Dtsch. Entomol. Z. 70 (2) 2023, 291-310 | DOI 10.3897/dez.70.107322 Ate BERLIN A morphology-based revision and phylogenetic analysis of the Pterostichus macrogenys species group (Coleoptera, Carabidae) and implications for differentiation of the species group K6ji Sasakawa!, Yoshiji Mitsuduka! 1 Laboratory of Zoology, Department of Science Education, Faculty of Education, Chiba University, 1-33 Yayoi-cho, Inage-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba 263-8522, Japan 2 2-18-24 Hanatate Yamagata-shi, Yamagata 990-0067, Japan https://zoobank. org/52692B9 1-6EE2-4AA0-B9D6-39BDF3107D92 Corresponding author: K6ji Sasakawa (ksasa@chiba-u.jp) Academic editor: James Liebherr # Received 31 May 2023 # Accepted 3 August 2023 Published 17 August 2023 Abstract The Prerostichus macrogenys species group 1s an endemic subterranean Japanese carabid clade that provides intriguing material for studying morphological differentiation, speciation and interspecific relationships. However, its diversity remains not fully explored. We investigated specimens from northern Tohoku District, an area where knowledge of this species group is notably limited. Our research led to the description of three new species: P. namahage sp. nov., P. kamurosanus sp. nov. and P. atsumidakensis sp. nov. We also updated distribution records for three known species: P. asahinus Habu & Baba, 1960; P. kitakamisanus Sasakawa, 2005; and P. chokaisanus Sasakawa, 2009. This report includes both the expanded distribution ranges of the known species and the dis- covery of a new sympatric species pair (P. chokaisanus and P. asahinus). We conducted a morphological phylogenetic analysis of all but one species, for which no male specimens were available, accounting for a total of 42 species within the group. The resulting phylogenetic tree implies that the initial differentiation of this species group originated on the Sea of Japan side, in the northern part of their current distribution, followed by dispersion to other areas and subsequent differentiation. Additionally, our findings indicate that sympatric species of varying body sizes are distantly related phylogenetically. These insights into the differentiation process align with regional distribution patterns of species-level diversity and sympatric sites. Key Words character evolution, cryptic species, endophallus, Japan, male genitalia, morphological phylogeny, Nialoe, sympatric occurrence, synapomorphy, taxonomy Introduction The macrogenys species group is an endemic subterranean Japanese carabid clade belonging to the Prerostichus subge- nus Nialoe Tanaka, 1958 (s. lat. i.e. Nialoe sensu Sasakawa 2021). Members of this species group are medium to large (body length 12—20 mm) and characterised by a large head with long mandibles, a flattened body and relatively simple secondary sexual characteristics on the male last abdominal segment (Sasakawa 2009; Sasakawa et al. 2020). All species have atrophied hind wings, limiting their dispersal ability. Marked regional differentiation is recognised and about 40 Species-group taxa with limited distributions are known in mountainous areas north of the Kinki District, Honshu. These species appear very similar externally and are mainly distinguished by the genital morphology of males. Sympat- ric occurrences, consistent with reproductive isolation, have been confirmed amongst some species and differences in body and/or male genital size are observed amongst species in sympatry (Sasakawa et al. 2020). Hence, the macrogenys species group is of interest for studying morphological dif- ferentiation, speciation and interspecific relationships. Copyright K6ji Sasakawa & Yoshiji Mitsuduka. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. 292 Kdji Sasakawa & Yoshiji Mitsuduka: Taxonomy and phylogeny on Pterostichus macrogenys species group On the other hand, several fundamental aspects re- garding the diversity of this species group, crucial for comprehensive study, remain unresolved. One such as- pect is the insufficient knowledge about species-level diversity in certain regions. Particularly since Sasakawa (2009), there have been no new species discoveries or new reports on the distribution of known species from the northern Tohoku District, located in the northern part Sea of Ja Korean (Tsushima) Strait os a 145E ‘| Pacific Ocean Altitude, m 2000~3000 7,15 1000~ » 500~ 200~ O~ 15,10,21 13 \Y £ 15,22__ te 100 km of the group’s range (Fig. 1). This situation contrasts with other areas, where new species and new distribu- tions of known species are being reported (southern To- hoku District: e.g. Sasakawa and It6 (2017, 2022); Sato (2021); Kanto District: e.g. Morita et al. (2013); Sato et al. (2014); Ohkawa (2018); Chubu District: e.g. Morita and Ohkawa (2010); Toda (2012); Ito and Ogai (2015); Sasakawa and Inoue (2021)). Figure 1. Distribution of the macrogenys species group in the Tohoku District and northern part of Nugata Prefecture (the Chu- bu District), based on collection sites of type specimens and specimens identified by the endophallus. 1. Pterostichus orionis Jedlicka, 1962; 2. P. shirakamisanus Sasakawa, 2005; 3. P. shirakamisan Sasakawa, 2009; 4. P. namahage sp. nov.; 5. P. tanakai Ishida, 1964; 6. P. kitakamisanus Sasakawa, 2005; 7. P. chokaisanus Sasakawa, 2009; 8. P. kurikomasanus Sasakawa, 2005; 9. P. kamurosanus sp. nov.; 10. P. takadateyamanus Sasakawa, 2009; 11. P. atsumidakensis sp. nov.; 12. P. gassanus Sasakawa, 2009; 13. P. awashimaensis Sasakawa & It6, 2022; 14. P. shinbodakensis Sasakawa & It6, 2017; 15. P. asahinus Habu & Baba, 1960; 16. P. eboshiyamanus Sasakawa, 2009; 17. P. monolineatus Sasakawa, Mitsuduka & It6, 2020; 18. P. yahikosanus Sasakawa, 2009; 19. P. tateishivamanus Sasakawa & It6, 2017; 20. P. ohsawacavus Sasakawa, 2005; 21. P. adatarasanus Sasakawa, 2005. Red letters denote the type localities of each species. White circles indicate where the specimens examined in this study were collected. dez.pensoft.net Dtsch. Entomol. Z. 70 (2) 2023, 291-310 Another unresolved aspect involves the incomplete understanding of phylogenetic relationships amongst species. Within the subgenus Nialoe (s. lat.), which in- cludes the macrogenys species group, phylogenetic re- lationships amongst species groups have been examined both morphologically (Sasakawa 2005a) and molecularly (Sasakawa and Kubota 2009). However, the phylogenetic understanding within each species group is only partial. To date, within-group phylogenetic relationships have been examined only for two species groups (the asymme- tricus and raptor species groups; Sasakawa (2005b) and Sasakawa et al. (2017), respectively), based on morpho- logical data. The inference of sister-species relationships, based on morphology, has also been examined in only a few species. In this paper, we describe new species of the macroge- nys species group and report updated distribution records of known species, based on specimens recently collected from the northern Tohoku District. As mentioned earlier, no reports on the species group have been published from this area since Sasakawa (2009). These findings serve to bridge a gap in our understanding of the species group’s diversity and, although preliminary, allow for an analysis of the overall diversity of the species group for the first time. We, therefore, conducted a morphological phyloge- netic analysis of nearly all members of the species group and evaluated the regional distribution of species-level diversity. We discuss these results in the context of the Species group’s differentiation process. Materials and methods Sample collection and comparative morphology Of the specimens examined, one was hand-collected alive during a field survey and the others were collected us- ing subterranean baited traps similar to those in Yoshida (2012). Silkworm pupa powder was used as an attractant. Saturated salt brine, which is suitable for preserving sam- ples for taxonomic studies (Sasakawa 2007), was used as a preservative. For each collection site, the Military Grid Reference System (MGRS) and lat/log values are provided. Holotypes of the new species are deposited in the collection of the National Museum of Nature and Sci- ence, Tsukuba, Japan (NSMT). The other specimens are in the authors’ collection. Male specimens were primarily identified by the mor- phology of the endophallus, which was everted and ful- ly inflated by injecting toothpaste from the base of the aedeagus. Females were identified by matching their external morphological features with those of identified males from the same collection site. Information on the morphology of related species was obtained from Sa- sakawa (2005c, 2009), Sasakawa and It6 (2017 and 2022), Sasakawa et al. (2020) and scaled photos of the Pterostichus kitakamisanus holotype male, which were taken during a study by Sasakawa (2005c). 