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. Body elongate, subparallel, convex. Head black. Pronotum yellowish brown with large black spot covering basal half of pronotum except margins, anteriorly spot produced to two branches not touching anterior pronotal margin. Very rarely branches shortened or touching anterior pronotal margin (
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<figureCitation id="93D12A58F231FFE8FD7843922552FD56" box="[738,855,694,720]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="17.[189,232,1894,1920]" captionTargetBox="[189,1398,271,1830]" captionTargetId="figure-15@17.[189,1398,269,1838]" captionTargetPageId="17" captionText="Fig. 7. Melitonoma vinculata Weise, 1910. A. Lectotype, ♂ (MFNB, 6.3 mm). B. Ditto, labels. C. Male (NHMUK, Uganda, 6.4 mm). D. Female (RBCN, Uganda, 7.3 mm). E. Head of male. F. Pronotum, lateral view. GI. Pronotum, variability. JM. Elytra, variability. N. Male protarsus. Scale bars: A, CD = 3.0 mm; EN = 1.0 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14901648" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14901648/files/figure.png" pageId="16" pageNumber="224">Fig. 7GI</figureCitation>
). Scutellum black. Elytra yellowish brown with large humeral spot, two transverse bands and apex of elytra black; humeral spot usually connected with anterior transverse band, anterior transverse band not touching lateral and sutural elytral margins, posterior transverse band touching lateral and sutural elytral margins, often connected also with apical black spot by narrowly black lateral margin, rarely also both transverse bands connected (
<figureCitation id="93D12A58F231FFE8FBD8426622BBFCDB" box="[1090,1214,834,861]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="17.[189,232,1894,1920]" captionTargetBox="[189,1398,271,1830]" captionTargetId="figure-15@17.[189,1398,269,1838]" captionTargetPageId="17" captionText="Fig. 7. Melitonoma vinculata Weise, 1910. A. Lectotype, ♂ (MFNB, 6.3 mm). B. Ditto, labels. C. Male (NHMUK, Uganda, 6.4 mm). D. Female (RBCN, Uganda, 7.3 mm). E. Head of male. F. Pronotum, lateral view. GI. Pronotum, variability. JM. Elytra, variability. N. Male protarsus. Scale bars: A, CD = 3.0 mm; EN = 1.0 mm." pageId="16" pageNumber="224">Fig. 7JM</figureCitation>
<figureCitation id="93D12A58F231FFE8FBD8426622BBFCDB" box="[1090,1214,834,861]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="17.[189,232,1894,1920]" captionTargetBox="[189,1398,271,1830]" captionTargetId="figure-15@17.[189,1398,269,1838]" captionTargetPageId="17" captionText="Fig. 7. Melitonoma vinculata Weise, 1910. A. Lectotype, ♂ (MFNB, 6.3 mm). B. Ditto, labels. C. Male (NHMUK, Uganda, 6.4 mm). D. Female (RBCN, Uganda, 7.3 mm). E. Head of male. F. Pronotum, lateral view. GI. Pronotum, variability. JM. Elytra, variability. N. Male protarsus. Scale bars: A, CD = 3.0 mm; EN = 1.0 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14901648" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14901648/files/figure.png" pageId="16" pageNumber="224">Fig. 7JM</figureCitation>
). Ventral side of body black, pronotal hypomeron yellowish brown, often with darkened or black interior part, abdominal ventrite I sometimes with yellow basal margin. Antennomeres IIV orange (often with darkened dorsal side), V black with orange base, VIXI black. Legs black, very rarely tibiae and tarsi pale.
