Studies of Madagascan Ptiliidae (Coleoptera) 1: The Tribe Discheramocephalini including eighteen new species Author Darby, Michael text Zootaxa 2013 3718 3 239 266 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.3718.3.2 5a826d17-bd9a-4646-9603-f9a45a23ac5c 1175-5326 247941 003A16B5-34C5-48F8-A41C-8B784F3B06CB Dacrysoma delicatum sp. n. (Figs. 17, 55, 76, 79) Habitus Fig. 17. Length 0.78 mm . Colour dusky yellow, antennae and legs paler yellow. Antennae short, antennomeres 3–11 Fig. 55 . Pronotum 0.20 mm long, 0.30 mm wide, lateral margins slightly pointed, Fig. 76 , closely punctured, +/-9 punctures between anterior and posterior margins. Elytra 0.54 mm long, 0.44 mm wide, more finely punctured than pronotum, pubescence as pronotum. Female : spermatheca Fig. 79 . Male : not known. Etymology. This epithet is taken from the Latin adjective delicatus , meaning soft or tender, and refers to the delicate appearance of this species. Remarks. The closely punctured pronotum and form of the spermatheca should be sufficient to distinguish this species. Type data. Holotype : ♀, Andasibe N.P. border, ASB/ Nov.2011 , Feon’ny Ala Hotel surr., sifting leaf litter, Winkler app. extraction, 27.ix–3.xii , L.S.Rahanitriniaina (BMNH).