Calvia monosha Bielawski
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5332.1.1 |
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Calvia monosha Bielawski |
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( Fig. 38 View FIGURE 38 )
Calvia monosha Bielawski, 1979: 122 (Holotype male, NHMB; Type locality: Bhutan); Booth 1997: 927; Poorani 2002a: 323.
Diagnosis. Length: 6.70–7.00 mm. Form broad oval, dorsum convex and glabrous. Elytra black with basal and external margins narrowly yellow and with five large yellow spots arranged in a 2-2-1 pattern ( Fig. 38b View FIGURE 38 ), or spots partly joined laterally into bands ( Fig. 38a View FIGURE 38 ). Pronotum shining between punctures, contrasting with head where frons between eyes has microreticulate sculpture. Elytral punctures dual, larger elytral punctures close and deep, interstices convex with small punctures. Middle and hind tibiae with a pair of apical spurs. See Bielawski (1979) for male genitalia illustrations.
Distribution. Bhutan.
Seasonal occurrence. Collected in June (label data).
Notes. It is a very distinct species and unlikely to be confused with its congeners from this region.
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Calvia monosha Bielawski
POORANI, J. 2023 |
Calvia monosha
Poorani, J. 2002: 323 |