The genus Nipponodrasterius Kishii (Coleoptera, Elateridae, Agrypninae), a junior synonym of the genus Gamepenthes Fleutiaux (Coleoptera, Elateridae, Elaterinae), with review of the Japanese Gamepenthes species

By

Arimoto, Koichi
Arimoto, Hisayuki

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2020

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1004

Pages

109--127

Subjects

Japan , Megapenthini , new synonym , Oophorini , Palearctic region , taxonomic review

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1004.56201

 

Abstract

The genusNipponodrasteriusKishii, 1966 was established as a member of the subfamily Conoderinae Fleutiaux, 1919 (now tribe Oophorini Gistel, 1848; subfamily Agrypninae Candèze, 1857) based onN. alpicola. The genus was suggested to be unlikely to belong to Agrypninae because it lacks diagnostic features of the Agrypninae. However, there are no taxonomic treatments for the genus or species. Here, we review the status of the genus and species by examining the holotype ofN. alpicola. Consequently, the genus was found to be a junior synonym of the genusGamepenthesFleutiaux, 1928 andN. alpicolawas found to be a junior synonym ofG. pictipennis(Lewis, 1894). We review all species ofGamepenthesin Japan and provide a key to species.