293 The homology and terminology of the endophallus fol- lowed Sasakawa et al. (2020). Following Sasakawa et al. (2020), three body lengths were measured: those from the mandible apices (BLm), anterior margin of the labrum (BLI) and clypeal apex (BLc) to the elytral end. The Jap- anese names of some species reported here are given in of Suppl. material 1: table S1. Morphological phylogeny and regional species-level diversity Phylogenetic trees were constructed using maximum par- simony analysis with TNT version 1.6 (Goloboff and Mo- rales 2023). All but one of the 42 members of the species group were included as the ingroup taxa. The exception was P. awashimaensis Sasakawa & Ito, 2022, for which no male specimens have been obtained to date. Pteros- tichus (Nialoe) micropoides Yin, Shi & Liang, 2021 was used as the outgroup taxon; this species is a member of the opacipennis species group (= Koreonialoe sensu Yin, Shi & Liang, 2021), which is thought to be the sister clade to the macrogenys species group. Twelve adult morpho- logical characters (ten male genital, one female genital and one female external) were examined (Tables 1 and 2). The evaluation and coding of character states were based on morphological descriptions in this study, pub- lished literature and some unpublished data. Character states without available data were coded with “?”. The analysis was performed with the following parameter settings: Analyze > “Traditional search”; Starting trees > “Wagner trees” with “random seed” = | and 100 repli- cates; Swapping algorithm > “tree bisection reconnection (TBR)” with 10 trees saved per replication; default pa- rameter settings for all other factors. All characters were, thus, treated as “non-additive” (unordered as per PAUP*) and given equal weight. Bootstrap values were calculated using ‘standard’ and ‘absolute frequencies’ options with 1000 replicates. Synapomorphies and autapomorphies were mapped on the strict consensus tree derived from the obtained trees, based on the list of these character state changes (found under Optimize > Synapomorphies > List com- mon synapomorphies in the TNT output). Each synapo- morphy was designated as “some trees” or “all trees” in the TNT output and they are here referred to as “possi- ble” and “unambiguous” synapomorphies, respective- ly. In addition, maximum and minimum values of BLc, serving as an index of body size, which is considered to contribute to sympatric occurrence, were shown on the consensus tree for each species. For most species, the val- ues of males were used, but in seven species, P. akitai, P. koheii, P. momuranus, P. nagasawai, P. nakamiyorinus, P. omiensis and P. shojii, the values of pooled male and female data were used due to the unavailability of sex-specific values. Maximum and minimum BLc values of male, female and pooled male and female of each tax- on were given in of Suppl. material 1: table S2. dez.pensoft.net 294 Kdji Sasakawa & Yoshiji Mitsuduka: Taxonomy and phylogeny on Pterostichus macrogenys species group Table 1. Character evaluation and coding. Character ID: Character: Evaluation and coding 1: Right paramere: (0) almost straight, short; (1) with apical part strongly bent ventrally; (2) with apical part strongly bent ventrally and large in size; (3) with apical part strongly bent ventrally, large in size, wide in dorsal view. 2: Basal half of aedeagus: (0) uniformly arcuate, rather than sharply bent; (1) sharply bent at aedeagal basal 1/3. 3: Apical half of aedeagus: (0) not swollen at ventral side of central part, with apical part wide and weakly protruding in dorsal view; (1) not swollen at ventral side of central part, with the apical part narrow and strongly protruding in dorsal view; (2) swollen at ventral side of central part, with apical part narrow and strongly protruding in dorsal view. 4: Left pigmented band: (0) not sclerotised; (1) weakly sclerotised; (2) strongly sclerotised. 5: Right pre-apical lobe: (0) not distinctly protruding, virtually absent; (1) small in size, conical or hemispherical in shape, directed dorsally or dorso-apically, with dorsal contour not continuous with that of connected part of endophallus; (2) large in size, cylindrical-shape, directed apically, with dorsal contour continuous with that of connected part of endophallus; (3) large in size, apically hooked cylindrical-shape, directed apically, with dorsal contour continuous with that of connected part of endophallus. 6: Basal part of left pre-apical lobe: (0) not protruding; (1) weakly protruding; (2) largely protruding. 7: Apical part of left preapical lobe: (0) simple, without protrusions; (1) with one protrusion directed apically; (2) bifidly protruding apically; (3) largely protruding laterally, with the apex bifurcated or T-shaped. 8: Middle part of left apical lobe: (0) almost straight, not bent; (1) uniformly bent, not forming a corner outwards of bending part; (2) sharply bent, forming a distinct corner outwards of bending part. 9: Apical part of left apical lobe: (0) simple, not bifurcated; (1) bifurcated, with two apices different in size; (2) bifurcated, with two apices same size. 10: Surface of left apical lobe: (0) not sclerotised; (1) weakly sclerotised; (2) strongly sclerotised. 11: Vaginal pigmentation: (0) absent; (1) present. 12: Adhesive hairs on female tarsal segment 1: (0) absent; (1) present. Table 2. Character matrix for phylogenetic analysis. Taxon Characters’ Source P. adatarasanus 000210000070 Sasakawa (2005c); Sasakawa et al. (2020) P. akitai CL Ae ore Morita (2004) P. asahinus 300a30310200 Sasakawa (2005c)*; Sasakawa et al. (2020) P. atsumidakensis 100130110100 this study P. chokaisanus 000a12122070 Sasakawa (2009); Sasakawa et al. (2020); this study P. eboshiyamanus 000210001070 Sasakawa (2009); Sasakawa et al. (2020) P. fukube OL2 2 22 P2222? Sugimura (2005) P. gassanus 0002102110?1 Sasakawa (2009); Sasakawa et al. (2020); It6, unpublished data (character 12) P. gujoensis OL 2 Ie 2 27 Toda (2012) P. isolatus 0110000000?? Sasakawa (2005c); Morita et al. (2013) P. iwakiensis 000110200000 Sasakawa (2009); Sasakawa et al. (2020) P. kamurosanus 000110100010 this study P. kitakamisanus 000a10200010 Sasakawa (2005c); this study P. koheii 002010002070 Sasakawa (2005c); Morita and Hirasawa (1996) P. kuraiyamanus 012:7107720?? Morita and Ohkawa (2010) P. kurikomasanus 000210000010 Sasakawa (2005c); Sasakawa et al. (2020) P. macrogenys 000212210011 Sasakawa (2005c); Sasakawa and Ité (2018) P. miyazawai 012?7003100?? Morita and Ohkawa (2009) P. momuranus 01200??7??0?? Morita et al. (2013) P. monolineatus 000210000070 Sasakawa et al. (2020) P. nagasawai 00222727??0?? Ito and Ogai (2015) P. nakamiyorinus 01100????0?? Morita et al. (2013) P. namahage 0002010200?? this study P. ohosawacavus P. omiensis P. orionis P. shikatai P. shinbodakensis P. shirakamisan P. shirakamisanus P. shojii P. sumondakensis P. takadateyamanus P. tanakai P. tateishiyamanus P. todai todai P. todai toyoshimai ] Morita and Kurosa (1998) P. toyodai dez.pensoft.net 000010210070 LOOP Poon s 000110100000 01 O22 REPO POD 000110111000 000110100010 OL22 pee nae 000110100010 000110222070 Sasakawa (2005c); Sasakawa and It6, unpublished data (character 12) Sekine and Nakase (2022) Sasakawa (2005c) Toda (2012) Sasakawa and Itd (2017) Sasakawa (2009) Sasakawa (2005c) Sugimura (2006) Sasakawa (2005c) Sasakawa (2009); Sasakawa and It6 (2015); Sasakawa et al. (2020) Sasakawa (2005c) Sasakawa and Itd (2017) Morita and Kanie (1997); Sugimura (2002) Sugimura (2002) Dtsch. Entomol. Z. 70 (2) 2023, 291-310 Taxon Characters’ P. uedaorum OUD ae Bee O P. yahikosanus 000210100010 P. yamizosanus 000110200010 P. yorikoae O12 2222? 22.0 P. micropoides 00000010000? 