Afrotormus minutus Hansen, 1999

Fikáček, Martin, Minoshima, Yûsuke, Vondráček, Dominik, Gunter, Nicole & Leschen, Richard A. B., 2013, Morphology of adults and larvae and integrative taxonomy of southern hemisphere genera Tormus and Afrotormus (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae), Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 53 (1), pp. 75-126 : 120

Afrotormus minutus Hansen, 1999

( Figs 18 A–C, 18F–I, 19A, 19C–F)

Afrotormus minutus Hansen, 1999:148 . Type locality: Republic of South Africa, Western Cape Province, Langeberge Mts., Bossmansbos, 1050 m a.s.l., 33.56°S 20.53°E.

Type material examined. HOLOTYPE: ♀ ( TMSA): ‘ S. Afr., Langeberge / Bossmansbos, 1050m / 33.56S – 20.53E // 9.3.1979, E-Y: 1563 / sift. forest litter / leg. Endrödy-Younga // Holotype / Afrotormus minutus / M. Hansen’.

Additional material examined. SOUTH AFRICA: WESTERN CAPE: 1 ♂ ( FMNH): Knysna, Diepwalle, fynbos litter, 18.xii.1981, leg. S. Peck (FMHD#81-722).

Diagnosis. Dorsal coloration metallic bronze; sides of pronotum and elytra and whole ventral portion and appendages reddish. Head and pronotum with very fine punctuation, that of clypeus and pronotum with colon-like punctures, that of elytra simple. Male labial palpi not modified, similar to that of female. Mesoventrite not divided from anepisterna, anapleural suture reduced; mesoventral plate ca. 2.6× longer than wide, with parallel lateral margins. Hind wings well developed, but not examined in detail. Aedeagus with phallobase slightly shorter than parameres, parameres arcuate on outer margin, apex widely rectangular. Male sternite 9 wide basally, projecting as a narrow median projection mesally.

Distribution. Known only from two localities in the Western Cape Province which are ca. 240 km from each other.

Figures

Fig. 18. Morphology of Afrotormus minutus Hansen, 1999 (A–D, F–J) and A. metallescens Hansen, 1999 (E). A – ventral view of the body; B – head in frontal view; C – male labial palpus; D – punctation of frons; E – mandible; F – ventral view of mouthparts; G – prothorax in ventral view; H – antenna; I – anterior margin of pronotum; J – prothoracic leg in ventral view.