Gulacapsus nondugl Schuh, 1984

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Gulacapsus nondugl Schuh Figure 21

Gulacapsus nondugl Schuh, 1984: 227 , figs. 744, 746 (n. sp., diag., descr., DV, figs. head-pronotum).

DIAGNOSIS: Recognized by characters of the generic diagnosis, rich brown coloration, nearly complete transverse fascia, basally pale cuneus, and relatively large size.

DESCRIPTION: See Schuh (1984).

HOSTS: Unknown; collected in light traps.

DISTRIBUTION: Eastern Papua New Guinea.

DISCUSSION: This is the only species with the anterior margin of the cuneus white, which in combination with the characters of

the elongate keellike gula make it relatively easy to identify. Gulacapsus moresbyana is also large in size, but the metafemur is shorter, being nearly equal in length to the pro- and mesofemora in G. nondugl , and the keellike gula and labrum are less developed compared to G. moresbyana .

HOLOTYPE: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Western Highlands Prov: Nondugl , 1600 m, July 8, 1955, J.L. Gressit. 18 ( BPBM) [not examined].

SPECIMENS EXAMINED: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Prov. unknown: Akivitana River, 1550 m, 10 Jan 1965, J. & M. Sedlacek, paratype, 18 (00318873) ( BPBM).

Figures

Figure 21. Distribution map of Gulacapsus spp.