Synopsis of the Asian species in the genus Zarcosia Collado & Alonso-Zarazaga 1996 with new combinations and descriptions of fourteen new species Author Gompel, Nicolas text Zootaxa 2020 2020-08-26 4838 2 151 178 journal article 8744 10.11646/zootaxa.4838.2.1 761fcec7-c79d-4e80-bb2b-23cc9e78e0b6 1175-5326 4403783 0AD43D95-7508-466C-980F-CBEF38CA1198 Zarcosia bedosae n. sp. ( Figures 1 ; 3m ; 4b ; 6i ) Etymology. The species is named after Anne Bedos in recognition of her efforts to collect material for others. Type locality. Laos : Khammouan province , Ban Thôngkha , Tham Thon [ 17°58’ N 104°31’ E ] . Distribution. Laos ( Figure 1 ). Description. ( Figure 3m ). Female unknown. Body length. ♂ holotype : 2.5 mm . Black, mat, covered with very short, pulverulent, silver pubescence. Appendages brown. Head . Moderately transverse, wider than pronotum. Palpi yellowish, last article securiform. Integument mat, coarsely rugose, grainy. Occiput lined with a fringe of dense and short silver hairs posteriorly. Antennae . A fifth longer than elytra, entirely dark brown, filiform. Pronotum ( Figure 6i ). Convex, slightly longer than wide, sides parallel from the base to the posterior two thirds, then progressively convergent anteriorly. Sides marked with lateral impressions and callosities. Elytra . Length: 1.75 mm . Punctation regular, as dense as on the pronotum, with larger points. Space between points mat, alutaceous. Disc subconvex, with two broad depression in the anterior third. Pubescence dense and short, comprised of very short hairs borne from the points and interspersed pulverulent hairs. Legs . Particularly elongated. No other notable modifications. Aedeagus ( Figure 4b ). Sturdy, sides weakly convergent in dorsal view and suddenly tapered apically. Strongly convex in lateral view, bent upward at apex. Type material. Holotype ( ♂ , MNHN ). Laos : Khammouan province , Ban Thôngkha , Tham Thon ( 230 m ), cave, by hand, 17°58’ N 104°31’ E ( L. Deharveng & A . Bedos ) 12.II.1998 . Note . The extremely thin and elongated appendages of species likely represent adaptations to life in caves.