Oedichirus sp. D

Material studied: 1♀: NEW CALEDONIA 11905, 20º24’S x 164º32’E, Mandjelia, summit, 780m, 13 Dc 200, G. Monteith, beating, forest ♀ Oedichirus sp. D det. 2017 G. de Rougemont [QM] ; 1♀: NEW CALEDONIA 11954, 20º24’S x 164º32’E, 730m, Mandjelia, 1 km SW, 5 Jan 2005, G. Monteith, pyrethrum on rough palms ♀ Oedichirus sp. D det. 2017 G. de Rougemont [QM] .

These beetles closely resemble O. dzumacensis nov.sp., but the build of the female ninth sternite, which is the same in both specimens, differs significantly from that of O. dzumacensis .