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Themus (Telephorops) uniformis Wittmer, 1983 stat. n. Figs 1-2 Themus (s.str.) bitinctus uniformis Wittmer 1983a: 218, fig. 30. Themus (s.str.) cribripennis Wittmer 1983b: 151, figs. 46, 49. Themus (Telephorops) bitinctus uniformis: Švihla 2008: 187. Themus (Telephorops) cribripennis: Švihla 2008: 187. syn. n. Type material examined. Themus (s.str.) bitinctus uniformis: Holotype ♂ (NHMB): [p]"Yen-ping, China \ VII.21. 1917 \ Ac. 5148", [h]"bitinctus \ uniformis", [p] "HOLOTYPUS", [p]"Naturhist. \ Museum Basel \ coll. W. Wittmer", [p]"CANTHARIDAE \ CANTH00000449". Themus (s.str.) cribripennis: Holotype ♂ (MNHN): [p]"Taihorinsho \ Formosa \ Sauter, VIII_ 7_09", [h]"Cantharis \ davidis Fairm.", [h]"Themus (s.str.) \ cribripennis \ Wittm. \ det. W. Wittmer", [p] "HOLOTYPUS", [h] "136". Paratype: 1♀ (NHMB): [p]"Suisharyo \ Formosa \ H. Sauter, X.1911", [h]"Themus s.str. \ cribripennis \ Wittm. \ det. W. Wittmer", [p] "PARATYPUS", [p]"CANTHARIDAE \ CANTH00002654". Distribution. China (Fujian, Taiwan). Remarks. Having examined the holotypes of Themus cribripennis Wittmer, 1983b and Themus bitinctus uniformis Wittmer, 1983a, we were unable to find differences justifying their separation, which has led us to consider all the examined specimens of both nominal species to be conspecific. Therefore, we synonymized Themus cribripennis under Themus bitinctus uniformis. Furthermore, Themus bitinctus uniformis should be upgraded to the specific rank, because it is obviously different from Themus bitinctus Wittmer, 1982 (located in Vietnam) in the aedeagus, except the difference in the elytra coloration from the latter., Published as part of Yang, Yuxia, Kopetz, Andreas & Yang, Xingke, 2013, Taxonomic and nomenclatural notes on the genera Themus Motschulsky and Lycocerus Gorham (Coleoptera, Cantharidae), pp. 1-19 in ZooKeys 340 on page 3, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.340.5470, http://zenodo.org/record/null

Laemoglyptus ater godawariensis subsp. nov. (Fig. 19) Type locality. Nepal, Central Region, Godavari, 1500 m a.s.l. Type material. HOLOTYPE (NHMB): ♂, ��� Godavari, 1500 m, 29.IV.1984 / C��� Nepal, Kathmandu V., C. Holzschuh [white labels, printed]���. Differential diagnosis. Length (♂). 7.0 mm. Laemoglyptus ater godawariensis ssp. nov. differs from the nominotypical subspecies by the entirely orange pronotum, the rounded apices of the divided portions of the dorsal part of the aedeagus (roundly truncate in L. ater ater) and the straight apex of the fused parameres (apically curved ventrad in L. ater ater) (cf. Fig. 19 and KAZANTSEV 2009). Maybe in the future, when more specimens from different regions will be at the disposal, some of these characters will be found to be variable. Etymology. Named according to the type locality. Distribution. Nepal: Central Region., Published as part of ��vihla, Vladim��r & Kopetz, Andreas, 2012, A review of the genus Laemoglyptus from the Himalayas (Coleoptera: Cantharidae), pp. 443-466 in Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 52 (2) on page 455, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5331595, {"references":["KAZANTSEV S. V. 2009: The species of the genus Laemoglyptus Fairmaire, 1886 of Nepal (Insecta: Coleoptera: Cantharidae). Pp. 327 - 333. In: HARTMANN M. & WEIPERT J. (eds.): Biodiversity und Naturausstatung im Himalaya III. Verein der Freunde und Forderer des Naturkundemuseums Erfurt e. V., Erfurt: 327 - 333."]}

Laemoglyptus schawalleri Kazantsev, 2009 Laemoglyptus schawalleri Kazantsev, 2009: 331, Figs. 30���31. Material examined. NEPAL: EASTERN REGION: Arun valley, Khandabari ��� Bhotebas, 1000���1750 m a.s.l., J. Probst lgt., 1 ♂ (NMPC); Habagayri, 1760 m a.s.l., 23.v.1979, B. Bhakta lgt., 1 ♂ (NHMB). Differential diagnosis. L. schawalleri differs from the all other species of the L. bhutanensis -subgroup by the combination of the very short fused parameres and the dorsal part of the aedeagus being curved ventrad and with a narrow centroapical incision (cf. KAZANTSEV 2009). Distribution. Nepal: Central Region (KAZANTSEV 2009), Eastern Region., Published as part of ��vihla, Vladim��r & Kopetz, Andreas, 2012, A review of the genus Laemoglyptus from the Himalayas (Coleoptera: Cantharidae), pp. 443-466 in Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 52 (2) on pages 460-461, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5331595, {"references":["KAZANTSEV S. V. 2009: The species of the genus Laemoglyptus Fairmaire, 1886 of Nepal (Insecta: Coleoptera: Cantharidae). Pp. 327 - 333. In: HARTMANN M. & WEIPERT J. (eds.): Biodiversity und Naturausstatung im Himalaya III. Verein der Freunde und Forderer des Naturkundemuseums Erfurt e. V., Erfurt: 327 - 333."]}

Laemoglyptus schmidti Kazantsev, 2009 (Fig. 3) Laemoglyptus schmidti Kazantsev, 2009: 328, Figs. 12���14. Material examined. NEPAL: WESTERN REGION: Ghorapani, 2800���3200 m a.s.l., 6.vi.1992, J. Moravec lgt., 1 ♂ (NHMB); Direthanti ��� Gorepani, 4.���9.vi.1992, I. Jeni�� lgt., 1♂ (NMPC); Myagdi Distr., Hille���Ghorepani, 1600���2600 m, 10.vi.1986, C. Holzschuh lgt., 1 ♂ 1 ♀ (NHMB); Annapurna Mt., Kali Gandaki valley SE Lete, Tandung Khola, 2400 m NN 3.vi.2004, lg. Schmid / PARATYPUS des. S. Kasantsev [red label, printed] / Laemoglyptus schmidti sp.n. Kasantsev des 2008, 1 ♂ (NMEG) Differential diagnosis. The only known species of the L. schmidti -subgroup. See the key above for diagnostic characters of the subgroup. Note. The last specimen was not listed in the original description, therefore it is not a paratype. Distribution. Nepal: Western Region., Published as part of ��vihla, Vladim��r & Kopetz, Andreas, 2012, A review of the genus Laemoglyptus from the Himalayas (Coleoptera: Cantharidae), pp. 443-466 in Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 52 (2) on page 461, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5331595, {"references":["KAZANTSEV S. V. 2009: The species of the genus Laemoglyptus Fairmaire, 1886 of Nepal (Insecta: Coleoptera: Cantharidae). Pp. 327 - 333. In: HARTMANN M. & WEIPERT J. (eds.): Biodiversity und Naturausstatung im Himalaya III. Verein der Freunde und Forderer des Naturkundemuseums Erfurt e. V., Erfurt: 327 - 333."]}

Laemoglyptus chimakothiensis sp. nov. (Figs. 16–17) Type locality. Bhutan, Chimakothi, 1900–2300 m a.s.l. Type material. HOLOTYPE (NHMB): ♂, “[Bhutan] Chimakothi, 1900/[–]2300 [m], 14.5. [white label, printed and handwritten] / Nat.–Hist. Museum Basel – Bhutan Expedition 1972 [white label, printed]”. PARATYPES (NHMB, NMPC): same labels data 2 ♂♂ 3 ♀♀. Description. Coloration. Head including antennae sooty to black, mandibles ferrugineous. Prothorax orange to terra-cotta. Elytra sooty, legs sepia, knees sometimes paler. Meso- and metasternum and ventral part of abdomen sepia. Male. Eyes big and strongly protruding, head across eyes moderately narrower than pronotum, antennae almost reaching three fourth of elytral length, projections of antennomeres 3–10 more or less, but always distinctly longer than each antennomere. Surface of head very finely and very sparsely punctate, with fine, sparse, recumbent grey pubescence, semilustrous. Pronotum similar as that in Fig. 2, posterolateral emargination almost closed. Surface of pronotum like that of head punctate, finely and sparsely yellow pubescent, semilustrous. Elytra slightly wider than pronotum, moderately dilated posteriorly, elytral venation slightly developed to absent. Surface of elytra rugulose-lacunose, with fine, grey, short semierect pubescence, matt to semilustrous. Aedeagus as in Figs. 16–17. Female. Eyes much smaller and less protruding than in male, antennae serrate, almost reaching elytral midlength. Length (both sexes). 6.6–7.2 mm. Differential diagnosis. Laemoglyptus chimakothiensis sp. nov. is very similar to L. bilyi sp. nov., from which it differs by the narrower and almost apically non-emarginate and less curved apex of the fused parameres (cf. Figs. 14–17). Etymology. Named according to its type locality. Distribution. Bhutan.

Laemoglyptus gandakiensis Kazantsev, 2009 Laemoglyptus gandakiensis Kazantsev, 2009: 331, Figs. 24 ���26. Material examined. NEPAL: WESTERN REGIO N: Kali Gandaki, Tatopani, 1100���1400 m a.s.l., 12.���14.v.1984, C. Holzschuh lgt., 1 ♂; Kali Gandaki Khola, Kopchepani ��� Kalopani, 1500���2400 m a.s.l., 16.v.1984, C. J. Rai lgt., 2 ♂♂; Kali Gandaki Khola, Kalopani, 2400���2600 m a.s.l., 18.v.1984, C. J. Rai lgt., 4 ♀♀; same locality data but B. Bhakta lgt., 2 ♂♂ (all NHMB); Kali Gandaki, Kalopani, 2400 m a.s.l., 17.���19.v.1984, C. Holzschuh lgt., 9 ♂♂ (NHMB, NMPC, AKEG); same locality data but B. Bhakta lgt., 2 ♂♂ (NHMB); Ulleri, 11.v.1968, T. Kumata lgt., 2 ♂♂ (EIHU, AKEG); same locality data but 1.v.1968, 1 ♂ 1 ♀; same locality data but 12.v.1968, 1 ♂ 1 ♀ (all EIHU); Annapurna���Mts., Marayangdi Khola Bagarchap to Chama, 2200���2700 m a.s.l., 27.v.1994, Schmidt lgt., 1♂ (AKEG); Modi Khola, Landrung-Gandrung, 1600���2000 m a.s.l., 8.v.1984, C. Holzschuh lgt., 2♂♂; Chitre-Tatopani 1100���2500 m a.s.l., 11.v.1984, C. J. Rai lgt., 3 ♂♂; same locality data but B. Bhakta lgt., 1 ♂ (all NHMB). Differential diagnosis. Laemoglyptus gandakiensis differs from the other species of the L. gandakiensis -subgroup by the combination of the narrow emargination of the dorsal part of the aedeagus, being apically curved in lateral view and shorter than the laterophyses (cf. KAZANTSEV 2009). Distribution. Nepal: Western Region. KAZANTSEV (2009) reported it also from the Central Region., Published as part of ��vihla, Vladim��r & Kopetz, Andreas, 2012, A review of the genus Laemoglyptus from the Himalayas (Coleoptera: Cantharidae), pp. 443-466 in Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 52 (2) on page 448, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5331595, {"references":["KAZANTSEV S. V. 2009: The species of the genus Laemoglyptus Fairmaire, 1886 of Nepal (Insecta: Coleoptera: Cantharidae). Pp. 327 - 333. In: HARTMANN M. & WEIPERT J. (eds.): Biodiversity und Naturausstatung im Himalaya III. Verein der Freunde und Forderer des Naturkundemuseums Erfurt e. V., Erfurt: 327 - 333."]}

