Diagnosis. Pronotum usually more or less rugose-punctate (Fig. 64). Ventral surface of male protibia usually with conspicuous teeth on posterior edge (Fig. 67). In many species ventral surface of pro-, meso-, and metafemur each with tooth (Fig. 65). Proventriculus (Figs. 88-89) denticulate, but without sclerotized gnathal ridges.
Euops (Suniops) aerosus PASCOE, 1874
Euops aerosa Pascoe, 1874: 28. Complete bibliography in appendix 1.
(Figs. 45, 62-67, 88-89, 112-113, 144, 164, 176, 190, 204, 217, 232, 242)
Diagnosis. Coloration (Fig. 45) largely metallic blue to green. Pronotum (Fig. 64) microreticulate; disc transversely rugose, with shallow punctures; sides densely deeply punctate. Ventral surface of pro-, meso-, and metafemur (Fig. 65) each with tooth. Male: Ventral surface of protibia (Figs. 66-67) densely covered with long erect setae, its posterior edge serrate. TA as in fig. 164. Female: Apex of protibia without premucro. Setose patch of venter consisting of three double rows plus one simple row modified setae.
Range. Fig. 242. Maluku Utara Prov. (Batchian, Halmahera), possibly Sulawesi. Altitude: 100-200 m.
Type material. Lectotype, female (by present designation): Maluku Utara Prov.: Batchian Isl.; labels: 1)
[oval, blue] "Batchian [handwritten]" 2) [white, rectangular] "Euops aerosa, Type, Pasc [handwritten]" 3) [white
with red bordering, round] "Type [printed]" 4) [white with black bordering, rectangular] "Euops aerosa Pasc.
[handwritten]" 5) [white, rectangular] "Pascoe Coll., 93-60. [printed]" 6) [red, rectangular] LECTOTYPE, Euops
aerosus Pascoe, det. A.Riedel 2000 [printed]" (BMNH). Paralectotype, female; labels: 1) [white, rectangular] "[possibly] Sulawesi [handwritten - illegible]" 2) [white, rectangular] "Pascoe Coll., 93-60. [printed]" 3) [red,
rectangular] PARALECTOTYPE, Euops aerosus Pascoe, det. A.Riedel 2000 [printed]" (BMNH).
Other material examined: Maluku Utara Prov.: 14 males, 11 females, Halmahera Isl., Sidangoli, Batu putih, 100 m, 22.XI.1999, leg. A.Riedel (ARC); 16 males, 17 females, Halmahera Isl., Sidangoli, Batu putih, 100 m, 23.XI.1999, leg. A.Riedel (ARC); 2 males, Halmahera Isl., Buli, Maba, 20-200 m, 6-7.XI.1999, leg. A.Riedel (ARC); 3 males, 1 female, Halmahera Isl., Buli, Maba, ca. 200 m, 8.XI.1999, leg. A.Riedel (ARC).
Redescription.
