Tillicera tonkinensis Gerstmeier & Bernhard, 2010

Gerstmeier, Roland & Bernhard, Nadine, 2010, Revision of the genus Tillicera Spinola, 1841 (Coleoptera: Cleridae, Clerinae), Zootaxa 2359 (1), pp. 1-34 : 32-33

Tillicera tonkinensis Gerstmeier & Bernhard n. sp.

( Figs. 17 , 43–44 )

Specimens examined: Holotype: ♂. N-Vietnam, Tonkin, Cuc-Phuong NP 2.- 12.5.1991, leg. E. Jendek, coll. R. Gerstmeier ( RGCM).

Paratypes: Tonkin,(Coll. Ph Francois), Coll. L. Bedel 1922 (1 ex., MNHN) ; Vietnam, Tam dao, 27.5.– 2.6.1986, Vinh phu prov., lgt. J. Rybnícek (1 ex., RGCM) .

Length: 10mm (3 specimens).

Collecting period: May.

Head: Black, anterior part of clypeus, labrum and palpi brown, posterior part of clypeus brown to black; distributed with fine and diffuse punctation; cranium vested with short, erect, golden setae; head including eyes slightly broader than anterior width of pronotum.

Antennae: Dark brown to black, A1 to A2 or A3 paler, predominantly vested with brown, depressed setae; antennomeres triangularly dilated from A4 onwards, A10 broader than long or as long as wide.

Pronotum: Unicoloured red-brown to brown or black anterior to transverse depression; surface finely and diffusely punctate, coarser behind transverse depression; vested with anteriorly directed, short, erect, golden and dark setae; length:width ratio 1.07:1 (broadest at middle).

Scutellum: Brown, finely punctate, vested with golden setae.

Elytra: Black, base red-brown to brown, basal third with a yellowish pigmented transverse fascia, vested with dense, depressed, golden setae, apical third with a pale pigmented transverse fascia, vested with dense, depressed, golden setae, not reaching the lateral margin; basal half regularly and deeply punctate, punctation extending towards posterior transverse fascia, punctations bearing tubercles, diameter of punctures larger than interstices, apex densely and finely punctate; basal red-brown part with erect, golden and dark setae and shorter, depressed, golden setae, middle part with posteriorly directed and semi-decumbent, dark setae, apex longer golden and dark setae; length:width ratio 2.04:1.

Legs: Brown, femora paler, but sometimes with a dark stripe, with erect, golden setae; tibiae with longitudinal carina.

Ventral surface: Abdomen black to brown, thorax brown, with pale, depressed setae.

Aedeagus: Very long and narrow, without tooth-like structures distinct (even when viewed at 500x magnification).

Distribution: Vietnam.

Etymology: Named after its region of occurrence; Tonkin is the former term for North Vietnam.

Figures

FIGURE 43: Tillicera tonkinensis n. sp., aedeagus ventral aspect, aedeagus lateral aspect, pygidium and ventrite VI.

FIGURES 13–17: Dorsal habitus of Tillicera spp.. Fig. 13. Tillicera obscura n. sp.. Fig. 14. Tillicera paula. Fig. 15. Tillicera pseudocleroides n. sp.. Fig. 16. Tillicera soror. Fig. 17. Tillicera tonkinensis n. sp..