295 Source Morita and Hirasawa (1996) Sasakawa (2009); Sasakawa and Ité (2015) Sasakawa (2005c) Sugimura (2007) Yin et al. (2021) * a: polymorphic character state, 1 and 2, which is coded as “(12)” in date for TNT. * as P. falcispinus Sasakawa, 2005. Regional species-level diversity was assessed by the number of species per Prefecture. This was achieved by compiling collection records from published literature and one unpublished data source. Results New species descriptions Three species described here are similar and share the fol- lowing adult morphology: Dorsal habitus. Medium-sized (ca. 13—17 mm) mac- rocephalic species. Surface glossy, not opaque; head red- dish-black; pronotum and elytra reddish-brown, with pro- notum darker; appendages dark brown to reddish-brown. Head. Large, widest at tempora. Mandibles long, hooked at apex, left mandible larger and more hooked than right. Frontal grooves shallow. Tempora strongly swollen, widest part wider than pronotal posterior margin, anterior—posterior length more or less longer than anterior—posterior length of eye. Surfaces of labrum, frons and tempora smooth. Anten- nal segment 1 with one seta; segment 2 with one or more setae; segment 3 with apical ring of six or seven setae; pu- bescence absent on segments 1-3, but present on other seg- ments. Eyes weakly convex, with anterior—posterior length exceeding half-length of antennal segment 1. Mentum with pair of medial setae and pair of longitudinal depressions; mentum tooth bifid; submentum with two setae on each side. Pronotum. Cordate-shaped, widest slightly behind apical 1/5. Anterior angles produced, with widely round- ed apices. Hind angles with apices narrowly rounded, not denticulate. Posterior margin more or less emarginat- ed medially and arcuate laterally. Median line distinctly impressed in middle area. Laterobasal impression single each side, shallow, as both impressions connected by transverse grooved area. Anterior marginal setae at widest pronotal point; posterior marginal setae near hind angles. Elytra. Almost parallel-sided, less convex. Basal mar- gin at interval 3—5 concave; shoulders distinct, not den- ticulate. Apices rounded. Basal transverse line connecting anterior ends of elytral intervals distinct; scutellar-stria present; striae distinct; intervals less convex. One setiger- ous puncture on stria 1 at level of posterior end of scutel- lum. Two setigerous punctures on interval 3, anterior one slightly in front of middle, posterior one between posteri- or almost 1/4 to posterior 1/5, both adjoining stria 2. Hind wings completely atrophied. Abdominal ventral sides. Sterna 4—6 with pair of se- tae; sternum 7 with pair of setae in male, two pairs of setae in female. Sternum 7 of male more or less concave, forming secondary sexual characteristic. Legs. Ventral side of first tarsomere of female forelegs without adhesive hairs in species for which female spec- imens were available for examination. Fifth tarsomere of hind legs without setae on the ventral side. Male genitalia. Aedeagus stout, bent at basal 1/3, without tubercles. Endophallus short, stout, strongly bent ventrally. Left paramere subquadrate. Female genitalia. Vagina almost spherical. Apophy- ses of seminal canal and median oviduct fully sclerotised. Pterostichus (Nialoe) namahage Sasakawa & Mitsuduka, sp. nov. https://zoobank. org/589C7C23-CC4B-4DC7-B92A-473 A42F766B3 Figs 2A, 4A—D, 6A Type material. Holotype, ¢, Haraikawa, Honzanmonzen, Funagawaminato, Oga-shi, Akita Prefecture, Japan(MGRS: 54SUK92241 16384; 39.89067718°N, 139.73961047°E), 28. v—30. vi. 2022, subterranean baited trap, Y. Mitsuduka leg., in the collection of NSMT (Fig. 2A). Description. Body length (mm). 3 (n = 1), BLm [S215 2BE)MI232 BL CAU9G: Head. Mandibular surface with several short wrinkles at middle. Anterior—posterior length of tempora slight- ly longer than anterior—posterior length of eye. Surface of clypeus smooth. Antennal segment 2 with two setae. Mentum tooth shallowly bifid; width between paired api- ces three times anterior—posterior length between level of mentum apices to level of innermost part of median notch. Pronotum. Lateral margin arcuate on apical 4/5, only slightly sinuate on basal 1/5. Anterior margin emargin- ated, with contour arched more strongly than curvature of apical 4/5 of lateral margin. Posterior margin slightly emarginated at median area and slightly arcuate at lateral areas, with curvatures of both the same as curvature of basal 1/5 of lateral margin. Hind angles slightly acute. Median line absent near anterior margin and in front of transverse grooved area between laterobasal impressions. Transverse grooved area between laterobasal impressions concave to same degree as laterobasal impressions. Sur- face including laterobasal impressions smooth. Elytra. Scutellar-stria not connected to stria 1. One setigerous puncture in front of level of posterior end of scutellum. Posterior setigerous punctures on interval 3 slightly in front of posterior 1/4. Abdominal ventral sides. Sternum 7 of male moder- ately concave, with degree of concavity greater than that dez.pensoft.net 296 Kdji Sasakawa & Yoshiji Mitsuduka: Taxonomy and phylogeny on Pterostichus macrogenys species group Figure 2. Habitus dorsal view of the macrogenys species group. A. Pterostichus namahage sp. nov. holotype male from Hara- ikawa; B. P. kamurosanus sp. nov. holotype male from Ariya; C. P. atsumidakensis sp. nov. holotype male from Take-no-koshi; D. P. asahinus male from Momoyake. of convexity of median area of sterna; shape of concave area transverse ellipse; posterior margin of ellipse corre- sponding to posterior margin of sternum; anterior—poste- rior length of concave area slightly longer than 1/2 ante- rior—posterior length of sternum 7; transverse, major axis of ellipse about 1.4 times that of longitudinal minor axis; area corresponding to minor axis of ellipse posterior to major axis slightly raised. Male genitalia. Endophallus with gonopore directed basal-ventrally; left pigmented band weakly sclerotised; distinct right preapical lobe absent, but corresponding area dez.pensoft.net slightly swollen; left preapical lobe with basal part protrud- ing left-laterally; left apical lobe short, not bent, bifurcated (Fig. 4A—D). Relative sizes of lobes: right apex of bifurcat- ed left apical lobe apex ~ basal protrusion of left preapical lobe >> left apex of bifurcated left apical lobe apex. Right paramere short, straight, with apex rounded (Fig. 6A). Female. Unknown. Etymology. The specific name is a noun in apposi- tion and derives from Namahage, which is a famous folk event held on the Oga Peninsula, where the type speci- men was collected. Dtsch. Entomol. Z. 70 (2) 2023, 291-310 Pterostichus (Nialoe) kamurosanus Sasakawa & Mitsuduka, sp. nov. https://zoobank.org/EC64C 14A-C5A7-4161-BA26-77958C62BD19 Figs 2B, 4E-H, 6B, 7A, B Type materials. Holotype, ¢, Ariya, alt. 403 m, Kaneyama-machi, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan (MGRS: 54S VJ49358 06377; 38.90482277°N, 140.41594335°E), 18. vi-15. vu. 2021, subterranean baited trap, Y. Mitsudu- ka leg., in the collection of NSMT (Fig. 2B). Paratypes, 49, same data as the holotype; 2422, Kamuro Forest Road, alt. 416 m, Ariya, Kaneyama-machi, Yamagata Prefecture, subterranean baited trap, Y. Mitsuduka leg. (1¢, 15-29. ix. 2015; 1429, 5. vii-21. viii. 2017). Description. Body length (mm). 