Tuberphradonoma secunda Háva, 2022

Háva, J., 2022, A new species of Dermestidae (Coleoptera) from Cretaceous Burmese amber, Far Eastern Entomologist 463, pp. 8-11 : 9-10

Tuberphradonoma secunda Háva , sp. n.

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Figs 1–4

TYPE MATERIAL. Holotype – ♀: Myanmar: Hukawng Valley , lowermost Cenomanian

( JHAC). The complete beetle is included in a transparent amber piece, with dimensions of

10× 13 mm. Syninclusions consist of four pine needles.

DESCRIPTION. Holotype, female. Body black, oval. Body 3.1 mm length. Head finely punctate, with short more or less decumbent black setae, maxillary palpi not visible, eyes large with microsetae, antennae black with 11 antennomeres, club with 3 antennomeres ( Fig.

4). Forehead with faintly visible ocellus. Pronotum entirely black, matte, sparsely and not very coarsely punctate, with erect, black setae and two depressions near scutellum. Lateral margins slightly visible from above. Antennal cavity closed. Scutellum small, black, triangular,

without setation or punctures. Elytra black sparsely and coarsely punctate, covered by long,

erect black setation. Each elytron with small humeral bumb with longitudinal striae. Venter-

coarsely and (especially the visible ventrite) more densely punctate than elytra and pronotum,

covered with straight, decumbent black setae. Anterior tarsomeres short, middle and posterior tarsomeres relatively long. Tibiae and tarsi brown, femora anteriorly darkened and sparsely covered with fine brown setae, anterior tibiae without spines. Genitalia not visible.

habitus, ventral; 3 – habitus, dorsal; 4 – head with antenna, ventral.

DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS. The new species is similar to Tuberphradonoma burmitica Háva, 2021 but differs from it by the following characters: burmitica : antennae dark brown; each elytron with large humeral bumb without longitudinal striation; legs brown. secunda : antennae black; each elytron with small humeral bumb with longitudinal striae; legs black.

ETYMOLOGY. The specific epithet refers to the fact that this is the second Tuberphradonoma species discovered and described from Burmese amber.

LIST OF DERMESTIDAE KNOWN FROM CRETACEOUS BURMESE AMBER

Subfamily Attageninae Laporte de Castelnau, 1840

Tribe Attagenini Laporte de Castelnau, 1840

Figures

Figs 1–4. Tuberphradonoma secunda sp. n., holotype: 1– amber piece with holotype; 2 –