Hapalogenius fuscipennis (Chapuis)

Jordal, Bjarte H., 2025, Glochiphorus Strohmeyer (Coleoptera, Scolytinae) - a monotypic genus endemic to Madagascar, Zootaxa 5584 (3), pp. 447-450 : 449

Hapalogenius fuscipennis (Chapuis)

( Figs 4–6 )

Phloeotribus fuscipennis Chapuis, 1869: 44 .

Hapalogenius globosus Hagedorn, 1912: 352 . synonym by Eggers, 1927.

Hapalogenius congonus Schedl, 1950: 206 , syn nov.

Glochiphorus alienus Schedl, 1982: 283 , syn. nov.

Type material. Syntype, sex?: Caffria [ South Africa] [type not located, lost] . Syntype H. globosus : [ South Africa], Pondoland [ ZMHB —not located] . Syntype H. congonus : [Democratic Republic of the] Congo, Mulungu, Kivu, leg. Lefevre [ RBINS] . Paratype G. alienus : S. Afr. Transvaal, Soutpan, Pretoria, 25.25S – 28.05E, 8.2.1973, E-Y:8, beeten, leg. Endrödy-Younga [ NHMW] .

Remarks. All type specimens of G. alienus are typical Hapalogenius and have similar morphology as verified material of Hapalogenius fuscipennis . The antennal club is subquadrate with multiple transverse sutures. Protibiae are wide near apex with small and similarly sized denticles. Furthermore, the basal rim of the elytra is raised and crenulated, not only near scutellum as in subtribe Hypoborina , but along the entire base. This species is therefore removed from tribe Hypoborini , which makes the genus Glochiphorus monotypic.

Type material of H. fuscipennis is lost and therefore comparison was made to the original descriptions and verified material by Eggers. It is also clear that the RBINS syntype of H. congonus falls within the variation observed for South African H. fuscipennis .

Figures

FIGURES 1–6. Dorsal, lateral and front view of Glochiphorus globosus, syntype (1–3), and Glochiphorus alienus, paratype (4–6).