Laemoglyptus ramiferus (Champion, 1926) (Figs. 7���9) Silis ramifera Champion, 1926: 204. Type locality: India, West Bengal state, Dārjiling Distr.: Gopaldhara, Nurbong. Laemoglyptus ramiferus: WITTMER (1948): 171. Laemoglyptus ramifer: DELKESKAMP (1977): 290, incorrect subsequent spelling [see ICZN (1999): Art. 31.2.2]. Type material examined. SYNTYPES (BMNH): ���[India, West Bengal state, Dārjiling Distr.], Gopaldhara, 1916, H. Stevens [printed and handwritten] / E. M. M. 1926, det. G. C. C. [printed] / Silis ramifera, ♂, type, Ch [Champion���s handwriting] / Type H. T. [white, red bordered circle, printed, later designation] / Silis ramifera Champ. [printed]���, 1 ♂; ���[India, West Bengal state, Dārjiling Distr.], Nurbong, 191, W. K. Webb [printed] / E. M. M. 1926, det. G. C. C. [printed] / Silis ramifera Champ. [printed]���, 1 immature ♂; ��� Sikkim [yellow underlined], Gopaldhara, Rungbong Vall., H. Stevens / Silis ramifera Champ. [printed] / E. M. M. 1926, det. G. C. C. [printed]���, 2 ♀♀. Differential diagnosis. Laemoglyptus ramiferus differs from the second species of this group, Laemoglyptus walteri sp. nov. by the emarginated dorsal part of the aedeagus and the apically divergent laterophyses (cf. Figs. 7���10). Distribution. India: Dārjiling District. Both type localities are now situated in Dārjiling Distr.)., Published as part of ��vihla, Vladim��r & Kopetz, Andreas, 2012, A review of the genus Laemoglyptus from the Himalayas (Coleoptera: Cantharidae), pp. 443-466 in Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 52 (2) on pages 445-447, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5331595, {"references":["CHAMPION G. C. 1926: Some Indian (and Tibetan) Coleoptera (19). Entomologist's Monthly Magazin 62: 118 - 137.","WITTMER W. 1948: Notas sinonimicas y sistematicas sobre Malacodermata (1 a nota). Anales de la Sociedad Cientifica Argentina 145: 167 - 173.","DELKESKAMP K. 1977: Coleopterorum Catalogus Supplementa. Pars 165, Fasc. 1. Cantharidae. Dr W. Junk bv Publishers, The Hague, 485 pp.","ICZN 1999: International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. Fourth edition. International Trust for Zoological Nomenclature, London, XXIX + 306 pp.","FAIRMAIRE L. 1897: Note XXXI. Coleopteres de l'Inde et de la Malaisie. Notes from the Leyden Museum 18 (1896 - 1897): 225 - 240.","KAZANTSEV S. V. 2009: The species of the genus Laemoglyptus Fairmaire, 1886 of Nepal (Insecta: Coleoptera: Cantharidae). Pp. 327 - 333. In: HARTMANN M. & WEIPERT J. (eds.): Biodiversity und Naturausstatung im Himalaya III. Verein der Freunde und Forderer des Naturkundemuseums Erfurt e. V., Erfurt: 327 - 333.","PIC M. 1921: Nouveates diverses. Melanges Exotico - Entomologiques 34: 1 - 33."]}

Laemoglyptus ater godawariensis subsp. nov. (Fig. 19) Type locality. Nepal, Central Region, Godavari, 1500 m a.s.l. Type material. HOLOTYPE (NHMB): ♂, “ Godavari, 1500 m, 29.IV.1984 / C– Nepal, Kathmandu V., C. Holzschuh [white labels, printed]”. Differential diagnosis. Length (♂). 7.0 mm. Laemoglyptus ater godawariensis ssp. nov. differs from the nominotypical subspecies by the entirely orange pronotum, the rounded apices of the divided portions of the dorsal part of the aedeagus (roundly truncate in L. ater ater) and the straight apex of the fused parameres (apically curved ventrad in L. ater ater) (cf. Fig. 19 and KAZANTSEV 2009). Maybe in the future, when more specimens from different regions will be at the disposal, some of these characters will be found to be variable. Etymology. Named according to the type locality. Distribution. Nepal: Central Region.

Laemoglyptus hartmanni Kazantsev, 2009 Laemoglyptus hartmanni Kazantsev, 2009: 328, Figs. 9���11. Type material examined. PARATYPE (NMEG):♂, ��� NEPAL, Manaslu Himal,N of Barpak village, E of Darondi Khola, 2800 m NN, 19.VI.2001, leg. S. Tamang [white label, printed] / Paratype, Kazantsev des. 2008 [red, black bordered label, printed] / Laemoglyptus hartmanni, Kazantsev des. 2008 [white, black bordered label, printed]���. Differential diagnosis. Laemoglyptus hartmanni differs from all other species of the L. bhutanensis -subgroup by the combination of the widely emarginate apex of the fused parameres with a narrow emargination of the dorsal part of the aedeagus (cf. KAZANTSEV 2009). Distribution. Nepal: Mid-Western Region., Published as part of ��vihla, Vladim��r & Kopetz, Andreas, 2012, A review of the genus Laemoglyptus from the Himalayas (Coleoptera: Cantharidae), pp. 443-466 in Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 52 (2) on page 458, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5331595, {"references":["KAZANTSEV S. V. 2009: The species of the genus Laemoglyptus Fairmaire, 1886 of Nepal (Insecta: Coleoptera: Cantharidae). Pp. 327 - 333. In: HARTMANN M. & WEIPERT J. (eds.): Biodiversity und Naturausstatung im Himalaya III. Verein der Freunde und Forderer des Naturkundemuseums Erfurt e. V., Erfurt: 327 - 333."]}

Laemoglyptus lalitpurensis Kazantsev, 2009 Laemoglyptus lalitpurensis Kazantsev, 2009: 332, Figs. 32���33. Material examined. NEPAL: CENTRAL REGION: Langtang Nat. Park, Dunche, 14.v.1996, ��afanda lgt., 1 ♂ 1 ♀ (NMPC); Mt.Pulchoki, 2000 m a.s.l., 28.iv.1983, T.Shimomura lgt., 4♂♂; Kathmandu valley, Godavari, 18.iv.1968, T. Kumata lgt., 2 ♂♂ (all EIHU); same locality data but 19.iv.1968, 1 ♂ 2 ♀♀; same locality data but 20.iv.1968, 2 ♂♂ (all EIHU, AKEG). Differential diagnosis. The aedeagus of L. lalitpurensis by the fused parameres being approximately as long as as the apex of dorsal part of the aedeagus resembles that of L. ater, from which it differs by the straight lateroapical sides of the dorsal part of the aedeagus in dorsal view and the straight apical portion of the parameres in lateral view (cf. KAZANTSEV 2009). Distribution. Nepal: Central Region., Published as part of ��vihla, Vladim��r & Kopetz, Andreas, 2012, A review of the genus Laemoglyptus from the Himalayas (Coleoptera: Cantharidae), pp. 443-466 in Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 52 (2) on page 460, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5331595, {"references":["KAZANTSEV S. V. 2009: The species of the genus Laemoglyptus Fairmaire, 1886 of Nepal (Insecta: Coleoptera: Cantharidae). Pp. 327 - 333. In: HARTMANN M. & WEIPERT J. (eds.): Biodiversity und Naturausstatung im Himalaya III. Verein der Freunde und Forderer des Naturkundemuseums Erfurt e. V., Erfurt: 327 - 333."]}

Laemoglyptus jaegeri Kazantsev, 2009 Laemoglyptus jaegeri Kazantsev, 2009: 329, Figs. 19���21. Material examined. NEPAL: WESTERN REGION: Modi Khola, Pothana ��� Landrung, 1600 m a.s.l., 7.v.1984, C. Holzschuh lgt., 1 ♂ 2♀♀ (NHMB, NMPC); Myagdi Distr., Dhawalagiri, Hille���Ghorepani, 1600���2600 m a.s.l., 10.vi.1986, C. Holzschuh lgt., 2 ♂♂ 3 ♀♀; Kali Gandaki Khola, Kopchepani, 1500���1700 m a.s.l., 15.v.1984, B. Bhakta lgt., 1 ♀; Kali Gandaki Khola, Kopchepani ��� Kalopani, 1500���2400 m a.s.l., 16.v.1984, C. Holzschuh lgt., 1 ♂; same data but C. J. Rai lgt., 3♂♂ (all NHMB); same data but B. Bhakta lgt., 1♂ 2♀♀ (NHMB, AKEG); Kali Gandaki Khola, Tatopani, 1100���1200 m a.s.l., 22.���24.v.1984, C.Holzschuh lgt., 1♂; Chitre ��� Tatopani, 1100���2500 m a.s.l., 11.v.1984, B. Bhakta lgt., 2♀♀ (all NHMB); Ghasa, Palpa, 08.v.1968., T. Kumata lgt., 1 ♂ 1♀ (EIHU); Annapurna ��� Mts., S Lamjun Himal, W���slope Taunja Danda Bakhra Kharka, 2100 m a.s.l., 10.v.1996, Schmidt lgt., 1 ♂ (AKEG); Pokhara, 55 km NW, Tatopani, 1200 m a.s.l., 08.v.1984, Wewalka lgt., 2 ♂♂ 2 ♀♀; Pokhara, 60 km NW, Dana, 1400 m a.s.l., 9.v.1984, Wewalka lgt., 1 ♂ (all NHMW). CENTRAL REGION, Langtang Nat. Park, Dunche, 2000 m a.s.l., 15.v.1988, S. B��l�� lgt., 1 ♂ 7 ♀♀ (NMPC); Dunche, 30.v.1968, T. Kumata lgt., 1 ♂ (AKEG); same locality data but 31.v.1968, 2 ♂♂ (EIHU). EASTERN REGION: Sete, 2350 m a.s.l., 28.v. 1979, B. Bhakta lgt., 2 ♂♂ 5 ♀♀ (NHMB). Differential diagnosis. The aedeagus of L. jaegeri by its rather short fused parameres most resembles that of L. weigeli, from which it differs by the shallowly and widely emarginated apex of dorsal part of the aedeagus in dorsal view and being strongly curved ventrad in lateral view (cf. KAZANTSEV 2009). Distribution. Nepal: Western Region, Central Region, Eastern Region., Published as part of ��vihla, Vladim��r & Kopetz, Andreas, 2012, A review of the genus Laemoglyptus from the Himalayas (Coleoptera: Cantharidae), pp. 443-466 in Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 52 (2) on page 460, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5331595, {"references":["KAZANTSEV S. V. 2009: The species of the genus Laemoglyptus Fairmaire, 1886 of Nepal (Insecta: Coleoptera: Cantharidae). Pp. 327 - 333. In: HARTMANN M. & WEIPERT J. (eds.): Biodiversity und Naturausstatung im Himalaya III. Verein der Freunde und Forderer des Naturkundemuseums Erfurt e. V., Erfurt: 327 - 333."]}

Laemoglyptus bilyi sp. nov. (Figs. 14–15) Type locality. Nepal, Eastern Region, Hille, 2000 m a.s.l. Type material. HOLOTYPE (NMPC):♂, “E Nepal, Hille, 2000 m, 28.4.1988, S. Bílý lgt. [white label, handwritten]”. PARATYPES (NMPC, AKEG): same label data, 9 ♂♂; “E Nepal, 28.4.1988, Hille, S. Bílý leg. [white label, printed]”, 1 ♂ 12 ♀♀. Description. Coloration. Head including antennae black, mandibles ferrugineous. Prothorax orange to terra-cotta. Elytra sooty to black, legs sepia to black, knees sometimes paler. Meso- and metasternum and ventral part of abdomen sepia. Male. Eyes big and strongly protruding, head across eyes moderately narrower than pronotum, antennae moderately exceeding three fourths of elytral length, projections of antennomeres 3–10 more or less, but always distinctly longer than each antennomere. Surface of head very finely and very sparsely punctate, with fine, sparse, recumbent grey pubescence, semilustrous. Pronotum similar as that in Fig. 2, posterolateral emarginations open. Surface of pronotum like that of head punctate, finely and sparsely yellow pubescent, semilustrous. Elytra slightly wider than pronotum, moderately dilated posteriorly, elytral venation slightly developed. Surface of elytra rugulose-lacunose, with fine, grey, short semierect pubescence, matt to semilustrous. Aedeagus as in Figs. 14–15. Female. Eyes much smaller and less protruding than in male, antennae serrate, reaching ca. one third of elytral length. Length (both sexes). 5.8–7.0 mm. Differential diagnosis. Laemoglyptus bilyi sp. nov. is very similar to L. chimakothiensis sp. nov., from which it differs by the apically deeply emarginated and more curved apices of the fused parameres (cf. Figs. 14–17). Etymology. Dedicated to its collector, Svatopluk Bílý (NMPC). Distribution. Nepal: Eastern Region.