Selected male specimen (Halmahera Isl., Sidangoli). Length, pronotum + elytron: 3.30 mm. Coloration (Fig. 45) of elytron metallic blue; head, side of thorax, procoxa, anterior surface of meso- / metafemur, scutellum, elytral humerus and abdomen metallic green; rostrum and center of pronotum bronze; foreleg, mesotibia and metatibia black with bluish lustre; antenna black. Head. As in fig. 112. Gena 0.77 X as long as width of head immediately behind eyes. Vertex microreticulate, dull; dorsally with sparse shallow punctures; laterally with shallow transverse wrinkles. Eyes in dorsal view weakly prominent from lateral contour of head, medially contiguous for ca. 0.5 X their length. Profile of vertex evenly convex from behind eye to base. Ventral surface of head in front of gular region shining, smooth, with median furrow. Rostrum 1.88 X as long as mouthparts; at widest point 1.45 X wider than at base; in cross section dorsally moderately rounded. Clypeus with median notch. Interantennal area with weakly sinuate lateral margins converging. Profile of rostrum with dorsal contour at interantennal area hardly projecting, rounded; anteriorly in weakly convex line to apex; ventral contour convex; dorsal and ventral contour of rostrum basally subparallel, in apical half converging. Venter of rostrum smooth, evenly rounded, basally well-delimited against venter of head, medially forming right angle towards lateroposterior postgenal recesses. Mouthparts. Prementum (Figs. 62-63) at base 1.5 X wider than long, ca. 3.1 X wider than at apex; with straight lateral margins converging apicad; with three long, acute apical processes; median apical process slightly shorter than lateral processes and retracted into more dorsal position. Antenna as in fig. 144. Proventriculus (Figs. 88-89) with eight primary folds densely covered with dentiform setae; without sclerotized gnathal ridges, posteriad of primary fold without setose patch or pulvillus. Prothorax 0.97 X as long as wide; with moderately deep subbasal constriction; sides rounded to shallow preapical constriction; disc dull, microreticulate, densely punctate, at middle with oblique transverse wrinkles; in lateral aspect with side densely deeply punctate. Metanotum without sutural spines; with pair of lateral lobes. Elytron at humerus simple; 2.13 X longer
than wide; striae deeply impressed; intervals transversely rugose. Thoracic venter. Prepectus short, subequal to postpectus. Height of pterothorax 0.85 X length of elytron. Procoxa in anterior aspect 0.84 X as long as wide. Legs. Profemur moderately swollen; weakly asymmetrically clavate; with stalk in basal 0.22; ventral contour convex from base to apex; dorsal contour straight in basal 1/5, continuing in convex line to apex. Ventral surface of pro-, meso-, and metafemur each with one tooth at apical 0.27-0.30; profemur with denticle, mesofemur with small tooth, metafemur with moderately large tooth. Protibia (Figs. 66-67) in basal third straight, apically strongly curved ventrad; ventral surface somewhat expanded posteriad, smooth, densely covered with long erect setae, brush-like; with anterior edge of ventral surface sparsely denticulate; posterior edge of ventral surface serrate, bearing row of acute teeth becoming denser and larger apicad; uncus terminal; anterior distal comb complete; posterior distal comb not to identify in dense setosity of ventral surface; uncus terminal; anterior distal comb complete; posterior distal comb not to identify in dense setosity of ventral surface. Mesotibia subapically simple, without extension. Abdomen. Pygidium 0.81 X as long as wide; shining, at extreme base microreticulate; densely, deeply punctate; moderately densely setose with long, inconspicuous, recumbent setae. Venter with sternites IV-VI densely setose with long, erect to suberect setae, medially shorter and sparser. Genitalia. Sternite VIII as in fig. 204; apex markedly, broadly bilobed, densely setose with long setae; base medially constricted. Tegminal plate (Fig. 176) with sides converging, subparallel towards apex; apical edge broadly rounded, with dense long setae. Aedeagus. Apical scoop of pedon (Fig. 190) ca. 0.77 X as long as wide, with lateral margins converging in straight line, with apex subangulate. Tectum medially weakly sclerotized, with moderately sclerotized sides converging in straight line to rounded apex. TA as in Fig. 164. Endophallus in apical portion without sclerite.
