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Baltic J. Coleopterol. 13(2) 2013
ISSN 1407 - 8619
INTRODUCTION
The genus Doliops Waterhouse, 1841 (Lamii-
nae: Apomecynini) is represented by 42 species
(including the new species described herein),
distributed mainly in the Philippines archipel-
ago. Only D. similis Miwa & Mitono, 1933 is
known from outside the Philippine archipelago.
Doliops similis Miwa et Mitono is known from
the nearby Lanyu and Lu Tao Islands (Taiwan)
as a local endemic. Each island of the Philippines
also has endemics co-existing with other, more
widely distributed species (Vives 2005). The
mimicry between species of the genus Doliops
and members of the genera Pachyrrhynchus and
Contribution to the knowledge of the genus Doliops Waterhouse,
1841 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)
Arvīds Barševskis
Barševskis A. 2013. Contribution to the knowledge of the genus Doliops Waterhouse, 1841
(Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). Baltic J. Coleopterol., 13 (2): 73 – 89.
Eight new species of the genus Doliops Waterhouse, 1841 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) are
described and illustrated: D. anichtchenkoi sp. n., D. gutowskii sp. n., D. savenkovi sp. n., D.
shavrini sp. n., D. sklodowskii sp. n., D. stradinsi sp. n, D. valainisi sp. n. and D. vivesi sp.
n. New faunistic data for 17 species are given. A check-list for the genus Doliops Waterh. is
proposed. The key for determination of species related to D. curculionoides Waterh. is given.
The shape of the aedeagus is employed in the determination of Doliops Waterh. for the rst
time. To the present day, 42 species (including new) of the genus Doliops Waterh. are known,
which are distributed in the Philippine archipelago and some islands south of Taiwan.
Key words: Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Doliops, fauna, new species, taxonomy, Philippines
Arvīds Barševskis. Daugavpils University, Institute of Systematic Biology, Coleopterological Re-
search Center, Vienības Str. 13, Daugavpils, LV-5401, Latvia; e-mail: arvids.barsevskis@du.lv
Metapocyrtus (Curculionidae: Pachyrrhynchini)
is remarkable because of its general habitus,
rounded appearance, short legs, specic shape
of antennae, coloration, shapes of the scales of
stripes and other features (Vives 2005, Cabigas
2010).
The genus Doliops Waterh. has recently been
thoroughly studied. Thirteen new species have
been described by E.Vives (Vives 2005, 2009a,
2009b, 2011, 2012a, 2012b, 2013).
In the present paper, the author describes 8 new
species of the genus Doliops Waterh.: D. an-
ichtchenkoi sp. n., D. gutowskii sp. n., D. savenk-
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ovi sp. n., D. shavrini sp. n., D. sklodowskii sp. n.,
D. stradinsi sp. n., D. valainisi sp. n. and D. vivesi
sp. n. This paper is illustrated with photographs
of the new species, similar species and, in the case
of a number of taxa, with illustrations of the male
genitalia. This is the rst time when the analysis
of male genitalia has been used for the identi-
cation of the taxa of this genus. Besides this,
new faunistic data on 17 little known species are
provided. The world faunistic list of the species of
the genus Doliops has been supplemented by the
described new species and updated information
on the distribution of the species is presented.
Fig. 1. Map of the Philippines archipelago
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MATERIALS AND METHODS
The material from the following collections has
been examined:
DUBC – Daugavpils University, Institute of
Systematic Biology, Coleopterological Research
Centre (Ilgas, Daugavpils Distr., Latvia);
SMTD – Senckenberg Natural History Collec-
tions Dresden, Museum of Zoology (Dresden,
Germany);
The type specimens of new described species are
deposited in the collection of the Daugavpils Uni-
versity, Institute of Systematic Biology, Coleop-
terological Research Centre (Ilgas, Daugavpils
Distr., Latvia) - DUBC. All specimens have been
collected in the Philippines by local collectors.
The laboratory research and measurements have
been performed using Nikon AZ100, Nikon
SMZ745T and Zeiss Stereo Lumar V12 digital
stereomicroscopes, NIS-Elements 6D software,
and Canon 60D and Canon 1 Ds Mark II cameras.
The map of the Philippine archipelago (see Fig.
1) has been drawn using the software ArcGis 10.
In the faunistic list, the name of the species is
followed by the information on the record. The
number of studied specimens is indicated in
parentheses.
RESULTS
Doliops anichtchenkoi sp. n.
(Fig. 2C, J)
Type material. Holotype: Male, Philippines:
N Luzon, Cagayan, 01.2013, local collector leg.
Paratypes: Male, Philippines: Mindoro, Mt.
Halcon, 09.2013, local collector leg. Male, Phil-
ippines: N Luzon, Mountain Province, 09.2013,
local collector leg.; Male, Philippines: N Luzon,
Cagayan, 10.2013, local collector leg.
Description. Body black, very shiny, with a
strong, coppery luster. Surface with spots of pale
pink or greenish scales. Length: 13.0 mm, Width:
5.7 - 5.8 mm.
Part of head between eyes and antennal bases with
longitudinal band of pale pink or greenish scales
and thin, straight median line without scales.
Cheeks beneath the eyes with very small, pale
pink spots consisting of a few scales. Labrum
pubescent. Head black, nely punctate, glossy,
with metallic luster. Three basal segments of an-
tennae black with metallic luster and pubescence,
fourth segment basally testaceous, with very ne
white pubescence, and the remaining segments
are testaceous and tomentose. Pronotum convex,
black, shiny, with expressed copper luster. Lateral
margin with stripe of pink or greenish scales. Base
of pronotum with small, pale pink spot on disk.
