identifier	taxonID	type	CVterm	format	language	title	description	additionalInformationURL	UsageTerms	rights	Owner	contributor	creator	bibliographicCitation
F009064AFFAA72016689F9925A4DFEAA.text	F009064AFFAA72016689F9925A4DFEAA.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Troglocollops Wittmer 1965	<div><p>Genus Troglocollops Wittmer, 1965</p> <p>Troglocollops (Troglocollops) Wittmer, 1965: 143. Type species: Collops obscuricornis Motschulsky, 1860, by original designation.</p> <p>Troglocollops (Troglocollopsoides) Wittmer, 1979: 151, Type species: Troglocollops (Troglocollopsoides) medvedevi Wittmer, 1979, fixed by original designation and monotypy.</p> <p>Troglocollops (Alexeus) Tshernyshev, 1995: 71, Type species: Troglocollops alexeus Tshernyshev, 1995, by original designation.</p> <p>Diagnosis. Medium-sized beetles, ranging from 3 to 5 mm in length. Tarsomere 2 of the anterior tarsi bearing a special comb in male (Fig. 1a). Antennae with 11 antennomeres: antennomeres 1 and 3 in male enlarged, but lacking special structures such as tufts of hairs, bristles, or excitators; antennomere 2 very small and not conspicuous, hidden by 1; antennomeres 4–10 transversal and slightly saw-toothed (Fig. 1b). Head sculptured in male (Fig. 1c), usually by a deep hollow or a protuberance bearing a tuft of spines. Females usually with entirely black interocular area of head. The apical parts of male elytra simple, lacking special structures or contrasting spots. Pronotum simple, lacking grooves. Dorsal colouration varies from entirely dark to dark with yellow edges.</p> <p>Distribution. China (Xinjiang), Kazakhstan, Russia (from South Siberia: Altai Mountains, to the East: Tuva, Transbaikalia, Yakutia, Chukotka Peninsula, Magadanskaya Oblast and South Primorie), and Mongolia.</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F009064AFFAA72016689F9925A4DFEAA	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Tong, Junbo;Tshernyshev, Sergei E.;Liu, Haoyu;Yang, Yuxia	Tong, Junbo, Tshernyshev, Sergei E., Liu, Haoyu, Yang, Yuxia (2022): First record of the genus Troglocollops (Coleoptera, Malachiidae) from China with description of a new species. Zootaxa 5195 (5): 492-498, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5195.5.7
F009064AFFA972076689FE7E5B59FE62.text	F009064AFFA972076689FE7E5B59FE62.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Troglocollops (Troglocollopsoides) sinicus Tong & Tshernyshev & Liu & Yang 2022	<div><p>Troglocollops (Troglocollopsoides) sinicus Tong &amp; Yang, sp. nov.</p> <p>(Figs 1–3)</p> <p>Diagnosis. This species can be easily distinguished from other Troglocollops by the following characters: pronotum yellow with a black and longitudinal stripe in the middle; elytra black with blue metallic lustre and yellow apices (Fig. 1a); antennomere 1 somewhat smaller than 3 (Fig. 1b); endophallus with five strong spines and two groups of small spines near apex (Figs 2c–d).</p> <p>Description. Male. Length of body 3.3–4.2 mm, width at widest part of elytra 1.6–1.9 mm and at the base of elytra 1.2–1.5 mm.</p> <p>Head black with greenish blue metallic lustre, antennae and mouthparts mostly yellow. Pronotum yellow with a black and greenish blue metallic lustre stripe in the middle. Elytra black with blue metallic lustre and yellow apices. Scutellar shield black with the same blue metallic lustre as elytra.Anterior and middle legs yellow with black coxae; posterior legs black with tibiae and tarsi yellow. Surface of body evenly covered with fine, adpressed, white hairs; temple and elytra additionally with sparse, erect, black setae (Fig. 1a). Prosternum black, vesicles yellowish brown, thoracic mesepimera black.</p> <p>Head slightly narrower than pronotum. Frons with large but shallow impression in the interocular area, and a transversal protuberance near the middle (Fig. 1c). Clypeus narrow, transverse, straight. Labrum short, suboval, transverse. Antennae yellow with a small black spot at apex, evenly covered by short, white, semi-erect pubescence; antennomere 1 and 3 larger than all remaining antennomeres; 1 elongate; 2 small and almost completely hidden by 1; 3 strongly dilated, distinctly larger than 1; 4–11 subcylindrical and evenly sinuate at apex (Fig. 1b).