Lectotype, female. Same as described male except: Coloration of elytron bronze with blue lustre; elytral humerus, extreme base of elytron and sutural interval in basal 1/3 reddish golden; scutellum golden; side of abdomen and pygidium reddish golden; remainder bronze with greenish or reddish lustre. Head. As in fig. 113. Gena 0.72 X as long as width of head immediately behind eyes. length, pronotum + elytron: 2.81 mm. Rostrum 1.96 X as long as mouthparts; at widest point 1.46 X wider than at base. Prothorax 0.90 X as long as wide. Elytron 2.13 X longer than wide. Height of pterothorax 0.86 X length of elytron. Procoxa in anterior aspect 0.79 X as long as wide. Legs. Profemur similar as in male, but slightly shorter; with small tooth. Protibia with dorsal contour weakly convex; ventral contour bisinuate, basally straight, at middle convex, before apex concave; ventral surface almost smooth, at middle sparsely denticulate, sparsely setose with suberect setae; tibial apex with uncus in subdorsal position; without premucro; anterior distal comb complete, ventrally passing base of uncus. Abdomen. Pygidium 0.71 X as long as wide. Setose patch of venter
1.11 X as long as wide, consisting of three double rows of modified setae on sternite III-V with each sternite bearing one double row, plus one simple row of weakly modified setae on sternite VI. Genitalia. Ovipositor without styli. Sternite VIII as in fig. 217; sides converging in straight line to weakly rounded apex; without apodeme. Spermatheca as in fig. 232, compact; with body weakly tapering apicad.
Intraspecific variation. Length, pronotum + elytron: 2.72-3.58 mm (n=65, =3.22 ± 0.16). Prothorax 0.91-1.01 X as long as wide in males (n=32, =0.96 ± 0.02), 0.89-0.95 X as long as wide in females (n=33, =0.92 ± 0.02). Elytron 2.03-2.22 X longer than wide (n=65, =2.12 ± 0.04). Thoracic venter. Height of pterothorax 0.83-0.91 X length of elytron (n=66, =0.87 ± 0.02). Legs. Number and size of teeth on posterior edge of male protibia variable in size and number; small specimens with only 4 teeth, larger specimens with up to 7 more distinct teeth. Abdomen. Pygidium 1.21-1.43 X wider than long in males (n=27, =1.32 ± 0.06), 1.28-1.46 X wider than long in females (n=30, =1.36 ± 0.05). Female patch of modified setae 1.05-1.35 X as long as wide (n=32, =1.19 ± 0.07).
Euops (Suniops) subdentatus VOSS, 1935
Euops subdentata Voss, 1935: 518. Complete bibliography in appendix 1.
(Figs. 46, 114-115, 145, 218, 233, 242)
Diagnosis. Coloration (Fig. 46) deep ferruginous with bluish or coppery lustre. Pronotum shining; disc weakly transversely rugose, with small punctures; sides densely deeply punctate. Ventral surface of pro-, meso-, and metafemur each with tooth. Profile of rostrum (Fig. 114-115) dorsally in front antennal insertion with distinct incision. Setose patch of venter consisting of three double rows plus one simple row modified setae.
Range. Fig. 242. Maluku Selatan Prov. (Tanimbar island group, Larat Isl.).
Type material. Lectotype, female (by present designation): Maluku Selatan Prov.: Larat Isl.; labels: 1) [white with red bordering, round] "Type [printed]" 2) "[white with red line, rectangular] Larat, F. Muir, B.M.1914-413
[printed]" 3) "[white, rectangular] Larat, F. Muir [printed]" 4) [white, rectangular] "Euops subdentata n. sp.
[handwritten] Det. E. Voß [printed]" 5) [red, rectangular] LECTOTYPE, Euops subdentatus Voss, det. A.Riedel
2000 [printed]" (BMNH). Paralectotype, 1 female; labels: 1) "[white with red line, rectangular] Larat, F. Muir, B.M.1914-413 [printed]" 2) "[white, rectangular] Larat, F. Muir [printed]" 3) [red, rectangular] PARALECTOTYPE,
Euops subdentatus Voss, det. A.Riedel 2000 [printed]" (BMNH); 1 female; labels: 1) "[white with red line, rectangular] Larat, F. Muir, B.M.1914-413 [printed]" 2) "[red with black bordering, rectangular] Cotype [printed]" 3)
"[white, rectangular] Euops subdentata [pencil, handwritten]" 4) "[white, rectangular] Euops subdentata m.