Scutellum shiny, with metallic luster; apically -
rounded and tomentose. Elytra convex, black,
shiny, with distinct copper luster, each elytron
with seven spots of pale pink or greenish scales,
of which four of the spots are located dorsally and
three laterally. The apical spot is larger than the
pre-apical one, inclined to side. Basal elongated
spot close to basal margin of elytra. Second dorsal
spot transverse. Shoulders of elytra protruding,
shiny. Elytra behind shoulders on both sides with
raised nodules. Width of elytra at shoulders: 4.7 -
5.2 mm. The largest width of the elytron is behind
the middle: 5.7 - 5.8 mm. Elytra nely punctate.
Anteriorly and laterally with sparse and coarse
punctures and pubescence. Meso-, metaepimera
and sternites spotted laterally, covered with pale
pink or greenish scales. Femora with small pale
pink or greenish spot at apex and more or less
tomentose. Dorsal surface of tarsomeres covered
by grey, iridescent tomentum. Tibia and tarsi in
apical part covered by numerous setae.
Aedeagus (Fig. 4A).
Differential diagnosis. The new species is sim-
ilar to D. curculionoides Waterhouse, 1841 (2D,
K) in shape and body size, by the number (both
species with seven spots on each elytron) and
shape of elytral markings, however, the surface
pattern is slightly different. The elytra of D.
curculionoides Waterh. behind the shoulders,
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without projection raised nodules, the shape of
spots is different. In both species, the aedeagi are
different (Fig. 4A, C). The pronotum of the new
species has a stripe of pink or greenish scales
along the lateral margin, but in D. curculionoides
Waterh. there is a stripe of pink or greenish scales
along the lateral margin and in the anterior part
it has a second small, round spot, covered with
pink or greenish scales. The third antennomere
is black, but in D. curculionoides Waterh. it is
testaceous basally.
D. anichtchenkoi sp. n. is similar also to D. anim-
ula Kriesche (Fig. 2A, B, I), D. duodecimpunctata
Heller (Fig. 2F, M), D. shavrini sp. n. (Fig. 2G,
N) and D. gutowskii sp. n. (Fig. 2E, L), but differs
from them by the number, size and shape of ely-
tral spots, the colour of the elytra and the shape
of the male genitalia (Fig. 4A, E, G).
Mimicry. D. anichtchenkoi sp. n. mimics the
weevil Pachyrrhynchus erichsoni Waterhouse,
1841 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) (Fig. 5G, H).
Etymology. This species is named after my
colleague and friend, the Russian carabidologist
Alexander Anichtchenko (Daugavpils University,
Institute of Systematic Biology, Coleopterologi-
cal Research Center, Ilgas, Latvia), in apprecia-
tion of cooperation.
Doliops gutowskii sp. n.
(Figs. 2E, L)
Type material. Holotype: Female. Philippines:
Mindanao, Surigao del sur, 06.2013, local
collector leg. Paratype: Female. Philippines:
Mindanao, Surigao del sur, Barobo env., 08.2013,
local collector leg.
Description. Body black, shiny, with a metallic
luster. Surface with spots of pale pink scales.
Length: 11.0 – 12.0 mm, width: 5.1 - 5.3 mm.
Head short, shiny; there is a longitudinal band of
pale pink scales and a thin, straight median line
between the eyes and the antennal bases. Cheeks
without spots. Labrum with dark brown pubes-
cence. Head nely punctate, with metallic luster.
Three basal segments of antennae black, two rst
antennomeres with a bright metallic luster, the
third antennomere black (basal part of third anten-
nomere of D. curculionoides testaceous), shiny.
The fourth antennomere is testaceous basally,
with white, very ne pubescence, though the re-
maining segments are testaceous and tomentose.
Pronotum convex, black, shiny, with metallic
luster; laterally sparsely and coarsely punctated.
Lateral margin with stripe of pink iridescent
scales, without other spots. Scutellum shiny, with
metallic luster; rounded and tomentose apically.
Elytra convex, black, shiny, with metallic lustre,
each elytron with six slightly ovoid spots of pale
pink scales, three of which are located dorsally,
two laterally and one boot-shaped and apically
located. Basal spot located adjacent to the basal
margin of the elytra. Apical spot boot-shaped
(Fig. 2L). Shoulders of elytra protruberant, shiny.
Elytra behind shoulders on both sides without
projection, at. Width of elytra at shoulders: 4.4
– 4.5 mm. Largest width of elytra behind middle:
5.1 - 5.3 mm. Elytra with microsculpture, sparse
and coarse punctures, and pubescence. Meso-me-
taepimera and sternites with lateral spots, covered
by pale pink or greenish scales. Femora without
any small pale pink spot at apex; more or less
tomentose. Surface of tarsomeres covered with
grey tomentum. Tibia and tarsi apically covered
with numerous dark setae.
Differential diagnosis. According to the body,
size and shape of elytral pattern, the new species
is similar to D. curculionoides Waterh. (Fig. 2D,
K), however, the surface pattern is slightly dif-
ferent. The elytra of D. curculionoides Waterh.
possesses differently shaped basal, and especially
apical (Fig. 2K, L), spots. The pronotum of the
new species possesses a stripe of pink or greenish
scales only along the lateral margin, but in D.
curculionoides Waterh. there is a stripe of pink
or greenish scales along the side margin and
anteriorly there is another small, round spot, cov-
ered with similar scales. The third antennomere
in D. gutowskii sp. n. is black and shiny, though
in D. curculionoides Waterh. it has a testaceous
basal part.
