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 weigeli n. sp. ( Figures 1 ; 3e ; 4r ; 5i,t ; 6d ) Etymology. The species is named after Andreas Weigel in recognition of her efforts to collect material for others. Type locality. China : Yunnan , Xishuangbanna , 23 km NW Jinghong , vic. Na Ban [ 22°09’ N 100°40’ E ] . Distribution. China : Yunnan . Description. ( Figure 3i,j ). Female unknown. Body length. ♂ : 2.53± 0.04 mm (n=2). Entirely black, elongated, covered with thin blond pubescence. Head . Small, weakly transverse, slightly wider than pronotum. Palpi dark brown, last article securiform. Punctation coarse, dense. Posterior margin lined with a fringe of dense white pubescence. FIGURE 6. Thoraces of selected Zarcosia species in dorsal view. a, Z. lemairei n. sp. , ♂ holotype, from Laos (left) and Z. lemairei n. sp. , ♀ paratype, from Laos (right). b, Z. ilonae n. sp. , ♂ holotype, from Thailand. c, Z. gerstmeieri n. sp. , ♂ holotype, from Vietnam. d, Z. weigeli n. sp. , ♂ holotype, from China (Yunnan). e, Z. deharvengi n. sp. , ♂ holotype, from Republic of Indonesia (Sumatra). f, Z. sumatrensis n. sp. , ♂ holotype, from Republic of Indonesia (Sumatra) (left) and Z. sumatrensis n. sp. , ♀ paratype, from Republic of Indonesia (Sumatra) (right). g, Z. barclayi n. sp. , ♂ holotype, from Malaysia (left) and Z. barclayi n. sp. , ♀ paratype, from Malaysia (right). h, Z. schawalleri n. sp. , ♂ holotype, from Malaysia (left) and Z. schawalleri n. sp. , ♀ paratype, from Malaysia (right). i, Z. bedosae n. sp. , ♂ holotype, from Laos. j, Z. sinuata n. sp. , ♂ holotype, from Thailand (left) and Z. sinuata n. sp. , ♀ paratype, from Thailand (right). k, Z. dentatifemur (Pic, 1912) , holotype, from Sri Lanka. l, Z. intermedia n. sp. , ♂ paratype, from Sri Lanka. m, Z. srilankaensis n. sp. , ♂ paratype, from Sri Lanka. n, Z. spinifemur n. sp. , ♂ holotype, from Sri Lanka. o, Z. brunnea n. sp. , ♂ paratype, from Sri Lanka. Scale bars: 100 µm. Antennae . Subfiliform, slightly longer than elytra, black. Antennomere 3–8 more than twice as long as wide. Covered with hirsute white pubescence. Pronotum ( Figure 6d ). Subcylindrical, convex, longer than wide, sides weakly but regularly convex. Strongly and densely punctuated, points deep. Elytra . Length: ♂ : 1.75±0.00 mm (n=2). Punctation stronger than on pronotum, dense, points deep, well defined. Covered with double pubescence: moderately long hair borne from punctation and interspersed whitish pulverulent hairs ( Figure 5i ). Moderately convex, depressed on disc. Legs . Long and thin, black, except last two tarsomeres, yellow. Sexual characters. Male foretibia weakly bent inward, with a small acute tooth on their inner side ( Figure 5t ). Aedeagus ( Figure 4r ). Simple, sturdy, sides parallel in dorsal view, progressively tapered in a regular triangle in apical fourth. Hardly bent in lateral view, with a weak apical upward deflection. Type material. Holotype ( ♂ , NME ). China : Yunnan , Xishuangbanna , 23 km NW Jinghong , vic. Na Ban ( NNNR ), 22°09’ N 100°40’ E ( 730 m ), Transition zone MF ( A . Weigel) 23.V.2008 . Paratype . China : Yunnan , Xishuangbanna , 23 km NW Jinghong , vic. Na Ban ( NNNR ), 22°09’ N 100°40’ E ( 730 m ) , secondary forest, Rubber plant ( A . Weigel) 20.V.2008 ( 1 ♂ paratype , NGPC ) .