[handwritten]" 5) "[white, rectangular] E. Voß ded., Eing. 11 - 68 [printed]" 6) "[white with black bordering,
rectangular] subdentata m. [handwritten]" 7) [red, rectangular] PARALECTOTYPE, Euops subdentatus Voss, det.
A.Riedel 2000 [printed]" (ZMH). Paralectotype, male; labels: 1) "[white with red line, rectangular] Larat, F. Muir,
B.M.1914-413 [printed]" 2) [red, rectangular] PARALECTOTYPE, Euops subdentatus Voss, det. A.Riedel 2000
[printed]" (BMNH).
Redescription.
Length, pronotum + elytron: 2.53 mm. Coloration (Fig. 46) of elytron ferruginous with deep blue lustre; pronotum bronze; remainder deep ferruginous with reddish coppery lustre. Head. As in fig. 114. Gena 0.65 X as long as width of head immediately behind eyes. Vertex dorsally shining and smooth at center, behind eye rugose-punctate; posteriorly and laterally with shallow transverse wrinkles. Eyes in dorsal view weakly prominent from lateral contour of head, medially contiguous for ca. 0.4 X their length. Profile of vertex immediately behind eye straight, towards base rounded. Ventral surface of head in front of gular region shining, deeply punctate, with median furrow. Rostrum 1.59 X as long as mouthparts; at widest point 1.32 X wider than at base; in cross section dorsally weakly rounded. Clypeus with median notch. Interantennal area with weakly sinuate lateral margins converging. Profile of rostrum with dorsal contour of interantennal area projecting, rounded and in front with distinct incision; anteriorly in weakly sinuate line to apex; ventral contour convex; dorsal and ventral contour of rostrum converging from base to apex. Venter of rostrum basally well-delimited against venter of head by transverse bluntly angulate furrow, without median carina. Mouthparts. Prementum at base 1.5 X wider than long, ca. 3.5 X wider than at apex; with almost straight, weakly concave lateral margins converging apicad; with three moderately long, acute apical processes; median apical process shorter than lateral processes, rounded, and retracted into more dorsal position. Antenna as in fig. 145. Proventriculus with eight primary folds densely covered with dentiform setae; without sclerotized gnathal ridges, posteriad of primary fold without setose patch or pulvillus. Prothorax 0.96 X as long as wide; with moderately deep subbasal constriction; sides rounded to shallow preapical constriction; disc shining, densely punctate with small punctures, with shallow transverse wrinkles; in lateral aspect with side densely deeply punctate. Metanotum simple; without sutural spines; without lateral lobes. Elytron at humerus simple; 2.03 X longer than wide; striae deeply impressed. Thoracic venter. Prepectus short, subequal to postpectus. Height of pterothorax 0.87 X length of elytron. Procoxa in anterior aspect 0.79 X as long as wide. Legs. Profemur moderately swollen; weakly asymmetrically clavate with stalk in basal 0.23; ventral contour convex from base to shortly before apex, there concave; dorsal contour straight in basal third, continuing in convex line to apex. Ventral surface of pro-, meso-, and metafemur each with one tooth at apical 0.28-0.30; profemur with indistinct denticle, meso- and metafemur each with small tooth. Abdomen. Pygidium 0.71 X as long as wide; shining, at extreme base microreticulate; densely, deeply punctate; sparsely setose with long, inconspicuous, recumbent setae. Venter with sternites IV-VI sparsely setose with suberect setae.
