A monograph on the genus Tetraserica from the Indochinese region (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Sericini)
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Fabrizi, Silvia
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Dalstein, Vivian
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Ahrens, Dirk
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Tetraserica bansanpakiana
sp. n.
Figures 25, 47
Type material examined.
Holotype: ♂ "NW Thailand, 25.iv-7.v.1996, Chiang Mai prov., BAN SAN PAKIA Sv.
Bily
leg., 1700 m/ coll. P.
Pacholatko
/ 131
Sericini
Asia spec." (CPPB). Paratypes: 1 ♂ "Thai-N, 1.-19.5.1998, Chiang Mai prov., BAN SAN PAKIA,
Bednarik
leg., 1400 m/ coll. P.
Pacholatko"
(ZFMK), 1 ♂ "Thai-N 1-15.v.1998, Chiang Mai prov.,
19°19'N
,
98°50'E
, SAN PAKIA, 1400 m,
Vit
Kuban
leg./ coll. P.
Pacholatko
/ 125
Sericini
Asia spec." (CPPB), 2 ♂♂ "Thai, 17.-24.V.1991, Chiang Dao, 1000 m,
19°25'N
,
98°52'E
, Vit
Kuban
leg./ Thailand "Thanon Thong Chai" D.
Kral
& V.
Kuban"
(ZFMK), 3 ♂♂, 3 ♀♀ "Thailand 17.-24.V.1991 Chiang Dao 1000m
98°52'E
,
19°25'N
, V. Kuban lg." (ZFMK), 1 ♂, 2 ♀♀ "Thailand 10.-16.V.1991 Chiang Dao 600 m
19°24'N
,
98°55'E
, V. Kuban lg." (ZFMK), 3 ♂♂, 5 ♀♀ "Thailand 9.-14.V.1991 Chiang Dao 350 m
19°22'N
,
98°57'E
, V. Kuban lg." (ZFMK), 3 ♂♂, 1 ♀ "Thailand bor. Chiang Dao env. 21.5.-4.6.1995, lgt. Snizek M." (ZFMK), 1 ♀ "Thailand bor. Chiang Mai, 56 km NW, 99°25', 19°05', 7-14.6.1995, lgt. Snizek M." (ZFMK), 3 ♂♂ "Thai 17-24/5.91 Chiang Dao mts. 19.25'N, 98.52E, lgt. D. Kral, 1000 m" (NMPC), 1 ♂ "839467
Tetraserica
spTHAI_DE09_1 Thailand L. Dembicky 9.-13.5.2009 Doi Chiang Dao env. Chiang Mai Prov.
19°24'45"N
,
98°51'30"E
, 1200 m" (ZFMK).
Description.
Length of body: 6.9 mm; length of elytra: 4.6 mm; maximum width: 4.1 mm. Surface of labroclypeus and disc of frons glabrous. Smooth area anterior to eye twice as wide as long. Eyes small, ratio of diameter/interocular width: 0.41. Ratio of length of metepisternum/metacoxa: 1/1.6. Metatibia short and wide, ratio width/length: 1/3.2; basal group of dorsal spines of metatibia at first third of metatibial length. Robust spine at middle of ventral margin extremely prolonged and s-shaped, exceeding distal margin of metatibia.
Aedeagus: Fig. 25
A-C
. Habitus: Fig. 25D.
Figure 25.
A-D
Tetraserica bansanpakiana
sp. n. (holotype)
E-H
T. margheritae
sp. n. (holotype) A, E aedeagus, left side lateral view C, G aedeagus, right side lateral view B, F parameres, dorsal view D, H habitus. Scale bars: 0.5 mm. Habitus not to scale.
Variation.
Length of body: 6.9-8.5 mm; length of elytra: 4.6-5.9 mm; maximum width: 4.1-5.1 mm. Colour may vary from dark brown to nearly entirely yellowish brown with dark head. Female: Antennal club with three antennomeres, as long as remaining antennomeres combined; eyes as large as in male; pygidium flat; robust spines on ventral margin of metatibia subequal in length.
Diagnosis.
The new species differs from all other
Tetraserica
species by the robust metatibial spine in middle of ventral margin being extremely elongate and s-shaped, exceeding distal margin of metatibia.
Etymology.
The new species is named after the type locality, Ban San Pakia (adjective in the nominative singular).