Malthodes flagellatus, Švihla, 2009

Švihla, Vladimír, 2009, New species of the subfamily Malthininae (Coleoptera: Cantharidae) from the western Palaearctic Region, Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 49 (1), pp. 191-216 : 204

Malthodes flagellatus sp. nov.

( Figs. 10 , 24 )

Type locality. Turkey, Sirnak Province, Haberli.

Type material. HOLOTYPE: J, ‘TR [ Turkey] – prov. Sirnak, Haberli, Midyat env. [sic!, it is situated in prov. Mardin], 13.v.2005, Z. Malinka lgt. [white label, printed]’ ( NMPC) . PARATYPES: 3 JJ, same data as holotype ( NMPC).

Description. Coloration. Head including antennae black, only mouthparts sienna. Prothorax sepia, posterior corners widely and middle of posterior margin narrowly saffron yellow. Scutellum, meso-, metasternum and ventral part of abdomen sepia. Elytra sepia, each elytron with lemon-yellow apical spot.

Male. Head elongate; eyes small, moderately protruding; head across eyes distinctly narrower than pronotum; temporal margins anteriorly nearly parallel, posteriorly arcuately narrowing; surface of head very finely punctate and grey pubescent, semilustrous. Antenna approximately reaching base of apical spot on elytra. Pronotum very slightly wider than long, anterior margin widely rounded, anterior corners obtusely rounded, lateral margins slightly concave, posterior corners obtusely rounded, posterior margin moderately protruding apicad, rounded; surface of pronotum punctate and pubescent similarly to head, semilustrous. Elytra finely rugulose-lacunose and grey pubescent, matt. Last abdominal segments as in Fig. 24 , aedeagus as in Fig. 10 .

Female unknown.

Length (J): 3.4–3.7 mm.

Differential diagnosis. Malthodes flagellatus sp. nov. is similar to M. frater Wittmer, 1970 ( Turkey) in the shape of the last abdominal segments. It differs from the latter by the less narrowed apical portion of the last tergite and especially by the much shorter and more apically situated laterophyses of the aedeagus and the very long, sinuate phallus (cf. WITTMER 1970).

Etymology. Derived from Latin flagellum (small whip); the name refers to the very long, slender and sinuate phallus.

Distribution. Southeastern Turkey.

Figures

Figs.9–12.Aedeagus, dorsal view.9 – Malthodes zdeneki sp. nov.(holotype); 10 – M.flagellatus sp. nov. (paratype); 11 – M. aphroditae sp. nov. (holotype); 12 – M. fritzlari sp. nov. (paratype). Scale bars = 0.1 mm.

Figs. 21–27. 21 – Malthinus peyerimhoffi Constantin, 1979, hind tibia of male. 22–24 – last abdominal segments of male, ventral view: 22 – Malthodes malinkorum sp. nov. (paratype); 23 – M. zdeneki sp. nov. (holotype); 24 – M. flagellatus sp. nov. (holotype). 25–27 – M. aphroditae sp. nov. (holotype): 25 – last abdominal segments of male, lateral view; 26 – last tergite of male, dorsal view; 27 – apical part of last sternite of male, oblique caudal view.