Strotocera mawdsleyi Gerstmeier & Weiss
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publication ID |
https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.190604 |
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DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6221552 |
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persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03948605-FFD2-FF87-FF12-FF1D8A89FC67 |
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treatment provided by |
Plazi |
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scientific name |
Strotocera mawdsleyi Gerstmeier & Weiss |
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sp. nov. |
Strotocera mawdsleyi Gerstmeier & Weiss , n. sp.
(Figs. 27, 79)
Specimens examined:
Holotype: Ƥ. Coll. Mus. Tervuren, Côte d’ivoire: Bingerville, X. 1962, J. Decelle ( MRAC).
Length: 9.3mm (1 specimen).
Head: Brown; finely and diffusely punctate.
Antennae: Dark brown; not reaching base of pronotum when laid alongside; A5–A10 serrate. Pronotum: Brown; anterior half subparallel, constricted towards base, with six elevations on disc and two elevations at base (in middle); finely and diffusely punctate; length:width ratio 1.6:1. Scutellum: Brown.
Elytra: Brown; each elytron with a white lateral spot in the basal third and a white transverse fascia beyond middle spanning from lateral to sutural margins; diameter of puntures larger or smaller than interstices, punctures within fasciae small, punctures behind fasciae elongate, apex very finely and diffusely punctate; length:width ratio 2.2:1.
Legs: Yellowish-brown to brown.
Lower surface: Light yellowish-brown, abdomen darkened posteriorly. Vestiture: With yellowish hairs.
Distribution: Ivory Coast.
Etymology: Named after fellow cleridologist Jonathan R. Mawdsley (Washington, DC, USA).
| MRAC |
Musée Royal de l’Afrique Centrale |
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