3 (n = 3), BLm 14.46-15.97, 15.19 + 0.64, BLI 13.15-14.43, 13.84 + 0.54, BLe 12.70-13.95, 13.37 + 0.52; 29 (n= 6), BLm 14.19-15.08, 14.58 + 0.46, BLI 13.10-13.63, 13.34 + 0.27, BLe 12.60—13.21, 12.89 £0.31. Head. Mandibular surface wrinkled with individu- al variation: short rudimentary wrinkles on both lateral sides, wrinkles on one lateral side, no wrinkles on either lateral side. Anterior—posterior length of tempora 1.7—1.8 times anterior—posterior length of eye. Surface of clypeus smooth in females, but irregular and slightly uneven in males. Antennal segment 2 with one or two setae, varying individually. Mentum tooth deeply bifid; width between paired apices apparently less than three times anterior— posterior length between level of mentum apices to level of innermost part of median notch. Pronotum. Lateral margin arcuate for apical 3/4, only slightly sinuate for basal 1/4; anterior margin emarginat- ed, with contour arched more strongly than curvature of apical 3/4 of lateral margin; posterior margin emarginated at median area and arcuate at lateral areas, with curvature of median area distinctively greater than that of basal 1/4 of pronotal lateral margin and that of lateral areas same or only slightly greater than basal 1/4 of pronotal lateral margin; hind angles right-angled to slightly acute. Median line disappearing near pronotal anterior margin; in holo- type male, posterior end disappears in front of transverse grooved area between laterobasal impressions, while in paratype female, posterior end reached pronotal posterior end. Transverse grooved area between laterobasal impres- sions concave to same degree as laterobasal impressions. Surface including laterobasal impressions smooth in most specimens; in some specimens, several punctations sparse- ly present near posterior ends of laterobasal impressions. Elytra. Scutellar-stria connected smoothly to stria 1 in most specimens; in some specimens, scutellar-stria disap- pears before connecting with stria 1, but its hypothetical ex- tension smoothly connects to stria 1. One setigerous punc- ture on stria 1 at level of posterior end of scutellum. Posterior setigerous punctures on interval 3 at posterior 1/5—1/4. Abdominal ventral sides. Sternum 7 of male very shal- lowly concave, with degree of concavity matching that of median area of sterna; shape of concavity transverse el- lipse, but indistinct due to shallowness; posterior margin of ellipse aligns with sternum posterior margin; anterior— 297 posterior length of concavity about 0.6 times anterior— posterior length of sternum 7; transverse, major axis of ellipse about 1.5 times that of longitudinal minor axis; area corresponding to minor axis very weakly raised, ex- cept near anterior and posterior ends. Male genitalia. Endophallus with gonopore directed basal-ventrally; left pigmented band weakly sclerotised; right pre-apical lobe indistinct, only weakly swollen; left pre-apical lobe protrudes apically at apical part; left api- cal lobe short, not bifurcated (Fig. 4E—H). Relative siz- es of lobes: apical protrusion of left preapical lobe > left apical lobe apex >> right pre-apical lobe. Right paramere short, straight, with rounded apex (Fig. 6B). Female genitalia. Innermost part of vagina with pig- mentation (Fig. 7A, B). Etymology. The specific name is an adjective, derived from the Japanese noun Kamurosan, which refers to Mt. Kamuro, where the type specimens were collected and the Latin adjectival suffix -anus (m), which means, when attached to a noun, “pertaining to”. Pterostichus (Nialoe) atsumidakensis Sasakawa & Mitsuduka, sp. nov. https://zoobank.org/76E0733E-1D9A-472E-BBFC-6BEFAD64DBD2 Figs 2C, 4I-L, 6C-E, 7C, D Type material. Holotype, 3, Take-no-koshi, Yuatsu- mi, Tsuruoka-shi, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan (MGRS: 54SUH79821 75877; 38.62327968°N, 139.61944580°E), 2-24. vi. 2022, subterranean baited trap, Y. Mitsuduka leg., in the collection of NSMT (Fig. 2C). Paratype, 1°, same data as the holotype. Description. Body length (mm). 3 (n = 1), BLm 16.54, BLI 14.91, BLe 14.36; 9° (n= 1), BLm mm, BLI 14.62, BLc 14.09. Head. Mandibular surface smooth, except for right mandible of the paratype female, which has several short wrinkles at middle. Anterior—posterior length of tempora about twice anterior—posterior length of eye. Surface of clypeus irregularly uneven. Antennal segment 2 with four setae in the holotype male, with one seta on left and two on right in the paratype female. Mentum tooth deeply bi- fid; width between paired apices apparently less than three times anterior—posterior length between level of mentum apices to level of innermost part of median notch. Pronotum. Lateral margin arcuate on apical 3/4, only slightly sinuate on basal 1/4. Anterior margin emarginat- ed, with contour arched more strongly than curvature of apical 3/4 of lateral margin. Posterior margin emarginated at median area and arcuate at lateral areas, with curvature of median area distinctly greater than that of basal 1/4 of pronotal lateral margin and with that of lateral areas to same degree or slightly stronger than basal 1/4 of pronotal lateral margin. Hind angles right-angled to slightly acute. Median line absent near pronotal anterior margin and in front of transverse grooved area between laterobasal 1m- pressions. Concavity of transverse grooved area between laterobasal impressions weaker than that of laterobasal dez.pensoft.net 298 Kdji Sasakawa & Yoshiji Mitsuduka: Taxonomy and phylogeny on Pterostichus macrogenys species group impressions. Surface smooth, except for laterobasal 1m- pressions; laterobasal impressions sparsely punctate. Elytra. Scutellar-stria not connected to stria 1. One setigerous puncture on stria 1 at level of posterior end of scutellum in the holotype male, slightly in front of posterior end in the paratype female. Posterior setigerous punctures in front of posterior 1/4. Abdominal ventral sides. Sternum 7 of male fairly concave, with degree of concavity obviously greater than the convexity of median area of sterna; shape of concavity transverse ellipse; posterior margin of ellipse corresponding to posterior margin of sternum; anteri- or—posterior length of concavity 0.7 times anterior— posterior length of sternum 7; transverse, major axis of ellipse about 1.7 times that of longitudinal minor axis; middle of minor axis slightly raised for half the length of minor axis. Male genitalia. Endophallus with gonopore directed basally; left pigmented band slightly sclerotised; right pre-apical lobe short, stout, hooked at apex; left pre-api- cal lobe small, protruding left laterally; left apical lobe slender, slightly bent, with weakly sclerotized surface (Fig. 4I-L). Relative sizes of lobes: right pre-apical lobe > left apical lobe; and right pre-apical lobe > left pre-api- cal lobe (size difference between left apical and pre-apical lobes could not be determined unambiguously because of shape difference). Right paramere bent at acute angle at apical 1/3 (Fig. 6C—E). Female genitalia. Innermost part of vagina without pigmentations (Fig. 7C, D). Etymology. The specific name is an adjective and de- rives from the Japanese noun Atsumidake, which refers to Mt. Atsumi, where the type specimens were collected and the Latin adjectival suffix -ensis (m), which means, when attached to a locality name, “from the locality”. New distribution records Pterostichus (Nialoe) asahinus Habu & Baba, 1960 Figs 2D, 4M-P, 6F-H Materials examined. | 3, Momoyake, alt. 1030 m, Yuri- honj6-shi, Akita Prefecture, Japan (MGRS: 54S VJ26680 29227; 39.1091115°N, 140.15197046°E), 24. vi-15. vii. 2021, subterranean baited trap, Y. Mitsuduka leg. Notes. The body lengths (mm) of the specimen are BLm 16.38, BLI 14.60 and BLc 14.06. This specimen was collected together with P. chokaisanus, which is to be recorded below. This is the first report of the sympat- ric occurrence of this species pair and provides evidence that they are reproductively isolated distinct species. Although the comparison was based on a single male for each species, a body-size difference was observed between the two species, with P. asahinus \arger than P. chokaisanus. This collection record is the northernmost distribution record of the species and the first record for Akita Prefecture. dez.pensoft.net Pterostichus (Nialoe) chokaisanus Sasakawa, 2009 Figs 3A, B, 5A-H, 6I, J Materials examined. 1429, Momoyake, alt. 1030 m, Yurihonjo-shi, Akita Prefecture, Japan (MGRS: 54S VJ26680 29227; 39.1091115°N, 140.15197046°E), 24. vi-15. vil. 2021, subterranean baited trap, Y. Mit- suduka leg. (Figs 3A, 5A—D, 61); 14’, Za6-chiid6-kégen, Zad-onsen Spa, Yamagata-shi, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan (MGRS: 54SVH49227 23449; 38.15750459°N, 140.42046179°E), 1-6. 1x. 2020, subterranean baited trap, Y. Mitsuduka leg. (Figs 3B, 5E—H, 6J). Notes. The endophallus of the Za6-ch06-k6gen spec- imen could not be inflated sufficiently due to changes in the membranous part (Fig. 5E—H), but the specimen was identified unambiguously as P. chokaisanus, based on species-specific structures of the endophallus. The body lengths (mm) of the Momoyake specimens (3/9/@) are BLm 14.91/14.24/14.94, BLI 13.65/13.08/13.68 and BLc 13.18/12.56/13.21; and those of the Za6d specimen are BLm 14.20, BLI 12.83 and BLc 12.40. The Zad-chi6- k6gen specimen is the southernmost distribution record of this species. Pterostichus (Nialoe) kitakamisanus Sasakawa, 2005 Figs 3C, D, 5I-N, 6K-M Material examined. 