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Fig. 2. A, B, I - Doliops animula Kriesche; C, J - D. anichtchenkoi sp. n.; D, K - D. curculionoides
Waterhouse; E, L - D. gutowskii sp. n., F, M - D. duodecimpunctata Heller; G, N - D. shavrini sp. n.;
H, O – D. emmanueli Vives. A - H – dorsal view; I - O – lateral view.
A B CD
F
I
J
K
L
N
M
E
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O
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Fig. 3. A, I - Doliops helleri Vives; B, J - D. savenkovi sp. n.; C - D. metallica Breuning; D, K - D.
sklodowskii sp. n.; E - D. dupaxi Vives; F, L - D. stradinsi sp. n.; G, M - D. valainisi sp. n.; H, N
- D. vivesi sp. n.
F
A B CD
I
J
K
L
M
E
G H N
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D. gutowskii sp. n. is similar also to D. animula
Kriesche, 1940 (Fig. 2A, B, I), D. duodecimpunc-
tata Heller, 1923 (Fig. 2F, M), D. shavrini sp. n.
(Fig. 2G, N) and D. anichtchenkoi sp. n. (Fig. 2C,
J), though differ in the number, size and shape of
elytral spots and/or colour of elytra and/or colour
of the third antennomere.
Mimicry. D. gutowskii sp. n. possibly mimics the
weevil Pachyrrhynchus erichsoni Waterhouse,
1841 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) (Fig. 5H).
Etymology. This species is named after my
colleague, the Polish entomologist Jerzy Marian
Gutowski (Forest Research Institute, Bia³owieæa,
Poland) in appreciation of cooperation.
Doliops savenkovi sp. n.
(Figs. 3B, J)
Type material. Holotype: Male. Philippines:
N Luzon, Sierra Madre, Quirino, 10.2013, local
collector leg.
Description. Body black, shiny, without metallic
luster. Surface with spots of green and pink scales.
Length: 12.0 mm, width: 5.0 mm.
Head narrow, with longitudinal band of pale pink
and greenish scales between eyes and antennal
bases. Cheeks with small, greenish spots. Labrum
covered with numerous setae. Head black, nely
punctate and shiny. Three basal segments of
antennae black, shiny and pubescent, with slight
metallic luster. Fourth antennomere testaceous, in
basal part with white pubescence. The remaining
antennomeres testaceous and tomentose. Prono-
tum convex, black, shiny, with greenish and pink
scales on both lateral and anterior margin. Dorsal
disc of pronotum smooth, without scales, slightly
tomentose laterally. Pronotum emarginated with
narrow line of pink, iridescent scales. Scutellum
rounded, apically tomentose. Elytra convex,
black, shiny, with transverse, wide, bandformig
spots. Two small elongated spots located basal-
ly on both sides of scutellum. Remaining three
transverse, bandforming spots wide, green, emar-
ginated with narrow linear pink scales. Between
these spots there are black, smooth transverse
areas, which converge with a black longitudinal
band along the elytral suture. Elytra behind
shoulders with raised nodules. Width of elytra
at shoulders: 4.7 mm. Largest width of elytra
behind tmiddle: 5.0 mm. Elytra nely punctate.
Anteriorly with sparse and coarse punctuation
and pubescence. Meso-, metaepimera and ster-
nites with spots at their sides. Legs short, thick.
Femora with greenish spot at apex and more or
less tomentose. Surface of tarsomeres covered
with grey pubescence. Tibia and tarsi apically
covered with numerous setae.
Aedeagus (Fig. 4F).
Differential diagnosis. This new species differs
from the other ones by the characteristic pattern
of the body surface. The new species is slightly
similar to D. sklodowskii sp. n. (Fig. 3D, K) and
D. metallica Breuning, 1938 (Fig. 3C), however,
differing by the shape of the disc of the pronotum,
by the shape of the prescutellar spots on the elytra
and the shape of genitalia (Fig. 4B, D, F,).
Mimicry. Currently we have no data about the
mimicry of this species. The new species is a
somewhat similar to D. sklodowskii sp. n. (Fig.
3D, K) and D. metallica Breuning, 1938 (Fig.
3C), which mimic Pachyrrhynchus orbifer Wa-
terhouse, 1841 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) (Fig.
5A,B,C,D).
Etymology. This species is named after my
colleague and friend, the Latvian entomologist
Nikolay Savenkov (Latvian Museum of Natural
History, Riga, Latvia), in appreciation of coop-
eration.
Doliops shavrini sp. n.
(Fig. 2G, N)
Type material.Holotype: Male. Philippines:
N Luzon, Isabela, 09.2013, local collector leg.
Paratypes: Male. Philippines: N Luzon, Sierra
Madre, Quirino, 11.2011, local collector leg.
Male. Philippines: N Luzon, Sierra Madre,
Quirino, 10.2013, local collector leg. Male.
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Philippines: N Luzon, Sierra Madre, Quirino,
06.2013, local collector leg. Female. Philippines:
N Luzon, Sierra Madre, Quirino, 08.2013, local
collector leg. Female. Philippines: N Luzon, Si-
erra Madre, Quirino, 08.2012, local collector leg.
Male. Philippines: N Luzon, Mountain Province,
09.2013, local collector leg.
Description. Body black, very shiny, with strong
coppery, greenish or bronze luster. Surface
with spots of pale pink, pink or greenish scales.