Lectotype, female. Same as described male except: length, pronotum + elytron: 2.45 mm. Head. As in fig. 115. Gena 0.63 X as long as width of head immediately behind eyes. Rostrum 1.48 X as long as mouthparts; at widest point 1.31 X wider than at base. Profile of rostrum more slender; with dorsal contour anterior of basal incision in straight line
to apex. Prothorax 0.92 X as long as wide. Elytron 2.03 X longer than wide. Height of pterothorax 0.85 X length of elytron. Procoxa in anterior aspect 0.80 X as long as wide. Legs. Protibia with dorsal contour weakly convex; ventral contour bisinuate, basally straight, at middle convex, before apex concave; ventral surface almost smooth, at middle crenulate, sparsely setose with suberect setae; tibial apex with uncus in subdorsal position; without premucro; anterior distal comb complete, ventrally passing base of uncus. Abdomen. Pygidium 0.70 X as long as wide. Setose patch of venter 1.25 X as long as wide, consisting of three double rows of modified setae on sternite III-V with each sternite bearing one double row, plus one simple row of weakly modified setae on sternite VI. Genitalia. Ovipositor without styli. Sternite VIII as in fig. 218; apex broadly rounded; without apodeme. Spermatheca as in fig. 233, compact; with body weakly tapering apicad.
Note: unfortunately, the male syntype is in such poor condition that it does not appear feasible to select it as lectotype: both protibiae are broken and missing; the abdomen was dissected (not by the present author!) and the genitalia lost. For a proper redescription of this species fresh material should be collected at the type locality.
Euops(Suniops) viridiventris Heller, 1929
Euops viridiventris Heller, 1929: 112. Complete bibliography in appendix 1.
(Figs. 47, 116, 146, 219, 234, 242)
Diagnosis. Female: Coloration (Fig. 47) especially dorsally largely ferruginous-bronze, venter of metathorax and abdomen metallic green. Pronotum weakly microreticulate; disc weakly transversely rugose, with shallow punctures; sides densely deeply punctate. Ventral surface of femora without tooth. Apex of protibia without premucro. Setose patch of venter consisting of three double rows plus one simple row modified setae.
Range. Fig. 242. Maluku Selatan Prov. (Buru). Altitude: ca. 50 m.
Type material. Lectotype, male (by present designation): MOLUKKEN: Buru, Leksula [?], ca. 50 m;
labels: 1) [red, rectangular] "viridiventris" [handwritten] typus [printed] 2) [white, rectangular] "L.J.TOXOPEUS,
Buru, Station 1, 10.II-16.III'21" [printed] 3) [blue, rectangular] "1927 [printed] 35 [handwritten]" 4) [white,
rectangular] "Staatl. Museum für Tierkunde, Dresden" [printed] 5) [red, rectangular] "Lectotype, Euops viridiventris
Heller, det. A.Riedel 2001" [printed] (SMTD).
Redescription.
Lectotype, female. Length, pronotum + elytron: 3.03 mm. Coloration of head and pronotum dorsally black with bronze lustre; elytron deep ferruginous with bronze lustre, near scutellum metallic green and red, humerus metallic green; mesothorax, metepimeron deep ferruginous to black; side of head, side of prothorax, anterior surface of procoxa, metasternum and abdomen metallic green; antenna and legs ferruginous, anterior surface of
meso- and metafemur with greenish lustre. Head. As in fig. 116. Gena 0.64 X as long as width of head immediately behind eyes. Vertex dorsally dull but not microreticulate, rugose- punctate; laterally somewhat shining, with shallow wrinkles. Eyes in dorsal view continuous with lateral contour of head, medially contiguous for ca. 0.5 X their length. Profile of vertex evenly convex from behind eye to base. Ventral surface of head in front of gular region shining, posteriorly with shallow wrinkles and almost smooth, behind base of rostrum irregularly rugose, with median furrow. Rostrum 1.58 X as long as mouthparts; at widest point 1.32 X wider than at base; in cross section dorsally weakly rounded. Clypeus with shallow, relatively broad median notch. Interantennal