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(
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<figureCitation id="93D12A58F231FFE8FE8A42C92769FB8E" box="[272,364,1005,1032]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="17.[189,232,1894,1920]" captionTargetBox="[189,1398,271,1830]" captionTargetId="figure-15@17.[189,1398,269,1838]" captionTargetPageId="17" captionText="Fig. 7. Melitonoma vinculata Weise, 1910. A. Lectotype, ♂ (MFNB, 6.3 mm). B. Ditto, labels. C. Male (NHMUK, Uganda, 6.4 mm). D. Female (RBCN, Uganda, 7.3 mm). E. Head of male. F. Pronotum, lateral view. GI. Pronotum, variability. JM. Elytra, variability. N. Male protarsus. Scale bars: A, CD = 3.0 mm; EN = 1.0 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14901648" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14901648/files/figure.png" pageId="16" pageNumber="224">Fig. 7E</figureCitation>
). Mandibles very slightly enlarged, dorsal sides flat, glabrous, lateral margins rounded, apices hook-like, lateral sides of mandibles covered with pale setae. Labrum transverse with rounded anterior angles and shallowly emarginated anterior margin, surface covered with small punctures bearing pale setae. Anterior margin of clypeus with wide shallow triangular emargination. Anterior part of head lustrous, very slightly convex, covered with small punctures and along anterolateral margins of clypeus also with short setae. Eyes moderately large. Frons wide, 1.801.85 times as wide as diameter of eye, surface uneven, almost glabrous, except setae cumulated along internal margins of eyes. Frons separated from vertex by shallowly impressed rounded line. Vertex convex, glabrous, lustrous. Antennae short, 0.20 times as long as body, antennomere I club-shaped, I and II dorsally covered with long setae, III very small, antennae shortly serrated from antennomere IV.
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. Convex, transverse, 1.501.55 times as wide as long, widest before base. Surface lustrous (
<figureCitation id="93D12A58F231FFE8FF5C44AB271AFA2F" box="[198,287,1423,1449]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="17.[189,232,1894,1920]" captionTargetBox="[189,1398,271,1830]" captionTargetId="figure-15@17.[189,1398,269,1838]" captionTargetPageId="17" captionText="Fig. 7. Melitonoma vinculata Weise, 1910. A. Lectotype, ♂ (MFNB, 6.3 mm). B. Ditto, labels. C. Male (NHMUK, Uganda, 6.4 mm). D. Female (RBCN, Uganda, 7.3 mm). E. Head of male. F. Pronotum, lateral view. GI. Pronotum, variability. JM. Elytra, variability. N. Male protarsus. Scale bars: A, CD = 3.0 mm; EN = 1.0 mm." pageId="16" pageNumber="224">Fig. 7F</figureCitation>
<figureCitation id="93D12A58F231FFE8FF5C44AB271AFA2F" box="[198,287,1423,1449]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="17.[189,232,1894,1920]" captionTargetBox="[189,1398,271,1830]" captionTargetId="figure-15@17.[189,1398,269,1838]" captionTargetPageId="17" captionText="Fig. 7. Melitonoma vinculata Weise, 1910. A. Lectotype, ♂ (MFNB, 6.3 mm). B. Ditto, labels. C. Male (NHMUK, Uganda, 6.4 mm). D. Female (RBCN, Uganda, 7.3 mm). E. Head of male. F. Pronotum, lateral view. GI. Pronotum, variability. JM. Elytra, variability. N. Male protarsus. Scale bars: A, CD = 3.0 mm; EN = 1.0 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14901648" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14901648/files/figure.png" pageId="16" pageNumber="224">Fig. 7F</figureCitation>
), sparsely covered with very fine punctures visible only in high magnification. Anterior margin straight, lateral margins slightly rounded, posterior margin widely rounded and moderately expanded in scutellar area. Anterior margin thinly bordered only in lateral parts, middle part unbordered, lateral margins widely bordered and posterior margin thinly bordered. Anterior and posterior angles rounded, with setigerous pore bearing long seta. Posterior angles not elevated above elytral base. Scutellum subtriangular, with rounded tip, glabrous, impunctate, along basal margin impressed.
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. Densely covered with short setae. Abdomen more or less concave in lateral view. Pygidium moderately convex.
