Synarmostes sp. A

Ballerio, Alberto, 2021, The Ceratocanthinae of Madagascar and Comoro Islands: a revision of the genera Synarmostes and Goudotostes, and of the flightless Philharmostes, with description of 64 new species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea, Hybosoridae), Fragmenta entomologica 53 (2), pp. 105-282 : 166

Synarmostes sp. A

( Figs 34 c-d, g; 35)

Material examined. 2 ♀♀ ( CASC): / Madagascar: Province d’Antsiranana Réserve Spéciale de l’Ankarana 22.9 km 224° SW Anivorano Nord 10-16 Feb. 2001 / 12° 54 32” S 049° 6’ 35” E / coll. Fisher, Griswold et al. Calif. Academy of Sciences sifted litter tropical dry forest in tsingy 80 m BLF2972 /.

Very likely a flightless new species, belonging to the antsingyi group of species. Because of the smooth scutellum it can be compared with S. caterinae sp. nov., from which differs in having shorter and more impressed pronotal punctation and more impressed and denser elytral punctation.

Figures

Fig. 34 – a–b, Synarmostes parrilloi sp. nov. (Col du Sedro); c, d, g, Synarmostes sp. A from Antsiranana, Réserve Spéciale de l’Ankarana; e–f, Synarmostes sp. B from Parc National de Zombitse; h–i, Synarmostes sp. C from Toamasina, Montagne d’Akirindro; j–k, Synarmostes sp. D from Fianarantsoa, forêt de Vevembe.