Laemoglyptus manasluensis Kazantsev, 2009 Laemoglyptus manasluensis Kazantsev, 2009: 331, Figs. 27���29. Material examined. NEPAL: CENTRAL REGION: Langtang Nat. Park, Ghora Tabela, 3000 m a.s.l., 13.v.1988, S. B��l�� lgt., 3 ♂♂; Langtang Nat. Park, Dunche, 2000 m a.s.l., 15.v.1988, S. B��l�� lgt., 1 ♂; same locality data but 14.v.1996, J. ��afanda lgt., 1 ♂ 1 ♀ (all NMPC); Daman, 2400 m a.s.l., 4.vi.1976, W. Wittmer & C. Baroni Urbani lgt., 1 ♂; Kathmandu valley, Godawari, 1500 m a.s.l., 17.v.1983, 1 ♂ (all NHMB); Mt. Pulchoki, 2000 m a.s.l., 28.iv.1983, T. Shimomura lgt., 1 ♂ (EUMJ); Bagmati Zone, Rasuwa Distr., Langtang Nat. Park, Dhunche-Barkhu-Syaburu, 2000���2800 m a.s.l., 6.���13.v.1996, P.Čechovsk�� lgt., 30 ♂♂ (NHMB, AKEG). EASTERN REGION: Dharan, 22.v.1996, ��afanda lgt., 1 ♂ 1 ♀ (NMPC); Khumbu, Junbesi, 2700 m a.s.l., 25.vi. 1979, B. Bhakta lgt., 1 ♂ (NHMB). Differential diagnosis. Laemoglyptus manasluensis differs from other species of the L. gandakiensis -subgroup by the widely emarginated apical portion of the dorsal part of the aedeagus (cf. KAZANTSEV 2009). Distribution. Nepal: Western Region (KAZANTSEV 2009), Central Region, Eastern Region., Published as part of ��vihla, Vladim��r & Kopetz, Andreas, 2012, A review of the genus Laemoglyptus from the Himalayas (Coleoptera: Cantharidae), pp. 443-466 in Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 52 (2) on page 451, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5331595, {"references":["KAZANTSEV S. V. 2009: The species of the genus Laemoglyptus Fairmaire, 1886 of Nepal (Insecta: Coleoptera: Cantharidae). Pp. 327 - 333. In: HARTMANN M. & WEIPERT J. (eds.): Biodiversity und Naturausstatung im Himalaya III. Verein der Freunde und Forderer des Naturkundemuseums Erfurt e. V., Erfurt: 327 - 333."]}

Key to the groups and subgroups of Himalayan Laemoglyptus -species (males) 1 Emarginations of lateral sides of pronotum are situated near the base (Fig. 1)............................................................................................................... L. ramiferus -group (p. 445) ��� Emarginations of lateral sides of pronotum are situated far from base (as in Figs. 2, 3, 4)...................................................................................................................................... 2 2 Lateral emarginations of pronotum are closed laterally in dorsal view; narrowed portion of pronotum behind the emarginations shorter; posterior margin of pronotum convex (Fig. 4).............................................................................................. L. vicinus -group (p. 462) ��� Lateral emarginations of pronotum are mostly open laterally in dorsal view; narrowed portion of pronotum behind emarginations longer; posterior margin of pronotum slightly rounded, slightly sinuate or nearly straight (Figs. 2, 3). ( L. bomfordii -group , p. 448).................... 3 3 Protruding lateral parts of pronotum strongly convex (Fig. 3)..................................................................................................................................... L. schmidti -subgroup (p. 461) ��� Protruding lateral parts of pronotum at most moderately convex as in Fig. 2................ 4 4 Inner portion of dorsal part of aedeagus with strong keels.................................................................................................................................... L. bhutanensis -subgroup (p. 454) ��� Inner portion of dorsal part of aedeagus without strong keels........................................ 5 5 Apices of fused parameres curved ventrad terminally........... L. bilyi -subgroup (p. 452) ��� Apices of fused parameres not curved ventrad terminally.............................................. 6 6 Fused laterophyses at most shallowly emarginate terminally............................................................................................................................... L. gandakiensis -subgroup (p. 448) ��� Laterophyses distinctly divided terminally.................... L. bomfordii -subgroup (p. 451), Published as part of ��vihla, Vladim��r & Kopetz, Andreas, 2012, A review of the genus Laemoglyptus from the Himalayas (Coleoptera: Cantharidae), pp. 443-466 in Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 52 (2) on page 445, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5331595

Laemoglyptus himalayanus himalayanus sp. nov. (Figs. 5, 21) Laemoglyptus bomfordii sensu KAZANTSEV (2009): 327, Figs. 1���4. Type locality. Nepal, Eastern Region, Bhedetar pass, 1500 m a.s.l. Type material. HOLOTYPE (NMPC): ♂, ���E Nepal, Bhedetar pass, 1500 m, 1.5.1988, S. B��l�� leg.[white label, printed]���. PARATYPES (NMPC, NHMB, AKEG, NMEG, EIHU, BMNH): same label data, 1 ♀; ���[Nepal], Pina, 2370 m / Nepal, 4.VI.1977, W. Wittmer [white labels, printed and handwritten]���, 1 ♂; ��� NEPAL, Ting���Sang���La, 3800 m, 6/7.V.[19]62, leg. G.Ebert ���, 1♂; ���[Nepal], Pina���Lake Rara, 30.5. / Nepal 1977, W.Wittmer [white labels, printed]���, 2♂♂; ��� NEPAL oc., Distr. Daipo Pahada, Tal z. Kagmara, 29��04���33���N 82��42���41���E, 3000 m, 31.V.1997, leg. A. Weigel [white label, printed] / collection Naturkundemuseum Erfurt [yellow label, printed] / LAEMOGLYPTUS bomfordii FRM., det. S. Kazantsev 2001 [white label, printed]���, 2♂♂ 3♀♀; ��� NEPAL, prov. Karnali, Jubita, 1850 m, NN Gamkhet, 26.V.1995, leg. M. Hartmann [white label, printed] / Sammlung A. Kopetz [blue label, printed] / Laemoglyptus bomfordii Fairmaire, Kazantsev det. 2008 [white label, printed]���, 1 ♂; ��� NEPAL, T. Kumata [white label, printed] / Balaju, Kathmandu, 23.IV.1968 [white label,printed and handwritten] / Hokkaido University Museum [red label, printed / LAEMOGLYPTUS bomfordii Fairmaire, det. A. Kopetz 2009 [white label, printed]���, 1 ♂; ��� NEPAL, distr. Jumla, Dilichaur���Muharigaon, 2700���3200 m NN, 15.06 1997, leg. Hartmann [white label, printed] / Laemoglyptus bomfordii Frm., S. Kasantsev det. 2001 [white label, printed and handwritten]���, 1 ♂ 1 ♀; ��� Nepal, Prov. Jumla, Talphi, 29��20���03���N 82��22���34���E, 3115 m, 15.06.1997, leg. Creutzburg [white label, printed] / Sammlung A. Kopetz [blue label, printed] / LAEMOGLYPTUS bomfordii Fairmaire, det. A. Kopetz 2009 [white label, printed]���, 1 ♂; ��� NEPAL, Distr. Jumla, Umg.Talphi 2800���3200 m, Reisfelder Weide, 21.VI.1997, leg. A. Weigel [white label, printed] / Sammlung A. Kopetz [blue label, printed] / LAEMOGLYPTUS bomfordii Fairmaire, det. A. Kopetz 2009 [white label, printed]���, 1 ♂; ��� NEPAL,P: Karnali D: Jumla, way Syaule (N29��21,32���, E82��05,59��� / to Kot (N29��22,83��� E82��04,50���), 14.VI.2011 3260��� 2840 m NN leg. M.Hartmann #16 [white label, printed] / collection Naturkundemuseum ERFURT [yellow label, printed]���, 1 ♂; ��� NEPAL P: Karnali D: Jumla, way Kot (N29��22,83���, E82��04,50���) to Hatsinja / (Hima Nadi) (N29��24,64���E82��01,17���) 2839��� 2472 m ��NN, 01.VI.2011, leg. J.K��ssner #18 [white label, printed]���, 3♂♂ 3♀♀; ��� NEPAL,P: Karnali D: Mugu, Gorusingha N29��27,51���, E82��02,03��� / 3300 m NN, 15.VI. 2011, leg. M.Hartmann pasture/meadow & mixed forest, #23 [white label, printed]���, 1 ♂; ��� NEPAL P: Karnali D: Jumla, Mugu pass after Bota (N29��26,39���, E82��03,29���) / to Gorusingha (N29��27,51���E82��02,03���) 3068���3307 m ��NN, 15.VI.2011, leg. J.K��ssner #25 [white label, printed]���, 2 ♀♀; ��� NEPAL, Prov. Karnali, Distr. Kalikot, 3 km S Jubia, 1850 m, 26.V.1995, leg. A. Weigel [white label, printed] / Sammlung A. Kopetz [blue label, printed] / LAEMOGLYPTUS bomfordii Fairmaire, det. A. Kopetz 2009 [white label, printed]���, 2 ♂♂; Nainital, 2000 m, 23.5.1981 / India U. P., M. Brancucci [white labels, printed]���, 4 ♂♂ 7 ♀♀; ��� West Bhatka, Kumaon, 4000���, May [19]20, HGC / G. C. Champion, Brit. Mus. 1924���63 / Silis pectinicornis Champ. / Ann. Mag. N. H. Ser. 9 xiii 1924, G. C. C. det. [white labels, printed]���, 1 ♂; ��� Darjeeling D. India Bhakta B. / Rumblee 350 m 16.IV.1985 [white label, printed]���, 1 ♂ 6 ♀♀. Description. Coloration. Head including antennae sooty to black, mandibles ferrugineous. Prothorax entirely orange to terra-cotta or with more or less large sepia spots on middle of both anterior and posterior margin of pronotum, which are sometimes more or les widely connected mediolongitudinally. Elytra sooty, legs sepia, knees sometimes paler. Meso- and metasternum and ventral part of abdomen sepia. Male. Eyes of medium size, protruding, head across eyes ca. one third narrower than pronotum, antennae moderately exceeding elytral midlength, projections of antennomeres 3���10 ca. as long as each antennomere (Fig. 5). Surface of head very finely and very sparsely punctate, with fine, semisparse, recumbent grey pubescence, semilustrous. Pronotum similar as that in Fig. 2, posterolateral emarginations open. Surface of pronotum like that of head punctate, finely and sparsely yellow or yellow and brown (corresponding with coloration of pronotum) pubescent, semilustrous. Elytra slightly wider than pronotum, moderately dilated posteriorly, elytral venation slightly developed to absent. Surface of elytra rugulose-lacunose, with fine, grey, short semierect pubescence, matt to semilustrous. Aedeagus as in Fig. 21. Female. Eyes much smaller and less protruding than in male, antennae serrate, reaching ca. one third of elytral length. Length (both sexes). 5.6���7.3 mm. Differential diagnosis. Laemoglyptus himalayanus sp. nov. strongly differs from all the known species of the L. bhutanensis -subgroup by the combination of the widely and roundly emarginate apical portion of the dorsal part of the aedeagus, and the short and wide shape of the fused parameres as in Fig. 21. Etymology. Named according to the region of the occurrence. Distribution. India: Uttarakhand; Nepal: Mid-Western Region, Central Region, Eastern Region., Published as part of ��vihla, Vladim��r & Kopetz, Andreas, 2012, A review of the genus Laemoglyptus from the Himalayas (Coleoptera: Cantharidae), pp. 443-466 in Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 52 (2) on pages 458-459, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5331595, {"references":["KAZANTSEV S. V. 2009: The species of the genus Laemoglyptus Fairmaire, 1886 of Nepal (Insecta: Coleoptera: Cantharidae). Pp. 327 - 333. In: HARTMANN M. & WEIPERT J. (eds.): Biodiversity und Naturausstatung im Himalaya III. Verein der Freunde und Forderer des Naturkundemuseums Erfurt e. V., Erfurt: 327 - 333."]}