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<emphasis id="399EEACFF230FFE9FF274642270EF807" bold="true" box="[189,267,1894,1921]" pageId="17" pageNumber="225">Fig. 7.</emphasis>
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. Protibiae and protarsi not enlarged. Protarsomere I (
<figureCitation id="93D12A58F233FFEAFCEF402D25D6FEA5" box="[885,979,265,291]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="17.[189,232,1894,1920]" captionTargetBox="[189,1398,271,1830]" captionTargetId="figure-15@17.[189,1398,269,1838]" captionTargetPageId="17" captionText="Fig. 7. Melitonoma vinculata Weise, 1910. A. Lectotype, ♂ (MFNB, 6.3 mm). B. Ditto, labels. C. Male (NHMUK, Uganda, 6.4 mm). D. Female (RBCN, Uganda, 7.3 mm). E. Head of male. F. Pronotum, lateral view. GI. Pronotum, variability. JM. Elytra, variability. N. Male protarsus. Scale bars: A, CD = 3.0 mm; EN = 1.0 mm." pageId="18" pageNumber="226">Fig. 7N</figureCitation>
<figureCitation id="93D12A58F233FFEAFCEF402D25D6FEA5" box="[885,979,265,291]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="17.[189,232,1894,1920]" captionTargetBox="[189,1398,271,1830]" captionTargetId="figure-15@17.[189,1398,269,1838]" captionTargetPageId="17" captionText="Fig. 7. Melitonoma vinculata Weise, 1910. A. Lectotype, ♂ (MFNB, 6.3 mm). B. Ditto, labels. C. Male (NHMUK, Uganda, 6.4 mm). D. Female (RBCN, Uganda, 7.3 mm). E. Head of male. F. Pronotum, lateral view. GI. Pronotum, variability. JM. Elytra, variability. N. Male protarsus. Scale bars: A, CD = 3.0 mm; EN = 1.0 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14901648" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14901648/files/figure.png" pageId="18" pageNumber="226">Fig. 7N</figureCitation>
) short, 1.20 times as long as wide, as wide as II, lateral sides slightly convergent basally, protarsomere II as long as wide, triangular, length ratio of protarsomeres IIII and V equals 100-71-71-114 (100 =
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). Mesotarsomere I subtriangular, as wide as II, length ratio of mesotarsomeres IIII and V equals 100-71-71-114 (100 =
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<emphasis id="399EEACFF233FFEAFF274640270CF8F9" bold="true" box="[189,265,1892,1919]" pageId="18" pageNumber="226">Fig. 8.</emphasis>
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(
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<figureCitation id="93D12A58F232FFEBFE8A404A2795FE0E" box="[272,400,366,392]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="18.[189,232,1892,1918]" captionTargetBox="[200,1390,501,1850]" captionTargetId="figure-79@18.[188,1400,490,1854]" captionTargetPageId="18" captionText="Fig. 8. Melitonoma vinculata Weise, 1910. AH. Male (NHMUK). IK. Female (NHMUK). AC. Penis in dorsal, lateral and ventral views. DF. Penis in dorsal, lateral and ventral views (drawings). GH. Penis with everted internal sclerites in dorsal and lateral views. I. Spermatheca. J. Tergite VIII and ovipositor. K. Dorsal rectal sclerites. L. Ventral rectal sclerites. Scale bars = 0.5 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14901650" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14901650/files/figure.png" pageId="19" pageNumber="227">Fig. 8AF</figureCitation>
). Widest in apical fifth, apical part widely triangular with rounded lateral sides, tip slightly pointed and rounded. In lateral view, apex sharp, dorsal margin slightly bulged at anterior third. In ventral view, penis regularly convex, without keel or impressions. Internal sac (
<figureCitation id="93D12A58F232FFEBFBEE409022F6FE48" box="[1140,1267,436,462]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="18.[189,232,1892,1918]" captionTargetBox="[200,1390,501,1850]" captionTargetId="figure-79@18.[188,1400,490,1854]" captionTargetPageId="18" captionText="Fig. 8. Melitonoma vinculata Weise, 1910. AH. Male (NHMUK). IK. Female (NHMUK). AC. Penis in dorsal, lateral and ventral views. DF. Penis in dorsal, lateral and ventral views (drawings). GH. Penis with everted internal sclerites in dorsal and lateral views. I. Spermatheca. J. Tergite VIII and ovipositor. K. Dorsal rectal sclerites. L. Ventral rectal sclerites. Scale bars = 0.5 mm." pageId="19" pageNumber="227">Fig. 8GH</figureCitation>
<figureCitation id="93D12A58F232FFEBFBEE409022F6FE48" box="[1140,1267,436,462]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="18.[189,232,1892,1918]" captionTargetBox="[200,1390,501,1850]" captionTargetId="figure-79@18.[188,1400,490,1854]" captionTargetPageId="18" captionText="Fig. 8. Melitonoma vinculata Weise, 1910. AH. Male (NHMUK). IK. Female (NHMUK). AC. Penis in dorsal, lateral and ventral views. DF. Penis in dorsal, lateral and ventral views (drawings). GH. Penis with everted internal sclerites in dorsal and lateral views. I. Spermatheca. J. Tergite VIII and ovipositor. K. Dorsal rectal sclerites. L. Ventral rectal sclerites. Scale bars = 0.5 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14901650" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14901650/files/figure.png" pageId="19" pageNumber="227">Fig. 8GH</figureCitation>
) with three pairs of hook-like sclerites and one long needle-like sclerite, 0.85 times as long as width of penis in widest place.