Length: 12.0 - 14.0 mm, Width: 3.4 - 3.8 mm.
Head with longitudinal band of pale pink, pink or
greenish shiny scales between eyes and antennal
bases. Cheeks under the eyes with elongated pale
pink, pink, or greenish spots. Labrum pubescent.
Head black and finely punctate, some parts
with metallic luster and pubescent. Three basal
segments of antennae black with metallic luster
and pubescence, fourth antennomere testaceous
basally, with very ne white pubescence, but re-
maining segments are testaceous and tomentose.
Pronotum convex, black, shiny, with bright cop-
pery, greenish or bronze luster. Stripe of pink or
greenish scales along lateral pronotal margin and
rounded spot at basal margin. Scutellum black,
shiny, rounded and tomentose apically. Elytra
convex, black, shiny, with bright copper, greenish
or bronze lustre, each elytron with ve spots of
pale pink, pink or greenish scales, two of which
are situated dorsally, and the other two laterally,
though one circular spot located apically. Apical
circular spot is larger than the others. The circle
may be interrupted or closed. Basal, more or less
rounded or slightly elongated spot in distance
from the basal margin of the elytra, completely
covered with scales, or circular and medially
without scales. Second dorsal spot smaller than
basal one, rounded, not transverse. Shoulders
of elytra visible, slightly prominent and shiny.
Elytra behind shoulders without raised nodules
laterally. Width of elytra at shoulders: 4.0 - 5.0
mm. Largest width of elytra behind middle:
4.8 - 5.8 mm. Background of elytra is nely
punctate. In basal part and laterally with sparse
and coarse punctuation and pubescence. Meso-,
metaepimera and sternites with spots laterally;
covered with pale pink, pink or greenish scales.
Femora with small spots apically and more or
less tomentose. Surface of tarsomeres covered
with grey pubescence. Tibia and tarsi partially
covered apically with numerous setae.
Aedeagus (Fig. 4G).
Differential diagnosis. By the shape, body size
and elytral coloration, new species is similar to
D. duodecimpunctata Heller, 1923. (Fig. 2F, M),
however, the surface pattern is slightly different.
The background of the elytra of D. duodecim-
punctata Heller is black and with six spots on
both sides, while elytra of the new species are
black, very shiny, with bright coppery, greenish
or bronze luster and ve spots. The male genitalia
of both species are very similar, but with slightly
differences (Fig. 4E, G).
By the shape, size and elytral markings, D.
shavrini sp. n. is similar also to D. anichtchenkoi
sp. n. (Fig. 2C, J). The elytra of D. anichtchenkoi
sp. n. with raised nodules and with different shape
of spots behind the shoulders on both sides. The
male genitalia of both species differ greatly. In D.
anichtchenkoi sp. n., the lamella of the aedeagus
is not inclined upwards as in other species. The
side of the pronotum of D. anichtchenkoi sp. n.
along the lateral margin with a stripe of pink or
greenish scales, while in D. shavrini sp. n. there is
a stripe of pink or greenish scales along the lateral
margin and in the basal part there is another spot,
covered with pink or greenish scales.
The new species is similar also to D. curculion-
oides Waterh. (Fig. D, K) in terms of shape, size
and elytral markings, however, the surface pattern
is slightly different. D. curculionoides Waterh.
has seven spots on each elytron, while the new
species has only ve spots. Male genitalia of both
species are very similar, though differs by the
shapes of lamellae of aedeagus. The new species
possesses a stripe of pink or greenish scales along
the lateral pronotal margin and another small,
rounded or slightly elongated spot basally, but in
D. curculionoides Waterh. there is a stripe of pink
or greenish scales along the lateral margin and
another small, rounded spot, anteriorly covered
with pink or greenish scales scales.
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Fig. 4. Aedeagus: A - D. anichtchenkoi sp. n.; B - D. sklodowskii sp. n.; C - D. curculionoides Wa-
terhouse; D - D. metallica Breuning; E - D. duodecimpunctata Heller; F – D. savenkovi sp. n.; G - D.
shavrini sp. n.; H - D. stradinsi sp. n.; I - D. valainisi sp. n.; J - D. dupaxi Vives.
Etymology. This species is named after my col-
league and friend, the Russian staphylinidologist
Alexey Shavrin (Daugavpils University, Institute
of Systematic Biology, Coleopterological Re-
search Center, Ilgas, Latvia), in appreciation of
cooperation.
Doliops sklodowskii sp. n.
(Fig. 3D, K)
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Fig.5. Mimicry: A - Doliops savenkovi sp. n.; B - D. sklodowskii sp. n.; C - D. metallica Breuning; D -
Pachyrrhynchus orbifer Waterhouse; E - D. stradinsi sp. n.; F - P. argus Pascoe; G - D. anichtchenkoi
sp. n.; H – P. erichsoni Waterhouse; I - D. vivesi sp. n.; J – P. modestior Behrens; K - D. valainisi sp.
n.; L - Pachyrrhynchus sp.
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Type material. Holotype: Male. Philippines:
N Luzon, Sierra Madre, Isabela, 08.2013, local
collector leg.
Description. Body black, shiny, without metallic
luster. Surface with pink and orange spots, emar-
ginated with yellow and greenish scales. Length:
13.0 mm, Width: 4.7 mm.
Head with a longitudinal band of pale pink and
greenish scales between eyes and antennal bases.
Cheeks under the eyes with vertical greenish
spots. Labrum covered with numerous setae.
