Themus (Themus) milosi, Švihla, 2005

Švihla, Vladimír, 2005, New taxa of the subfamily Cantharinae (Coleoptera: Cantharidae) from south-eastern Asia with notes on other species II, Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 45, pp. 71-110 : 85-86

Themus (Themus) milosi sp. nov.

( Figs. 30-31 )

Type locality. China, Xizang Province, Chola Shan pass, road Yanjing – Markam, 50 km S of Markam, 29°16˘N 98°38˘E, ca 4400 m a.s.l.

Type material. HOLOTYPE: J, ‘SE Tibet, Chola shan, pass, road Yanjing – Markam , 50 km S of Markam, 29°16′N 98°38′E, ca. 4400 m, mixed forest, 24.-27.vi.1997, M. Trýzna et O. Šafránek lgt.’ ( NMPC).

Description. Coloration. Head terra-cotta, apices of mandibles sienna, inner margins of eyes black bordered, antennomeres 1 and 2 entirely terra-cotta, antennomeres 3-11 sienna with bases more or less terra-cotta. Prothorax, mesosternum, scutellum and legs terra-cotta, metasternum and ventral part of abdomen sepia, more or less terra-cotta bordered laterally. Elytra sooty.

Male. Eyes relatively small but protruding, head across eyes moderately wider than pronotum, temples rounded and convergent posteriorly. Antennae reaching almost two thirds of elytral length, antennomeres 4-7 each with very indistinct, matt, oval impression. Surface of head finely imbricate-punctate, finely yellow pubescent, semilustrous. Pronotum slightly wider than long, its anterior margin sinuate, anterior corners obtuse, lateral margins slightly converging posteriorly, nearly straight, posterior corners obtusely rounded, posterior margin widely rounded. Surface of pronotum sculptured and pubescent like that of head, semilustrous, disc lustrous. Elytra parallel-sided, elytral nervation very slightly indicated, surface of elytra areolate-rugose, finely brown pubescent, matt.Aedeagus as in Figs. 30 and 31 . Female unknown. Length J: 15.5 mm.

Differential diagnosis. Themus (s. str.) milosi sp. nov. is, given the shape of the aedeagus, related to T. (s. str.) hedini Pic, 1933 from Sichuan, from which it differs in much narrower and moderately shorter laterophyses both in ventral and lateral view (cf. WITTMER 1973).

Etymology. Dedicated to one of its collectors, Miloš Trýzna (Děčín, Czech Republic).

Distribution. China: Xizang.

Figures

Figs. 30-34. 30-31 – Themus (s. str.) milosi sp. nov. 30 – aedeagus, ventral view; 31 – ditto, lateral view. 32-34 – T. (Haplothemus) bezdeki sp. nov. 32 – dorsal part of aedeagus; 33 – aedeagus, lateral view; 34 – ditto, ventral view.

Figs. 1-5. 1-3 – Rhagonycha bimucronata sp. nov. 1 – aedeagus, ventral view; 2 – dorsal part of aedeagus; 3 – aedeagus, lateral view. 4 – Micropodabrus semifumatoides sp. nov., dorsal part of aedeagus. 5 – M. fissiformis sp. nov., dorsal part of aedeagus.