Ptomaphaginus sabahensis Schilthuizen & Perreau, 2008 Figures 5g, 7i, j, 9h

Ptomaphaginus sabahensis Schilthuizen & Perreau, 2008: 202, figs 11, 12; type from Gunung Kinabalu, Sabah, Borneo (in MHNG).

Description.

(adapted from Schilthuizen and Perreau (2008)). Length 2.4 mm. Habitus elongated, parallel-sided. Pronotum short, 2.3 times as wide as long, nearly as wide as the elytra. Elytra 1.35 times as long as their combined width. Aedeagus quadrangular with a sinuous apical expansion. Internal stylus short and moderately thick. Female unknown.

Differential diagnosis.

The elongated habitus combined with the rectangular and stocky aedeagus are unique features among the Bornean Ptomaphaginus .

Habitat and distribution.

Only known from the male holotype, collected on Gunung Kinabalu at 1580 m elevation.