteriorly, surmounted by a strong sub-pyramidal horn, which is abruptly truncated at apex ( Fig. 2, 4 & 5). In dorsal view, the truncation delineates a transverse, slightly concave, triangular area with a strong, irregular, punctuation ( Fig. 4). Each of the converging clypeal carinae constituting the anterior triangle with a blunt dorsal tubercle at its base. – Mandibles very prominent, subequal, falciform, subplanar dorsally with two to three small subparallel longitudinal carinae, the apex and outer edge distinctly darkened. – Mentum oblong, subtrapezoidal, the base margined, the edge forming a furrow along the base, the sides distinctly concave, surface of the disc microreticulate, with a shallow longitudinal groove from the base to the anterior edge. – Gula bright yellow, strongly convex, the surface finely microreticulated. – Antenna 10-segmented, 3- segmented club, testaceous.

Pronotum. – Very transverse (2 × as wide as long), strongly convex, entirely margined, the edge forming a furrow on each side and along the

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2-5. Holotype. 2. Habitus, dorsal view. 3. Labels. 4. Close-up of the head in dorsal view showing the distinct triangular-topped clypeal horn (specimen missing right antenna, illustrated with transparent shading). 5. Head, lateral view showing the distinctive triangular-topped clypeal horn.

6 -8. Genitalia. 6. Aedeagus in dorsal view, the endophallus evaginated. 7. a, b, c, d, e. Detailed view of the endophallites. 8. Genital segment (urite IX) in dorsal view. base; in the middle of the base the edge expands slightly, forming a small acute lobe in front of the scutellum. A small darkened fovea, slightly depressed, in the middle of each side. – Anterior margin barelyemarginate behind the head, with a thin hyaline membrane in front. – Front angles obtuse, projectingforward, the posterior ones regularlyrounded. – Punctuation very dense, scaly, consisting of tightly packed elongated tight guttiform granules, the granules more rounded and more widely spaced on the sides and in the middle of the base. A median longitudinal groove running from the base to the frontedge, relatively indistinct in the basal third, as a narrow smooth longitudinal stripe in the middle of the disc.

Elytra. – Subquadrangular (width/length ratio: 1), 2.2 × longer than pronotum length, slightly shiny, entirely margined except for the area in front of the humeral callus; a thin darkened carina, originating from the elytral suture, running along the scutellum and extending along the base to the level of the 5th stria. – Elytral colour somewhat lighter than that of the pronotum, orange-brown, with few longitidinal spots clearly visible at the base of the elytra at the level of intervals 3and 5, these spots extendingfrom the anterior edge toa little beyond the apical edge of the scutellum (similar but barely perceptible longitudinal spots, locatedonthe same intervalsare present on the central part of the elytra), the slopingpartof the elytralocatedat the level of the humeral callus is also lightened. – Surface punctuation strong, scaly, densely covered by numerous small elongated setiferous granules tightly packed together;intervals almost flat; elytral striae consisting of sunken medium-sized points, separated by 1 to 1.5 × their diameter. – Humeral callus present, feeblymarked.– Scutellum black, triangular, elongate, lateral edges finely marginate, darkened, surface covered by a coarse rasp-like punctuation.

Abdomen. – Strongly convex with six visible ventrites (III -VIII). – Surface ventrites smooth, shiny, setose on their lower margin, the pubescence more extensiveonventritesVI andVII.– Anteriormargin of ventrites withlarge, widely separated setose granules separed by 2 to 4 × their diameter. – Tergite VIII (pygidium) darkened, slightly convex, pubescent, the punctuation dense, double, consistingof smallclose setosegranulesmixed withsmallpunctures.– TergiteVII (propygidium) with trapezoidal interlocking mechanism. – Metasternal plate punctate, the punctuation simple consisting of medium-sized punctures separated by 1 to 2 x their diameter,the sides smooth;mesocoxae widely separated.

Legs. – Protibia tridentate externally, the basal tooth very reduced, spinose, pointed (nota: the type specimen exhibits an additional median tooth on the outer edge of the right tibia); a curved acute pollex directed anteriorly; a distinct serrated longitudinal carina originating from the base and extending forward to immediately before the insertion of the protarsus. – Femur without accessory teeth, surface with two parallel rows of setose punctures. Upper spur of metatibia as long as first metatarsomere.