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<emphasis id="399EEACFF232FFEBFF7043182740FDD0" bold="true" box="[234,325,572,598]" pageId="19" pageNumber="227">Female</emphasis>
(
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<figureCitation id="93D12A58F232FFEBFECC431827B7FDD0" box="[342,434,572,598]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="17.[189,232,1894,1920]" captionTargetBox="[189,1398,271,1830]" captionTargetId="figure-15@17.[189,1398,269,1838]" captionTargetPageId="17" captionText="Fig. 7. Melitonoma vinculata Weise, 1910. A. Lectotype, ♂ (MFNB, 6.3 mm). B. Ditto, labels. C. Male (NHMUK, Uganda, 6.4 mm). D. Female (RBCN, Uganda, 7.3 mm). E. Head of male. F. Pronotum, lateral view. GI. Pronotum, variability. JM. Elytra, variability. N. Male protarsus. Scale bars: A, CD = 3.0 mm; EN = 1.0 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14901648" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14901648/files/figure.png" pageId="19" pageNumber="227">Fig. 7D</figureCitation>
)
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Body length:
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. Head, mandibles, tarsi and protibiae not enlarged. Abdomen convex in lateral view, last abdominal ventrite with medial hollow. Apex of pygidium slightly emarginated. Spermatheca (
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<figureCitation id="93D12A58F232FFEBFF5C43812711FD46" box="[198,276,677,704]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="18.[189,232,1892,1918]" captionTargetBox="[200,1390,501,1850]" captionTargetId="figure-79@18.[188,1400,490,1854]" captionTargetPageId="18" captionText="Fig. 8. Melitonoma vinculata Weise, 1910. AH. Male (NHMUK). IK. Female (NHMUK). AC. Penis in dorsal, lateral and ventral views. DF. Penis in dorsal, lateral and ventral views (drawings). GH. Penis with everted internal sclerites in dorsal and lateral views. I. Spermatheca. J. Tergite VIII and ovipositor. K. Dorsal rectal sclerites. L. Ventral rectal sclerites. Scale bars = 0.5 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14901650" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14901650/files/figure.png" pageId="19" pageNumber="227">Fig. 8I</figureCitation>
) C-shaped, with gradually narrowing apical part and wider basal part, spermathecal duct forming large tangled-up ball in middle part. Tergite VIII and ovipositor as in
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<figureCitation id="93D12A58F232FFEBFA9647632377F9E7" box="[1292,1394,1607,1633]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="6.[189,232,1928,1954]" captionTargetBox="[194,1398,558,1869]" captionTargetId="figure-98@6.[188,1400,558,1884]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="Fig. 2. Melitonoma juvenca (Lacordaire, 1848). A. Male (NMPC, Benin, 6.8 mm). B. Female (NHMUK, Togo, 7.6 mm). C. Head of male. D. Pronotum, lateral view. EH. Pronotum, variability. IM. Elytra, variability. N. Male protarsus. Scale bars: AB = 3.0 mm; CN = 1.0 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14901638" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14901638/files/figure.png" pageId="19" pageNumber="227">Figs 2D</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="93D12A58F232FFEBFF27474E26E4F902" box="[189,225,1642,1668]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="21.[189,232,1857,1883]" captionTargetBox="[212,1376,265,1801]" captionTargetId="figure-15@21.[212,1376,265,1805]" captionTargetPageId="21" captionText="Fig. 9. Melitonoma dalaba sp. nov. A. Holotype, ♂ (NHMUK, 7.0 mm). B. Ditto, labels. C. Paratype, ♂ (NHMUK, 6.8 mm). D. Head of male. E. Pronotum, lateral view. FH. Penis in dorsal, lateral and ventral views. IK. Penis in dorsal, lateral and ventral views (drawings). LM. Penis with everted internal sclerites in dorsal and lateral views. N. Pronotum, dorsal view. O. Male protarsus. 3.0 mm; DE, NO 1.0 mm; FM = 0.5 mm." pageId="19" pageNumber="227">9E</figureCitation>