Laemoglyptus vicinus Pic, 1921 (Figs. 4, 25) Laemoglyptus vicinus Pic, 1921: 6. Type locality: India. Laemoglyptus martensi Kazantsev, 2009: 329, Figs 17���18, syn. nov. Type locality: Nepal, Taplejung Distr., ascent to Khebang from Tada Khola, 1500 m a.s.l. Type material examined. L. vicinus: SYNTYPES (MNHN), ��� India [handwritten] / small pink square, / one ♂ bear label: vicinus Pic [Pic��� s handwriting]���, 2 ♂♂ 1 ♀. L.martensi: HOLOTYPE: ♂ (SMNS), ��� Nepal ��� Expeditionen Jochen Martens / 346v Taplejung Distr.,ascent Khebang to Tada Khola, 1500 m, sacred forest remnant, 25 Apr 88, MARTENS & SCHAWALLER [white labels, printed] / HOLOTYPUS, det. S. Kasantsev [red, black bordered label, printed] / Laemoglyptus martensi sp.nov., Kazantsev des. 2008 [white label, printed]���. Additional material examined. INDIA: UTTARAKHAND: Ranikhet, H. G. Champion lgt., 1 ♂, paralectotype of Silis pectinicornis (BMNH); Dehra Dun, 25.vi.1976, W. Wittmer lgt., 1 ♂; Barkot, 1100���1200 m a.s.l., 5.���12.vi.1981, M. Brancucci lgt., 1 ♂; Kharidy, 1300 m a.s.l., 17.vi.1981, M. Brancucci lgt., 2 ♂♂ 2 ♀♀ (all NHMB). DĀRJILING DISTRICT: Kalimpong, Upper Bombusti, 5.v.1985, C. J. Rai lgt., 5 ♂♂ 4 ♀♀; same locality data but 29.iv.1987, 1 ♂ 2 ♀♀; Kalimpong, Lower Bombusty, 950 m a.s.l., 28.iv.1987, C. J. Rai lgt., 1 ♂ 1 ♀; Bombusty, 900 m a.s.l., 5.v.1983, B. Bhakta lgt., 1 ♂ 1 ♀; Pudung, 18.iv.1990, B. Bhakta lgt., 12 ♂♂ 9 ♀♀; Pudung, 800 m a.s.l., 1.���2.v.1983, B. Bhakta lgt., 9♂♂ 7♀♀; Pudung, 900 m a.s.l., 3.v.1985, B.Bhakta lgt., 1♂ 3♀♀; Pudung, 830 m a.s.l., 17.iv.1985, B. Narayan lgt., 3 ♂♂ 1 ♀; Zambok, 1080 m a.s.l., 20.vii.1984, B. Bhakta lgt., 1 ♂; Kalimpong Zambok, 1000 m a.s.l., 23.v.1982, B. Bhakta lgt., 1 ♂ 1 ♀; Ringkabong, 890 m a.s.l., 16.iv.1984, B. Bhakta lgt., 1 ♂ 7 ♀♀; Dalapchan, 1000 m a.s.l., 14.v.1986, C. J. Rai lgt., 5 ♂♂ 5 ♀♀; same data but B. Bhakta lgt., 2 ♂♂; Chibo Busty, 900 m a.s.l., 24.iv.1986, C. J. Rai lgt., 1 ♂; Mongshong, 1350 m a.s.l., 5.v.1975, B. Bhakta lgt., 3 ♂♂ 1 ♀; Namthing ��� Lokapul, 1450 m a.s.l., 23.vii.1984, C. J. Rai lgt., 1 ♂; Kalimpong, Tista R., 250 m, 14.iv.1987, C. J. Rai lgt., 2 ♂♂; Tista, 200 m a.s.l., 26.iv.1985, B. Bhakta lgt., 2 ♂♂ 2 ♀♀; Tista, 190 m a.s.l., 28.iv.1985, B. Bhakta lgt., 1 ♂; Tista, 18.iv.1987, B. Bhakta lgt., 1 ♂; Kalimpong, Rinkinpong, 1000 m a.s.l., 22.iv.1987, C. J. Rai lgt., 1 ♂ 1 ♀; Kalimpong, Rinkingpong, 2000 m a.s.l., 21.iv.1986, C. J. Rai lgt., 1 ♂ 1 ♀; Dalapchan, 1200 m a.s.l., 23.iv.1990, B. Bhakta lgt., 3 ♂♂ 3 ♀♀; Najok Kaman near Kalimpong, 900 m a.s.l., 4.iv.1977, B. Bhakta lgt., 2 ♂♂; Rumashi, 280 m a.s.l., 2.v.1973, B. Bhakta lgt., 4 ♂♂ 12 ♀♀; Balukhope, 1160 m a.s.l., 30.iv.1973, B. Bhakta lgt., 1 ♂ 1 ♀; Nonsong, 700 m a.s.l., 25.iv.1986, B. Bhakta lgt., 2 ♂♂ 3 ♀♀; Nonsong, 700 m a.s.l., 26.iv.1986, C. J. Rai lgt., 1 ♂; Kalimpong env., 13.iv.1979, B. Bhakta lgt., 3 ♂♂ 11 ♀♀ (all NHMB); Kalimpong, Agric. Farm, 1200 m a.s.l., 26.iv.1986, B. Bhakta lgt., 2 ♂♂; Kalimpong, 850 m a.s.l., 30.iv.1986, B. Bhakta lgt., 3 ♂♂ (all NHMB, AKEG); Kalimpong env., 600 m a.s.l., 8.v.1981 B. Bhakta lgt., 3 ♂♂ 3 ♀♀; Kalimpong 11th Mile, 1000 m a.s.l., 27.v.1982, B. Bhakta lgt., 1 ♂ 1 ♀; Payung Busty, 850 m a.s.l., 25.���27.v.1986, B. Bhakta lgt., 3 ♂♂ 1 ♀; Kalimpong, Gangae Thora, 1000 m a.s.l., 25.iv.1986, B. Bhakta lgt., 5 ♂♂ 2 ♀♀; Kalimpong, 700 m a.s.l., Lower Janake, 15.iv.1987, C. J. Rai 1 ♂ 2 ♀♀; Monshong Kaman, 20.���21.iv.1987, B. Bhakta lgt., 3 ♂♂ 3 ♀♀; Monsong, 1100���1300 m a.s.l., 6.���7.v.1983, B. Bhakta lgt., 1 ♂ 1 ♀; Chivo Busty, 21.iv.1985, B. Bhakta lgt., 3 ♂♂; Kalimpong, Lolay, 1000 m a.s.l., 1.v.1986, C. J. Rai lgt., 1 ♂ 1 ♀; Kalimpong, Lolay, 980 m a.s.l., 23.iv.1986, B. Bhakta lgt., 2 ♀♀; Kalimpong, Baluwa Khani, 2700 m a.s.l., 23.v.1986, C. J. Rai lgt., 1 ♂ 1 ♀; Bhalukop, 1000 m a.s.l., 18.iv.1985, B. Bhakta lgt., 1 ♂; Dadheri Khela F.R.H., 500 m a.s.l., 9.iv.1973, H. S. Sharma + Party lgt., 1 ♀; Rangpo F.R.H., 750 m a.s.l., 10.iv.1973, H. S. Sharma + Party lgt., 1 ♂ 1 ♀; Dumra, 1000 m a.s.l., 29.iv.1983, B. Bhakta lgt., 1♂ 1♀; Kalimpong, Dumra Busty, 800 m a.s.l., 9.v.1986, C. J. Rai lgt., 1♀; Durpin, 1200 m a.s.l., 17.iii.1985, B. Bhakta lgt., 1♂; Durpin, 9.v.1985, B. Bhakta lgt., 1 ♀; Mirik���Algherra, 1500 m a.s.l., 21.iv.1987, C. J. Rai lgt., 1 ♀; Sharkim, 19.iv.1985, B. Bhakta lgt., 2 ♂♂ 2 ♀♀; Kalimpong, Suntuk, 900 m a.s.l., 14.v.1986, C. J. Rai lgt., 1 ♀ (all NHMB). SIKKIM: village 9 th miles of Rani Pull, 24.iv.1977, B. Bhakta lgt., 2 ♂♂ 1 ♀; Reay Khola S of Gangtok, 21.iv.1977, B. Bhakta lgt., 2 ♂♂ 2 ♀♀; Mangon, 2.ix.1977, B. Bhakta lgt., 1 ♂ 3 ♀♀; Chhuba Khola near Sintam, 25.iv.1977, B. Bhakta lgt., 14 ♂♂ 8 ♀♀; Yoksam, 1800 m a.s.l., 7.iv.1978, B. Bhakta lgt., 2 ♂♂ 4 ♀♀; Yoksam���Choka, 2600 m a.s.l., 4.iv.1978, B. Bhakta lgt., 1 ♂ (all NHMB); Choka���Yoksam, 2100 m a.s.l., 6.iv.1978, B. Bhakta lgt., 2 ♂♂ 1 ♀ (NHMB, AKEG); Reshi���Yortang, 400 m a.s.l., 17.iv.1978, B. Bhakta lgt., 1 ♂ 2 ♀♀; Melli, 460 m a.s.l., 20.vii.1981, B. Bhakta lgt., 1 ♂; Rani Puli, S Gangtok, 910 m a.s.l., 22.x.1977, B. Bhakta lgt., 1 ♂ (all NHMB); Resi Bazar nr. Sintam, 26.iv.1977, B. Bhakta lgt., 15♂♂ 28♀♀ (NHMB, AKEG); Kalimpong, Maelli, 380 m a.s.l., 6.v.1977, 1♂ 1♀; Tara Khola near Maelli, 540 m a.s.l., 4.v.1977, B. Bhakta lgt., 3♂♂ 1♀ (all NHMB). NEPAL: WESTERN REGION: Buri Gandaki, Sudi ��� Labubezi, 1300���1650 m, 27.v.1990, J.Probst lgt., 3♂♂ 2♀♀; CENTRAL REGION: Kathmandu valley, Balaju, 1400 m a.s.l., 18.v.1989, M. Brancucci lgt., 1 ♂; Kathmandu valley, Tamba���Koshi���K, SE Charikot, 900���1200 m a.s.l., 16.���25.vi.1987, C. J. Rai lgt., 1 ♂; Trisuli, 570���1200 m a.s.l., 20.vi.1978, B. Bhakta lgt., 17 ♂♂ 22 ♀♀; Chisapani, 1000 m a.s.l., 29.iii.1986, B. Bhakta lgt., 3 ♂♂ 9 ♀♀; Chisapani, 1110 m a.s.l., 25.iv.1983, B. Bhakta lgt., 1 ♂ (all NHMB). EASTERN REGION: Arun valley, Pholikhorka ��� Hongmaya, 400���1250 m, 1.vi.1983, J. Probst lgt., 2 ♂♂ (all NMPC); Janakpur Dolakha, Tama Koshi, 850��� 110 m a.s.l., 24.���29.v.1989, M.Brancucci lgt., 2 ♂♂ 1 ♀ (NHMB, AKEG); Thamur valley, Dhankuta, 23.v. 1983, 1150 m, M. Brancucci, 1 ♂; Khumjung, Khumbu, 3380 m a.s.l., 9.v.1979, B. Bhakta lgt., 1 ♂ (all NHMB). Comments. The holotype of L. martensi does not differ significantly from the syntypes of L. vicinus, so the new synonymy is here stated. Differential diagnosis. Laemoglyptus vicinus by both its habitus and the shape of the aedeagus strongly resembles Laemoglyptus vicinoides sp. nov., from which it differs by the presence of short oblique elevations on the inner side of the dorsal part of the aedeagus (cf. Figs. 24���25). Distribution. India: Uttarakhand, Dārjiling District, Sikkim; Nepal: Western Region, Central Region, Eastern Region., Published as part of ��vihla, Vladim��r & Kopetz, Andreas, 2012, A review of the genus Laemoglyptus from the Himalayas (Coleoptera: Cantharidae), pp. 443-466 in Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 52 (2) on pages 462-465, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5331595, {"references":["PIC M. 1921: Nouveates diverses. Melanges Exotico - Entomologiques 34: 1 - 33.","KAZANTSEV S. V. 2009: The species of the genus Laemoglyptus Fairmaire, 1886 of Nepal (Insecta: Coleoptera: Cantharidae). Pp. 327 - 333. In: HARTMANN M. & WEIPERT J. (eds.): Biodiversity und Naturausstatung im Himalaya III. Verein der Freunde und Forderer des Naturkundemuseums Erfurt e. V., Erfurt: 327 - 333."]}

Laemoglyptus walteri sp. nov. (Figs. 1, 10) Type locality. Bhutan, Kamjee, 850 m a.s.l.. Type material. HOLOTYPE (NHMB): ♂, ��� Kamjee [printed], 850 m, 13.5. [handwritten, white label] / Nat.���Hist. Museum Basel ��� Bhutan Expedition 1972 [white label, printed]���. PARATYPES (NHMB, NMPC, AKEG), same label data, 5 ♂♂ 3 ♀♀. Description. Coloration. Head and antennae sooty, mouthparts and first two antennomeres sienna to sepia. Prothorax in male sepia, mostly with lateral and ventral sides honey yellow, while in female terra-cotta with narrow both anterior and posterior margin sienna. Elytra sepia, legs sienna with tips of femora and whole tibiae paler, honey yellow. Meso- and metasternum and ventral part of abdomen sepia. Male. Eyes protruding, head across eyes by one fourth narrower than pronotum, antennae moderately exceeding elytral midlength, projections of antennomeres 4���10 more or less, but always distinctly longer than each antennomere. Surface of head very finely and very sparsely punctate, with fine semisparse, recumbent brown pubescence, semilustrous. Pronotum as in Fig. 1, surface of pronotum punctate and pubescent like that of head, semilustrous. Elytra ca. as wide as pronotum, parallel-sided, elytral venation slightly developed to absent. Surface of elytra rugulose-lacunose, with fine, brown, recumbent pubescence, matt to semilustrous. Aedeagus as in Fig. 10. Female. Eyes smaller than in male, antennae serrate, reaching almost elytral midlength, elytra moderately wider than pronotum. Length (both sexes). 4.6���6.5 mm. Differential diagnosis. Laemoglyptus walteri sp. nov. is very similar to L. ramiferus (Dārjiling Distr.), from which it differs by the non-emarginated dorsal part of the aedeagus and the apically non-divergent laterophyses (cf. Figs. 8���10). Etymology. Dedicated to the late Walter Wittmer, not only a well-known specialist of the family Cantharidae, but also an organisor of the Bhutan Exedition of the Naturhistorisches Museum Basel. Distribution. Bhutan., Published as part of ��vihla, Vladim��r & Kopetz, Andreas, 2012, A review of the genus Laemoglyptus from the Himalayas (Coleoptera: Cantharidae), pp. 443-466 in Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 52 (2) on page 447, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5331595

