Ptomaphaginus sabahensis, Schilthuizen & Perreau, 2008
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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.3576287 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6232014 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F97A87E2-740D-E66D-66EB-FE15FC67FC51 |
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Ptomaphaginus sabahensis |
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sp. nov. |
Ptomaphaginus sabahensis View in CoL spec. nov.
( figs 11-12 View Figs 7-12 )
Type material.— Holotype ♂: Malaysia: Sabah: Mt. Kinabalu , 1580 m, 27.iv.1987, leg. Burckhardt & Löbl ( MHNG).
Diagnosis.— Habitus long oval. Species elongated, the body shape parallel, light brown. Pronotum short.
Description.— Habitus ovoid. Light brown, the tarsi and antennae lighter, uniformly yellowish. Length: 2.4 mm. Antennae 1.15 times as long as the width of the head. Male protarsi dilated, 0.7 times as wide as the apex of protibia. Pronotum 2.3 times wider than long, nearly as wide as elytra, the apical corner drawn out. Elytra 1.35 times longer than their combined width. Aedeagus ( figs 11-12 View Figs 7-12 ) quadrangular with a long and sinuous apical expansion. Internal stylus moderately thick, expanded outside the aedeagus at the apex.
Distribution.— Presently known only from the type locality: Mt. Kinabalu.
Etymology.— Named from the region where it has been found first.
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Museum d'Histoire Naturelle |
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