<figureCitation id="93D12A58F232FFEBFF27474E26E4F902" box="[189,225,1642,1668]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="21.[189,232,1857,1883]" captionTargetBox="[212,1376,265,1801]" captionTargetId="figure-15@21.[212,1376,265,1805]" captionTargetPageId="21" captionText="Fig. 9. Melitonoma dalaba sp. nov. A. Holotype, ♂ (NHMUK, 7.0 mm). B. Ditto, labels. C. Paratype, ♂ (NHMUK, 6.8 mm). D. Head of male. E. Pronotum, lateral view. FH. Penis in dorsal, lateral and ventral views. IK. Penis in dorsal, lateral and ventral views (drawings). LM. Penis with everted internal sclerites in dorsal and lateral views. N. Pronotum, dorsal view. O. Male protarsus. 3.0 mm; DE, NO 1.0 mm; FM = 0.5 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14901654" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14901654/files/figure.png" pageId="19" pageNumber="227">9E</figureCitation>
). The pronotum of the other two species,
<taxonomicName id="CCEA4D5EF232FFEBFD71474F2561F902" authorityName="Weise" authorityYear="1881" box="[747,868,1643,1668]" class="Insecta" family="Chrysomelidae" genus="Melitonoma" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="19" pageNumber="227" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="simoni">
<emphasis id="399EEACFF232FFEBFD71474F2561F902" box="[747,868,1643,1668]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="227">M. simoni</emphasis>
@ -123,13 +124,13 @@ are without a triangular apical process, and that of
<emphasis id="399EEACFF232FFEBFBC647F022D5F96B" box="[1116,1232,1748,1773]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="227">M. simoni</emphasis>
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is remarkably and regularly tapered along its apical third (
<figureCitation id="93D12A58F232FFEBFD2747D32539F897" box="[701,828,1783,1809]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="7.[189,232,1892,1918]" captionTargetBox="[204,1369,586,1849]" captionTargetId="figure-113@7.[188,1400,576,1852]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="Fig. 3. Melitonoma juvenca (Lacordaire, 1848). AH. Male (NHMUK). IK. Female (NHMUK). AC. Penis in dorsal, lateral and ventral views.DF. Penis in dorsal, lateral and ventral views (drawings). GH. Penis with everted internal sclerites in dorsal and lateral views. I. Spermatheca. J. Dorsal rectal sclerites. K. Ventral rectal sclerites. L. Tergite VIII and ovipositor. Scale bars = 0.5 mm." pageId="19" pageNumber="227">Figs 3AF</figureCitation>
<figureCitation id="93D12A58F232FFEBFD2747D32539F897" box="[701,828,1783,1809]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="7.[189,232,1892,1918]" captionTargetBox="[204,1369,586,1849]" captionTargetId="figure-113@7.[188,1400,576,1852]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="Fig. 3. Melitonoma juvenca (Lacordaire, 1848). AH. Male (NHMUK). IK. Female (NHMUK). AC. Penis in dorsal, lateral and ventral views.DF. Penis in dorsal, lateral and ventral views (drawings). GH. Penis with everted internal sclerites in dorsal and lateral views. I. Spermatheca. J. Dorsal rectal sclerites. K. Ventral rectal sclerites. L. Tergite VIII and ovipositor. Scale bars = 0.5 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14901640" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14901640/files/figure.png" pageId="19" pageNumber="227">Figs 3AF</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation id="93D12A58F232FFEBFCD247D32589F897" box="[840,908,1783,1809]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="14.[189,232,1892,1918]" captionTargetBox="[196,1396,498,1843]" captionTargetId="figure-50@14.[188,1400,486,1848]" captionTargetPageId="14" captionText="Fig. 6. Melitonoma simoni Weise, 1881. AH. Male (NHMUK). IK. Female (NHMUK). AC. Penis in dorsal, lateral and ventral views. DF. Penis in dorsal, lateral and ventral views (drawings). GH. Penis with everted internal sclerites in dorsal and lateral views. I. Spermatheca. J. Dorsal rectal sclerites. K. Ventral rectal sclerites. L. Tergite VIII and ovipositor. Scale bars = 0.5 mm." pageId="19" pageNumber="227">6AF</figureCitation>