Head black, nely punctate and shiny. Three basal
segments of antennae black, shiny and pubescent,
without metallic luster. Fourth antennomere tes-
taceous, with white pubescence, but remaining
segments testaceous and tomentose. Pronotum
convex, black and shiny, laterally with greenish
and orange scales, emarginated with narrow lin-
ear greenish scales. Disc of pronotum smooth,
without scales. Scutellum rounded and tomentose
apically. Elytra convex, black and shiny, with
transverse wide bandforming spots. Two small
circular spots are located basally on either side
of scutellum. Remaining three transverse band-
forming spots are wide, orange, emarginated
with narrow, linear, yellow and greenish scales.
Between spots there are black smooth transverse
areas. Width of elytra at shoulders: 4.4 mm. Larg-
est width of elytra behind the middle: 4.7 mm.
Elytra nely punctate. In basal part with sparse
and coarse punctuation and tomentose. Meso,
meta-epimera and sternites with lateral spots.
Femora with greenish apical spots and more or
less tomentose. Surface of tarsomeres covered
with grey tomentum. Tibia and tarsi apically
covered with numerous setae.
Aedeagus (Fig. 4B).
Differential diagnosis. This new species dif-
fers from the other species by the characteristic
pattern of the body surface and is similar to D.
metallica Breuning, 1938 (Fig. 3C), however,
the form of the pronotal disc, the shape of the
pre-scutellar spots on the elytra and the form of
genitalia are different.
Mimicry. At present we have no data about the
mimicry of this species. Probably, this species
mimics Pachyrrhynchus orbifer Waterh. (Coleop-
tera: Curculionidae) (Fig. 5D)
Etymology. This species is named after my
colleague and friend, the Polish carabidologist
Jaroslaw Sklodowski (Warsaw University of Life
Sciences (SGGW), Warsaw, Poland) in appreci-
ation of cooperation.
Doliops stradinsi sp. n.
(Fig. 3F, L)
Type material. Holotype: Male. Philippines:
N Luzon, Mountain Province, 09.2013, local
collector leg. Paratypes: Female. Philippines:
N Luzon, Ifugao, 08.2013, local collector leg.
Female. Philippines: N Luzon, Ifugao, 09.2013,
local collector leg. Female. Philippines: C
Visayas, Negros, 09.2013, local collector leg.
Description. Body black and shiny, with slight
metallic luster. Surface with spots of pale pink
scales. Length: 12.0 – 14.0 mm, Width: 5.4 –
5.5 mm
Head with longitudinal band of pale pink scales
between the eyes and antennal bases. Cheeks
beneath eyes have small, pale, pink spots. Labrum
covered with numerous setae. Head black, nely
punctate, sometimes with ne microsculpture.
Three basal segments of antennae black, with
slight metallic luster and pubescence, fourth
segment testaceous basally, with white lustrous
pubescence, but remaining segments testaceous
and tomentose. Pronotum convex, black, shiny,
on both sides with pale, pink, lustrous spot resem-
bling inverted umbrella, at base and/or at front
with small, pale, pink spot. Scutellum rounded
and tomentose apically. Elytra very convex,
black, and shiny, with nine pale pink circles, ve
of which are dorsally and four laterally located.
Apical spots conuent, but distinct. Some dorsal
and/or lateral circles closer together. Second
circle in dorsal row slightly transverse. Laterally,
below the shoulder there is a small rudimentary
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spot. Width of elytra at shoulders: 3.8 - 4.6 mm.
Largest width of elytra behind middle: 5.4 - 6.6
mm. Elytra nely punctate with sparse and coarse
punctures and tomentose in basal part. Meso,
meta-epimera and sternites with lateral spots
covered with pale pink or greenish scales. Femora
with small, pale, pink or greenish spot at apex and
more or less tomentose. Surface of the tarsomeres
covered with grey, iridescent tomentum. Tibia
and tarsi apically covered with numerous setae.
Aedeagus (Fig. 4H).
Differential diagnosis. This new species differs
from others which have a characteristically
patterned body surface. The new species is
somewhat similar to D. dupaxi Vives (Figs. 3E,
4J), however, the surface pattern and aedeagus
are different.
Mimicry. D. stradinsi sp. n. mimics the weevil
Pachyrrhynchus argus Pascoe, 1871 (Coleop-
tera: Curculionidae) (Fig. 5E, F), with which it
co-exists.
Etymology. This species is named after the
prominent Latvian scientist and academician,
Jānis Stradiņš, in great respect, gratitude and due
to his 80-year birthday.
Doliops valainisi sp. n.
(Fig. 3G, M)
Type material. Holotype: Male. Philippines:
Mindanao, Bukidnon, 08.2013, local collector
leg.) Legs and antennae of holotype damaged;
only two antennomeres have been preserved.
Description. Body black, very shiny, with bright
coppery luster. Surface with pale, pink scales,
arranged in longitudinal lines. Length: 12.0 mm,
Width: 4.8 mm.
Head with longitudinal band of pale, pink scales
between eyes and antennal bases. Cheeks without
spots, only with some sparse pale pink scales.
