Contribution to the knowledge of Macrolycini with description of Calcaeron, new genus (Coleoptera, Lycidae)
Author
Kazantsev, Sergey V.
text
Zootaxa
2004
493
1
32
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.157515
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157515
Mesolycus hubeicus
sp. nov.
(
Figs.
42–43
)
Description
Male. Black. Pronotum, scutellum and elytra dark red.
Head slightly convex and feebly grooved behind antennal prominence. Eyes relatively small (interocular distance about
4
times as long as the radius). Ultimate joint of maxillary palpi parallelsided and about
2
times longer than palpomere
3
. Antennae slightly reaching over elytral two thirds, with antennomere
3
and following antennomeres subequal in length to each other and about
1.3
times longer than scape.
Pronotum slightly transverse,
1.1
times wider than long, trapezoidal, with conspicuous median carina in anterior half; hind angles acuminate and produced lateroposteriorly. Scutellum square, almost parallelsided, slightly rounded and feebly emarginate at apex. Elytra long,
3.25
times longer than wide humerally, slightly widening posteriorly, not dehiscent. Dense pubescence short and decumbent.
Metatrochanters with blunt posterior angles.
Aedeagus with relatively small hood of the median lobe (
Figs.
42–43
).
Length: 9.0 mm. Width (humerally):
2.2 mm
.
Female. Unknown.
Type material
|
Holotype male: China: W Hubei, |
Dashennongjia |
Mts., |
2000 |
m, |
31.5ºN |
110.3ºE, |
21– |
24.VI.2001, O.Safranek leg. (ICM). |
Diagnosis
Mesolycus hubeicus
sp. nov.
belongs in the
atrorufus
group of species, being close to
M. tibetanus
, from which it differs by the structures of the inner sac (
Figs.
42–43
).
Etymology
Named after the province in Central
China
, where the species is distributed.