Promanus depressus Sharp, 1877

Kolibáč, Jiří, Schmied, Heiko, Wappler, Torsten & Kubisz, Daniel, 2010, A description of Promanodes serafini gen. et sp. nov. from Baltic amber, with a review of related New Zealand Promanus Sharp, 1877 (Coleoptera: Trogossitidae), Zootaxa 2620 (1), pp. 29-44 : 36

Promanus depressus Sharp, 1877

( Figs 17–22 , 25, 28, 32 )

Material examined. Sex unknown: “ Promanus depressus / Type D. S./ Riccarton, N.Zd.” [handwritten on the label with the specimen], “Type” [in red circle], “ New Zealand ”, “ Sharp Coll./ 1905 -313”. Female: “ Promanus depressus / 2nd. typ./ D. S./ Riccarton N.Zd.” [handwritten], “ New Zealand ”, “ Sharp Coll./ 1905 - 313”. Sex unknown: “ Promanus depressus / var.?/ Dunedin N.Zd. ” [handwritten]. All specimens deposited in The Natural History Museum, London ( British Museum Natural History). Note: The female type specimen was mechanically damaged. Remaining body parts were mounted in a drop of dimethyl hydantoin formaldehyde on a card and pinned together with labels.

Diagnosis. Body length 6.8–7.8 mm; darkest of the species – dorsal surface dark brown to black; dorsal surface very finely pubescencent; head densely punctate at dorsal side; terminal joint of labial palps nearly cylindrical, weakly dilated towards apex; terminal joint of maxillary palps securiform; antenna 11-segmented, with distinct 3-segmented club; eyes distinctly elevated; gular area without wrinkles, nearly smooth; elytra with two carinae along suture, other carinae indistinct; anterior margin of mesosternum incised; wing with four veins in medial field, without wedge cell but with MP3-MP4 cross vein present; Rc oval, obliquely situated; tibia with several spines along outer side, and row of little spines along apex; female tergite VIII (pygidium) shallowly incised at base; sternite VIII shown in Fig. 18 . Detailed description and illustrations of the species published by Kolibáč (2005).

Figures

FIGURES 17 – 22. Promanus depressus Sharp: (17) wing; (18) female sternite VIII; (19) female tergite VIII; (20) maxillary palp; (21) labial palp; (22) hind leg. (J. Kolibáċ del.).

FIGURES 23 – 32. Habitus photo: (23) Promanus auripilis Sharp; (24) P. subcostatus Broun; (25) P. depressus Sharp. Apex of elytra: (26) P. auripilis Sharp; (27) P. subcostatus Broun; (28) P. depressus Sharp. Antenna: (29) P. auripilis Sharp. Head dorsally: (30) P. auripilis Sharp; (31) P. subcostatus Broun; (32) P. depressus Sharp. (Photo J. Kolibáċ).