Labrum pubescent. Head with very shiny back-
ground, nely punctate, and sometimes with ne
microsculpture and pubescence. Antennae black,
with bright metallic luster and tomentose. Prono-
tum convex, black, very shiny, surrounded by a
wide band of pale, pink scales. Disc of the prono-
tum very shiny with sparse punctures. Scutellum
rounded and tomentose in apical part. Elytra very
convex, black, and very shiny, on each side with
ve longitudinal rows of pale pink scales. These
rows are doubled in the middle of the elytra, as a
consequence of which the number of lines seems
greater. The rst and last rows extended to the
elytral apex. The lateral row starts behind the
shoulders. Width of elytra at shoulders: 3.8 - 4.6
mm. Greatest width of elytra behind the middle:
5.4 - 6.6 mm. Background of elytra nely punc-
tate. On the elytra, there are longitudinal rows of
coarse punctures, basally sparse and pubescent.
Meso, meta-epimera and sternites with lateral
spots, covered with pale pink scales. Legs of
holotype are damaged. Femora without small
apical punctures, more or less tomentose and very
shiny. Only right foreleg of holotype is undam-
aged. Surface of the tarsomeres pubescent. Tibia
and tarsus apically covered with numerous setae.
Aedeagus (Fig. 4I).
Diferential diagnosis. This new species differs
from the other species by the characteristic pat-
tern of the body surface. In the genus Doliops
Waterh., there is currently no other known species
in which the elytra possess longitudinal lines.
Mimicry. D. valainisi sp. n. mimics the weevil
Pachyrrhynchus sp. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)
(Fig. 5K, L), with which it coexists.
Etymology. This species is named after my
colleague and friend, the Latvian carabidologist
Uldis Valainis (Daugavpils University, Institute
of Systematic Biology, Coleopterological Re-
search Center, Ilgas, Latvia) in appreciation of
cooperation.
Doliops vivesi sp. n.
(Fig. 3H, N)
Type material. Holotype: Female. Philippines:
N Luzon, Mountain Province, 10.2013, local
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collector leg.
Description. Body black, shiny, with slight
metallic luster. Surface with blue longitudinal
band dorsally and laterally. Length: 12.0 mm,
Width: 5.0 mm.
Head short and narrow, with a longitudinal band
of blue scales medially on the frons, between the
eyes and antennal bases. Cheeks beneath eyes on
both sides of head with blue spots. Labrum cov-
ered with numerous dark setae. Head black, shiny,
nely punctate. Three basal segments of antennae
black, with slight metallic luster and pubescence,
fourth segment testaceous, with white lustrous
pubescence. Remaining segments testaceous
and tomentose. Pronotum convex, black and
shiny. Side along the margin with broad stripe
of bluish scales without additional spots in basal
part and with small blue spot located centrally
in the anterior pronotal margin. Scutellum black,
hardly shiny, rounded and tomentose apically.
Elytra short, convex, black, shiny, with blue
longitudinal bands located dorsally and laterally.
Dorsal and lateral bands are apically convergent.
Elytra behind the shoulders on both sides with at
raised nodules. Width of elytra at the shoulders:
4.1 mm. The greatest width of elytra behind the
middle: 5.0 mm. Elytra nely punctate. In basal
part Elytra basally with sparse and coarse punc-
tures and pubescence. Meso, meta-epimera and
sternites with lateral spots, covered with bluish
scales. Femora with small, bluish, apical spot and
more or less tomentose. Surface of tarsomeres
covered with grey, iridescent tomentum. Tibia
and tarsi apically covered with numerous setae.
Diferential diagnosis. This new species differs
from the others by the characteristic pattern of the
body surface. Currently, there is no other known
species in this genus with a blue longitudinal band
on its dorsal surface.
Mimicry. D. vivesi sp. n. mimics the weevil
Pachyrrhynchus modestior Behrens, 1887
(Coleoptera: Curculionidae) (Fig. 5I, J), with
which it coexists.
Etymology. This species is named after the Span-
ish cerambycidologist, Eduard Vives (Terrassa,
Barcelona, Spain) for his great contribution to the
research of the genus Doliops Waterh.
Faunistic records
Doliops animula Kriesche, 1940 – Philippines:
N Luzon, Mountain Province, 10.2013 (2 spec-
imens).
Doliops cuellari Vives, 2012 – Philippines:
Mindanao, Bukidnon, 10.-11.2013 (4 specimen).
Doliops curculionoides Waterhouse, 1841 –
Philippines: Mindanao, Bukidnon, 08.2013 (1
specimen), Surigao del sur, 06.2013 (1 specimen),
07.2013 (1 specimen); Luzon, Eastern Visayas,
Samar, Eastern Samar, 08.2013. (5 specimens),
09.2013 (4 specimens).
Doliops duodecimpunctata Heller, 1923 –
Philippines: Luzon, Nueva Viscaya, Kayapa,
08.2013(2 specimens); Mindoro, Mt. Halcon,
08.2013 (7 specimens), 09.2013 (10 specimens),
11.2013 (5 specimens).
Doliops dupaxi Vives, 2013 – Philippines: Lu-
zon, Nueva Viscaya, 08.2013 (1 specimen).
Doliops edithae Vives, 2009 – Philippines: Min-
danao, Buda, Bukidnon, 03.2012 (1 specimen),
Mt. Apo, N Cotabato, 03.2013 (1 specimen),
05.2013 (1 specimen), Mt. Parker, 08.2013 (3
specimens), 09.2013 (1 specimen), 11.2013 (1
specimen).
Doliops elcanoi Vives, 2011 – Philippines: Lu-
zon, Nueva Viscaya, Belance, 06.2013 (1 spec-
imen), 07.2013 (1 specimen), 08.2013 (2 spec-
imens), Dupax del sur, 06.2013 (1 specimens),
07.2013 (1 specimen), 09.2013 (1 specimen),
Mountain Province, 09.2013 (1 specimen).
