Review of the genus Dermestocyphon (Coleoptera: Scirtidae: Scirtinae)
Ruta Rafal, Yoshitomi Hiroyuki, Klausnitzer Bernhard
Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 53(1): 253-285, 2013
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Abstract: Dermestocyphon Pic, 1918 is elevated to generic rank on the basis of adult
morphological characters. Oreocyphon Klausnitzer, 2009 is regarded as a
subgenus of Dermestocyphon. A new subgenus, Himacyphon subgen. nov., is
described to include Dermestocyphon optatus (Klausnitzer, 1980). The following
new combinations are proposed: Dermestocyphon anticetestaceus (Klausnitzer,
1976) comb. nov. for Prionocyphon anticetestaceus, Dermestocyphon drianti (Pic,
1918) comb. nov. for Cyphon drianti, Dermestocyphon honorus (Klausnitzer, 1980)
comb. nov. for Cyphon honorus, Dermestocyphon optatus (Klausnitzer, 1980) comb.
nov. for Cyphon optatus, and Dermestocyphon umbratilis (Klausnitzer, 1976) comb.
nov. for Prionocyphon umbratilis. The type species of the genus, Dermestocyphon
drianti (Pic, 1918) is redescribed, and five new species, Dermestocyphon
apiciconcavus sp. nov. (Vietnam), D. brancuccii sp. nov. (Vietnam), D. niisatoi
sp. nov. (Laos), D. suturalis sp. nov. (Laos, Myanmar, Thailand), and D.
thailandicus sp. nov. (Thailand) are described. The previously unknown females
of Dermestocyphon drianti, D. honorus, D. umbratilis, D. optatus, and a species
related to D. optatus are described and new localities of these species are
reported. A key to the species of Dermestocyphon is given. Cyphon
(Dermestocyphon) beattyi Pic, 1918 is excluded from Dermestocyphon and
tentatively retained in Cyphon Paykull, 1799.
Key words: Coleoptera, Scirtidae, Cyphon, Dermestocyphon, Oreocyphon, Himacyphon subgen. nov., new subgenus, new species, new combination, Indochina, Himalaya, Oriental Region