Laemoglyptus himalayanus sikkimensis subsp. nov. (Fig. 6) Type locality. India, Sikkim, Chhuba Khola near Sintam, 670 m a.s.l. Type material. HOLOTYPE (NHMB): ♂, ���Chchuba Khola nr.Sintam [white label,printed] / Sikkim, 670 m, 25.4.[19]77, Bhakta B. [white label,printed and handwritten]���. PARATYPES (NHMB, NMPC, AKEG, NMEG):same labels data, 7♂♂; ��� Yoksam, 1800 m, 7.IV.1978 [white label, printed] / Sikkim, Bhakta Bahadur [white label, printed and handwritten]���, 1 ♂; ��� Yoksam���Choka, 2700 m, 4.IV.[19]78 [white label, printed and handwritten]���, 3 ♂♂ 4 ♀♀; ��� Pudung, 900 m, 18.IV.[19]90 / Indien, Darjeeling D. Bhakta B. [white labels,printed]���, 2♂♂ 4♀♀; ��� Ringkabong, 890 m, 16.IV.[19]84 / Indien, Darjeeling D., Bhakta B. [white labels,printed]���, 1♂; ��� Mmg.Kalimpong, Darjeeling Distr. [white label,printed] / India, 19.IV.1979, Bhakta Bahadur [white label, handwritten]���, 4 ♂♂; ��� Dumra, 1000 m, 29.IV.1983 / Darjeeling D., India, Bhakta B. [white labels, printed]���, 1 ♂; ��� INDIA, West Bengalen, Distr. Darjeeling, Kurseong Golma, Forest, 1300 m NN, 22.VII.1987, leg. N. Dangal [white label, printed] / Collection Naturkundemuseum Erfurt [yellow label, printed] / Laemoglyptus bomfordii Fairmaire, Kazantsev det. 2008 [white label, printed]���, 4 ♂♂. Differential diagnosis. Length (both sexes): 5.4���7.0 mm. The male of Laemoglyptus himalayanus sikkimensis subsp. nov. differs from the nominotypical subspecies by the bigger and more strongly protruding eyes, so that the head across eyes is only moderately narrower than the pronotum, and by the longer antennae, which are almost reaching the elytral apex, the projections of antennomeres 3���10 are ca. 0.33�� longer than each antennomere as in Fig. 6. Female differs by the slightly longer antennae, which are almost reaching the elytral midlength. Other characters including the aedeaguas are the same in both subspecies, excluding the entirely orange to terra-cotta pronotum. Etymology. Named according to the area of its distribution. Comments. If, in the future the two subspecies will be found to be sympatrical in certain areas then they could be regarded as two distinct, however evolutionary ���young��� species. Distribution. India: Sikkim, Dārjiling District., Published as part of ��vihla, Vladim��r & Kopetz, Andreas, 2012, A review of the genus Laemoglyptus from the Himalayas (Coleoptera: Cantharidae), pp. 443-466 in Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 52 (2) on pages 459-460, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5331595

Laemoglyptus cechovskyi sp. nov. (Figs. 22–23) Type locality. Nepal, Central Region, Bagmati zone, Rasuwa Distr., Langtang Nat.Park, Dunche – Barkhu – Syaburu, 2000–2800 m a.s.l. Type material. HOLOTYPE (NHMB): ♂, “ NEPAL Centr., Bagmati Zone, Rasuwa Distr. / Langtang Nat. P., Dunche–Barkhu–Syaburu / 2000–2800 m, 6.–13.V.1996, P. Čechovský [white labels, printed]”. Description. Coloration. Head including antennae sooty to black, mandibles ferrugineous. Prothorax orange to terra-cotta. Elytra sooty, legs sepia to sooty. Meso- and metasternum and ventral part of abdomen sepia. Male. Eyes big and strongly protruding, head across eyes moderately narrower than pronotum, antennae slightly exceeding three fourths of elytral length, projections of antennomeres 3–10 ca as long as each antennomere. Surface of head very finely and very sparsely punctate, with fine semisparse, recumbent brown pubescence, semilustrous. Pronotum similar as that in Fig. 2, posterolateral emarginations open. Surface of pronotum like that of head punctate, finely and sparsely yellow pubescent, semilustrous. Elytra slightly wider than pronotum, moderately dilated posteriorly, elytral venation slightly developed. Surface of elytra rugulose-lacunose, with fine, brown, short semierect pubescence, matt to semilustrous. Aedeagus as in Figs. 22–23. Female unknown. Length (♂). 8.8 mm. Differential diagnosis. The aedeagus of Laemoglyptus cechovskyi sp. nov. most resembles that of L. jaegeri Kazantsev, 2009, from which it differs by the much more deeply emarginate apex of the dorsal part of the aedeagus and the presence of lateral inner projections of this part, situated in ca. the midlength of it. In the other species of L. bhutanensis -subgroup there is not such a strongly curved apical portions of the dorsal part (as in L. himalayanus sp. nov.) and/or the apical emargination is much wider and rounded (cf. Figs. 22–23 and KAZANTSEV 2009). Etymology. Dedicated to its collector, Petr Čechovský (Brno, Czech Republic). Distribution. Nepal: Central Region.

Laemoglyptus himalayanus sikkimensis subsp. nov. (Fig. 6) Type locality. India, Sikkim, Chhuba Khola near Sintam, 670 m a.s.l. Type material. HOLOTYPE (NHMB): ♂, “Chchuba Khola nr.Sintam [white label,printed] / Sikkim, 670 m, 25.4.[19]77, Bhakta B. [white label,printed and handwritten]”. PARATYPES (NHMB, NMPC, AKEG, NMEG):same labels data, 7♂♂; “ Yoksam, 1800 m, 7.IV.1978 [white label, printed] / Sikkim, Bhakta Bahadur [white label, printed and handwritten]”, 1 ♂; “ Yoksam–Choka, 2700 m, 4.IV.[19]78 [white label, printed and handwritten]”, 3 ♂♂ 4 ♀♀; “ Pudung, 900 m, 18.IV.[19]90 / Indien, Darjeeling D. Bhakta B. [white labels,printed]”, 2♂♂ 4♀♀; “ Ringkabong, 890 m, 16.IV.[19]84 / Indien, Darjeeling D., Bhakta B. [white labels,printed]”, 1♂; “ Mmg.Kalimpong, Darjeeling Distr. [white label,printed] / India, 19.IV.1979, Bhakta Bahadur [white label, handwritten]”, 4 ♂♂; “ Dumra, 1000 m, 29.IV.1983 / Darjeeling D., India, Bhakta B. [white labels, printed]”, 1 ♂; “ INDIA, West Bengalen, Distr. Darjeeling, Kurseong Golma, Forest, 1300 m NN, 22.VII.1987, leg. N. Dangal [white label, printed] / Collection Naturkundemuseum Erfurt [yellow label, printed] / Laemoglyptus bomfordii Fairmaire, Kazantsev det. 2008 [white label, printed]”, 4 ♂♂. Differential diagnosis. Length (both sexes): 5.4–7.0 mm. The male of Laemoglyptus himalayanus sikkimensis subsp. nov. differs from the nominotypical subspecies by the bigger and more strongly protruding eyes, so that the head across eyes is only moderately narrower than the pronotum, and by the longer antennae, which are almost reaching the elytral apex, the projections of antennomeres 3–10 are ca. 0.33× longer than each antennomere as in Fig. 6. Female differs by the slightly longer antennae, which are almost reaching the elytral midlength. Other characters including the aedeaguas are the same in both subspecies, excluding the entirely orange to terra-cotta pronotum. Etymology. Named according to the area of its distribution. Comments. If, in the future the two subspecies will be found to be sympatrical in certain areas then they could be regarded as two distinct, however evolutionary “young” species. Distribution. India: Sikkim, Dārjiling District.

1. Laemoglyptus ramiferus species-group (Fig. 1) Emarginations of the lateral sides of pronotum are situated near the base, so that the narrowed portion before base is very short. The emarginations are closed laterally in dorsal view, posterior margin of pronotum slightly convex, slightly sinuate or nearly straight., Published as part of ��vihla, Vladim��r & Kopetz, Andreas, 2012, A review of the genus Laemoglyptus from the Himalayas (Coleoptera: Cantharidae), pp. 443-466 in Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 52 (2) on page 445, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5331595

Laemoglyptus vicinoides sp. nov. (Fig. 24) Type locality. Bhutan, Puntsholing, 3000 m a.s.l. Type material. HOLOTYPE (NHMB): ♂, ��� Puntsholing, 3000 m, 21.III.���2.IV. / Bhutan, 1983, J. C. Rai [white labels, printed and handwritten]���. PARATYPE (NHMB): same labels data, 1 ♀. Description. Coloration. Head including antennae sooty to black, mandibles ferrugineous. Prothorax orange to terra-cotta. Elytra sooty, legs sepia, knees paler. Meso- and metasternum and ventral part of abdomen sepia. Male. Eyes big and strongly protruding, head across eyes moderately narrower than pronotum, antennae moderately exceeding three fourth of elytral length, projections of antennomeres 3���10 ca. as long as each antennomere. Surface of head very finely and very sparsely punctate, with fine, semisparse, recumbent brown pubescence, semilustrous. Pronotum similar as that in Fig. 4, posterolateral emargination closed. Surface of pronotum like that of head punctate, finely and sparsely yellow pubescent, semilustrous. Elytra slightly wider than pronotum, moderately dilated posteriorly, elytral venation slightly developed to absent. Surface of elytra rugulose-lacunose, with fine, brown, short semierect pubescence, matt to semilustrous. Aedeagus as in Fig. 24. Female. Eyes much smaller and less protruding than in male, antennae serrate, reaching ca one third of elytral length. Length (both sexes). 6.4 mm. Differential diagnosis. Laemoglyptus vicinoides sp. nov. by both its habitus and the shape of the aedeagus strongly resembles L. vicinus Pic, 1921, from which it differs by the absence of short oblique elevations on the inner side of the dorsal part of the aedeagus (cf. Figs. 24���25). Etymology. The specific name vicinoides reffers to the great affinity to L. vicinus. Distribution. Bhutan., Published as part of ��vihla, Vladim��r & Kopetz, Andreas, 2012, A review of the genus Laemoglyptus from the Himalayas (Coleoptera: Cantharidae), pp. 443-466 in Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 52 (2) on page 462, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5331595, {"references":["PIC M. 1921: Nouveates diverses. Melanges Exotico - Entomologiques 34: 1 - 33."]}