Genitalia ( Fig. 6- 8). – Parameres short, widely divergent apically. – Endophallus including five serrate endophallites heterogeneous in size and shape ( Fig. 6 & 7). – Genital segment (urite IX) ( Fig. 8).

Sexual dimorphism. – If the female specimen we attribute to this species proves to be conspecific, clear differences are present on the head: clypeus with a simple curved elevated carina instead of the strong sub-pyramidal clypeal horn present in male.

Etymology. – Name derived from the Greekτρίγωνος, trígônos ("threecornered") + atus (Latin suffix meaning "provided with"), referring to the triangular shape of the clypeus.

Distribution. – WesternJava, butpossiblya wider distributiononthe island as suggested by a female specimen, most likely conspecific, originating from the eastern part of the island ( Fig. 27).

Remarks. – From the very unusual conformation of the clypeus (strongly keeled in the shape of a strong cephalic horn quite similar to that existing in males of the genus Ceratochodaeus Huchet ), the strong post-ocular constriction of the head making the genae obsolete, the eyes very large, strongly produced laterally, the unusual cephalic and pronotal punctuation (raspy, consisting of granules stretched longitudinally in the form of elongated drops), N.trigonatus appears to be a distinctive species within the genus Nothochodaeus , and consequently cannot be confused with any other species of the genus. Other unusual morphological characteristics have recently been noted on another species from the Sunda Islands, namely N. marsupialis Paulsen, 2020 , which presents unique abdominal modifications (median part of ventrites 2 and 3 possessing enlarged tubercles and a cavity behind shield-like process) (Paulsen, 2020). The Sunda Islands represent the southern distributional limit of the genus Nothochodaeus , with all species occurring there being endemic. These morphological specificities highlight a notable phenotypic plasticity within the taxa inhabiting the Indonesian Archipelago.

Nothochodaeus drumonti Huchet , new species

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Holotype, ♂. – IRSNB, glued on card, labeled:

a) both printed and handwritten: “ Leg. H. LUCHT / G. Rageng, Java / “Bajoekidoel” / 450 – 700 Mr. / II. 1933 ” ;

b) rectangular, handwritten and printed: “ Ochodaeus / xanthomelas / R. Paulian det. ”;

c) rectangular, red paper: “ TYPE ”;

d) rectangular, red paper: “ Nothochodaeus / drumonti n. sp. / HOLOTYPE ♂ / J.-B. Huchet det. 2022”. Genitalia stored in a small glycerol vial, pinned under the specimen.

Diagnosis. – Small-sized species, body short, robust, strongly convex, and densely pubescent. Bicolored, the head yellowish, the sides and clypeus brownish-black, pronotum yellowish with two brownish-black paramedian stripes and a basal median spot extending narrowly on either side along the base, merging laterally with the paramedian stripes. Elytra orange-brown, the humeral callus and two transverse elytral stripes brown-black. Underside brown-black, except for the anterior part of pronotum and gula, yellow-orange. Legs bicolored, the femora orange-brown, the tibiae darkened. The stridulatory peg is present.

Description of the holotype ( Fig. 9 & 11-17)

Length. – 7.5 mm (from the apex of the mandibles to the apical part of the tergite VIII).

Width. – 3.8 mm.

Head. – Transverse, sub-hexagonal in outline, surface shiny, evenly punctate with medium setose granules close together but not tangent to one another, the granules more widely spaced in the median area of the disc. – Clypeus transverse, subtrapezoidal, slightly declivous in front, the anterior margin denticulated, ciliate, with short testaceous bristles oriented anteriorly, the postclypeal area weakly declivous posteriorly; clypeal carina tridentate consisting of an m-shapedcarina with a distinct acute tubercle on either side and a flattened, posteriorly pointing median horn ( Fig. 12, 14); clypeal marginal membrane transverse, hyaline, reaching the labrum forward. – Labrum very transverse, slightly emarginate in front, the anterior edge setose; disc slightly raised, with a few large sunken setose punctures and a thin transverse carina raised in the middle. – Eyes large, prominent, globose, strongly produced laterally. – Mandibles subequal, falciform, subplanar dorsally, apically pointed, the sides distinctly raised. – Mentum quadrangular, transverse, the base straight; discal area longitudinally convex in the middle, weakly declivous in front, the sides distinctly concave. – Antenna bicolored, the scape brown-black, the pedicel and funicle testaceous, the club with short pubescence, brown-black, except for the distal third of the outer club segment coated with yellowish-brown microsensillae.