Doliops emmanueli Vives, 2009 – Philippines:
Luzon, Aurora, Dikapinisian, 09.2012 (1 speci-
men), Nueva Viscaya, Belance, 06.2013 (4 spec-
imens), 08.2013 (2 specimens), Kasibu, 07.2013
(1 specimen).
Doliops geometrica Waterhouse, 1842 – Phil-
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ippines: Mindanao, Surigao del sur, 07.2013 (2
specimens), Eastern Visayas, Samar, 07.2013 (1
specimen), 08.2013 (4 specimens), 09.2013 (1
specimen), 10. 2013 (2 specimens).
Doliops halconensis Vives, 2012 – Philippines:
Mindoro, Mt. Halcon, 06.2013 (1 specimen),
07.2013 (3 specimens), 08.2013 (3 specimens),
09.2013 (8 specimens), 10.2013 (1 specimen),
10.2013 (2 specimens).
Doliops helleri Vives, 2009 – Philippines: Luzon,
Sierra Madre, Quirino, 11.2011 (1 specimen),
08.2013 (1 specimen), 10.2013 (1 specimen).
Doliops metallica Breuning, 1938 – Philippines:
Luzon, Aurora, Dikapinisan, 01.2013 (1 spec-
imen), 11.2003 (1 specimen), Nueva Viscaya,
Aritao, 06.2013 (1 specimen), 08.2013 (1 speci-
men), Balance, 06.2013 (1 specimen), Dupax del
sur, 07.2013 (1 specimen), 09.2013 (1 specimen),
Isabela, 11.2013 (1 specimen), Kasibu, 06.2013
(1 specimen), 07.2013 (3 specimens), 09.2013
(2 specimens), Nueva Viscaya, 06.2013 (3
specimens).
Doliops multifasciata Schultze, 1922 – Philip-
pines: Mindanao, 11.2013 (1 specimen).
Doliops octomaculata Breuning, 1938 – Phil-
ippines: Luzon, Cagayan, 01.2013 (1 specimen),
10.2013 (1 specimen), Sierra Madre, Isabela,
09.2013 (1 specimen).
Doliops pachyrrhynchoides Heller, 1916 –
Philippines: Luzon, Dingalan, Aurora, 08.2013
(1 specimen).
Doliops pinedai Vives, 2012 – Philippines: Lu-
zon, Aurora, Dikapinisan, 01.2013 (5 specimens),
Nueva Viscaya, Aritao, 07.2013 (1 specimen),
08.2013 (2 specimens).
Doliops taylori Vives, 2013 – Philippines: Luzon,
Nueva Viscaya, Ambaguio, 06.2013 (1 speci-
men), 07.2013 (3 specimens), 08.2013 (1 speci-
men), 09.2013 (2 specimens), Aritao, 08.2013 (3
specimens), Dupax del sur, 09.2013 (1 specimen).