Laemoglyptus cechovskyi sp. nov. (Figs. 22���23) Type locality. Nepal, Central Region, Bagmati zone, Rasuwa Distr., Langtang Nat.Park, Dunche ��� Barkhu ��� Syaburu, 2000���2800 m a.s.l. Type material. HOLOTYPE (NHMB): ♂, ��� NEPAL Centr., Bagmati Zone, Rasuwa Distr. / Langtang Nat. P., Dunche���Barkhu���Syaburu / 2000���2800 m, 6.���13.V.1996, P. Čechovsk�� [white labels, printed]���. Description. Coloration. Head including antennae sooty to black, mandibles ferrugineous. Prothorax orange to terra-cotta. Elytra sooty, legs sepia to sooty. Meso- and metasternum and ventral part of abdomen sepia. Male. Eyes big and strongly protruding, head across eyes moderately narrower than pronotum, antennae slightly exceeding three fourths of elytral length, projections of antennomeres 3���10 ca as long as each antennomere. Surface of head very finely and very sparsely punctate, with fine semisparse, recumbent brown pubescence, semilustrous. Pronotum similar as that in Fig. 2, posterolateral emarginations open. Surface of pronotum like that of head punctate, finely and sparsely yellow pubescent, semilustrous. Elytra slightly wider than pronotum, moderately dilated posteriorly, elytral venation slightly developed. Surface of elytra rugulose-lacunose, with fine, brown, short semierect pubescence, matt to semilustrous. Aedeagus as in Figs. 22���23. Female unknown. Length (♂). 8.8 mm. Differential diagnosis. The aedeagus of Laemoglyptus cechovskyi sp. nov. most resembles that of L. jaegeri Kazantsev, 2009, from which it differs by the much more deeply emarginate apex of the dorsal part of the aedeagus and the presence of lateral inner projections of this part, situated in ca. the midlength of it. In the other species of L. bhutanensis -subgroup there is not such a strongly curved apical portions of the dorsal part (as in L. himalayanus sp. nov.) and/or the apical emargination is much wider and rounded (cf. Figs. 22���23 and KAZANTSEV 2009). Etymology. Dedicated to its collector, Petr Čechovsk�� (Brno, Czech Republic). Distribution. Nepal: Central Region., Published as part of ��vihla, Vladim��r & Kopetz, Andreas, 2012, A review of the genus Laemoglyptus from the Himalayas (Coleoptera: Cantharidae), pp. 443-466 in Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 52 (2) on pages 457-458, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5331595, {"references":["KAZANTSEV S. V. 2009: The species of the genus Laemoglyptus Fairmaire, 1886 of Nepal (Insecta: Coleoptera: Cantharidae). Pp. 327 - 333. In: HARTMANN M. & WEIPERT J. (eds.): Biodiversity und Naturausstatung im Himalaya III. Verein der Freunde und Forderer des Naturkundemuseums Erfurt e. V., Erfurt: 327 - 333."]}

Laemoglyptus hispidus sp. nov. (Figs. 11���12) Type locality. Nepal, Central Region, Langtang National Park, Dunche, 2000 m a.s.l. Type material. HOLOTYPE (NMPC): ♂, ��� Nepal, Langtang Nat. P., Dunche, 2000 m, 15.5.1988, S. B��l�� lgt. [white label, printed]���. PARATYPES (NMPC, NHMB, AKEG): same label data as holotype, 1 ♂; ��� NEPAL, BASANTUPUR, 24.5.[19]96, LEG. MALEC [white label, handwritten]���, 1♂; ��� NEPAL Centr., Bagmati Zone, Rasuwa Distr. / Langtang Nat. P., Dunche-Barkhu-Syabru / 2000���2800 m, 6.���13.V.1996, P. Čechovsk�� lgt.���, 4 ♂♂; Bhandar, 2100 m, 28.V. / O Nepal 1979, Bhakta B. Ch. [white labels, printed and handwritten]���, 1 ♂ 6 ♀♀; ��� Chisapani, 3.6.[19]76 [white label, printed and handwritten] / Nepal, W. Wittmer, C. Baroni Urbani [white label, printed]��� 5 ♂♂; ��� Sete, 28.V., 2350 m / O Nepal, 1973, Bhakta B. Ch. [white labels, printed and handwritten]���, 2 ♂♂ 11 ♀♀. Description. Coloration. Head including antennae sooty to black, mandibles ferrugineous. Prothorax orange to terra-cotta, narrow posterior margin of pronotum sometimes infuscate. Elytra sooty, legs sepia, knees sometimes paler. Meso- and metasternum and ventral part of abdomen sepia. Male. Eyes big and strongly protruding, head across eyes moderately narrower than pronotum, antennae moderately exceeding three fourth of elytral length, projections of antennomeres 4���10 more or less, but always distinctly longer than each antennomere. Surface of head very finely and very sparsely punctate, with fine semisparse, recumbent brown pubescence, semilustrous. Pronotum similar as that in Fig. 2, posterolateral emarginations open. Surface of pronotum like that of head punctate, finely and sparsely yellow pubescent, semilustrous. Elytra slightly wider than pronotum, moderately dilated posteriorly, elytral venation slightly developed to absent. Surface of elytra rugulose-lacunose, with fine, brown, short semierect pubescence, matt to semilustrous. Aedeagus as in Figs. 11���12. Female. Eyes much smaller and less protruding than in male, antennae serrate, reaching elytral midlength. Length (both sexes). 6.0���7.1 mm. Differential diagnosis. Laemoglyptus hispidus sp. nov. is very similar to L. kopetzi Kazantsev, 2009 from which it differs only by the phallus, which is covered on its dorsal side by bristles, while it is divided apically into several thorns in L. kopetzi as in Figs. 12���13. Etymology. Latin hispidus = bristly, named according to the phallus covered by bristles. Distribution. Nepal: Central Region, Eastern Region., Published as part of ��vihla, Vladim��r & Kopetz, Andreas, 2012, A review of the genus Laemoglyptus from the Himalayas (Coleoptera: Cantharidae), pp. 443-466 in Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 52 (2) on pages 448-450, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5331595, {"references":["CHAMPION G. C. 1926: Some Indian (and Tibetan) Coleoptera (19). Entomologist's Monthly Magazin 62: 118 - 137.","KAZANTSEV S. V. 2009: The species of the genus Laemoglyptus Fairmaire, 1886 of Nepal (Insecta: Coleoptera: Cantharidae). Pp. 327 - 333. In: HARTMANN M. & WEIPERT J. (eds.): Biodiversity und Naturausstatung im Himalaya III. Verein der Freunde und Forderer des Naturkundemuseums Erfurt e. V., Erfurt: 327 - 333."]}

Laemoglyptus bilyi sp. nov. (Figs. 14���15) Type locality. Nepal, Eastern Region, Hille, 2000 m a.s.l. Type material. HOLOTYPE (NMPC):♂, ���E Nepal, Hille, 2000 m, 28.4.1988, S. B��l�� lgt. [white label, handwritten]���. PARATYPES (NMPC, AKEG): same label data, 9 ♂♂; ���E Nepal, 28.4.1988, Hille, S. B��l�� leg. [white label, printed]���, 1 ♂ 12 ♀♀. Description. Coloration. Head including antennae black, mandibles ferrugineous. Prothorax orange to terra-cotta. Elytra sooty to black, legs sepia to black, knees sometimes paler. Meso- and metasternum and ventral part of abdomen sepia. Male. Eyes big and strongly protruding, head across eyes moderately narrower than pronotum, antennae moderately exceeding three fourths of elytral length, projections of antennomeres 3���10 more or less, but always distinctly longer than each antennomere. Surface of head very finely and very sparsely punctate, with fine, sparse, recumbent grey pubescence, semilustrous. Pronotum similar as that in Fig. 2, posterolateral emarginations open. Surface of pronotum like that of head punctate, finely and sparsely yellow pubescent, semilustrous. Elytra slightly wider than pronotum, moderately dilated posteriorly, elytral venation slightly developed. Surface of elytra rugulose-lacunose, with fine, grey, short semierect pubescence, matt to semilustrous. Aedeagus as in Figs. 14���15. Female. Eyes much smaller and less protruding than in male, antennae serrate, reaching ca. one third of elytral length. Length (both sexes). 5.8���7.0 mm. Differential diagnosis. Laemoglyptus bilyi sp. nov. is very similar to L. chimakothiensis sp. nov., from which it differs by the apically deeply emarginated and more curved apices of the fused parameres (cf. Figs. 14���17). Etymology. Dedicated to its collector, Svatopluk B��l�� (NMPC). Distribution. Nepal: Eastern Region., Published as part of ��vihla, Vladim��r & Kopetz, Andreas, 2012, A review of the genus Laemoglyptus from the Himalayas (Coleoptera: Cantharidae), pp. 443-466 in Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 52 (2) on pages 452-454, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5331595

L. bilyi -subgroup – protruding parts of the pronotum at most moderately convex, inner portion of the dorsal part of the aedeagus without strong keels, laterophyses distinctly divided terminally, apices of fused parameres curved ventrad terminally.

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Laemoglyptus hispidus sp. nov. (Figs. 11–12) Type locality. Nepal, Central Region, Langtang National Park, Dunche, 2000 m a.s.l. Type material. HOLOTYPE (NMPC): ♂, “ Nepal, Langtang Nat. P., Dunche, 2000 m, 15.5.1988, S. Bílý lgt. [white label, printed]”. PARATYPES (NMPC, NHMB, AKEG): same label data as holotype, 1 ♂; “ NEPAL, BASANTUPUR, 24.5.[19]96, LEG. MALEC [white label, handwritten]”, 1♂; “ NEPAL Centr., Bagmati Zone, Rasuwa Distr. / Langtang Nat. P., Dunche-Barkhu-Syabru / 2000–2800 m, 6.–13.V.1996, P. Čechovský lgt.”, 4 ♂♂; Bhandar, 2100 m, 28.V. / O Nepal 1979, Bhakta B. Ch. [white labels, printed and handwritten]”, 1 ♂ 6 ♀♀; “ Chisapani, 3.6.[19]76 [white label, printed and handwritten] / Nepal, W. Wittmer, C. Baroni Urbani [white label, printed]” 5 ♂♂; “ Sete, 28.V., 2350 m / O Nepal, 1973, Bhakta B. Ch. [white labels, printed and handwritten]”, 2 ♂♂ 11 ♀♀. Description. Coloration. Head including antennae sooty to black, mandibles ferrugineous. Prothorax orange to terra-cotta, narrow posterior margin of pronotum sometimes infuscate. Elytra sooty, legs sepia, knees sometimes paler. Meso- and metasternum and ventral part of abdomen sepia. Male. Eyes big and strongly protruding, head across eyes moderately narrower than pronotum, antennae moderately exceeding three fourth of elytral length, projections of antennomeres 4–10 more or less, but always distinctly longer than each antennomere. Surface of head very finely and very sparsely punctate, with fine semisparse, recumbent brown pubescence, semilustrous. Pronotum similar as that in Fig. 2, posterolateral emarginations open. Surface of pronotum like that of head punctate, finely and sparsely yellow pubescent, semilustrous. Elytra slightly wider than pronotum, moderately dilated posteriorly, elytral venation slightly developed to absent. Surface of elytra rugulose-lacunose, with fine, brown, short semierect pubescence, matt to semilustrous. Aedeagus as in Figs. 11–12. Female. Eyes much smaller and less protruding than in male, antennae serrate, reaching elytral midlength. Length (both sexes). 6.0–7.1 mm. Differential diagnosis. Laemoglyptus hispidus sp. nov. is very similar to L. kopetzi Kazantsev, 2009 from which it differs only by the phallus, which is covered on its dorsal side by bristles, while it is divided apically into several thorns in L. kopetzi as in Figs. 12–13. Etymology. Latin hispidus = bristly, named according to the phallus covered by bristles. Distribution. Nepal: Central Region, Eastern Region.

Laemoglyptus kopetzi Kazantsev, 2009 (Fig. 13) Laemoglyptus kopetzi Kazantsev, 2009: 329, Figs. 22���23. Type material examined. PARATYPE (NMEG):♂, ���602 NEPAL:Dolakha distr., ascent Hanumante Danda, 2500���2850 m, 23.V.2000, leg. W. SCHAWALLER [white label, printed] / Paratype, Kazantsev des. 2008 [red, black bordered label, printed] / Laemoglyptus kopetzi, Kazantsev des. 2008 [white, black bordered label, printed]���. Additional material examined. NEPAL: CENTRAL REGION: Daman, 2400 m a.s.l., 4.vi.1976, W. Wittmer & C. Baroni Urbani lgt., 3♂♂ 1♀; Chisapani, 3.vi.1976, W.Wittmer, C. Baroni Urbani lgt., 1♂; Bagmati Sindhupalchok, Gangjwal, 2500 m a.s.l., 6.���7.vi.1989, M. Brancucci lgt., 1 ♂ 1 ♀; Bagmati Sindhupalchok, Gangjwal���Parahang, 2500��� 1700 m a.s.l., 8.vi.1989, M. Brancucci lgt., 1 ♀; Bagmati Sindhupalchok, Sarmatang, 2500 m a.s.l., 4.vi.1989, M.Brancucci lgt., 1♀ (all NHMB); Bagmati Sindhupalchok, Dubhachaur���Sarmatang, 1600���2500 m a.s.l., 3.vi.1989, M.Brancucci lgt., 10 ♂♂ 11♀♀ (NHMB, AKEG); Kathmandu valley, 12 km NE Kathmandu, Shivapuir, 2000���2300 m a.s.l., 27��47���58���N, 85��23���13���E, 30.iv.2003, A. Weigel lgt., 1♂ (NMEG); Kathmandu valley, Balaju, 1400 m a.s.l., 3.vi.1986, C. Holzschuh lgt., 1 ♂ (NHMB); Kathmandu valley, Godawari, 1500 m a.s.l., 17.v.1983, 3 ♂♂ (NHMB, NMPC); Ting���Sang���La, 3800 m a.s.l., 6.���7.v.1962, G. Ebert lgt., 2 ♂♂ (NHMB). EASTERN REGION: Khumbu, Phakding, 2500 m a.s.l., 13.v.1973, B. Kiauta & M. Brink lgt., 1 ♂ 1 ♀ (NHMB, NMPC); Khumbu, Junbesi, 2700 m a.s.l., 25.v.1979, B. Bhakta lgt., 1 ♂; Neentale, 2160 m a.s.l., 30.v.1979, B. Bhakta lgt., 1 ♂ 3 ♀♀; Kharikola, 19.vi.1979, B. Bhakta lgt., 1 ♂ 6 ♀♀ (all NHMB); Taplejung, 32 km NE Taplejung, way before Gyabla, 2410 m a.s.l., 27��34���58���N, 87��52���17���E, 8.v.2003, A. Weigel lgt., 2 ♂♂ (NMEG). Differential diagnosis. Aedeagus of L. kopetzi is very similar to that of L. hispidus sp. nov. from which it differs only by the phallus, which is not covered on its dorsal side by bristles, but is divided apically into several thorns (cf. KAZANTSEV 2009 and Figs. 12���13). Distribution. Nepal: Central Region, Eastern Region., Published as part of ��vihla, Vladim��r & Kopetz, Andreas, 2012, A review of the genus Laemoglyptus from the Himalayas (Coleoptera: Cantharidae), pp. 443-466 in Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 52 (2) on page 450, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5331595, {"references":["KAZANTSEV S. V. 2009: The species of the genus Laemoglyptus Fairmaire, 1886 of Nepal (Insecta: Coleoptera: Cantharidae). Pp. 327 - 333. In: HARTMANN M. & WEIPERT J. (eds.): Biodiversity und Naturausstatung im Himalaya III. Verein der Freunde und Forderer des Naturkundemuseums Erfurt e. V., Erfurt: 327 - 333."]}