13, Odateminami, Ayukawahama, Ishinomaki-shi, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan (MGRS: 54SWH45274 40885; 38.31492752°N, 141.51788663°E), 28. vii. 2022, hand-collected from soil, Y. Mitsuduka leg (Figs 3C, S5I-L, 6K, L). Notes. The identification was based on comparison with the P. kitakamisanus holotype male, which is labelled “JA- PAN; Iwate-ken/Miyako-shi/Genbeidaira/ 30. VITI-10.IX. 2002/Y. Kawahara leg” (Figs 3D, 5M, N, 6M). Although the apex of the left pre-apical lobe was not confirmed to be the same structure as that of the holotype due to failure to evert it, all other structures of the endophallus, parameres and external morphology were identical to those of the ho- lotype. In particular, the left pre-apical lobe directed left laterally is a character state found only in P. kitakamisanus amongst the known taxa of the macrogenys species group and provides definitive evidence for our species identifi- cation. The body lengths (mm) of the specimen are BLm 15.11, BL] 14.13 and BLc 13.63. This collection record is the southernmost record of the species. Judging from its known collection sites, P. kitakamisanus 1s likely distrib- uted widely in the Kitakami Mountains. Morphological phylogeny Eighty most-parsimonious trees with a score of 40 were obtained. The strict consensus tree had many un- resolved nodes with low bootstrap values, but some re- lationships were still recognised (Fig. 8). The species Dtsch. Entomol. Z. 70 (2) 2023, 291-310 299 ei cae | Figure 3. Habitus dorsal view of the macrogenys species group. A. Pterostichus chokaisanus male from Momoyake; B. P. chokaisa- nus male from Za6-chiid-kégen; C. P. kitakamisanus male from Odateminami; D. P. kitakamisanus holotype male from Genbeidaira. P. takadateyamanus, P. atsumidakensis, P. shinbodakensis and P. asahinus formed a clade, supported by three possi- ble synapomorphies. Within this clade, P. shinbodakensis and P. asahinus were sister taxa, supported by one unam- biguous and one possible synapomorphy. A polytomy was formed by P. shinbodakensis + P. asahinus, P. atsumidak- ensis and P. takadateyamanus. Pterostichus chokaisanus and P. tateishivamanus were sister taxa, supported by one unambiguous and one possible synapomorphy. Pterostichus ohsawacavus, P. sumondakensis, P. gas- sanus and P. macrogenys formed another clade, support- ed by two possible synapomorphies. Within this clade, P. sumondakensis, P. gassanus and P. macrogenys formed a polytomic clade, supported by one unambiguous syn- apomorphy and was sister to P. ohsawacavus. Eighteen taxa, including P. nagasawai, P. koheii, P. isolatus, P. nakamiyorinus, P. todai todai, P. momu- ranus, P. omiensis, P. shikatai, P. shojii, P. todai toy- oshimai, P. miyazawai, P. toyodai, P. uedaorum, P. ku- raiyamanus, P. gujoensis, P. fukube, P. yorikoae and P. akitai, formed a clade, supported by one unambiguous and two possible synapomorphies. Within this clade, 16 dez.pensoft.net 300 Kdji Sasakawa & Yoshiji Mitsuduka: Taxonomy and phylogeny on Pterostichus macrogenys species group Ly 1 ¢ Figure 4. Endophallus of Pterostichus namahage sp. nov. holotype male from Haraikawa (A-D), P. kamurosanus sp. nov. holotype male from Aritya (E-H), P. atsumidakensis sp. nov. holotype male from Take-no-koshi (I-L) and P. asahinus male from Momoyake (M-P). Fully inflated endophallus in left lateral (A, E, I, M), apical (B, F, J, N), right lateral (C, G, kK, O) and basal part in dorsal and apical part in ventral (D, H, L, P) views. Abbreviations: go — gonopore; lal — left apical lobe; Ipb — left pigmented band; Ip! — left pre-apical lobe; rpl — right pre-apical lobe. species, except for P. nagasawai and P. koheii, formed Regional species-level diversity a clade supported by one unambiguous synapomorphy, with P. isolatus, P. nakamiyorinus and P. todai todai The highest number of species, totalling nine, was ob- forming another clade supported by one unambiguous _ served in Yamagata and Niigata Prefectures, followed by synapomorphy. six in Akita, Nagano and Gifu Prefectures. There were dez.pensoft.net Dtsch. Entomol. Z. 70 (2) 2023, 291-310 301 WWW Q' Figure 5. Endophallus of Pterostichus chokaisanus male from Momoyake (A-D), P. chokaisanus male from Za6-chiod-kd6gen (E-H), P. kitakamisanus male from Odateminami (I-L) and P. kitakamisanus holotype male from Genbeidaira (M, N). Fully in- flated endophallus in left lateral (A, E, I, M), apical (B, F, J, N), right lateral (C, G, K) and basal part in dorsal and apical part in ventral (D, H, L) views. four in Fukushima and Tochigi Prefectures, three in Miya- gi Prefecture and one or two in the remaining Prefectures. Overall, there were more species on the Sea of Japan side than on the Pacific side and the central part had a higher number of species than the northern and southern regions of the distribution (Fig. 9). Discussion We describe three new species and report new distribu- tion records for three known species, thereby updating their distribution ranges and documenting a new sym- patric species pair. Together with the first morphological dez.pensoft.net 302 Kdji Sasakawa & Yoshiji Mitsuduka: Taxonomy and phylogeny on Pterostichus macrogenys species group Figure 6. Right paramere of Pierostichus namahage sp. nov. holotype male from Haraikawa (A), P. kamurosanus sp. nov. holotype male from Ariya (B), P. atsumidakensis sp. nov. holotype male from Take-no-koshi (C—E), P. asahinus male from Momoyake (F-H), P. chokaisanus male from Momoyake (I), P. chokaisanus male from Zad-chid-kdgen (J), P. kitakamisanus male from Odateminami (K, L) and P. kitakamisanus holotype male from Genbeidaira (M). Left lateral (A—C, F, I-K), right lateral (L, M), apical part in apical and basal part in ventral (D, G) and apical part in dorsal (E, H) views. phylogenetic analysis performed in this study, these find- ings provide important insights into the diversification process of this species group. Despite many unresolved nodes in the resultant strict consensus tree, several notable species relationships were unveiled. For instance, in the two clades—one consisting of P. takadateyamanus, P. atsumidakensis, P. shinbodakensis and P. asahinus and the other compris- ing P. ohsawacavus, P. sumondakensis, P. gassanus and P. macrogenys—the basal clade species (P. takadateya- manus and P. atsumidakensis in the former and P. ohsawa- cavus in the latter) exhibited fewer apomorphic traits and were localised to a narrow area on the Sea of Japan side. Conversely, species with more apomorphic traits had a wider distribution across various mountains. This pattern implies that initial differentiation of these clades occurred on the Sea of Japan side, followed by dispersal to other regions and geographical differentiation. A similar pat- tern was observed in the clade composed of western 18 species, although at the supraspecific level rather than at species level. Members of this clade are allopatrically dis- tributed over a wide area to the west of the species group’s distribution. Considering that the two species of the bas- al clades—P. nagasawai and P. koheii—are distributed dez.pensoft.net more towards the east than most other members of the clade, it is assumed that this clade of 18 species dispersed from the east and subsequently differentiated. Our assumptions regarding the differentiation and dispersal processes of these three clades align with the overall distribution patterns of the species group. Higher species diversity was observed on the Sea of Japan side than on the Pacific side and the highest diversity was in the central part of the distribution on the Sea of Japan side. Even though prefectural boundaries do not neces- sarily align with geographical barriers (such as mountain ranges or rivers) and are thus artificial, the spatial distri- bution of species diversity would not significantly change the observed distribution pattern. Interpreting the num- ber of species in Nagano and Gifu Prefectures requires caution. This is because some species pairs that are close in distribution and very similar in morphology have not had their