The Check-List of the genus Doliops Water-
hause, 1841
1. Doliops anichtchenkoi Barševskis, 2013 sp.
n. – Luzon, Mindoro
2. Doliops animula Kriesche, 1940 – Luzon
3. Doliops bakeri Heller, 1924 – Negros
4. Doliops basilana Heller, 1923 – Basilan
5. Doliops bitriangularis Breuning, 1947 – Luzon
6. Doliops costatus Vives, 2012 – Mindanao
7. Doliops cuellari Vives, 2012 – Mindanao
8. Doliops curculionoides Waterhouse, 1841 –
Luzon, Masbate, Mindanao, Samar
9. Doliops duodecimpunctata Heller, 1923 – Lu-
zon, Mindonao, Mindoro
10. Doliops dupaxi Vives, 2013 – Luzon
11. Doliops edithae Vives, 2009 – Mindanao
12. Doliops elcanoi Vives, 2011 – Luzon
13. Doliops emmanueli Vives, 2009 – Luzon
14. Doliops frosti Schultze, 1923 – Samar
15. Doliops geometrica Waterhouse, 1842 – Lu-
zon, Mindanao, Samar
16. Doliops gertrudis Hudepohl, 1990 – Negros
17. Doliops gutowskii Barševskis, 2013 sp. n. -
Mindonao
18. Doliops halconensis Vives, 2012 – Mindoro
19. Doliops helleri Vives, 2009 – Luzon
20. Doliops imitator Schultze, 1918 – Luzon
21. Doliops ismaeli Vives, 2005 – Babuyan
22. Doliops johnvictori Vives, 2009 – Luzon
23. Doliops ligata Schwarzer, 1929 – Luzon
24. Doliops magnica (Heller, 1923) – Luzon
25. Doliops metallica Breuning, 1938 – Luzon
26. Doliops multifasciata Schultze, 1922 – Min-
danao
27. Doliops octomaculata Breuning, 1938 –
Luzon
28 Doliops pachyrrhynchoides Heller, 1916 –
Luzon
29. Doliops pinedai Vives, 2012 – Luzon
30. Doliops savenkovi Barševskis, 2013 sp. n.
– Luzon
31. Doliops shavrini Barševskis, 2013 sp. n. –
Luzon
32. Doliops siargaoensis Schultze, 1919 – Siar-
gao
33. Doliops similis Miwa & Mitono, 1933 –
Taiwan
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- Doliops similis similis Miwa & Mitono, 1933
- Doliops similis cheni Nakamura, 1974
34. Doliops sklodowskii Barševskis, 2013 sp.
n. – Luzon
35. Doliops stradinsi Barševskis, 2013 sp. n. –
Luzon
36. Doliops taylori Vives, 2013 – Luzon
37. Doliops transverselineata Breuning, 1947
– Philippines
38. Doliops urdanetai Vives, 2011 – Luzon
39. Doliops valainisi Barševskis, 2013 sp. n. –
Mindanao
40. Doliops villalobosi Heller, 1926 – Samar
41. Doliops viridisignata Breuning, 1947 - Luzon
42. Doliops vivesi Barševskis, 2013 sp. n. – Luzon
DISCUSSION
In the present paper, I present and describe
eight new species of the genus DoliopsWaterh,
which testies to the currently inadequate state
of knowledge of this genus. Some of the species
described differ from others in the patterns of the
surface, colour of the background and some other
characters and there is no difculty to identify
these species in nature. However, this genus
also includes a number of cryptic species which
require examination of the male genitalia for
precise determination. None of the authors who
have described the species of the genus Doliops
Waterh. previously, have used the structure of the
male genitalia as an identication character. The
present paper is the rst study in which prepa-
ration of male genitalia has been carried out and
the peculiarities of their structure have been used
in the identication of the species.
The most difcult species to identify turned out
to be the species which resemble D. curculion-
oides. Previously it has been considered that
D. curculionoides Waterh. has a very variable
habitus,but this study has shown that D. curcu-
lionoides Waterh. actually constitutes a complex
of several closely related species, which differ
from each other in both the number of spots on
the elytra, as well as their position and shape.
For the identication of these species, also the
background colour of the elytra and the presence
or absence of raised nodules in the basal part of
the elytra, behind the shoulders, are also of great
signicance. D. anichtchenkoi sp. n. and D. anim-
ula Kriesche possess such projections. Therefore
we might conclude that they do not belong to the
group of species D. curculionoides at all. Also
the structure of the male genitalia supports this
conclusion. In D. anichtchenkoi sp. n., the lamella
of the aedeagus is not inclined upward, as it is in
other species of this group, apart from D. anim-
ula, whose genitalia have not been studied, since
all the currently available specimens are females.
I consider that due to these considerations also
D. helleri Vives (Fig. 3A, I), D. emmanueli Vives
(Fig. 2H, O) and some other species should not
be included in the group of species of D. curcu-
lionoides Waterh. In all of these, the basal part
of the elytra behind the shoulders have nodules
and the shape of the aedeagus is different from
that of D. curculionoides Waterh. It is probable
that D. anichtchenkoi sp. n. mimics D. curculion-
oides Waterh., though the present knowledge of
this genus does not allow for scientically based
conclusions on the phylogenesis of this genus.
For the identication of the closely related spe-
cies within the D. curculionoides (s.str.) species
group, I propose the following key:
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2(3) Elytra with bright copper luster, each with seven small pale pink spots. Apical spot comma-shaped
(Fig. 2J). ……………………........................……..…………. D. anichtchenkoi sp. n.
3(2) Elytra black, each elytron with six large green, blue or navy blue spots. Apical spot V–shaped
(Fig. 2A, B, I) ……………………………............................………. D. animula Kriesche
4(1) Elytra behind shoulders at, without hump-shaped projections.
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5(8) Elytra with four spots dorsally. Lateral pronotal margins with a stripe of pale scales and in
anterior part with or without round spot.
6(7) Elytra with seven pale spots on each side. Lateral pronotal margins with stripe of pale scales and
round spot in anterior part with. Third antennomere testaceous in basal part.......…………… ..……
…………………………….............................................………………. D. curculionoides Waterh.
7(6) Elytra with six pale spots. Lateral pronotal margins with stripe of pink iridescent scales, without
other spots. Third antennomere black.……..................................…………….…… D. gutowskii sp. n.
8(5) Elytra with three spots dorsally. Lateral pronotal margins with stripe of pale scales and in basal
part with round or elongate spot.
9(10) Background of elytra black, Elytra with six pale spots. Apical spot oval, not circular ………
……………….......................................................................…………. D. duodecimpunctata Heller
10(9) Background of elytra with bright metallic luster. Elytra with ve pale spots. Apical spot in form
of ring, which may be closed or divided into two parts ……………….………….… D.shavrini sp. n.
ACNOWLEDGEMENTS
I wish to express my gratitude to my colleague Dr. Alexandre Anichtchenko (Ilgas, Latvia) for valu-
able comments and suggestions, for help in preparation of all the photographs of the beetles. I thank
my colleague Māris Nitcis (Ilgas, Latvia) for help in processing of cartographic material, Marina
Janovska and Kristina Aksjuta (both Ilgas, Latvia) for the laboratory assistance and mounting of
specimens which were used in the present study. I wish to thank Dr. Olaf Jäger (Dresden, Germa-
ny) for help during my visit to the Senckenberg Natural History Collections, Dresden. I thank Dr.
Alexandre Anichtchenko, Dr. Alexey Shavrin (Ilgas, Latvia) and Dr. Ilze Oļehnoviča (Daugavpils,
Latvia) for revision of the English text of the manuscript. I am grateful to Ismael Lumawig (Manila,
Republic of the Philippines) and other distributors for the material which they sent me for the study.
Special thanks to my daughter Katrīna Barševska for cooperation in the preparation of photos for
publication and my wife Zeltīte Barševska for support.
Financial support for this study has been provided by the project of European Social Fund (No
2009/0206/1DP/1.1.1.2.0/09/APIA/VIAA/010).
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