Laemoglyptus walteri sp. nov. (Figs. 1, 10) Type locality. Bhutan, Kamjee, 850 m a.s.l.. Type material. HOLOTYPE (NHMB): ♂, “ Kamjee [printed], 850 m, 13.5. [handwritten, white label] / Nat.–Hist. Museum Basel – Bhutan Expedition 1972 [white label, printed]”. PARATYPES (NHMB, NMPC, AKEG), same label data, 5 ♂♂ 3 ♀♀. Description. Coloration. Head and antennae sooty, mouthparts and first two antennomeres sienna to sepia. Prothorax in male sepia, mostly with lateral and ventral sides honey yellow, while in female terra-cotta with narrow both anterior and posterior margin sienna. Elytra sepia, legs sienna with tips of femora and whole tibiae paler, honey yellow. Meso- and metasternum and ventral part of abdomen sepia. Male. Eyes protruding, head across eyes by one fourth narrower than pronotum, antennae moderately exceeding elytral midlength, projections of antennomeres 4–10 more or less, but always distinctly longer than each antennomere. Surface of head very finely and very sparsely punctate, with fine semisparse, recumbent brown pubescence, semilustrous. Pronotum as in Fig. 1, surface of pronotum punctate and pubescent like that of head, semilustrous. Elytra ca. as wide as pronotum, parallel-sided, elytral venation slightly developed to absent. Surface of elytra rugulose-lacunose, with fine, brown, recumbent pubescence, matt to semilustrous. Aedeagus as in Fig. 10. Female. Eyes smaller than in male, antennae serrate, reaching almost elytral midlength, elytra moderately wider than pronotum. Length (both sexes). 4.6–6.5 mm. Differential diagnosis. Laemoglyptus walteri sp. nov. is very similar to L. ramiferus (Dārjiling Distr.), from which it differs by the non-emarginated dorsal part of the aedeagus and the apically non-divergent laterophyses (cf. Figs. 8–10). Etymology. Dedicated to the late Walter Wittmer, not only a well-known specialist of the family Cantharidae, but also an organisor of the Bhutan Exedition of the Naturhistorisches Museum Basel. Distribution. Bhutan.

Laemoglyptus bomfordii Fairmaire, 1897 (Figs. 2, 18) Laemoglyptus Bomfordii Fairmaire, 1897: 225. Type locality: India, Himachal Pradesh State, Simla. Silis pectinicornis Champion, 1924: 253, syn. nov. Type locality: India, Uttarakhand State, Kumaon, Ranikhet. Laemoglyptus pectinicornis var. innotaticollis Pic, 1937: 189. Type locality: India, Himachal Pradesh State, Kulu. Synonymized by KAZANTSEV (2007): 52. Laemoglyptus pectinicornis: KAZANTSEV (2009): 327, Figs. 1���4. Type material examined. L. bomfordii: SYNTYPE (MNHN): ��� India [Pic���s handwriting, Simla, F. Hauser lgt. according original description, however Pic was known to change locality labels for his own ones] / L. Bomfordii ex coll. Frm.[= Fairmaire] [Pic���s handwriting] / non Laemog. Fulvicollis, prothorax bi��n diff��rent [Pic���s handwriting] / Bomfordi Pic type [Pic���s handwriting, sic!] / TYPE [red label, printed]���. L. pectinicornis: LECTOTYPE, here designated:♂ (BMNH),��� India, [Uttarakhand State], Kumaon, Ranikhet, H. G. C.[hampion lgt.] [printed] / G. C. Champion, Brit. Mus. 1924���63 [printed] / Type, H. T. [white, red bordered circle, printed, later designation] / Silis pectinicornis, type, ♂, Ch. [Champion���s handwriting] / Silis pectinicornis Champ. [printed] / Ann. Mag. N. H., Ser. 9, xiii, G. C. C. det. [printed] / LECTOTYPE, Silis pectinicornis Champion, 1924, V. ��vihla des. 2011 [red label, printed]���. L. bomfordii var. innotaticollis:? SYNTYPE (MNHN): ♂, ��� Silis [sic!] Bomfordi [Pic���s handwriting] / compar�� coll. Fairmaire [Pic���s handwriting] / Bomfordi var. innotaticollis Pic [Pic���s handwriting]���. Additional material examined. PAKISTAN: NORTH WEST FRONTIER PROVINCE: Swat, 1971, 1♂ (NHMB). INDIA: JAMMU AND KASHMIR: Patni Top, 2000 m a.s.l., 2.vii.1980, W. Wittmer lgt., 1 ♂ (NHMB). UTTARAKHAND, Kumaon: W of Almora, H. G. Champion lgt., 1 ♂, 2 ♀♀; Sunderhunga valley W of Almora, H. G. Champion lgt., 10 ♂♂ (all BMNH); Chaurengi, 2200���2500 m a.s.l., 23.v.1978, W.Wittmer lgt., 1♂; Mussoorie, 2000 m a.s.l., 30.v.���4.vi.1981, M. Brancucci lgt., 1 ♂ 6 ♀♀ (NHMB). NEPAL: FAR- WESTERN REGION: Mahakali, Darchula decidous forest, NE Batar along Chamliya Khola 2100���2700 m a.s.l., 6.vi.2005, 29��51���N, 80��05���E, decidous forest + riverside, A.Weigel lgt.,2♂♂, 1 ♀ (AKEG). MID- WESTERN REGION: Prov. Karnali, env. Tamti, 2700 m a.s.l., 29��08���46���N, 82��05���42���E, 10.vi.2007, J. Weipert lgt., 1 ♂ 1 ♀; Prov. Karnali, Distr. Kalkot, Dilikot, S Marbhu ���pass, 2100���3300 m a.s.l., M. Hartmann lgt., 28.v.1995, 1 ♂; Prov. Karnali, Distr. Jumla, Jumla, ca. 2 km N, 29��16,86���N, 82��10,92���E, 2444 m a.s.l., 11.vi.2011, J. K��ssner lgt., 1 ♂; Prov. Karnali, Distr. Jumla, way Kot, 29��22,83���N, 82��04,50���E to Hatsinja (Hima Nadi), 29��24,64���N, 82��01,17���E, 2839��� 2472 m a.s.l., 1.vi.2011, J. K��ssner lgt., 1♂ 1♀ (all AKEG); Pina ��� Lake Rara, 4.vi.1977, W.Wittmer lgt., 1 ♂ (NHMB). WESTERN REGION: Kali Gandaki, Kopchepani, 1500���1700 m a.s.l., C. Holzschuh lgt., 4 ♂♂. CENTRAL REGION, Godawari, 1500���1700 m a.s.l., 11.vi.1992, J. Moravec lgt., 1 ♂; Kathmandu valley, Budhanilkantha, 1500���2150 m a.s.l., 26.v.1992, J. Probst lgt., 1 ♂ 1 ♀; Kathmandu valley, Kathmandu, 16.v.1983, M. Brancucci lgt., 1 ♂ (all NHMB). EASTERN REGION: Habagayri, 1760 m a.s.l., 23.v.1979, B. Bhakta lgt., 1 ♂ (NHMB); Arun valley, Hille���Arun R., 2000��� 300 m a.s.l., 26.v.1983, M. Brancucci, 2♂♂ 6♀♀ (NHMB, AKEG); Mechi, Taplejung, 24 kmNE Taplejung, Sekathum, Camp, 27��32���10���N, 87��48���29���E, 1550 m a.s.l., 6.v.2003, A. Weigel lgt., 2 ♂♂ (NMEG). Comments. The type series of L. pectinicornis includes specimen(s) from ���Bengal��� and two males and two females from Ranikhet. One male, designated here as a lectotype is a synonym of L. bomfordii, the other one, here designated as a paralectotype, belongs to Laemoglyptus vicinus Pic, 1921, the female paralectotypes cannot be attributed to any concrete species, specimens from Bengal were not at the disposal. Another specimen from Kumaon, was in the original description, excluded from the type series. The examinations of the aedeagi of the above mentioned type material allow the new synonymy. Distribution. Pakistan: North West Frontier Province; India: Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand; Nepal: Far-Western Region, Mid-Western Region, Western Region, Central Region, Eastern Region. Champion in the original description of L. pectinicornis, also mentioned Bengal in the type series, but this specimen from the collection of Gu��rin- Men��ville was not at the authors��� disposal., Published as part of ��vihla, Vladim��r & Kopetz, Andreas, 2012, A review of the genus Laemoglyptus from the Himalayas (Coleoptera: Cantharidae), pp. 443-466 in Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 52 (2) on pages 451-452, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5331595, {"references":["FAIRMAIRE L. 1897: Note XXXI. Coleopteres de l'Inde et de la Malaisie. Notes from the Leyden Museum 18 (1896 - 1897): 225 - 240.","CHAMPION G. C. 1924: XXXVII. - Some Indian Coleoptera. Annals and Magazin of Natural History, Series 9 13: 251 - 264.","PIC M. 1937: Contribution a l'etude du genre Laemoglyptus Fairm. (Coleopteres Malacodermes). Bulletin de la Societe Zoologique de France 62: 187 - 190.","KAZANTSEV S. V. 2009: The species of the genus Laemoglyptus Fairmaire, 1886 of Nepal (Insecta: Coleoptera: Cantharidae). Pp. 327 - 333. In: HARTMANN M. & WEIPERT J. (eds.): Biodiversity und Naturausstatung im Himalaya III. Verein der Freunde und Forderer des Naturkundemuseums Erfurt e. V., Erfurt: 327 - 333.","PIC M. 1921: Nouveates diverses. Melanges Exotico - Entomologiques 34: 1 - 33."]}

Laemoglyptus vicinoides sp. nov. (Fig. 24) Type locality. Bhutan, Puntsholing, 3000 m a.s.l. Type material. HOLOTYPE (NHMB): ♂, “ Puntsholing, 3000 m, 21.III.–2.IV. / Bhutan, 1983, J. C. Rai [white labels, printed and handwritten]”. PARATYPE (NHMB): same labels data, 1 ♀. Description. Coloration. Head including antennae sooty to black, mandibles ferrugineous. Prothorax orange to terra-cotta. Elytra sooty, legs sepia, knees paler. Meso- and metasternum and ventral part of abdomen sepia. Male. Eyes big and strongly protruding, head across eyes moderately narrower than pronotum, antennae moderately exceeding three fourth of elytral length, projections of antennomeres 3–10 ca. as long as each antennomere. Surface of head very finely and very sparsely punctate, with fine, semisparse, recumbent brown pubescence, semilustrous. Pronotum similar as that in Fig. 4, posterolateral emargination closed. Surface of pronotum like that of head punctate, finely and sparsely yellow pubescent, semilustrous. Elytra slightly wider than pronotum, moderately dilated posteriorly, elytral venation slightly developed to absent. Surface of elytra rugulose-lacunose, with fine, brown, short semierect pubescence, matt to semilustrous. Aedeagus as in Fig. 24. Female. Eyes much smaller and less protruding than in male, antennae serrate, reaching ca one third of elytral length. Length (both sexes). 6.4 mm. Differential diagnosis. Laemoglyptus vicinoides sp. nov. by both its habitus and the shape of the aedeagus strongly resembles L. vicinus Pic, 1921, from which it differs by the absence of short oblique elevations on the inner side of the dorsal part of the aedeagus (cf. Figs. 24–25). Etymology. The specific name vicinoides reffers to the great affinity to L. vicinus. Distribution. Bhutan.

