Onerunka, Kolibáč, Jiří, 2012

Kolibáč, Jiří, 2012, Onerunka longi, a new genus and species of Thanerocleridae (Coleoptera) from Papua New Guinea, with systematic notes on the tribe Thaneroclerini, Zootaxa 3577, pp. 71-79 : 74

Onerunka n. gen.

Gender: Feminine.

Type species: Onerunka longi n. sp.

Diagnosis: The new monotypic genus belongs to the subfamily Thaneroclerinae (procoxal cavities perfectly closed, procoxae spherical and projecting), tribe Thaneroclerini (tarsal formula 5-5-5, hypomeron along notosternal suture not depressed). It differs from other genera of the tribe in the following combination of features: elongate body, head with rounded punctures, parallel-sided pronotum without depressions, pronotum lacking acuminate basal angles, antenna comprised of 11 antennomeres with loose, 3-segmented club, tibial spur formula 1-1-1, elytra with sides sub-parallel and without humeral gibbae, tufts of hairs and depressions, spermatheca probably not separated from bursa copulatrix by a distinct duct (in similar fashion to Thaneroclerus ). Characters of Thaneroclerini genera are compared in Table 1 . The new genus is primitive in the structure of the antennae and sculpture of dorsal surface, and advanced in wing venation, structure of female copulatory organs and tibial spur formula. Onerunka n. gen. is probably most closely related to Neoclerus and Viticlerus . Its sister group cannot be exactly determined because no male specimens are known.