Pronotum. – Transverse (1.83 × as wide as long), strongly convex, entirely margined, the edges with long setae; front angles obtuse, projecting anteriorly, the posterior angles obtusely rounded. – Anterior margin not emarginate behind the head, the front hyaline membrane very narrow. A distinct darkened fovea on both sides, and a weak longitudinal furrow at base. – Pronotal surface quite similar to that of the head, evenly punctate, the granules setose with long setae of variable colours, testaceous yellow on the disc, orange-brown on the anterior angles and sides and with a few others scattered on the disc.

Elytra. – Shiny, slightly transverse (width/length ratio: 1.05), 1.9 × longer than pronotum length, densely pubescent; interstriae subplanar. –

Faunitaxys, 10 (61), 2022: 1 – 10. 5 9 - 13. ♂ holotype. 9. Habitus, dorsal view. 10. Labels. 11. Habitus, laterodorsal view. 12. Head, dorsal view, inset illustrating the clypeal horn. 13. Head, ventral view.

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14. Habitus, frontal view, inset illustrating the clypeal horn.

15. Abdomen, ventral view, detail of ventrites III to V showing modified tubercles and cavity behind shield-like process suspected to be mycangia or related structure.

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16. Aedeagus in different views, the endophallus not everted (a. Left lateral. b. Ventral. c. Dorsal. d. Right lateral), inset illustrating the endophallites A and B in schematic view.

17. Genital segment (urite IX), dorsal view.

Punctuation of interstriae strong and tight consisting of small setose granules; elytra punctato-striate, striae well impressed, consisting of a single row of sunken large punctures separated by 0.5 to 1 × their diameter; juxtasutural interstria distinctly depressed, darkened. – Elytral tegument orange-brown, a median darkened transverse strip, consisting of staggered spots, extending from interstriae 2 to 7; a second transverse strip at the apical third, complete, extending laterally on the sides and merging with the median strip. – Humeral callus present, well-marked, distinctly darkened. – Scutellum black, triangular and elongate, narrowly bordered, surface slightly concave with coarse setose punctures.

Abdomen. – Convex, shiny, orange-brown, the median area lightened, the surface with a few small scattered punctures and with short setae. On both sides of the median area the upper edge of the ventrites has a series of large aligned granules separated by 1 to 2 × their diameter, these granules decreasing in size from ventrite IV to ventrite VIII. – Ventrites IVto VII with paired paramedian cavities, including a shield-like modification on ventrites IV-V overlying these cavities ( Fig. 14). – Tergite VII (propygidium) transverse, the posterior margin distinctly sinuate below the trapezoidal interlocking mechanism. – TergiteVIII (pygidium) convex, strongly punctate, the punctuation double, consisting of small and medium setose punctures unevenly distributed on rough tegumentary background. – Metasternal process transverse, convex, with a distinct longitudinal groove; the disc with sparse small punctures with short setae. – Stridulatory peg (sternite VI) present.

Legs. – Protibia tridentateexternally,thebasaltoothveryreduced,spinose. – Femora smooth, surface with two parallel rows of setose punctures. Upper spur of metatibia slightly longer than the first metatarsomere.

Genitalia ( Fig. 16). – Parameres short, widely divergent apically. – Endophallus including four serrate endophallites heterogeneous in size and shape, basal sclerite (endophallus not everted) massive, very elongated ( Fig. 16A). – Endophallus membranous with folds, the surface locally covered with numerous raspulae and fine spicules. – Genital segment (urite IX) ( Fig. 17).

Sexual dimorphism. – Unknown.

Etymology. – This species is cordially dedicated to my friend and colleague Alain Drumont, curator at the Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, Brussels, Belgium.

Distribution. – Only known from the type locality: East Java, Bajoekidoel [= Baju-kidul] ( Fig. 27). From its location, in the extreme east of the island, it would not be surprising that the species also occurs in Bali.

Remarks. – Like N. marsupialis , recently described by Paulsen (2020), N. drumonti Huchet n. sp. possesses paired paramedian cavities on ventrites IV to VII, including a shield-like modification on ventrites IV-V overlying these cavities and into the form of a large hollow-based tubercle on ventrites VI to VII ( Fig. 15). These structures are however less developed in N. drumonti Huchet n. sp. than in N. marsupialis . According to Paulsen (2020), these abdominal structures could correspond to mycangia, suggesting symbiotic relationships with basidiomycetes. Both species present quite similar genital structure, with an internal sac with four endophallites.

