Dermestidae (Coleoptera) from the collection of the Czech entomologist Zdeněk Černý
Author
Háva, Jiří
text
Baltic Journal of Coleopterology
2009
9
2
119
123
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.13204558
1407-8619
13204558
Dermestes
(
Dermestes
)
bicolor cernyi
ssp. n.
(
Fig. 1
)
Type material.
Holotype
(male): „
SSSR
,
Uzbekistan
occ.,
Nukus
/
Amu Darja
/
vi.-vii.1984
,
Al. Nedorost
et Zdeněk Černý lgt.“
.
Paratypes
(
1 male
,
2 females
): the same data as holotype. Type material is deposited in the author´s collection.
Specimens
of the presently described species are provided with a red, printed label with text as follows: „
HOLOTYPE
[or
PARATYPE
, respectively]
Dermestes
(
Dermestes
)
bicolor cernyi
ssp. n.
Jiří Háva
det. 2009”
.
Description.
Male body length 6.02-6.50 mm, width 2.87-3.10 mm. Whole body brown, elongated, slightly convex. Head with long brown-yellow pubescence, densely punctured, maxillary and labial palpes brown. Antennae brown, with 11- segmented. Three last antennal segments forming light brown antennal club, which is covered by yellow pubescence. Pronotum is more closely punctured and more densely pubescent than head. Pronotal disc moderately convex, its pubescence long, formed by brown-yellow hairs, hind margin of pronotum with long, yellow hairs. There are two small depressions near basal margin of pronotum. Scutellum triangular, covered with long brown pubescence. Elytra densely and strongly punctured; each elytron with 6 very flat striae; it´s maximum length 5.37 mm and maximal combined width 3.10 mm; anteriorly on posterior margin near epipleuron with long dense brown-yellow pubescence; posteriorly gradually rounded, with dense brown pubescence. Apex of each elytron with short brown pubescence. Legs brown with yellow pubescence. Ventral part of body densely covered with yellow pubescence. Prosternum with long brown pubescence. All visible abdominal sternites brown and with short dense yellow pubescence. First visible abdominal sternite with distinct lateral depressions. Sternites III and IV with median tuft of yellow setae. Aedeagus lateraly aspect as in (
Fig. 1
).
Female similar to male, but abdominal sternites is without median tuft of setation. Female body length 6.75-6.90 mm, width 3.35-3.38 mm.
Differential diagnosis.
Dermestes
(
Dermestes
)
bicolor cernyi
ssp. n.
belong to „
D. bicolor
species group“ defined by
Kalík & Ohbayashi (1982)
; in Palaearctic region this group presented of 8 species and subspecies; the new subspecies similar of the pubescence on dorsal surfaces to
D
.
(
D
.)
bicolor
bicolor
Fabricius, 1781
and
D
.
(
D
.)
bicolor
sinensis
Háva, 2004. Moreower, it is separated from
D. bicolor bicolor
Fabricius,
D
.
(
D
.)
bicolor
sinensis
Háva, 2004 and
D. bicolor impressus
Pic
(north Africa) by different structure of the male genitalia and elytral striae of the new subspecies very flat.
Name derivation.
Patronymic, dedicated to the collector of the new subspecies, my friend, Zdeněk Černý (Mírovice, Prague-east,
Czech Republic
).