<figureCitation id="93D12A58F232FFEBFCD247D32589F897" box="[840,908,1783,1809]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="14.[189,232,1892,1918]" captionTargetBox="[196,1396,498,1843]" captionTargetId="figure-50@14.[188,1400,486,1848]" captionTargetPageId="14" captionText="Fig. 6. Melitonoma simoni Weise, 1881. AH. Male (NHMUK). IK. Female (NHMUK). AC. Penis in dorsal, lateral and ventral views. DF. Penis in dorsal, lateral and ventral views (drawings). GH. Penis with everted internal sclerites in dorsal and lateral views. I. Spermatheca. J. Dorsal rectal sclerites. K. Ventral rectal sclerites. L. Tergite VIII and ovipositor. Scale bars = 0.5 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14901646" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14901646/files/figure.png" pageId="19" pageNumber="227">6AF</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation id="93D12A58F232FFEBFC0D47D325DFF897" box="[919,986,1783,1809]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="18.[189,232,1892,1918]" captionTargetBox="[200,1390,501,1850]" captionTargetId="figure-79@18.[188,1400,490,1854]" captionTargetPageId="18" captionText="Fig. 8. Melitonoma vinculata Weise, 1910. AH. Male (NHMUK). IK. Female (NHMUK). AC. Penis in dorsal, lateral and ventral views. DF. Penis in dorsal, lateral and ventral views (drawings). GH. Penis with everted internal sclerites in dorsal and lateral views. I. Spermatheca. J. Tergite VIII and ovipositor. K. Dorsal rectal sclerites. L. Ventral rectal sclerites. Scale bars = 0.5 mm." pageId="19" pageNumber="227">8AF</figureCitation>
<figureCitation id="93D12A58F232FFEBFC0D47D325DFF897" box="[919,986,1783,1809]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="18.[189,232,1892,1918]" captionTargetBox="[200,1390,501,1850]" captionTargetId="figure-79@18.[188,1400,490,1854]" captionTargetPageId="18" captionText="Fig. 8. Melitonoma vinculata Weise, 1910. AH. Male (NHMUK). IK. Female (NHMUK). AC. Penis in dorsal, lateral and ventral views. DF. Penis in dorsal, lateral and ventral views (drawings). GH. Penis with everted internal sclerites in dorsal and lateral views. I. Spermatheca. J. Tergite VIII and ovipositor. K. Dorsal rectal sclerites. L. Ventral rectal sclerites. Scale bars = 0.5 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14901650" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14901650/files/figure.png" pageId="19" pageNumber="227">8AF</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation id="93D12A58F232FFEBFC7C47D3222BF897" box="[998,1070,1783,1809]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="21.[189,232,1857,1883]" captionTargetBox="[212,1376,265,1801]" captionTargetId="figure-15@21.[212,1376,265,1805]" captionTargetPageId="21" captionText="Fig. 9. Melitonoma dalaba sp. nov. A. Holotype, ♂ (NHMUK, 7.0 mm). B. Ditto, labels. C. Paratype, ♂ (NHMUK, 6.8 mm). D. Head of male. E. Pronotum, lateral view. FH. Penis in dorsal, lateral and ventral views. IK. Penis in dorsal, lateral and ventral views (drawings). LM. Penis with everted internal sclerites in dorsal and lateral views. N. Pronotum, dorsal view. O. Male protarsus. 3.0 mm; DE, NO 1.0 mm; FM = 0.5 mm." pageId="19" pageNumber="227">9FK</figureCitation>
<figureCitation id="93D12A58F232FFEBFC7C47D3222BF897" box="[998,1070,1783,1809]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="21.[189,232,1857,1883]" captionTargetBox="[212,1376,265,1801]" captionTargetId="figure-15@21.[212,1376,265,1805]" captionTargetPageId="21" captionText="Fig. 9. Melitonoma dalaba sp. nov. A. Holotype, ♂ (NHMUK, 7.0 mm). B. Ditto, labels. C. Paratype, ♂ (NHMUK, 6.8 mm). D. Head of male. E. Pronotum, lateral view. FH. Penis in dorsal, lateral and ventral views. IK. Penis in dorsal, lateral and ventral views (drawings). LM. Penis with everted internal sclerites in dorsal and lateral views. N. Pronotum, dorsal view. O. Male protarsus. 3.0 mm; DE, NO 1.0 mm; FM = 0.5 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14901654" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14901654/files/figure.png" pageId="19" pageNumber="227">9FK</figureCitation>
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@ -164,7 +165,7 @@ locality. Noun in apposition.