Differential diagnosis. – Due to its reduced size, cephalic, pronotal, and elytral coloration patterns, N. drumonti Huchet n. sp. cannot be confused with any of the other six species of Nothochodaeus inhabiting Java. The morphologically closest taxon is N. decoratus keikoae described from Borneo ( Sarawak, Sabah). The two species differ in cephalic structures, and notably, in N. drumonti Huchet n. sp., by a tridentate clypeal carina (the clypeal carina lacking tubercule, being simply arched along the anterior margin of clypeus in N. decoratus keikoae ).

Nothochodaeus pithecanthropus Huchet , new species

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Holotype, ♂ ( Fig. 18 & 20). – MNHN, glued on card, labeled:

a) rectangular, white paper, framed: “ Java / Mts. Djampang”.

b) rectangular, red paper: “ Nothochodaeus / pithecanthropus n. sp. / Holotype / J.-B. Huchet det. 2022”;

c) rectangular, red paper: “ TYPE ”;

d) rectangular, white: “ ♂ ”. Genitalia stored in a small glycerol vial, pined under the specimen.

Paratypes, 9 ex.:

- 1 ♀, idem HT, MNHN ;

- 1 ♂, Java, Boucomont det. 1933, Ochodaeus hirtus Wied, MNHN ;

- 1 ex., unsexed, Java, Preanger. Mts. Djampangs, MNHN ;

- 1 ex., unsexed, Indonesia, E. Java prov., Argopuro Mts , 1200 m, Bermi vill. Env., VI. 2002 , local collector leg. / St. Jákl collection, Prague, Czech republic, CSJP ;

- idem, 1 ♂, VI. 2004, CJBH ;

- 1 ♂ & 2 ♀, Indonesia, East Java Pr., Mt Argopuro, 1000 m, Bermi vill. env., XII. 2018, local collector leg., CJBH ;

- 1 ♀, Indonesia, East Java Pr., Mt Argopuro , 1000 m, I. 2016, local collector leg., CJBH .

Diagnosis. – Medium-sized species, the body robust, strongly convex, densely pubescent.Bicolored, the head bright yellow on the disk, the sides brownish-black; pronotum brownish-black, the sides yellow, a thin longitudinal yellowish spot in the middle of the disk. Elytra brownish-black, except a basal yellowish transverse strip consisting of staggered spots, extending from interstriae 2 to lateral margin; humeral callus brown-black. Underside orange-brown, except for the anterior part of pronotum, gula and maxillary endites yellow-orange. Legs dark brown. The stridulatory peg is present.

Description of the holotype ( Fig. 18, 20, 21, 23, 25 & 26)

Length. – 11.2 mm (from the apex of the mandibles to the apical part of the tergite VIII).

Width. – 5.7 mm.

Head. – Transverse, sub-hexagonal in outline, surface shiny, subplanar, weakly concave on vertex, the tegument bright yellow on the disc, darkened on the sides. – Punctuation consistingof closely setmedium setosegranules which are not tangent to one another. – Clypeus transverse, subtrapezoidal, slightly declivous anteriorly, the anterior margin slightly denticulate, ciliate, with short testaceous bristles oriented anteriorly; clypeal carina slightly arched anteriorly, the edge darkened, reaching the lateral margin at the level of the anterior edge of the eye; one pair of small, blunt-topped tubercles located behind this carina, on either side of the middle ( Fig. 21); clypeal marginal membrane transverse, hyaline, sub-hexagonal in outline, reaching the labrum anteriorly. – Labrum transverse, bilobed, deeply emarginate and pubescent in front; disc slightly convex, with a few setose punctures and a thin transverse carina raisedin the middle. – Eyes large, prominent, globose, strongly produced laterally. – Mandibles subequal, falciform, strongly concave dorsally, bidentate apically. – Mentum subquadrangular, weakly declivous in front; discal area smooth, the surface microreticulate with few scattered setose punctures at base; palpigers well sclerified, visible from below, in the shape of subtriangular hyaline blades. – Antenna bicolored, the scape brown-black, the pedicel and funicle bright yellow, the club with short pubescence, brown-black, except for the distal third, yellowish.

