Orphilodes papuanus, HáVA, 2015

HáVA, Jiří, 2015, A new Orphilodes Lawrence & Slipinski, 2005 from Papua New Guinea (Coleoptera: Dermestidae: Orphilinae)., Arquivos Entomolóxicos 14, pp. 222-226 : 224-225

Key to the species of Orphilodes Lawrence & Slipinski, 2005

1(2) Antennae with 10 antennomeres; outer edges of tibiae with stout spines……………………………………………………………………… O. malleecola Lawrence & Slipinski, 2005

2(1) Antennae with 11 antennomeres; outer edges of tibiae with finer spines………………………………………………………………………

3(6) Body more than 2.7 mm long; pronotum widest near posterior end; outer edges of tibiae more-or-less straight.

4(5) Head with impressed ocellus at the apex of a V-shaped impression…………………………………………………………………………………… O. australis Lawrence & Slipinski, 2005

5(4) Head with not impressed ocellus; elytra with yellow FAsciAe ( Fig. 2 )………………………………………………………………………… O. papuanus sp. nov.

6(3) Body less than 2.7 mm long; pronotum widest about at middle; outer edges oF tibiAe distinctly sinuAte……………… O. minor Lawrence & Slipinski, 2005

Etymology. Toponymic, named according to the country where the type was collected, papuanus – Papua New Guinea.

Distribution. Papua New Guinea: province of Madang ( Map 1 ).

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Figures

Map 1.- Type locality of Orphilodes papuanus sp. nov. (Taken from http://d-maps.com/carte.php?num_car=28134&lang=en).

Figs. 1-3.- Orphilodes papuanus sp. nov.: 1.- Habitus, dorsal aspect. 2.- Right elytron, lateral aspect. 3.- Head with antennae and ocellus.