Laemoglyptus weigeli Kazantsev, 2009 Laemoglyptus weigeli Kazantsev, 2009: 328, Figs. 15���16. Material examined. NEPAL: WESTERN REGION: Kali Gandaki valley, Kopchepani ��� Kalopani, 1500���2400 m a.s.l., 16.v.1984, C. Holzschuh lgt., 1 ♂ 2 ♀♀; Chitre���Tatopani, 1100���2500 m a.s.l., 11.v.1984, C. J. Rai lgt., 2 ♂♂ (all NHMB); Annapurna���Mts., S Lamjun Himal, W ���slope Taunja Danda Bakhra, Kharka, 2100 m a.s.l., 10.v.1996, Schmidt lgt., 1 ♂ (AKEG); Gorapani, 11.v.1968, T. Kumata lgt., 3 ♂♂ (EIHU, AKEG); Ghasa, Palpa, 2.v.1968, T. Kumata lgt., 1♂; same data but 4.v.1968, 2♀♀; same data but 8.v.1968, 1♂ (all EIHU); Pokhara, 36 km NW, Ulleri, 2000 m a.s.l., Wewalka lgt., 5.v.1984, 5 ♂♂ (NHMW). CENTRAL REGION: Langtang Nat. Park, Dunche, 2000 m a.s.l., 15.v.1988, S. B��l�� lgt., 5 ♂♂ (NMPC); Chisapani, 3.vi.1976, W.Wittmer, C. Baroni Urbani lgt., 1 ♂ (NHMB); Bagmati Zone, Rasuwa Distr., Langtang Nat. Park, Dhunche ��� Barkhu ��� Syaburu, 2000���2800 m a.s.l., 6.���13.v.1996, P. Čechovsk�� lgt., 8 ♂♂ 4 ♀♀ (NHMB, AKEG). EASTERN REGION: Thamur valley, Dhankuta ��� Hille, 1150 m ��� 2000 m a.s.l., 24.���25.v.1983, M. Brancucci lgt., 3 ♂♂ 8 ♀♀ (NHMB); Mechi, Taplejung, 35 km NE, Gyabla, Camp, 2700 m a.s.l., 27��36���46���N, 87��52���22���E, 8.v.2003, A. Weigel lgt., 1 ♂ (NMEG). Differential diagnosis. The aedeagus of L. weigeli by its rather short fused parameres, most resembles to that of L. jaegeri, from which it differs by the narrowly incised apex of the dorsal part of the aedeagus in dorsal view and being only slightly curved ventrad in lateral view (cf. KAZANTSEV 2009). Distribution. Nepal: Western Region, Central Region, Eastern Region., Published as part of ��vihla, Vladim��r & Kopetz, Andreas, 2012, A review of the genus Laemoglyptus from the Himalayas (Coleoptera: Cantharidae), pp. 443-466 in Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 52 (2) on page 461, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5331595, {"references":["KAZANTSEV S. V. 2009: The species of the genus Laemoglyptus Fairmaire, 1886 of Nepal (Insecta: Coleoptera: Cantharidae). Pp. 327 - 333. In: HARTMANN M. & WEIPERT J. (eds.): Biodiversity und Naturausstatung im Himalaya III. Verein der Freunde und Forderer des Naturkundemuseums Erfurt e. V., Erfurt: 327 - 333."]}

Laemoglyptus ater ater Kazantsev, 2009 Laemoglyptus ater Kazantsev, 2009: 327, Figs. 7���8. Type material examined. HOLOTYPE (SMNS): ♂, ��� NEPAL ��� Expeditionen Jochen Martens / 351 Taplejung Distr., Yamputhin, Cultural land, open forest, 1650���1800 m, 26 Apr ��� 1 May 1988, J. MARTENS & W. SCHAWALLER leg. [white labels, printed] / HOLOTYPUS, des. S. Kasantsev [red label, printed] / Laemoglyptus ater sp.nov., Kazantsev des.2008 [white label, printed]���. Additional material examined. NEPAL: EASTERN REGION : Kosi Zone, Dhankuta Distr., Arun valley, Hille ��� Shidua / Bhedetar, 2000���2700 m a.s.l., 24.���28.v.1996, P. Čechovsk�� lgt., 2 ♀♀ (NHMB); Sankhua Sabha Distr., Arun valley between Mure and Hurure, 2050���2150 m a.s.l., 9.���17.vi.1988, Martens & Schawaller lgt., 1 ♀ (SMNS); Mechi, Taplejung, 24 km NE Taplejung, Sekathum, Camp, 27��32���10���N, 87��48���29���E, 1550 m a.s.l., 6.v.2003, A. Weigel lgt., 1 ♀ (NMEG). Differential diagnosis. Aedeagus of L. ater by the fused parameres being approximately as long as as the apex of the dorsal part of the aedeagus resembling mostly that of L. lalitpurensis Kazantzev, 2009, from which it differs by the slightly concave lateroapical sides of the dorsal part of the aedeagus in dorsal view, and the sinuate apical portion of the parameres in lateral view (cf. KAZANTSEV 2009). Distribution. Nepal: Eastern Region., Published as part of ��vihla, Vladim��r & Kopetz, Andreas, 2012, A review of the genus Laemoglyptus from the Himalayas (Coleoptera: Cantharidae), pp. 443-466 in Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 52 (2) on pages 454-455, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5331595, {"references":["KAZANTSEV S. V. 2009: The species of the genus Laemoglyptus Fairmaire, 1886 of Nepal (Insecta: Coleoptera: Cantharidae). Pp. 327 - 333. In: HARTMANN M. & WEIPERT J. (eds.): Biodiversity und Naturausstatung im Himalaya III. Verein der Freunde und Forderer des Naturkundemuseums Erfurt e. V., Erfurt: 327 - 333."]}

Laemoglyptus bhutanensis sp. nov. (Fig. 20) Type locality. Bhutan, 125 km from Phuntsholing. Type material. HOLOTYPE (NHMB): ♂, ���[Bhutan] 125 km von Phuntsholing, 24/5 [white label, printed and handwritten] / Nat.���Hist.Museum Basel / Bhutan Expedition 1972 [white label, printed]���. PARATYPES (NHMB, NMPC): same label data, 1♂ 2♀♀; ���[Bhutan] Phuntsholing, 2400 m, 22.4. [white label, printed and handwritten] / Nat.���Hist. Museum Basel / Bhutan Expedition 1972 [white label, printed]���. Description. Coloration. Head including antennae sooty to black, mandibles ferrugineous. Prothorax orange to terra-cotta with pair of narrow, mediolongitudinal sepia stripes slightly diverging posteriorly. Elytra sepia to sooty, legs chestnut brown to sepia, knees sometimes paler. Meso- and metasternum and ventral part of abdomen sepia. Male. Eyes big and strongly protruding, head across eyes moderately narrower than pronotum, antennae moderately exceeding three fourths of elytral length, projections of antennomeres 3���10 more or less, but always distinctly longer than each antennomere. Surface of head very finely and very sparsely punctate, with fine, semisparse, recumbent brown pubescence, semilustrous. Pronotum similar as that in Fig. 2, posterolateral emarginations open. Surface of pronotum like that of head punctate, finely and sparsely yellow pubescent, semilustrous. Elytra slightly wider than pronotum, moderately dilated posteriorly, elytral venation slightly developed to absent. Surface of elytra rugulose-lacunose, with fine, yellow, short semierect pubescence, matt to semilustrous. Aedeagus as in Fig. 20. Female. Eyes much smaller and less protruding than in male, antennae serrate, reaching almost elytral midlength. Length (both sexes). 6.6���8.0 mm. Differential diagnosis. Laemoglyptus bhutanensis sp. nov. is most similar to L. weigeli Kazantsev, 2009 (cf. KAZANTSEV 2009) in the shape and length of the fused parameres and for the dorsal part of the aedeagus being apically more narrowed, but differing from this species by the more narrowed and lateraly concave divided portions of the dorsal part of the aedeagus and having the laterophyses dentate on their inner sides and divergent terminally. The other species of the L. bhutanensis -subgroup possess either longer parameres or a differently shapep apical portion of the dorsal part of the aedeagus (as in L. jaegeri Kazantsev, 2009 (cf. KAZANTSEV 2009)). Etymology. Named according to the country of its occurrence. Distribution. Bhutan., Published as part of ��vihla, Vladim��r & Kopetz, Andreas, 2012, A review of the genus Laemoglyptus from the Himalayas (Coleoptera: Cantharidae), pp. 443-466 in Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 52 (2) on pages 455-457, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5331595, {"references":["FAIRMAIRE L. 1897: Note XXXI. Coleopteres de l'Inde et de la Malaisie. Notes from the Leyden Museum 18 (1896 - 1897): 225 - 240.","KAZANTSEV S. V. 2009: The species of the genus Laemoglyptus Fairmaire, 1886 of Nepal (Insecta: Coleoptera: Cantharidae). Pp. 327 - 333. In: HARTMANN M. & WEIPERT J. (eds.): Biodiversity und Naturausstatung im Himalaya III. Verein der Freunde und Forderer des Naturkundemuseums Erfurt e. V., Erfurt: 327 - 333."]}

L. bilyi -subgroup ��� protruding parts of the pronotum at most moderately convex, inner portion of the dorsal part of the aedeagus without strong keels, laterophyses distinctly divided terminally, apices of fused parameres curved ventrad terminally., Published as part of ��vihla, Vladim��r & Kopetz, Andreas, 2012, A review of the genus Laemoglyptus from the Himalayas (Coleoptera: Cantharidae), pp. 443-466 in Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 52 (2) on page 452, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5331595

Laemoglyptus bhutanensis sp. nov. (Fig. 20) Type locality. Bhutan, 125 km from Phuntsholing. Type material. HOLOTYPE (NHMB): ♂, “[Bhutan] 125 km von Phuntsholing, 24/5 [white label, printed and handwritten] / Nat.–Hist.Museum Basel / Bhutan Expedition 1972 [white label, printed]”. PARATYPES (NHMB, NMPC): same label data, 1♂ 2♀♀; “[Bhutan] Phuntsholing, 2400 m, 22.4. [white label, printed and handwritten] / Nat.–Hist. Museum Basel / Bhutan Expedition 1972 [white label, printed]”. Description. Coloration. Head including antennae sooty to black, mandibles ferrugineous. Prothorax orange to terra-cotta with pair of narrow, mediolongitudinal sepia stripes slightly diverging posteriorly. Elytra sepia to sooty, legs chestnut brown to sepia, knees sometimes paler. Meso- and metasternum and ventral part of abdomen sepia. Male. Eyes big and strongly protruding, head across eyes moderately narrower than pronotum, antennae moderately exceeding three fourths of elytral length, projections of antennomeres 3–10 more or less, but always distinctly longer than each antennomere. Surface of head very finely and very sparsely punctate, with fine, semisparse, recumbent brown pubescence, semilustrous. Pronotum similar as that in Fig. 2, posterolateral emarginations open. Surface of pronotum like that of head punctate, finely and sparsely yellow pubescent, semilustrous. Elytra slightly wider than pronotum, moderately dilated posteriorly, elytral venation slightly developed to absent. Surface of elytra rugulose-lacunose, with fine, yellow, short semierect pubescence, matt to semilustrous. Aedeagus as in Fig. 20. Female. Eyes much smaller and less protruding than in male, antennae serrate, reaching almost elytral midlength. Length (both sexes). 6.6–8.0 mm. Differential diagnosis. Laemoglyptus bhutanensis sp. nov. is most similar to L. weigeli Kazantsev, 2009 (cf. KAZANTSEV 2009) in the shape and length of the fused parameres and for the dorsal part of the aedeagus being apically more narrowed, but differing from this species by the more narrowed and lateraly concave divided portions of the dorsal part of the aedeagus and having the laterophyses dentate on their inner sides and divergent terminally. The other species of the L. bhutanensis -subgroup possess either longer parameres or a differently shapep apical portion of the dorsal part of the aedeagus (as in L. jaegeri Kazantsev, 2009 (cf. KAZANTSEV 2009)). Etymology. Named according to the country of its occurrence. Distribution. Bhutan.

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