Tiferonia parva Darlington, 1962

Will, Kipling W., 2020, Review and new species of Tiferonia Darlington, 1962 (Carabidae, Abacetini), ZooKeys 906, pp. 131-140 : 131

Tiferonia parva Darlington, 1962 Figs 3 , 5 , 6

Material examined.

Holotype: New Guinea • ♂, (M.C.Z. No. 30,231). //"Aitape Brit. N.G. Aug 1944"// "det. Darlington at B.M. 1947-48 Notes p."// "Genus.? Det. Darlington"// "Meas. ♂"// "gen. Melanchrous Andr. det. S.L.Straneo 1953"// " Tiferonia parva Darl."// "M.C.Z. Type 30231"//.

Paratypes: New Guinea • 1♂, 1♀, same data as holotype • 1♂, // "vic. Hollandia Dutch N.G. July-Sept 1944 Darlington"// [ANIC].

Diagnosis.

Very similar to T. leytensis but distinct from that species by the form of the pronotum, which is broad and straight onto the base and the form of the male genitalia (Figs 2 , 3 ).

Figures

Figures 2, 3. Tiferonia species aedeagi, right lateral view (A) and dorsal view (B). 2 Tiferonia leytensis sp. nov. 3 Tiferonia parva.

Figures 4, 5. Tiferonia species pronota. 4 Tiferonia leytensis sp. nov. 5 Tiferonia parva.

Figures 6 - 9. Tiferonia species dorsal habitus. 6 Tiferonia parva, male paratype 7 Tiferonia leytensis male holotype 8 Tiferonia schoutedeni 9 Tiferonia brunnea, male holotype.