endophallus structure compared—a procedure that is critical for confirming their status as distinct spe- cies. Therefore, the actual number of species in these two Prefectures might be less than currently recognised. Considering the species’ phylogeny, character evolution and distribution of diversity, it appears the macrogenys species group initially differentiated on the Sea of Japan Dtsch. Entomol. Z. 70 (2) 2023, 291-310 303 Figure 7. Genital membranous part of a Pierostichus kamurosanus sp. nov. paratype female from Artya (A, B) and the P. atsumidak- ensis sp. nov. paratype female from Take-no-koshi (C, D). Dorsal (A, C) and ventral (B, D) views in everted condition of the vagina. Abbreviations: am — apophysis of the median oviduct; as — apophysis of the seminal canal; p — pigmentation on the innermost part of the vagina. Note that the two apophyses (am and as) are viewed through the membranous vagina. side, likely near Yamagata and Niigata prefectures and, subsequently, dispersed and diverged in other areas. This hypothesis aligns with the fact that most species in the basal clades of the opacipennis species group, thought to be the sister clade to the macrogenys species group (Sasakawa 2005a; Sasakawa and Kubota 2009), are found in north-eastern China, the northern part of the Korean Peninsula and Russian Primorye (Yin et al. 2021). These regions are located almost directly across the Sea of Ja- pan from the presumed initial differentiation area of the macrogenys species group (around Yamagata and Niiga- ta Prefectures). This distribution pattern implies that the presence/formation of the Sea of Japan may have been as- sociated with the origin of the macrogenys species group. The obtained phylogenetic tree revealed that sym- patric species of different body sizes were not sister taxa. In almost all instances, the sympatric species be- longed to separate clades and were phylogenetically distant. The exception to this pattern is P. asahinus and P. takadateyamanus, which belong to the same clade, but these two species were not sister taxa within that clade. These patterns imply an ancient origin of body- size differences that contribute to species sympatry. This hypothesis is supported by the fact that all known sympatric sites are located on or near the Sea of Ja- pan side in the northern part of the current distribution, which is considered the initial differentiation area of the species group. Key to species of the macrogenys species group (for males) Currently, it is virtually impossible to identify species based solely on female specimens. Usually, females are identified, based on conspecific males from the same collection site. Therefore, a key is presented here for males only. Information about species that have not been covered in our previous studies was obtained from the dez.pensoft.net 304 Kdji Sasakawa & Yoshiji Mitsuduka: Taxonomy and phylogeny on Pterostichus macrogenys species group _ TP. orionis [1] | P. Shirakamisanus [2] O>1 9 RP. Shirakamisan [3] 1>0 O>1 0>2 5a 6 ak LCC P. rnamahage [4] | P. tanakai [5] | PP. kitakamisanus [6] TT Pe Kurrikomasanus [8] - P. kamurosanus [9] 9 _ | P. eboshiyamanus [16] — _ | P. monoliineatus [17] _ | P. yahikosanus [18] ———— _ | P. adatarasanus [21F----4 4 = | P-« yamizosanus [23] | 5 LP. takadateyamanus [10}-- (ii) [SP atsumidakensis [11] | — JP shinbodakensis [14] | 0>2 0>2 19 | RP. tateishiyamanus [19] | CCC P.d oh Sawacavus [20] _ | P-d Sumonrndakensis [24] Cd P.s gcasssaarnnuss [12] 1>2 0>1 718, , I ToS P nagasawai [29}---4 |! [oP koheii [30] Wen! [oo] P isolatus [25] 1(V) I I l I I I al | | P.- nakamiyorinus [26] _ TC RP. todiai todai [35] | | P-: momur anus [27] | P. omiensis [31}-------- w_______] P. shikatai [32] RP. Sh ii [33] _ RP toda toyoshimai [34] 2 El _ dP. miyazawai [36] _ CCC P-. toyoodai [37] |_| P. uedaorum [38] | CC PP. Kurraiyamanus [39] _ CC &P. guyjolensis [40] | CCSSW&P- fue [411] C&P. yrikoae [42] ; | RP. akitai [43] \ 1 1 ‘10mm 0mm ed XV r; + BLc max and minimum values Figure 8. The strict consensus tree of 80 most parsimonious trees. Syn- and autapomorphies are indicated by the squares on branch- es, where the numbers in the squares indicate character ID and numbers above the squares indicate character-state change. Black and white squares indicate “unambiguous” and “possible” apomorphies, respectively. Numbers in parentheses below the branches indi- cate bootstrap values (where > 50%). Horizontal bars at tips of the tree indicate body length of each species. Numbers in the square brackets after species name indicate that the species were collected at site coded as the same number in Figs | and 9. Dashed lines, which connect species and have the code (1)-(v), indicate that the species occur sympatrically at sites with the same code in Fig. 9. dez.pensoft.net Dtsch. Entomol. Z. 70 (2) 2023, 291-310 305 Number of species in prefecture 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 4 0 S (i) 7,15 O é Q (ii) 10,15,21 2 13 rn Y (iii) 15,22 ey et (iv) 28,29 f — 7” (v) 28,31 ] i Figure 9. Distribution of species diversity of the macrogenys species group, based on collection records. Collection sites for each species are indicated by the numbers used as species identifiers in Figs 1, 8. The codes (1)-(v) for sympatric sites are the same as those used in Fig. 8. Two uppercase letters indicate the following abbreviations for prefectures in Japan: AI — Aichi; AK — Akita; AO — Aomori; CB — Chiba; FI — Fukui; FS — Fukushima; GI — Gifu; GU — Gunma; IB — Ibaraki; IS — Ishikawa; IT — Iwate; MG — Miy- agi; NA — Nagano; NI — Niigata; NR — Nara; SI — Shiga; ST — Saitama; SZ — Shizuoka; TC — Tochigi; TY — Tokyo; TM — Toyama; YG — Yamagata; YN — Yamanashi. original description of each species. For body lengths, data are provided for these seven species. Abbreviations: male values are given, except for P. akitai, P. koheii, | BLc, body lengths measured from the clypeal apex to the P. momuranus, P. nagasawai, P. nakamiyorinus, P. — elytral; PW/PA, pronotum width at widest part / prono- omiensis and P. shojii; values of pooled male and female — tum anterior margin width. dez.pensoft.net 306 10 11 12 Kdji Sasakawa & Yoshiji Mitsuduka: Taxonomy and phylogeny on Pterostichus macrogenys species group Right paramere strongly bent at apical 1/3, forming C-shape in left lateral view (e.g. Fig. 6C, F). 0.0... eccc ec ee eee ees Zz Right paramere almost straight in lateral view; even if curved, not forming C-shape in left lateral view (e.g. Fig. 6A,B)........ 5 Width at widest part of apical 1/3 of right paramere in dorsal view > 1.5 times width of basal 1/3 of right paramere in lateral view (e.g. Fig. 6F, H). Left apical lobe hooked, distinctly sclerotised (e.g. lal in fig. 40) 2.0... cec ccc eec eee eee eee ees iS Width at widest part of apical 1/3 of right paramere in dorsal view < 1.5 times width of basal 1/3 of right paramere in lateral view (e.g. Fig. 6C, E). Left apical lobe only weakly sclerotised (e.g. lal in Fig. 4K)............c ccc ccceccece eee eeeeeeeea een eenens 4 Widest part of apical 1/3 of right paramere in dorsal view located behind half of dorsal view of right paramere apical 1/3 (Sasakawa and It6 2017: fig. 16). BLc 14.3 mm. Mount Shinbodake................... P, shinbodakensis Sasakawa & |t6 Widest part of apical 1/3 of right paramere in dorsal view located before half of dorsal view of right paramere apical 1/3 (Fig. 6H). BLc 12.5-16.1 mm. Asahi and lide Mountains, Mount Chokaisan and adjacent areas ..............ccccece eee eee es Hes wish £18 Sage Ras attesacrninigtnd Gand She ctthe anc oorc tah heed ees a eth ae Pee dl Rarer hen dn anh abebg Re Geeigay yg ea ntecmacn AL pf Gases Uh Etc een P, asahinus Habu & Baba Right paramere with dorsum of apical margin concave (Sasakawa et al. 2020: 7 in fig. 5C); left ventrolateral margin of apical part almost straight in left lateral view (Sasakawa et al. 2020: 5 in fig. 5C). Right pre-apical lobe straight, not hooked (Sasakawa et al. 2020: rpl in fig. 5C). BLc 12.0-13.9 mm. Mount Takadateyama.................. P, takadateyamanus Sasakawa Right paramere with dorsum of apical margin not concave (Fig. 6E); left ventrolateral margin of apical part sinuate in left lateral view (Fig. 6C). Right pre-apical lobe hooked apically (rpl in Fig. 4I-K). BLc 14.36 mm. Mount Atsumidake... wise