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);
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). Body elongate, subparallel, convex, almost glabrous. Head black, with dark brownish apices of mandibles. Pronotum with large black spot touching posterior margin, anterior margin of spot nearly straight, anterior, lateral and lateral parts of posterior pronotal margins orange (
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). Scutellum black. Elytra orange with humeral black spot, two transverse black bands not touching lateral and sutural margins and black apex of elytra (
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and
@ -267,28 +268,28 @@ and
); black pattern, reduced with humeral spot smaller, anterior transverse band fragmented to two small spots, posterior black band missing, and apical black margin narrower (
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<figureCitation id="93D12A58F235FFECFEF7450627CCFBBA" box="[365,457,1058,1084]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="21.[189,232,1857,1883]" captionTargetBox="[212,1376,265,1801]" captionTargetId="figure-15@21.[212,1376,265,1805]" captionTargetPageId="21" captionText="Fig. 9. Melitonoma dalaba sp. nov. A. Holotype, ♂ (NHMUK, 7.0 mm). B. Ditto, labels. C. Paratype, ♂ (NHMUK, 6.8 mm). D. Head of male. E. Pronotum, lateral view. FH. Penis in dorsal, lateral and ventral views. IK. Penis in dorsal, lateral and ventral views (drawings). LM. Penis with everted internal sclerites in dorsal and lateral views. N. Pronotum, dorsal view. O. Male protarsus. 3.0 mm; DE, NO 1.0 mm; FM = 0.5 mm." pageId="20" pageNumber="228">Fig. 9C</figureCitation>
<figureCitation id="93D12A58F235FFECFEF7450627CCFBBA" box="[365,457,1058,1084]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="21.[189,232,1857,1883]" captionTargetBox="[212,1376,265,1801]" captionTargetId="figure-15@21.[212,1376,265,1805]" captionTargetPageId="21" captionText="Fig. 9. Melitonoma dalaba sp. nov. A. Holotype, ♂ (NHMUK, 7.0 mm). B. Ditto, labels. C. Paratype, ♂ (NHMUK, 6.8 mm). D. Head of male. E. Pronotum, lateral view. FH. Penis in dorsal, lateral and ventral views. IK. Penis in dorsal, lateral and ventral views (drawings). LM. Penis with everted internal sclerites in dorsal and lateral views. N. Pronotum, dorsal view. O. Male protarsus. 3.0 mm; DE, NO 1.0 mm; FM = 0.5 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14901654" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14901654/files/figure.png" pageId="20" pageNumber="228">Fig. 9C</figureCitation>
). Ventral side of body black, except pronotal hypomeron orange. Antennomeres IIII orange (I with darkened dorsal side), IVV black with orange bases, VIXI black. Legs black.
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<figureCitation id="93D12A58F235FFECFE8945A32773FB27" box="[275,374,1159,1185]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="21.[189,232,1857,1883]" captionTargetBox="[212,1376,265,1801]" captionTargetId="figure-15@21.[212,1376,265,1805]" captionTargetPageId="21" captionText="Fig. 9. Melitonoma dalaba sp. nov. A. Holotype, ♂ (NHMUK, 7.0 mm). B. Ditto, labels. C. Paratype, ♂ (NHMUK, 6.8 mm). D. Head of male. E. Pronotum, lateral view. FH. Penis in dorsal, lateral and ventral views. IK. Penis in dorsal, lateral and ventral views (drawings). LM. Penis with everted internal sclerites in dorsal and lateral views. N. Pronotum, dorsal view. O. Male protarsus. 3.0 mm; DE, NO 1.0 mm; FM = 0.5 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14901654" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14901654/files/figure.png" pageId="20" pageNumber="228">Fig. 9D</figureCitation>
). Mandibles moderately enlarged, dorsally even and glabrous, lateral sides covered with long pale setae; left mandible somewhat larger, with lateral margin straight and oblique, and apex hook-like. Labrum transverse with rounded anterior angles and shallowly emarginated anterior margin, surface semiopaque, with several punctures, pale setae cumulated on anterior angles and anterior margin, several setae also on disc. Anterior margin of clypeus with wide shallow triangular emargination. Anterior part of head slightly impressed along anterior margin, surface slightly convex and uneven, covered with small punctures and short setae. Eyes moderately large. Frons wide, 2.10 times as wide as diameter of eye, surface uneven, almost glabrous, except setae cumulated along internal margins of eyes. Frons separated from vertex by shallowly impressed rounded line. Vertex convex, glabrous, lustrous, impunctate. Antennae short, 0.23 times as long as body, antennomere I club-shaped, III very small, antennae shortly serrated from antennomere IV.