</p> <p>Pronotum transverse, 1.4× wider than long, densely punctured, sparsely and finely pubescent, with smooth microsculpture between punctures; anterior margin slightly convex; all angles rounded and posterior ones obliquely truncate; posterior part impressed near base.</p> <p>Scutellar shield short and transverse, almost hidden by pronotum.</p> <p>Elytra oblong, slightly wider than pronotum at base, shining, with punctures sparse but distinct, and with double pubescence, sparse black bristles, and very fine, white, adpressed hairs; shoulders distinct but not protruding; apices evenly rounded, simple.</p> <p>Hind wings normally developed.</p> <p>Legs of moderate size. Posterior femora not reaching elytral apices. Tibiae thin, almost straight, those cross section rounded. All tarsi with 5 tarsomeres; tarsomere 2 of the anterior tarsi with comb extending over the segment; in all legs, tarsomere 5 longest, somewhat longer than combined length of tarsomeres 1 and 2 in anterior and middle legs, and of same length as these in posterior legs; claws narrow, with small lamella at base.</p> <p>Ventral surface of abdomen densely punctured, with sparse, white, adpressed pubescence. Metathorax simple, lacking appendages. Pygidium transverse, with a triangular emargination at apex (Fig. 2a); ultimate abdominal ventrite equilaterally triangular, evenly flexed and narrowed apically (Fig. 2b). Tegmen elongate, with wide apodemes; aedeagus rounded apically; endophallus with five strong spines and two groups of small spines near apex (Figs 2c–d).</p> <p>Female. Similar to male species except for head lacking depression, antennae simple, and fore-tarsi without comb (Fig. 3a). Pygidium sub-trapezoid with pair of short lateral struts anteriorly, apical margin emarginate (Fig. 3b). Ultimate abdominal ventrite divided, with long spiculum ventrale (Fig. 3c). Ovipositor elongate and membranous (Fig. 3d).</p> <p>Length of body 4.5 mm, width at widest part of elytra 2.1 mm and at the base of elytra 1.6 mm.</p> <p>Material examined. Holotype: China: Xinjiang: ♂, Dushanzi District, Kelamayi City, 945 m, 26.VI.1957, Chunpei Hong leg (IZAS). Paratypes: China: Xinjiang: 1♂ 1♀, 80 km north of Mulei County, 25.VII.2006, Guodong Ren leg (MHBU).</p> <p>Distribution. China (Xinjiang).</p> <p>Etymology. The specific epithet means Chinese and refers to the type locality.</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F009064AFFA972076689FE7E5B59FE62	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Tong, Junbo;Tshernyshev, Sergei E.;Liu, Haoyu;Yang, Yuxia	Tong, Junbo, Tshernyshev, Sergei E., Liu, Haoyu, Yang, Yuxia (2022): First record of the genus Troglocollops (Coleoptera, Malachiidae) from China with description of a new species. Zootaxa 5195 (5): 492-498, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5195.5.7
F009064AFFAF72066689FA305AF3FC45.text	F009064AFFAF72066689FA305AF3FC45.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Troglocollops Wittmer 1965	<div><p>Key to the species of the genus Troglocollops Wittmer, 1965</p> <p>(males only)</p> <p>1. Pronotum uniformly dark; antennomeres 1 and 3 feebly enlarged (Troglocollops (Troglocollops))..................... 2</p> <p>- Pronotum mixed yellow and black; antennomeres 1 and 3 distinctly swollen...................................... 8</p> <p>2. Elytra dark, with yellow spots at the middle of suture, outer edge and apex.............. T. bituberculatus Wittmer, 1979</p> <p>- Elytra uniformly dark.................................................................................. 3</p> <p>3. Interocular area of head flat, with small ribs or protuberances.................................................. 4</p> <p>- Interocular area of head distinctly impressed or hollowed..................................................... 5</p> <p>4. Pronotum longitudinal; interocular area of head with two narrow transversal ribs (one in the midspan between eyes, the other in the distal part).............................................................. T. wittmeri Tshernyshev, 1995</p> <p>- Pronotum transversal; interocular area of head with a short transversal crown-shaped protuberance in the middle....................................................................................... T. coronatus Wittmer, 1992</p> <p>5. Frons with a deep transverse hollow.......................................... T. mordkovitshi Tshernyshev, 1994</p> <p>- Frons or interocular area of head without transversal hollow................................................... 