Anomala kaltengensis, Zorn, 2007

Zorn, Carsten, 2007, Notes on Anomala felicia A ,, 1910 and its relatives from Borneo with descriptions of six new species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae), Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology 57 (1), pp. 81-91 : 85

Anomala kaltengensis sp. n.

Holotype:  „ Indonesia Kalimantan Tengah, Tewah 23.II.96, secondary forest, leg. A. Kallies & C. Zorn “ ( CCZ).

Paratypes: 1 , 1  - same data as holotype ( CCZ) .

Description and diagnosis:

Length. 9.2-10.3 mm, width. 5.1-5.5 mm. Anomala kaltengensiskaltengensis shares most morphological characters with A. felicia as described above. The inner limitation of the yellow lateral band of the pronotum is not notched but usually straight from anterior to posterior margin ( Fig. 20 ), a character that is shared with A. bifida , A. snizeki , A. aequalis , A. kinabalensis and A. mahakamensis . From these five species, A. kaltengensis can only be distinguished by the shape of the aedeagus. The parameres and ventral plate are strongly elongate, the parameres are somewhat thickened apicad (Figs 5-6).

Distribution: Anomala kaltengensis is only known from the type locality Tewah in Central Kalimantan ( Fig. 22 ).

Etymology: The species is named after the abbreviation “Kalteng” for the type locality, the province Kalimantan Tengah (Central Kalimantan).

Figures

Figs 19-21: Color pattern of pronotum, lateral aspect; Fig. 19, Anomala felicia;

Fig. 22:Tistribution map.