Hoplopisthius (Pseudotaphroderes) kolbei Senna, 1893

Hoplopisthius kolbei Senna, 1893a: 255 .

Carcinopisthius kolbei (Senna, 1893): Senna, 1894: 556.

Carcinopisthius papuanus Senna, 1894b: 555 . Syn. Damoiseau, 1987: 39. Pseudotahroderes forficatus Bolkay, 1911: 264 . Syn. Kleine, 1916: 85. Pseudotaphroderes papuanus Bolkay, 1911: 265 . Syn. Kleine, 1916: 85. Stratiopisthius forficula Arrow, 1940: 320 . Syn. Damoiseau, 1987: 39.

Material examined. Australia. Queensland, 1 ex. (ANIC); 12°44'S 143°14'E, 3 km ENE of Mt Tozer, QLD, 28 Jun–4 Jul. 1986, T. Weir & A. Calder, 1 ex. (ANIC); 12°43'S 143°18'E, 11 km ENE of Mt Tozer, QLD, 11– 16 July 1986, T. Weir & A. Calder, 1 ex. (ANIC). Indonesia. Nouv. Guinée, Baie de Geelvink, Raffray & Maindron 1878, 5 ex. (MNHN); Nuova Guinea, Andai, L.M. D'Albertis, 1 ex. (MNHN); Nuova Guinea, Andai, Ag. 1872, L. M. D'Albertis, 2 Ψ paralectotypes H. kolbei; Andai, N. Guinea, W. Doherty, 1 ex (MNHN); Ternate, L. Laglaize, 2 ex. (MNHN); Dorey [= Manokwari], Wallace, 1 ex. (MNHN); Dutch New Guinea, Humboldt Bay distr., Bewani Mts., 400 meters, vii.1937, 1 ex. (BMNH); N Dutch New Guinea, Waigeu Camp Nok., 2500 ft, iv.1938, L.E. Cheesman, 1 ex. (BMNH); Indonesia, Papua, Yapen, Serui, 01°52'S – 136°14'E, 28.XII.2006 – 9.I.2007, S. Bily leg., 1 ex. (NMPC); Indonesia, Irian Jaya, Nabire distr., Mt Botak near Kwatisore, 150 m, VIII.1998, leg. Melki Wendesi, 1 ex. (NME). Papua-New-Guinea. N. Guinea, Salvatti, XI.1875, Beccari, Ψ lectotype Hoplopisthius kolbei (MSNG); Nuova Guinea, Fly River, 1876–1877, L. M. D'Albertis, Ψ paralectotype H. kolbei; N. Guinea, Ighibirei, VII–VIII.1890, Loria, ɗ holotype Carcinopisthius papuanus (MSNG); Fergusson I., ix–xii.94, A.S. Meek, 9 ex. (MNHN); Fergusson, ex Musaeo Desbrochers, 2 ex. (MNHN); Humboldt Bay, N. Guinea, W. Doherty 1893, 22 ex. (MZUF, MNHN); N. Guinée, Mniszech, 1 ex. (MNHN); Redscar Bay, Brit. N. G., (Lix), 5 ex. (MNHN); Kiriwini, Trobriand Is., iii-iv-v-1895, A.S. Meek, 2 ex. (MNHN); Papua, Kokoda, 1200 ft., v–x.1933, L.E. Cheesman, 19 ex. (BMNH, MNHN); Bulolo, N. Guinea, F.H. Taylor, 1 ex. (BMNH); New Guinea, NE, Bulolo R., 680 m, 4.VI.1969, J. Sedlacek coll., 1 ex. (BPBM); Neu-Guinea, Bulolo, XII.71, coll. Winkler, 1 ex. (CEO); Morobe, Umg. Gurakor, XII.1979, W. G. Ullrich, 26 ex. (MHNG, MNHN); New Ireland, Bismarck arch., Kavieng., x.1936, L.E. Cheesman, 1 ex. (BMNH); New Guinea, NE, Tifalmin, 1350 m, 19.VIII.1963, R. Straatman coll., 1 ex. (BPBM); New Guinea, NE, Wau, Little Wau Ck, 1200–1300 m, 3.XII.1965, J. Sedlacek coll., 1 ex. (BPBM); New Guinea, NE, Wau, 1200 m, 26.I.1966, M. V. light trap, J. & M. Sedlacek, 1 ex. (BPBM); New Guinea, NE, Wau, 1200–1500 m, 30.IX.1965, J. Sedlacek coll., 1 ex. (MNHN); New Guinea, NE, 13 km SE Okapa, 1650–1870 m, 26.VIII.1964, J. & M. Sedlacek coll., 1 ex. (BPBM); New Ireland Pr., N. Ireland, Lelet Plat., 5 km SE Kamiraba, 600–800 m, 03°15'33''S – 151°55'32''E, 11.III.2000, leg. A. Weigel, 1 ex. (NME); New Guinea, Amazon Bay area, Doveta, 2400 ft, 24.7– 11.9.1962, W. W. Brandt, 2 ex. (ANIC); New Britain, Mt Sinewit, 3500 ft, 27.6– 17.9.1963, W. W. Brandt, 2 ex. (ANIC); New Britain, Mt Sinewit, 3500 ft, 27.6– 17.9.1963, W. W. Brandt, 3 ex. (ANIC); Solomon Islands, Bougainville Island, Kukugai village, 17.10.1960 – 2.2.1961, W. W. Brandt, 1 ex. (ANIC); Solomon Islands. Temotu Province, Santa Cruz islands: Vanikoro, 11°41'5''S – 166°50'15''E, 2–3m, 24.XI.2003, light trap, H.-P. Aberlenc, 1 ex. (MZUF); New Georgia, Gizo Is. 13185-6, 28.ii.66, P. Greenslade, 1 ex. (BMNH); Vanikoro, François, 4 ex. (MNHN); Solomon Islands, New Georgia, Gizo Is., 28.ii.66, P. Greenslade, 4 ex. (BMNH); Solomon Islands, New Georgia, Gizo, 2 ex. (BMNH).