Pronotum. – Transverse, strongly convex, entirely margined; a short median longitudinal groove at base, interruped before the middle of the disc anteriorly. – Anterior margin deeply emarginate behind the head, with a thin hyaline orange membrane in front. – Anterior angles obtuse, projecting forward, the posterior ones regularly rounded. – Pronotal surface strongly granulate; granules shiny, very closely set but not tangentinal, setose, the setae testaceous; surface slightly shiny, black, the sides largely yellow at with the exception of a small darkened central shallow pit, the lateral edge entirely black.

Elytra. – Transverse, slightly shiny, punctato-striate, entirely margined except for the area in front of the humeral callus; elytral punctuation strong and tight consisting of small elongate setose granules forming a slightly scaly network, the setae oriented backward; elytral striae consisting of sunken medium-sized points, separated by 1× their diameter; juxtasutural interstria distinctly depressed. – Humeral callus present, well marked. – Scutellum black, triangular and elongate, lateral edges finely marginate, the disk with a distinct median longitudinal groove; punctuation strong consisting of small elongated setose granules.

Abdomen. – Strongly convex with six visible ventrites (III-VIII); surface shiny, smooth with few minute setose punctures on ventrites III-V, the punctuation stronger and tighter on ventrites VI-VIII; a row of small setose granules along the anterior edge, the granules separated by 3 to 4 × their diameter. – TergiteVIII (pygidium) pubescent, the punctuationstrong, consisting of small close setose granules embedded on a microreticulate background. – TergiteVII (propygidium) transverse, the surface covered with medium-sized sunken punctures on either side of the median notch, the punctures distinctly more closely set along the base. – Metasternal process flat with a thin longitudinal median groove, the disk surface finely granulate with few scattered setae; mesocoxae widely separated. – Stridulatory peg (sternite VI) well developed, extending posteriorly in the form of a narrow apophysis.( Fig.23).

Legs. – Protibia tridentateexternally,thebasaltoothveryreduced,withshort, acute pollex directed anteriorly,with a longbristle on its dorsal surface. – Femora without accessory teeth, surface with two parallel rows of setose punctures. Upper spur of metatibia as long as first metatarsomere.

Genitalia ( Fig. 25 & 26). – Parameres short and broad, apically rounded and widely divergent. – Endophallus including five serrate endophallites of distinct size and shape ( Fig. 25). – Genital segment (urite IX) ( Fig. 26).

Sexual dimorphism. – Feebly marked, restricted to the head: a pair of raised transverse tubercles located laterally on either side behind the clypeal carina in male; the tubercles are lacking in the female.

Etymology. – In reference to the fossil Hominid Pithecanthropus erectus (later designated as Homo erectus ) described from Java by the Dutch paleoanthropologist Eugène Dubois in 1894.

Distribution. – Known both from the western and eastern part of the island of Java ( Fig. 27).

Variation. – N. pithecanthropus Huchet , new species, exhibits notable variations in the dorsal colour patterns (except for the thin longitudinal median spot of the pronotum, present in all the specimens studied). The yellowish area on both sides on the pronotum is sometimes split into two distinct spots. Additionally, the longitudinal yellowish spots located in the anterior third of the elytra are rather variable in shape and number.

Remarks. – This species appears morphologically similar to N. sumatrensis Ochi, Kon & Masumoto, 2013 , an endemic species inhabiting central Sumatra, particularly because of the flattened, predominantly bright yellow head. It differs by the presence, in males, of a raised transverse tubercle located on either side behind the clypeal carina (the posterior portion of clypeal carina lacks tubercles in N. sumatrensis of both sexes) ( Fig. 21). In addition, the color patterns of the pronotum and elytra are very distinct: in N. pithecanthropus new species the pronotum is dark brown with the sides predominantly yellowish, and with a distinct central darkened fovea in the middle, whereas in N. sumatrensis the pronotum is unicolorous black to yellowish brown, sometimes with an obscure longitudinal brownish broad band in the middle). Female: clypeal transverse carina gently curved anteriorly, weakly raised in N. pithecanthropus new species, strongly raised and distinctly arcuate in N. sumatrensis . Finally, notable differences occur in the shape of the stridulatory peg ( Fig. 23 & 24).

Biological data. – A recent study (Huchet et al., 2022) documented the mycetophagous habits of a representative of the genus Ochodaeus Dejean, 1821 ( O. berytensis Petrovitz, 1965 ) whose adults feed on the edible ectomycorrhizal truffle Tuber aestivum in Northern Israel. The examination of the mid-and hindgut contents of some specimens of N. pithecanthropus new species revealed the presence of References

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