Studies of Madagascan Ptiliidae (Coleoptera) 4: The genus Bambara including eight new species and the first account of blindness and aptery in the genus Author Darby, Michael text Zootaxa 2014 3895 2 151 169 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.3895.2.1 0158d114-189e-45e1-a795-e6f9267a2e1c 1175-5326 224841 21013267-9E6C-4130-97AC-BA77E1EB2C65 Bambara thomasi sp. n. (Figs. 7, 24, 34, 35) Habitus Fig. 7. Length +/- 0.700µ. Colour yellowish brown. Antennae length +/- 238µ. Pronotum length 156µ min, 193µ max, 176µ mean; width 308µ min, 336µ max, 325µ mean; ratio length'breadth 1.85. Detached elytron (single example available only) length 447µ, width 227µ; ratio length/width 1.97; Fig. 24. Ratio elytra length/ pronotum length 2.54. FIGURES 47–56 . 47–50 Aedeagi. 47, B. lanquidula ; 48a & b, B. merina ; 49a & b, B. verecunda ; 50 B. opaca ; 51–52. B. merina . 51, spermatzoon showing arrangement of coils; 52, 7th abdominal ventrite. 53–56 B. verecunda . 53, with elytra removed to show metanotum and abdomen, x 490; 54, head to show absence of eyes, x 1780 ; 55, mesoventrum, x555; 56, metcoxal plates x555. Male : aedeagus very small, without any clear distinguishing features. Female : spermathecae Figs. 34, 35. MAP. Map of Madagascar showing principal towns, rivers and collection sites. Etymology . Named after my younger son who has been very helpful to me in the field. Diagnosis . The form of the spermatheca which will quickly separate this species. Type data : Holotype : ♀, Ambohitantely S.R., ABT/ Sept/2011/01 , sifting forest litter under Pandanus , S. 18°11'45.1" E .47°17'13.4", 1604 m , 1.ix.2011 , L.S.Rahanitriniaina ( BMNH ). Paratypes : 4 exs [4] (some fragmentary) same data as holotype .