6</p> <p>6. Dorsal surface of pronotum and elytra wrinkled; head with two longitudinal depressions, forming a peculiar median rib...................................................................................... T. niger Wittmer, 1992 - Dorsal surface of pronotum and elytra shagreened; head with one depression or crest............................... 7</p> <p>7. Interocular area of head with a deep, rounded depression............................ T. sundukovi Tshernyshev, 1994</p> <p>- Interocular area of head with a long and simple longitudinal crest, forming a little horn.................................................................................................... T. obscuricornis (Motschulsky, 1860)</p> <p>8. Antennomere 3 prolonged and slightly impressed, distinctly smaller than 1 (Troglocollops (Alexeus))................... 8</p> <p>- Antennomere 3 impressed with outer edge slightly curved inwards, feebly larger than 1 (Troglocollops (Troglocollopsoides)).................................................................................................. 11</p> <p>8. Pronotum dark with narrow yellow edges.................................................................. 9</p> <p>- Pronotum dark with wide yellow edges................................................................... 10</p> <p>9. Interocular area of head yellow with a little dark spot; antennae with a little dark spot at apex.................................................................................................. T. tshemerisi Tshernyshev, 1994</p> <p>- Interocular area of head yellow with a wide longitudinal dark spot; antennae entirely yellow.. T. mongolicus Wittmer, 1965</p> <p>10. Sculpture of frons with two emarginations, median bristles black; antennomere 1 roundish.. T. logunovi Tshernyshev, 1994</p> <p>- Sculpture of frons with one emargination, median bristles brown; antennomere 1 sharpened apically.................................................................................................. T. dlabolai Wittmer, 1968</p> <p>11. Pronotum yellow with a black median longitudinal stripe reaching anterior and posterior edges; elytra dark with yellow apices; antennae yellow with a small black spot at apex................................... T. sinicus Tong &amp; Yang, sp. nov.</p> <p>- Pronotum and elytra dark with yellow edges; antennae yellow basally with antennomeres 6–11 entirely black........... 12</p> <p>12. Interocular area of head flat, with small protuberances..................................... T. kaszabi (Evers, 1965)</p> <p>- Interocular area of head hollowed or depressed............................................................ 13</p> <p>13. Interocular area of head with a deep transversal hollow above eyes.......................... T. cinctus (Gebler, 1847)</p> <p>- Interocular area of head with a round depression between eyes................................................ 14</p> <p>14. Interocular depression wide and mostly black; elytra with narrow yellow edges...... T. latecavus latecavus Wittmer, 1969</p> <p>- Interocular depression mixed black and yellow; elytra with wide yellow edges................................... 15</p> <p>15. Interocular area of head black with yellow ribs of depression................... T. latecavus medvedevi Wittmer, 1979</p> <p>- Interocular area of head with a narrow longitudinal dark spot.............. T. latecavus urianchaicus Tshernyshev, 1994</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F009064AFFAF72066689FA305AF3FC45	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Tong, Junbo;Tshernyshev, Sergei E.;Liu, Haoyu;Yang, Yuxia	Tong, Junbo, Tshernyshev, Sergei E., Liu, Haoyu, Yang, Yuxia (2022): First record of the genus Troglocollops (Coleoptera, Malachiidae) from China with description of a new species. Zootaxa 5195 (5): 492-498, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5195.5.7
