Cicindela (Cicindela) sachalinensis subsp. niohozana Bates 1883

Main Authors: Fukuda, Yuki, Ogawa, Ryo, Hori, Michio
Format: info publication-taxonomictreatment Journal
Terbitan: , 2019
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Online Access: https://zenodo.org/record/4337437
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  • Cicindela(Cicindela) sachalinensis niohozanaBates, 1883 (Figs 8H, 15C) Cicindela sachalinensis niohozana Bates, 1883:213. Cicindela sachalinensis humeralis Beuthin, 1905:186 [synonymy by Horn 1926:211]. Cicindela (Cicindela) sachalinensis Morawitz, 1862: Rivalier 1950:225 (only nominotypical subspecies). Specimens examined. (N = 1) [Japan] 1♂ (EUMJ), Hokkaido, Mt. Rausu ~ Iwaobetsu, 23–25. VII. 1970, S. Kinoshita leg. Description. Internal sac everted dors-apically in lateral view. DA, VA, B and BLR well large, followed in order by VLL, DLL and VB. DLL roundly swollen, vested with fine spines. DA well swollen basally. VA triangular swollen, everted right laterally, vested numerously with short and weakly chitinous spines. BLR oval swollen left ventrally, vested numerously with well sclerotized spines. VB roundly and short swollen, vested with fine spines. VLL roundly and short swollen, everted right laterally, vested numerously with well sclerotized spines. B roundly swollen, everted right laterally, vested numerously with well sclerotized spines. Flagellum well short, curved. Medial tooth short, extending right laterally, widest at middle, thence gently tapered apically. Remarks. This species shares the characteristics of the position of each bladder with C. (C.) transbaicalica japanensis but is distinguished from the latter by the following characteristics: VA triangular swollen, everted right laterally; medial tooth extending right laterally, widest at middle, thence gently tapered apically.
  • Published as part of Fukuda, Yuki, Ogawa, Ryo & Hori, Michio, 2019, The reclassification of Sophiodela and other tiger beetles (Coleoptera, Cicindelidae) based on the structure of the everted internal sac of the male genitalia, pp. 271-308 in Zootaxa 4661 (2) on page 301, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4661.2.3, http://zenodo.org/record/3998528