Description. Total length: 6.3–11.5 mm. Width across humeral calli: 0.9–1.6 mm. Body red-brown with or without darker area on elytra. Habitus of types: Figs 13–16.

Head (Fig. 72) broader than long, smooth. Vertex and frons not grooved. Meta- and mesorostrum grooved, without fovea. Prorostrum 0.30–0.45 as long as head + metarostrum + mesorostrum. Antennomere 3 conical, weakly lengthened; 4–8 almost cylindrical, broader than long; 11th 1.50–1.90 longer than 10th. Venter of head very weakly grooved.

Pronotum shiny, smooth. Prosternellum hardly distinct. Underside of first protarsal segment denticulate (Fig. 76). Metasternum convex, smooth. Base of elytra straight, interstria 1, 3, 4 and 5 slightly protruding forward. Interstria 3 abruptly stopped before apical declivity but not forming a sharp tooth (Fig. 73); interstria 5, 6 and 7 connected forward to form a common humeral interstria. External border of apical "forceps" with a small tooth at base (Fig. 73, arrow). Inner side with a long median tooth in the female (Fig. 73), and without median tooth in male (Fig. 74).

Sternites III–IV of abdomen (Fig. 75) not or very weakly depressed, with a very light median groove, laterally carinate. Tergite VII of female with long hair (as on Fig. 88). Gonopods IX: Fig. 77. Spermatheca: Fig. 78.

Remarks. Westward, this species reaches the Moluccas (Sforzi & Bartolozzi, 2004) but I could not examine specimens from these islands. One specimen in BMNH is labelled "Perak, Doherty" (Malaysia), but this is very probably an erroneous datum. It is not listed in the "Material examined". Distribution map: Fig. 98.