Aspidimerus kabakovi Hoang , 1982

Huo, Lizhi, Wang, Xingmin, Chen, Xiaosheng & Ren, Shunxiang, 2013, The genus Aspidimerus Mulsant, 1850 (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) from China, with descriptions of two new species, ZooKeys 348, pp. 47-75 : 57-58

Aspidimerus kabakovi Hoang, 1982 Figs 27-29, 61-64, 86

Aspidimerus kabakovi Hoàng, 1982: 167.

Diagnosis.

This species can be easily distinguished by the following characters: elytra brown with 5 subrounded black spots disposed as Fig. 27. Apical 1/3 length of penis is very characteristic (Fig. 61). Penis guide broad, basal 2/3 length nearly parallel-sided, apical 1/3 strongly convergent with rounded apex (Fig. 62).

Description.

TL: 2.85-3.50mm, TW: 2.40-2.85mm, TH: 1.25-1.75mm, TL/TW: 1.19-1.23; PL/PW: 0.52; EL/EW: 0.94-0.96.

Body subrounded, dorsum moderately convex and pubescent (Figs 27-29). Head yellowish brown with clypeus reddish brown, eyes black or silver white. Pronotum black except anterior margin and anterior corners brown (Fig. 29). Scutellum black. Elytra brown with 5 subrounded black spots arranged as follows: 1 on the middle of suture and 2 on each elytron, the front larger, confluent with the border (Figs 27-28). Underside reddish brown, except prosternum, mesoventrite and metaventrite dark brown.

Head small, 0.42 times elytral width (HW/EW=1:2.40). Punctures on frons small, separated by 0.5-1.0 times their diameter. Eyes large, widest interocular distance 0.60 times head width. Dorsal surface finely punctate, with dense, silver white pubescence. Pronotum 0.69 times elytral width (PW/EW=1:1.45). Underside finely punctate, with pubescence dense, short and silver white.

Male genitalia: Penis stout with apical 1/3 length very characteristic as shown in Fig. 61. Penis capsule with distinct outer and inner processes (Fig. 61). Penis guide stout and slightly curved in lateral view (Fig. 63). In ventral view, penis guide broad, basal 2/3 length nearly parallel-sided, apical 1/3 strongly convergent with rounded apex (Fig. 62). Parameres slender, as long as the penis guide, sparsely setose at apex (Fig. 62).

Female genitalia: tenth tergite fairly broad, 0.15 times as long as wide, setaceous at apex, coxites subtriangular with a few long terminal setae (Fig. 64); spermatheca absent.

Specimens examined.

China, Guangdong: 1♂, Nankunshan Natural Reserve, Huizhou, [23°37.54'N, 113°52.56'E], ca 490m, 5.viii.1986, Pang XF leg (SCAU); Guangxi: 1♀, Shiwandashan Natural Reserve, Shangsi, [21°54.25'N, 107°54.33'E], ca 380m, 9.ix.2004, Lv XB leg (SCAU); 1♂, Maoershan Natural Reserve, 18.x.2004, [25°51.50'N, 110°25.10'E], ca 1350m,Wang XM leg (SCAU); 1♂, Fulong, Fangchenggang, [22°05.19'N, 107°59.28'E], ca 220m, 29.vii.2005, Qin ZQ leg (SCAU); Yunnan: 1♀, Dajianshan, Pingbian, [22°54.14'N, 103°41.52'E], 2100m, 20.iv.2008, Wang XM leg (SCAU).

Distribution.

China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan); Vietnam.