Cautires kirstenae, Jiruskova & Motyka & Bocak, 2016

Jiruskova, Alice, Motyka, Michal & Bocak, Ladislav, 2016, High diversity and endemism in the genus Cautires Waterhouse, 1879 (Coleoptera: Lycidae) from the Malay mountain forests, with the descriptions of fourteen new species, European Journal of Taxonomy 219 (219), pp. 1-29 : 17-18

Cautires kirstenae sp. nov.

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Figs 12 , 30 , 50 , 68

Diagnosis

Cautires kirstenae sp. nov. belongs to the species with a uniformly black body. It is similar to C. communis sp. nov. and C. jasarensis sp. nov., but differs from C. communis sp. nov. in the long and slender male antennal lamellae ( Figs 8, 12 ) and from C. jasarensis sp. nov. in the more slender phallus ( Figs 66, 68 ).

Etymology

The specific epithet kirstenae is a matronym in honour of Kirsten Miller, a colleague from the Natural History Museum in London.

Type material

Holotype

MALAYSIA: ♁, Pahang, Tanah Rata , 1600 m, 3–20 Feb. 2005 (VK0419).

Measurements

BL 11.7 mm, PL 1.5 mm, PW 2.2 mm, HW 1.2 mm, Edist 0.72 mm, Ediam 0.59 mm, LP 1.66 mm.

Description of the male

Body uniformly black ( Fig. 50 ). Head small, eyes hemispherically prominent, eye diameter 0.82 times interocular distance. Antennae flabellate, lamella of antennomere 3 about 2.5 longer than stem of antennomere ( Fig. 12 ). Pronotum with 7 areolae, fronto- and postero-lateral ridges obtuse, inconspicuous, only median areola complete, marked by well developed ridges, median areola attached directly to basal margin; anterior angles obtuse, lateral margins slightly concave, lateral part of pronotum elevated, posterior angles sharply prominent ( Fig. 30 ). Elytra parallel-sided, primary and secondary costae well developed, transverse costae dense, reticulate cells regular ( Fig. 50 ). Phallus very slender, only slightly widened in apical fourth, pointed at apex ( Fig. 68 ).

Distribution

Peninsular Malaysia: Pahang. The species is known only from the type locality.

Figures

Figs 2–20. Cautires sp. 2. Habitus in dorsal view. 3–20. Male antennae. 3. C. alexae sp. nov. 4. C. andujari sp. nov. 5. C. arribasae sp. nov. 6. C. berembanensis sp. nov. 7. C. campestris sp. nov. 8. C. communis sp. nov. 9. C. griseus Kleine, 1930. 10. C. jasarensis sp. nov. 11. C. katarinae sp. nov. 12. C. kirstenae sp. nov. 13. C. kotatinggensis sp. nov. 14. C. linardi sp. nov. 15. C. maseki sp. nov. 16. C. pahangensis sp. nov. 17. C. nervosus Kleine, 1926. 18. C. renatae sp. nov. 19. C. reverandi Pic, 1925. 20. C. simillimus Kleine, 1926. Scale bars: Fig. 2 = 2.0 mm; Figs 3–20 = 0.5 mm.

Figs 21–38. Male pronotum. 21. Cautires alexae sp. nov. 22. C. andujari sp. nov. 23. C. arribasae sp. nov. 24. C. berembanensis sp. nov. 25. C. campestris sp. nov. 26. C. communis sp. nov. 27. C. griseus Kleine, 1930. 28. C. jasarensis sp. nov. 29. C. katarinae sp. nov. 30. C. kirstenae sp. nov. 31. C. kotatinggensis sp. nov. 32. C. linardi sp. nov. 33. C. maseki sp. nov. 34. C. pahangensis sp. nov. 35. C. nervosus Kleine, 1926. 36. C. renatae sp. nov. 37. C. reverandi Pic, 1925. 38. C. simillimus Kleine, 1926. — 39–40. Male elytra costae, detail: 39. C. andujari sp. nov. 40. C. campestris sp. nov. Scale bars = 0.5 mm.

Figs 41–58. Male elytra. 41. Cautires alexae sp. nov. 42. C. andujari sp. nov. 43. C. arribasae sp. nov. 44. C. berembanensis sp. nov. 45. C. campestris sp. nov. 46. C. communis sp. nov. 47. C. griseus Kleine, 1930. 48. C. jasarensis sp. nov. 49. C. katarinae sp. nov. 50. C. kirstenae sp. nov. 51. C. kotatinggensis sp. nov. 52. C. linardi sp. nov. 53. C. maseki sp. nov. 54. C. pahangensis sp. nov. 55. C. nervosus Kleine, 1926. 56. C. renatae sp. nov. 57. C. reverandi Pic, 1925. 58. C. simillimus Kleine, 1926. Scale bars = 1.0 mm.

Figs 59–78. Phallus. 59. Cautires alexae sp. nov. 60. C. andujari sp. nov. 61. C. arribasae sp. nov. 62. C. berembanensis sp. nov. 63. C. campestris sp. nov. 64. C. communis sp. nov. 65. C. griseus Kleine, 1930. 66. C. jasarensis sp. nov. 67. C. katarinae sp. nov. 68. C. kirstenae sp. nov. 69. C. kotatinggensis sp. nov. 70. C. linardi sp. nov. 71. C. maseki sp. nov. 72. C. pahangensis sp. nov. 73. C. nervosus Kleine, 1926. 74. C. renatae sp. nov. 75. C. reverandi Pic, 1925. 76. C. simillimus Kleine, 1926. 77. C. selangorensis Kleine, 1930. 78. C. tenebricus Kleine, 1926. Scale bar = 0.5 mm.