Strotocera inaequalis (Pic, 1932)

Gerstmeier, Roland & Weiss, Ingmar, 2009, Revision of the Genera Diplocladus Fairmaire and Strotocera Schenkling (Coleoptera: Cleridae, Tillinae), Zootaxa 2242, pp. 1-54 : 39

Strotocera inaequalis (Pic, 1932)

( Figs. 26 , 78 )

Eucymatodera inaequalis Pic, 1932: 4 ; Pic 1933: 109.

Length: 12mm (1 specimen).

Head: Reddish black; finely punctate.

Antennae: Light brown; not reaching base of pronotum when laid alongside; A4–A10 serrate. Pronotum: Reddish brown; slightly dilated anteriorly, constricted towards base, disc with six gibbosities on disc and two gibbosities at base (in middle), finely and diffusely punctate; length:width ratio 1.59:1. Scutellum: Brown.

Elytra: Reddish brown to brown with; each elytron with an indistinct yellowish lateral spot in the basal third, and a yellow transverse fasciae beyond middle spanning from lateral to sutural margins; diameter of punctures mostly larger than interstices, punctures within fasciae small and sparsely distributed, punctures behind transverse fasciae elongate, apex very finely and diffusely punctate; length:width ratio 2.36:1. Legs: Reddish brown to brown.

Lower surface: Head and thorax red-brown, abdomen light brown.

Vestiture: With white hairs.

Distribution: Congo.

Figures

FIGURE 26: Strotocera inaequalis; FIGURE 27: Strotocera mawdsleyi n. sp.; FIGURE 28: Strotocera minuscula n. sp.; FIGURE 29: Strotocera nitida; FIGURE 30: Strotocera roberti n. sp.; FIGURE 31: Strotocera rufoapicalis n. sp.

FIGURE 78: S. inaequalis, distribution map.