Fauna of New Zealand 69 - Landcare Research

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Key to species of Neocicindela
1 Pale markings of elytra maculate (Fig. 141–143). Antennal
segment 1 (scape) with a single setiferous pore
(Fig. 12) .................................................................. 2
—Pale areas of elytra immaculate (Fig. 144–147). Antennal
segment 1 (scape) with two or more setiferous
pores (Fig. 13–14) ................................................... 4
2(1) Elytra (Fig. 141): dark areas without smooth velvet
black maculations along suture. [Body length larger,
9.5–12.1 mm; northern North Island.] ......................
...................…(p. 25)... spilleri Brouerius van Nidek
—Elytra (Fig. 142–143): dark areas with smooth velvet
black maculations along suture. [Body length
smaller, 7.5–11.5 mm; southern North Island, South
Island, Stewart Island.] ........................................... 3
3(2) Antennal segments 5–11 deep black, sharply contrasting
with paler antennal segments 1–4. Pronotum
(Fig. 142) strongly cordate; sides strongly rounded.
Elytra (Fig. 142): marginal line narrow, notched medially.
[Body length 8.3–11.5 mm; southern South
Island, Stewart Island.] .............................................
............................. …(p. 26)... garnerae new species
—Antennal segments 5–11 paler, not sharply contrasting
with antennal segments 1–4. Pronotum (Fig.
143) moderately cordate; sides moderately rounded.
Elytra (Fig. 143): marginal line moderately wide, not
notched medially. [Body length 7.5–10.0 mm; North
Island, northern South Island.] .................................
......................................... …(p. 26)... parryi (White)
4(1) Pronotum with lateral margins double (Fig. 17). Antennal
segment 1 (scape) with two setiferous pores
only (Fig. 13). [Body length 11.3–15.0 mm; elytra
(Fig. 144); North Island (TO), South Island (MB).] .
............................. …(p. 27)... waiouraensis (Broun)
—Pronotum with lateral margins simple (Fig. 18). Antennal
segment 1 (scape) with four to nine setiferous
pores (Fig. 14) ......................................................... 5
5(4) Elytra (Fig. 145): middle band very long, its apex
nearly reaching base of apical lunule; dark areas
granulate. [Body length 7.0–8.7 mm; Eastern South
Island.] ......................................................................
........ …(p. 27)... dunedensis (Laporte de Castelnau)
—Elytra (Fig. 146–147): middle band shorter, its apex
not nearly reaching base of apical lunule; dark areas
tuberculate .......................................................... …6
6(5) Elytra (Fig. 146): pale markings moderately wide;
subsutural row of sparse large green foveae present,
without minute punctures between foveae; sides with
elongate dark area behind humeral lunule; marginal
line separated from apical lunule. [Body length 9.0–
12.0 mm; North Island, northern South Island (SD,
MB, NN).] ............. (p. 27)... tuberculata (Fabricius)
—Elytra (Fig. 147): pale markings very wide; subsutural
row of sparse green foveae absent or poorly developed
(foveae small with minute punctures in between);
sides without elongate dark area behind humeral
lunule; marginal line fused with apical lunule.
[Body length, 11.0–13.3 mm; eastern South Island.]
....................................... (p. 28)... latecincta (White)
Neocicindela spilleri Brouerius van Nidek, 1965 E
Figures 44, 141; Map p. 177
Common name. Spiller’s Tiger Beetle.
Cicindela (Neocicindela) spilleri: Larochelle & Larivière, 2001:
39 and 2007a: 111.
Neocicindela spilleri: Lorenz, 2005: 61; Brzoska, 2006: 23; Cassola
& Putchkov, 2009: 19; Cassola & Moravec, 2010: 3.
Description. Body length: 9.5–12.1 mm. Head and pronotum
light brown; dark areas of elytra light brown, without
smooth velvet black maculations along elytral suture (as
opposed to N. garnerae and N. parryi). Pale markings of
elytra white, moderately wide, maculate; humeral lunule
separated from marginal line; middle band complete
oblique, not extending beyond base of apical lunule; marginal
line separated or not from apical lunule. Antennae
mostly pale, usually only with antennal segment 11 black
(rarely antennal segments 9–11); femora dark, tibiae and
tarsi mostly pale. Elytral sculpture: dark areas tuberculate,
sparsely covered with minute brown punctures, with
sparse, small to medium-sized green foveae. Dark areas
of elytra moderately shiny, with bronze or green metallic
lustre. Head. Labrum quadrisetose anteriorly. Antennal
segment 1 (scape) with a single setiferous pore. Thorax.
Pronotum (Fig. 141) moderately cordate; sides moderately
rounded; lateral margins simple. Proepisterna and metepisterna
glabrous. Legs. Tarsal claws much shorter than
tarsal segment 5 (about half its length). Elytra. Narrow.
Sides subparallel. Apices not serrulate. Abdomen. Sterna
glabrous. Aedeagus (Fig. 44).
References. Larochelle & Larivière, 2001: 39 (as Cicindela
(Neocicindela) spilleri; catalogue; biology, dispersal
power, ecology, geographic distribution, references);
Brzoska, 2006: 23, 25 (ecology, geographic distribution);
Cassola & Putchkov, 2009: 19 (larval description); Cassola
& Moravec, 2010: 3–4 (ecology, geographic distribution).