Le Oe cM Sa, Sheet e Os Meee CARS Ue | PEEP em Meat ELS eee, Moor ee ORGS ge Ae eee We NNC ERE Le Mor SSE. |, P, atsumidakensis sp. nov. Left lateral margin of aedeagus constricted at subapical part, forming narrow apical part in ventral view (e.g. Sugimura AGIA LSD ea fez ob beet etc a aR a ie ea 6 Left lateral margin of aedeagus not constricted but slightly arcuate at subapical part (e.g. Morita and Hirasawa (1996): HG Se EO ACA NC MUA a EEL oe cee netinnes aad aauie dexolebe tine tack eutel yay «Hate eayou aphtgnaaicl cer tamer eerste hatiatpant sald em wae rade aphigaadkscs Tate me sated ae ed 23 Apical part of right paramere without modification and simply, widely rounded (e.g. Fig. 6A) ..........ccccceecec eee eeeeeneenenes 7 Apical part of right paramere more or less modified, |.e. narrowed apically (e.g. Morita and Hirasawa (1996): fig. 12a), truncate with sharp corner(s) (e.g. Toda (2012): fig. 12) or with a small projection on apical margin (Sekine and Nakase 2PM AI erates SRS «hile SSS em sd Bo licct FRSA xeeSRSONSG alle Cease esse OBA rics EY Ream wb EE rns e Png tdd Riears oR athe « deaee ees a ete ile’ Right paramere not bent in lateral views; contour of ventral side in lateral view almost straight (e.g. Morita and Ohkawa (2009): fig. 5). Aedeagus with tubercle on ventral side near middle (e.g. Morita and Ohkawa (2009): fig. 3). Posterior margin of sternum 7 with small, shallow notch at middle (e.g. Morita and Ohkawa (2009): fig. 2) 0.0... ccc cec eee eee eee eeeee 8 Right paramere weakly, but distinctly bent at apical 1/2-1/3 in lateral views (e.g. Morita et al. (2013): fig. 8) ............ 9 Pronotal laterobasal impressions shallow, with deep, wide transverse wrinkles; PW/PA < 1.15. BLc 12.5-14.2 mm. Shi- rabiso-t6ge Pass, on ridgeline between Mounts Odakayama and Oikeyama.................06000 P, miyazakii Morita & Ohkawa Pronotal laterobasal impressions rather deep, with shallow transverse wrinkles; PW/PA > 1.15. BLc 12.9 mm. Abe-t6ége Passon.southteastern ridgeline of Mount WakkOrete:s..02 rcgas) To i lak cs Ae eet; See PG P, toyodai Morita & Kurosa Right paramere strongly constricted at bending part; in lateral view, width at bending part less than half that of widest part of basal part (Ito and Ogai 2015: rp in fig. 5). Posterior margin of sternum 7 with emargination, width of which is more than half that between pair of setae near posterior margin (Ito and Ogai 2015: as in fig. 6). Aedeagus with tu- bercle on ventral side near middle; in lateral view, curvature of contour of tubercle greater than that of dorsal contour of aedeagal bending part (Ito and Ogai 2015: | and r in fig. 5). BLc 12.4-13.2 mm. Sugadaira-kégen Highland, on the hOkihwesiernslape; ol IvOUNLAZUYAIASAil..10tcc ree we ant ee ork Pe ee ee PEN Ph ae Ee teen P, nagasawai Ito & Ogai Right paramere not conspicuously constricted at bending part, with width at bending part more than half that of widest part of basal part. Posterior margin of sternum 7 weakly emarginated or not emarginated; even if emarginated, width of emargination less than half that between pair of setae near posterior margin (e.g. Morita et al. (2013): fig. llc). Aedeagus without tubercle on ventral side (e.g. Morita et al. (2013): fig. 11b); or with tubercle, curvature of which Is less than that of dorsal contour of aedeagal bending part (e.g. Sugimura (2005): fig. 2a)... 0. ec ccc cca ce nee eceeeeec eee eeneenees 10 Pronotum widest at apical < 1/10 (Morita et al. 2013: fig. lla). BLc 12.57-13.85 mm. Nakamiyori, i.e. Mount Shiba- kusayama and neighbouring MOUNTAIN SIOPES...........ccccec eee ee eee eeeeeeeeeneeeenenes P, nakamiyorinus Morita, Ohkawa & Kurihara PrOnOrunh wie Staiap teal MAO foun or Al S25 7 sly, Weal sides. Adc val denen peeattomn anys aemsest der weetrencussles ee duthi udandionnalmatnrenntche sms ‘Tl, Contour of aedeagal apical 2/3 in dorsal view bent to right (Morita et al. 2013: fig. 10). Ventral contour of aedeagal api- cal 2/3 in lateral views bent at apical 1/4 of total length of aedeagus, rather than uniformly bent throughout apical 2/3 (Morita et al. 2013: fig. 5). Posterior margin of sternum 7 simply rounded, not emarginated (Morita et al. 2013: fig. 4). BLc 14.14-16.86 mm. Mount Momurayama and neighbouring areasS................0cceeeee P. momuranus Morita, Ohkawa & Kurihara Contour of aedeagal apical 2/3 in dorsal view not bent, directed posteriorly (e.g. Morita and Hirasawa (1996): fig. 18b). Ventral contour of aedeagal apical 2/3 in lateral views uniformly bent throughout (e.g. Morita and Hirasawa (1996): fig. Ventral side of aedeagal subapical part with transverse wrinkles (e.g. Sugimura (2005): fig. 2b). Sternum 7 weakly and transversely-raised near middle (e-e-Sugimura(Z005 9" fie Zines ee PaSany ahve celssseee be degiet stig gesindare errcsuely sbyyiactilareehec ges alee Ventral side of aedeagal subapical part without transverse wrinkles (e.g. Morita (2004): fig. 7). Sternum 7 not raised transverselyanearmiddiete- CuMonita G2 OU Ve eS? Tepe oe de ccatctin'e GA EG gmN Sale ad ate be Bit ema halal ne SE baie B Ed 228 ceded beeen 14 dez.pensoft.net 13 14 bk 16 17 18 19 20 21 Ze 23 Dtsch. Entomol. Z. 70 (2) 2023, 291-310 307 Apical margin of left paramere widely emarginate (Sugimura 2005: fig. 2d). Pronotum widest at apical 1/6 (Sugimura 2005: fig. 3a). BLc 14.4-16.3 mm. Mounts Fukubegatake and KOkaSan..............cccceccecc eee eee eeu eeeeenes P, fukube Sugimura Apical margin of left paramere slightly arcuate (Sugimura 2007: fig. 2d). Pronotum widest at apical 1/4 (Sugimura 2005: figs la, b). BLc 12.2-14.8 mm. Midori-dani Valley on north-western foot of Mount loganayama and Mount Shaga- LAMY MINES. spletsiale cedar otnane ater s taahte gtamep samcehe aclenere dedoles te cle ood detebeale = Muelle ade anag ge exkercal pistes fe tolasde saoeratdiate ope ein altttegslan neha, P. yorikoae Sugimura Terminal lamella of aedeagus shorter, with length less than twice width of base (Morita 2004: fig. 6). Elytral marginal setigerous punctures 12 or more. Sternum 7 weakly concave (Morita 2004: figs 1, 2). BLc 14.25-15.43 mm. Mount Oiked ake ha jae) hitveseduses ene dadnednwtary eoutiats ohtp ath lvoe ava hed jan gultece ogelvignl eta ehhhveredsdieeee gna ienta soaculauere teas P, akitai Morita Terminal lamella of aedeagus longer, with length more than twice width of base (Morita and Hirasawa 1996: figs 18b , 19b). Elytral marginal setigerous punctures 11 or less. Sternum 7 deeply concave (Morita and Hirasawa 1996: figs 16, 17). BLe 13.87-15.53 mm. Mounts Iw6zen and HakuSan..............ccccccccecceeeeeeeeteseeeeeeeers P. uedaorum Morita & Hirasawa Apex of right paramere gradually narrowed along mid-line (e.g. Morita and Hirawasab (1996): fig. 12d). Ventral con- tour of aedeagal apical 2/3 in lateral views bent at apical 1/4 of total length of aedeagus, rather than uniformly bent IhKOUSHOLLapiCaltevosed 1 Monitaret ala 2O. syed ON AC la: tees sna cot bn canst otal nanecns teste dless Manealll Mao whmasde Ls dncreenee. 16 Apex of right paramere not gradually narrowed along mid-line, but either bent ventrally with narrow apex (e.g. Morita and Ohkawa (2010): fig. 9), with a small projection (Sekine and Nakase 2022: fig. 9) or truncate (e.g. Toda (2012): fig. D2 a Rg Nera tees MeN Md EA e hee, Mero ys Was Geran eee Mer UC MER EOS ee ARS Saree Me oc Geta Sul tale bee: Met, cae ae se GE CAPR Mn LORS SoaNBE Lee had 17 Right lateral contour of aedeagal apical part in dorsal view straight (Morita et al. 2013: fig. 12d). PW/PA > 1.1. BLc 1135222700) man. Mounts Fas hiroy arial: 2.e ek ee ee RUE a Lt aa ee P. isolatus Sasakawa Right lateral contour of aedeagal apical part in dorsal view more or less bent to right (Morita and Hirasawa 1996: figs 12b, 13b). PW/PA < 1.1. BLc 12.54-14.15 mm. Mounts Yatsugatake, Daibosatsurei, Akagunayama and Hakutal......... ee Sect ene om aaa een eee Aalee Sere Olas om 0a. Ad Seb eee athe Sie AY Olan om Mae Need. eR ee ate See ROR P, koheii Nakane Right paramere with a small projection on apical margin (Sekine and Nakase 2022: fig. 9). Aedeagus with tubercle on ventral side near middle (Sekine and Nakase 2022: figs 6, 7). Elytral marginal setigerous punctures 15. BLc 13.0- 13.9 mm. Omi, a low mountain on right bank of downstream of Omigawa River ..........0.... P. omiensis Sekine & Nakase Right paramere without projection on apical margin and either bent ventrally with narrow apex (e.g. Morita and Ohkawa (2010): Tig 9)or bruncate*(e:-celoda (ZOU 2) ies Ley rn ceo goat acetone ni nse bap t alate erdepcnr abt tdgd Reece Wh stelie canes he wate 28 Aenea bella ciadk hie 18 Right paramere apical 1/3 bent ventrally; apical 1/3 directed approximately perpendicular to mid-line of basal 2/3, gradually narrowed apically (Morita and Ohkawa 2010: fig. 9). BLc 13.28-15.57 mm. Mount Kuraiyama ..................06. 