A new genus and new species of Telephanini (Coleoptera: Silvanidae) from Gabon
Author
Karner, Michael
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Section Entomology I, Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg, Senckenberganlage 25, D- 60325 Frankfurt am Main, Germany. & urn: lsid: zoobank. org: author: 48 E 64 F 07 - CDD 3 - 4 B 4 B- 9 C 9 A- 24 CBFCBBCB 3 D & Corresponding author: michael. karner @ senckenberg. de
michael.karner@senckenberg.de
Author
Salvato, Gianfranco
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Museo di Storia Naturale, Santa Croce 1730, 30135 Venezia, Italy. & urn: lsid: zoobank. org: author: 50 EBE 48 B- 63 DA- 427 A-B 3 F 4 - 0 C 852 E 7 DF 7 A 8
Author
Uliana, Marco
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Museo di Storia Naturale, Santa Croce 1730, 30135 Venezia, Italy. & urn: lsid: zoobank. org: author: D 5 BE 9 B 7 E-F 44 F- 4 CE 8 - 9 BFA- 1 F 498 B 0382 D 7
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European Journal of Taxonomy
2015
2015-07-23
130
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journal article
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10.5852/ejt.2015.130
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2118-9773
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Bolianus
gen. nov.
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Type
species
Bolianus giannae
sp. nov.
Differential diagnosis
Within the
Telephanini
,
Bolianus
gen. nov.
is closely related to
Psammaechidius
Fairmaire, 1882
, but differs by the distinct median frontal groove, large eyes, short and moderately curved temples, maximum width of pronotum near middle, and the tuberculate lateral margins of the pronotum.
Etymology
The peculiar median groove along the head prompted us to derive the generic name from the ‘Bolians’, a fictitious species from the universe of the science fiction series ‘Star Trek’, characterized by a vertical suture running along the midline of head and face.
Description
The genus shares the characteristics of
Brontinae
:
Telephanini
as described by
Thomas & Nearns (2008)
, plus: apical maxillary palpomere securiform (
Fig. 7
); apical labial palpomere large, rounded (
Fig. 8
); antennal scape elongate; frons with two lateral lines and one median line; eyes large; temples evenly curved, narrowed immediately behind eyes; maximum pronotal width near middle; lateral margins
of pronotum tuberculate; anterior coxal cavities closed (
Fig. 9
); anterior and middle coxae separated narrowly (
Fig. 10
); scutellum with transverse carina; elytra with 10 rows of punctures; scutellary striole present; 2
nd
and 3
rd
tarsomeres with single ventral lobe (
Fig. 11
); abdominal ventrites simple (
Fig. 12
); aedeagus inverted, parameres well developed.