Podosilis cinderella Kazantsev, 2019
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https://doi.org/ 10.15298/rusentj.28.2.07 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/9410E013-E063-FF84-FC35-F8C7FE1BFD6D |
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Podosilis cinderella Kazantsev |
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sp. nov. |
Podosilis cinderella Kazantsev , sp.n.
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MATERIAL. Holotype, ♂, China, Yunnan, Xiaguan (S Dali), 1370 m, 29.VII.2002, S. Murzin leg. ( ICM); paratypes, 2 ♂♂ and
♀, same label; ♂, Yunnan, Cangshan Mts , E slopes, 25.43°N 100.06°E, 2500–3000 m, V.Kubáň leg. ( ICM) GoogleMaps .
Description. Male. Dark brown to black; labial palpomeres 1–3, pronotum and prosternum testaceous ( Fig. 1 View Figs 1–11 ).
Vertex flat, finely punctate, shining, with short hairs. Eyes small, interocular distance ca. 3 times greater than eye diameter. Clypeus transverse, rounded anteriorly. Palps slender, ultimate palpomeres elongate, ca. 2 times longer than wide; maxillary ultimate palpomere somewhat wider that preceding palpomeres; labial ultimate palpomere considerably wider than preceding palpomeres. Antennae filiform, attaining to elytral five sixths; antennomere 3 ca. 2.4 times longer than antennomere 2 and ca. 1.3 times longer than antennomere 4; antennomeres with short semi-erect pubescence ( Fig. 1 View Figs 1–11 ).
Pronotum transverse, ca. 1.7 times wider than long, basally almost straight, with noticeable tooth before posterior angle; anteriorly slightly convex, but feebly incised medially; medially with broad obscure impression; anterior angles rounded; sides with relatively small hairy ‘cap’, not surpassing one third of side’s length, and almost square oblique opening at posteri- or angle; posterior angle moderately produced, with small spine. Scutellum triangular, rounded at apex ( Fig. 1 View Figs 1–11 ).
Elytra ca. 2.4 times longer than wide at humeri, slightly widened posteriorly, with coarse dense punctuation and traces of two longitudinal veins in sutural halves. Pubescence short and sub-erect, not concealing the punctuation. Femoris and tibiae narrow, straight; ratio of hind leg tarsomeres — 1.3:1:0.7:0.6:1.
Spiculum gastrale very narrow, needle-shaped, parallel-sided. Aedeagus with gradually narrowing distally and conspicuously incised medially ventral plate; dorsal plate broad, trapezoidal, concave at sides before distal angles, with concave and slightly dentate medially anterior margin, denticulate; laterophyses distinctly diverging, curved, acute at apex, not denticulate ( Figs 3–5, 6–11 View Figs 1–11 ).
Female. Similar to male, but pronotum without complex armature, eyes smaller and antennae somewhat shorter ( Fig. 2 View Figs 1–11 ).
Length: 5.0– 5.5 mm. Width (humerally): 1.7–1.9 mm.
DIAGNOSIS. Podosilis cinderella sp.n. resembles P. circumcincta Wittmer, 1997 , also from Yunnan, differing by the uniformly black elytra, as well as by the dentate medially dorsal plate ( Fig. 9 View Figs 1–11 ) and less curved and acute distally laterophyses of the aedeagus ( Figs 4, 7, 10 View Figs 1–11 ).
ETYMOLOGY. The new species is named after the heroine of a fairy tale, alluding to its uniformly black elytra.
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Instituto de Ciencias del Mar |
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