2 ath ct Ne eet EI sce MAT UE APT tn Ue BY ata acnstt AA ROOT APE Pa ener af eee omens P, kuralyamanus Morita & Ohkawa Right paramere truncate apically, forming two (ventral and dorsal) corners in lateral views (e.g. Toda (2012): fig. 12)... Pronotal laterobasal impressions not wrinkled (Toda 2012: fig. 6). Sternum 7 transversely raised near middle (Toda 2012: fig. 7). BLc 13.45-15.46 mm. Sakamoto-t6ge Pass and Miyama-shényddé6 Cave in mountainous areas on left bank Oa YOSiti da Sawa Rive bees ch Pe screaes AUR a SaSON eie een As tetra iaslpte aug wamtiud cana aubee oh teena Seta saute uae P, gujoensis Toda Pronotal laterobasal impressions more or less wrinkled (e.g. Toda (2012): fig. 13). Sternum 7 not raised transversely HV Asal RCH eee etl ta tla yak eet) stele etetsege Segnensitecint adit otectotat ryt een te oehedeeattchitetlguapene sone treaties See ees ecko ae Sana ton melaaeen tact tee Pe cetad Seareta fae? 20 Aedeagus without tubercle on ventral side near middle (Morita and Kanie 1997: fig. 3; Sugimura 2002: fig. 3a). Angles of two corners of truncate apex of right paramere in lateral views differ, with ventral corner acute and dorsal corner ob- tuse, forming diamond shape in lateral views (Morita and Kanie 1997: fig. 5; Sugimura 2002: fig. 3d). Posterior margin of sternum 7 only slightly or not emarginated at middle; even if emarginated, width of emargination less than 1/3 width between pair of setae near posterior margin (Morita and Kanie 1997: fig. 2; Sugimura 2002: fig. 3f). BLc 14.1-15.6 mm. NOUN EMhASSANTS scien utees os aemuen ohteiw xen mais Ok Ganka tllcrwudomcrodnaehe Gel eats 8c can stad Pench scenes ach P, todai todai Morita & Kanie Aedeagus with tubercle on ventral side near middle (e.g. Sugimura (2002): fig. 4a). Angle of two corners of truncate apex of right paramere in lateral views almost equal, forming square shape in lateral views (e.g. Sugimura (2002): fig. 4d). Posterior margin of sternum 7 with an emargination, width of which more than half that between pair of setae near POSTEO MASI eee SUC TALes CAO TIO IN eceetine Gans esend atest a.0 8 ual Ronde ede iar daneetln Whegtny Maeaas eesti Bad cessor teaeen Periliamnadinenn niet 21 Terminal lamella of aedeagus longer, with length more than twice width of base (Toda 2012: figs 9, 10). Pronotum lat- erobasal impressions with wrinkles at proximal anterior part, but not near base (Toda 2012: fig. 13). BLc 12.30-14.31 mm. Shirahone-onsen Spa and Shirakaba-t6ge Pass, on eastern slope of Mount Norikuradake.............. P. shikatai Toda Terminal lamella of aedeagus shorter, with length less than twice width of base (e.g. Sugimura (2002): fig. 4a, b). Pronotum laterobasal impressions with wrinkles near base. BLc > 14.5 MIM.............cccc ccc ce cee eececeeeeseeeseeaeseseesseeaeeees Ze Sternum 7 with several wrinkles near posterior margin on outside of pair of setae (Sugimura 2006: fig. 2g). Pronotum widest at apical 1/5.1. BLc 16.30-16.81 mm. Mount Shirakusayama................ccccccccece eee eeceeeeeaeeneenees P, shojii Sugimura Sternum 7 not wrinkled near posterior margin on outside of pair of setae. Pronotum widest at apical 1/6. BLc 14.6- ID *Zarcr WVIGUINE KISOKOMAGATAKE: c..i: .e eeroddergunhiereciniaeaebe la jen ley geclulehe pera enbhavevedebilasyeeagne P, todai toyoshimai Sugimura Aedeagus with middle dorsal side convex (Sasakawa et al. 2020: 1 in fig. 7C, D). Left pigmented band sclerotised from base to apex, with same degree as aedeagus and positioned on exactly left lateral side (Sasakawa et al. 2020: 1, 2, 4 dez.pensoft.net 308 24 25 26 27 36 7, 38 Kdji Sasakawa & Yoshiji Mitsuduka: Taxonomy and phylogeny on Pterostichus macrogenys species group In tigate). Bue sS1— Is Semin. Northern:part-of Abukurma Mountains :rsrererescessrem ss cps ceceneseecenaaeeaeeeedeeeyaaemaeeisé MOn EEE Ser eter ernererner stress. One hehe erate een lest sss isl less ssl Hiss srs EEEEe ery inrdl P. monolineatus Sasakawa, Mitsuduka & It6 Aedeagus with middle dorsal side not convex (e.g. Sasakawa et al. (2020): 1 and 2 in fig. 7B). Left pigmented band, if present, positioned on left ventrolateral rather than lateral side (e.g. Sasakawa et al. (2020): Ipb in fig. 7B), with degree Of CHM Sa ton Varying AMOne StyS PCOS. d.ta5 lee 0g Sten ahs «ae eo bane epequuepebowa laps © ee eslndths Salerat nbs ah ~Be x wadennop aaesteby as 0 oe cbslas Oe celeBadeb nls xt 24 Base of left pre-apical lobe swollen and protruding left laterally in dorsal view (e.g. Ipl in Fig. 5B, D, F, H)................. 25 Base ols lett precapical. lobe nes wollen Ge erel pall ee Fue sZ Ep) coer ts we ene BR AN act Delta Sate | GGL asa 8 leet EOE 9 SR, 2, Left apical lobe smoothly bent near middle, without corner outwards of bending part (Sasakawa and Itd 2018: figs 3, 5). BLc 13.1-18.6 mm. Jéshin’etsukokky6 Mountains, Nikké Mountains, Nasu Mountains, Okuchichibu Mountains, Tanzawa Moun- tains, Myéko Mountains, Yatsugatake Mountains and Mount Fuji and their surrounding mountains......... P, macrogenys Bates Left apical lobe sharply bent near middle, forming distinct corner outwards of bending part (e.g. lal in Fig. 5B). BLc < MES HOUTU RRs aaa ed Mrs ak eee Lm a hanced oe Mel Ae Ow ta foo deme tie ae Ge sng 00) Be Uae shone Ne lat a ees, BOs 26 Left apical lobe bifid apically (Sasakawa et al. 2020: lal in fig. 3A-C). BLc 11.5-13.1 mm. Mounts Chékaisan, Gassan, Puinae iba alnilalvel Cl POGA Th 228.08 F eta BEE aren cncees tee atee Neacet tet aa irconidlt Vad aucuce set Maser Me ee Able P. chokaisanus Sasakawa Left apical lobe not bifid (lal in Fig. 4A-C). BLc 12.0 mm. Oga Peninsula ................cccceccece cease eee ees P, namahage sp. nov. Left apical lobe large, bifid; length between larger of left apical lobe apices and left pre-apical lobe apex in lateral views longer than width of aedeagus at ostium in lateral views (Sasakawa 2009: lal in fig. 11). BLc 15.0 mm. Shirakami Moun- Le Rae on hee Po eee OLS et hon Mey A ee en COM on AME FY EGR ROR EN TT ERR Loney PORE RRE A roa! fA PA Semen nr Some har Name PCR P, shirakamisan Sasakawa Left apical lobe with length between left apical lobe apex (or apices) and left pre-apical lobe apex in lateral views shorter than half width of aedeagus at ostium in lateral views (e.g. Fig. 4E, F)...........cccccecccceceeeeceeeeceseeeeceeeeseeaeseseeaeseeeeseeaeses 28 Apex of right preapical lobe directed left laterally (rpl in Fig. 5I-N). BLc 13.6-15.0 mm. Kitakami Mountains............... Bed BRE orth se ee 2 jefe AUD See we Mae eRe noe SUP A Bae me, Be, nd eee ein ee, ane ED P, kitakamisanus Sasakawa Apex of right pre-apical lobe not directed left laterally (e.g. Fig. 4E-G) 2.0.0... ec cece cca ce nec eceeeeeceeeeeeeeneseeeeeseeseeneenees 29 Endophallus and gonopore directed ventroposteriorly (Sasakawa et al. 2020: fig. 3D, E). BLc 13.6-15.0 mm. Mount FREI LOT VERY El I noc cy yey acta pak Atieamaeh weng Macha) p Aah Roem tes 5 nad a Megane neeea td a: basemen oenecs i. senate: P, kurikomasanus Sasakawa Endophallus and gonopore directed ventrally/anteriorly (e.g. Figs 4, 5) ..........cccccccccccsececeececeeeeseeeeceseesecseeeeeseeeseesesaes = (@) Ble gee 1-62, WIN cere astee’s sae as eetew seer ni ntate dt igteen tnt octeenta tected ean oesatcee meres wats Co Atco ec Ntrwntgeccrntahe tok RDN Wetec erp nate SF Resp ep oer eimai ea Sl Bike i152 O iii ae se altek ee erm Se ak eran ee ebe Leck Oat 2s oes a ann ee eae meen fea a Lee le es 32 Left apical lobe gradually narrows towards apex and moderately bent (Sasakawa 2005c: fig. 10). BLc 15.5 mm. Mount SUNN NING ASS ernest MNO oan aoe een ckh anni Masts Pee. Me Pena. eas Manbleddaa Met sla hk P, sumondakensis Sasakawa Left apical lobe cylindrical, not narrowed towards apex and strongly bent (Sasakawa et al. 2020: lal in fig. 6A, B). BLc 16 4-17 Gmina Viount Gassan-and Azuma Mountains