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Corresponding author: Sang Jae Suh ( sjsuh@knu.ac.kr ) Academic editor: Christopher Majka
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Kim D, Suh SJ (2022) A new species of Neotoxoscelus Fisher, 1921 (Coleoptera, Buprestidae) from South Korea, with an updated checklist. ZooKeys 1114: 11-19. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1114.81696
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Neotoxoscelus petilus sp. nov. is described from South Korea. Neotoxoscelus Fisher, 1921 is also a new generic record for South Korea. A key to the Neotoxoscelus species and an updated checklist are provided.
Buprestidae, jewel beetle, Neotoxoscelus, new species, South Korea, taxonomy
The genus Neotoxoscelus Fisher, 1921 (Coleoptera, Buprestidae, Agrilinae, Coraebini, Toxoscelina) is a small group, with only seven known species globally. Most of these species are distributed in Oriental Region: N. aeneiventris Fisher, 1930, N. bakeri Fisher, 1921, N. corporaali Obenberger, 1922, N. kurosawai (Hattori, 1990), N. luzonicus Fisher, 1921, and N. ornatus Fisher, 1930, with only N. kerzhneri (Alexeev, 1975) reported from the Palaearctic Region (
Until now, only one species of the subtribe Toxoscelina, Toxoscelus auriceps (Saunders, 1873), had been reported from South Korea (
The specimen was collected in Mt. Juwangsan, Cheongsong-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do province, South Korea (Fig.
Body length: distance from apex of head to apex of elytra.
Elytral length: distance from anterior margin to apex of elytra.
Elytral width: width of both elytra at widest point.
Pronotal length: length of pronotum along midline.
Pronotal width: width of pronotum at widest point.
Family Buprestidae Leach, 1815
Subfamily Agrilinae Laporte, 1835
Tribe Coraebini Bedel, 1921
Neotoxoscelus Fisher, 1921: 418. Type species: Neotoxoscelus bakeri Fisher, 1921 (fixed by original designation).
Pronotum convex; inner margin of all tibiae almost straight; no space between tibiae and femora when closed; apical margin of pygidium with a short spinous process in middle part (
This new species is most similar to N. kerzhneri (Alexeev, 1975) among its congeners. It can be distinguished from N. kerzhneri based on the following combination of morphological characters: body slender; lateral margin of pronotum slightly curved and narrowed with somewhat distinct sinuation, basal angle rounded; scutellum wider than long; elytra widest at humerus, longer than wide: W/L = 2.60 (width at humerus), W/L = 2.40 (width including laterosternites); median lobe of male genitalia with two pointed apical denticles on each side and lateral margin slightly narrowed. In contrast, N. kerzhneri has the following aspects: stout body; lateral margin of pronotum more roundly curved and rectilinearly narrowed, without sinuation, basal angle angulated; scutellum longer than wide; elytra widest at posterior 5/9, longer than wide: W/L = 2.35–2.40 (width at humerus), W/L = 2.04–2.16 (width including laterosternites); median lobe of male genitalia without apical denticles on each side and lateral margin drastically narrowed (
Male (Fig.
Body
slender and elongate, widest at pronotum, dorsal side black without gloss, ventral side black and somewhat glossy. Head (Fig.
Neotoxoscelus petilus sp. nov., holotype, male A pronotum, dorsal view B ditto, lateral view C prosternum D head, frontal view E sternite V and spinous process, ventral view F protibia, dorsal view G scutellum H hind wing I prosternal process. Scale bars: 0.5 mm (A, H); 0.4 mm (B–E); 0.2 mm (F–G, I).
Female. Unknown.
Holotype. ♂, South Korea, Gyeongsangbuk-do province, Cheongsong-gun, Budong-myeon, Sangui-ri, Mt. Juwangsan, ca 550 m alt., 36°23'21.7"N, 129°10'06.9"E, sweeping, 26. VII. 1984, S.J. Suh Coll. (
Unknown.
South Korea, Gyeongsangbuk-do province.
The specific epithet refers to the slender body shape of the new species.
1 | Dorsal side of body shining dark brown with strong violaceous tinge | N. bakeri Fisher, 1921 |
– | Dorsal side of body black | 2 |
2 | Elytra with a long acuate apical spine | N. aeneiventris Fisher, 1930 |
– | Elytra without a long acuate apical spine | 3 |
3 | Disk of elytra slightly convex; apex of elytra obliquely truncated | N. ornatus Fisher, 1930 |
– | Disk of elytra slightly flattened; apex of elytra not truncated | 4 |
4 | Apex of elytra with remarkably strong marginal teeth | N. corporaali Obenberger, 1922 |
– | Apex of elytra with unremarkable marginal teeth | 5 |
5 | Dorsal side of body with feeble bluish tinge; base of elytra distinctly narrower than widest part of pronotum; elytral ornamentation in posterior 1/2 with a transversely zigzagged band | N. luzonicus Fisher, 1921 |
– | Dorsal side of body without feeble bluish tinge; base of elytra slightly narrower than widest part of pronotum; elytral ornamentation in posterior 1/2 with two transversely zigzagged bands | 6 |
6 | Ventral side of body with faint violaceous tinge; paramere of male genitalia convexly narrowed to apex; median lobe concave apically | N. kurosawai (Hattori, 1990) |
– | Ventral side of body without violaceous tinge; paramere of male genitalia slightly concavely narrowed to apex; median lobe convex apically | 7 |
7 | Lateral margin of pronotum more roundly curved and rectilinearly narrowed, without sinuation, basal angle angulated; elytra widest at posterior 5/9; median lobe of male genitalia without apical denticles on each side, lateral margin drastically narrowed | N. kerzhneri (Alexeev, 1975) |
– | Lateral margin of pronotum slightly curved and narrowed, with somewhat distinct sinuation, basal angle rounded; elytra widest at humerus; median lobe of male genitalia with two pointed apical denticles on each side, lateral margin slightly narrowed | N. petilus sp. nov. |
Neotoxoscelus aeneiventris Fisher, 1930
Distribution. Malaysia (Pahang).
Neotoxoscelus bakeri Fisher, 1921
Distribution. Philippines (Mindanao).
Neotoxoscelus corporaali Obenberger, 1922
Distribution. Indonesia (Sumatura).
Neotoxoscelus kerzhneri (Alexeev, 1975)
Distribution. China (Liaoning, Shanghai, Shanxi), Mongolia (Dornogovi).
Neotoxoscelus kurosawai (Hattori, 1990)
Distribution. Taiwan.
Neotoxoscelus luzonicus Fisher, 1921
Distribution. Philippines (Luzon).
Neotoxoscelus ornatus Fisher, 1930
Distribution. Malaysia (Sabah).
Neotoxoscelus petilus sp. nov.
Distribution. South Korea.