area with weakly sinuate lateral margins converging. Profile of rostrum with dorsal contour of interantennal area weakly projecting, rounded; anteriorly in weakly concave line to apex; ventral contour convex; dorsal and ventral contour of rostrum subparallel in basal third, then converging towards apex. Venter of rostrum basally well-delimited against venter of head by transverse bluntly angulate furrow, without median carina. Mouthparts. Prementum at base 1.5 X wider than long, ca. 2.1 X wider than at apex; with almost straight, weakly bisinuate lateral margins converging apicad; with three moderately long, blunt apical processes; median apical process shorter than lateral processes, rounded, and retracted into more dorsal position. Antenna as in fig. 146. Proventriculus with eight primary folds densely covered with dentiform setae; without sclerotized gnathal ridges, posteriad of primary fold without setose patch or pulvillus. Prothorax 0.94 X as long as wide; with moderately deep subbasal constriction; sides rounded to apex; with shallow preapical constriction; disc shining, weakly microreticulate, punctate, at middle with transverse wrinkles; in lateral aspect with side densely deeply punctate. Metanotum without sutural spines; laterally projecting angularly without forming distinct lateral lobe. Elytron at humerus simple; 2.00 X longer than wide; striae moderately impressed. Thoracic venter. Prepectus short, subequal to postpectus. Height of pterothorax 0.87 X length of elytron. Procoxa in anterior aspect 0.83 X as long as wide. Legs. Profemur moderately swollen; weakly asymmetrically clavate with stalk in basal 0.24; ventral contour in straight line to apical 0.34, angulate, continuing in weakly concave line to apex; dorsal contour straight in basal 1/4, continuing in convex line to apex. Ventral surface of pro-, meso- , and metafemur smooth, without a tooth or denticle. Protibia with dorsal contour straight, weakly curved towards base and apex; ventral contour bisinuate, basally and apically concave, at middle convex; ventral surface sparsely denticulate, subglabrous, sparsely setose with subrecumbent setae; tibial apex with uncus in dorsal position; without premucro; anterior distal comb complete, ventrally passing base of uncus. Abdomen. Pygidium 0.68 X as long as wide; shining, at extreme base microreticulate; densely, deeply punctate; sparsely setose with long, inconspicuous, recumbent setae. Setose patch of venter 1.04 X as long as wide, consisting of three double rows of modified setae on sternite III-V with each sternite
bearing one double row, plus one simple row of weakly modified setae on sternite VI. Genitalia. Ovipositor without styli. Sternite VIII as in fig. 219; apex broadly rounded; without apodeme. Spermatheca as in fig. 234, compact; with body weakly tapering apicad.
Euops (Suniops), new species 45
Range. Maluku Utara Prov. (Morotai Isl.). Altitude: ca. 50-100 m.
Material examined: Maluku Utara Prov.: 6 males, 3 females, Morotai Isl., Daruba, Kampung Raja,
logging camp, 50-100 m, "host: Bauhinia sp.: Leguminosae, Caesalpinoideae", 18.XI.1999, leg. A.Riedel (ARC).
Euops (Suniops), new species 46
Range. Maluku Selatan Prov. (Ambon Isl.).
Material examined: Maluku Selatan Prov.: 1 male, 1 female, Ambon Isl., "Amboina", I.[19]08, Coll. F.Muir (BPBM?); 1 male, Ambon Isl., "Amboina", III-IV.[19]08, Coll. F.Muir (BPBM?); 1 female, Ambon Isl., "Amboina", II.[19]08, Coll. F.Muir (BPBM?).
Euops (Suniops), new species 47
Range. Maluku Selatan Prov. (Ambon Isl.).
Material examined: Maluku Selatan Prov.: 1 male, Ambon Isl., Waai, XII.1966, leg. A.M.R.Wegner (BPBM).
Euops (Suniops), new species 48
Range. Sorong Prov. (Batanta Isl.), Biak-Numfor Prov. (Biak Isl.). Altitude: ca. 50- 100 m.
Material examined: IRIAN JAYA, Sorong Prov.: 1 female, Batanta Isl., ca. 4 km W Yenanas, 0-250 m, 5.XI.1996, leg. A.Riedel (ARC); Biak-Numfor Prov.: 1 male, 1 female, Biak Isl., Korim, Workar - Wari, 50-100 m, 14.XII.2000, leg. A.Riedel (ARC).