Laena schulzi, Schawaller, Wolfgang, 2006

Schawaller, Wolfgang, 2006, New species of the genus Laena Latreille (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) from Southeastern Asia *, Zootaxa 1325, pp. 369-384 : 371-372

Laena schulzi n. sp. ( Figs 12 , 23 )

Holotype (♂): Malaysia, Lake Kenyir, 5 km SW Dam, 50 km SW Kuala Terengganu, 350 m, 7.–12.VII.2001, leg. A. Schulz & K. Vock, SMNS.

Paratypes: Same data as holotype, 11 ex. SMNS.

Etymology: Dedicated to Andreas Schulz (Leichlingen), one of the collectors of the type series.

Diagnosis: Laena schulzi n. sp. from the northeastern lowland forest is quite similar to Laena malaysica Schawaller, 1995 from the central mountain range, but can be separated by the narrower shape of the pronotum with denser punctation, the more prominent tubercle­like setiferous pores on elytral interval 9 and the differently shaped aedeagus with rounded joint parameres (acute, triangular in Laena malaysica ).

Description: Body length 2.5–3.5 mm. Eyes not prominent. Pronotum ( Fig. 12 ) with large punctures, distance between 1.0–3 diameters, very few punctures bearing long erect seta; surface flat, shining; lateral margin distinctly bordered, crenulate; propleura with similar punctation, without setation. Elytra ( Fig. 12 ) with complete rows of punctures without striae, punctures equal in size to pronotal punctures, without setae; intervals without punctures and setae; intervals 3, 5 and 7 in the humeral region with distinct setiferous pore, interval 9 with 4 distinct setiferous pores. Femora in both sexes without distinct tooth or other modification. Tibiae in males without distinct sexual character. Aedeagus see Fig. 23 .

Figures

FIGURES 9 – 16. Dorsal view of Laena species. 9 Laena moguntia n. sp., ♂ holotype CKAO, Vietnam. 10 Laena rolandi n. sp., ♂ holotype CRGT, Thailand. 11 Laena siamica, Ψ paratype HNHM, Thailand. 12 Laena schulzi n. sp., ♂ holotype SMNS, Malaysia. 13 Laena tonkinensis, non­type Ψ HNHM, Vietnam. 14 Laena tamdaoensis, ♂ holotype NSMT, Vietnam. 15 Laena vietnamica, non­type ♂ HNHM, Vietnam. 16 Laena thailandica, Ψ holotype HNHM, Thailand.

FIGURES 17 – 26. Aedeagus of Laena species. 17 Laena inthanonica n. sp., ♂ holotype MHNG, Thailand. 18 Laena jocheni n. sp., ♂ holotype SMNS, Laos. 19 Laena kenyirica n. sp., ♂ holotype SMNS, Malaysia. 20 Laena khaolaka n. sp., ♂ holotype SMNS, Thailand. 21 Laena kiyoshii n. sp., ♂ holotype SMNS, Laos. 22 Laena moguntia n. sp., ♂ holotype CKAO, Vietnam. 23 Laena schulzi n. sp., ♂ holotype SMNS, Malaysia. 24 Laena rolandi n. sp., ♂ holotype CRGT, Thailand. 25 Laena tamdaoensis, ♂ holotype NSMT, Vietnam. 26 Laena vietnamica, non­type ♂ HNHM, Vietnam.