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(
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<figureCitation id="93D12A58F235FFECFEDD470C27A1F9C4" box="[327,420,1576,1603]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="21.[189,232,1857,1883]" captionTargetBox="[212,1376,265,1801]" captionTargetId="figure-15@21.[212,1376,265,1805]" captionTargetPageId="21" captionText="Fig. 9. Melitonoma dalaba sp. nov. A. Holotype, ♂ (NHMUK, 7.0 mm). B. Ditto, labels. C. Paratype, ♂ (NHMUK, 6.8 mm). D. Head of male. E. Pronotum, lateral view. FH. Penis in dorsal, lateral and ventral views. IK. Penis in dorsal, lateral and ventral views (drawings). LM. Penis with everted internal sclerites in dorsal and lateral views. N. Pronotum, dorsal view. O. Male protarsus. 3.0 mm; DE, NO 1.0 mm; FM = 0.5 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14901654" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14901654/files/figure.png" pageId="20" pageNumber="228">Fig. 9N</figureCitation>
). Moderately convex, transverse, 1.87 times as wide as long, widest in basal quarter. Surface (
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) lustrous, covered with fine punctures disappearing in middle line and along lateral and anterior margins, punctures with very short microscopic setae almost invisible at a cursory glance, surface with two shallow vertical impressions along basal margin. Anterior margin almost straight, lateral margins slightly rounded, convergent anteriorly, posterior margin slightly rounded and moderately expanded in scutellar area. Anterior margin unbordered in middle part, thinly bordered laterally, lateral margin widely bordered and posterior margins thinly bordered.Anterior angles rounded, posterior angles widely rounded. Anterior setigerous pores placed on anterior margin close to anterior angle, posterior pores placed in middle of rounding. Posterior angles slightly elevated above elytral base. Scutellum subtriangular, with rounded tip, glabrous, impunctate, shallowly impressed in middle basal margin.
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. Subparallel, widest at posterior third, 1.40 times as long as wide and 0.64 times as long as body. Surface glabrous, dull, densely covered with very fine, confused punctures and fine microslupture. Humeral calli developed. Basal margin forming sharp keel. In lateral view, lateral margin of each elytron sinuate. Epipleura lustrous, glabrous, slightly concave, very wide at base, gradually narrowed posteriorly, disappearing in ⅔ of elytral length. Macropterous.
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. Protibiae and protarsi moderately enlarged. Protarsomere I (
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) elongate, 2.45 times as long as wide, slightly narrower than protarsomere II, parallel in apical half, slightly convergent basally, protarsomere II 1.35 times as long as wide, length ratio of protarsomeres IIII and V equals 100-66-60- 64 (100 =
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). Mesotarsomere I elongate, parallel, as wide as II, length ratio of mesotarsomeres IIII and V equals 100-58-50-66 (100 =
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). Penis 2.95 times as long as wide, widest at anterior quarter, middle part convergent, narrowest at basal quarter, basal part slightly wider. Apical part forming large subtriangular process. Dorsal surface in apical part with finger-shaped elevation, laterally surrounded by distinct concavities. In lateral view, penis bent in middle, apical half wider with sharp apex, basal half narrow, almost straight. In ventral view, apical part with finger-shaped elevation, in middle part narrowed to sharp keel. Internal sac (
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) with three pairs of hook-like sclerites and one long and thin internal sclerite, 0.25 times as long as penis.
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