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
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1175-5326
247941
003A16B5-34C5-48F8-A41C-8B784F3B06CB
Dacrysoma ranomafanense
sp. n.
(
Figs. 5
,
41
,
58
,
62
,
77
, 90)
Habitus
Fig. 5
. Length
0.89–0.90 mm
. Colour: dark brown, head and pronotum slightly darker than elytra, antennae and legs dusky yellow. Antennomeres 3–11
Fig. 41
. Pronotum: length
0.25 mm
, width
0.35 mm
, finely and densely foveate,
Figs. 58
,
62
. Elytra
0.55 mm
long,
0.51 mm
wide, foveae and pubescence as pronotum.
Male
: aedeagus Fig. 90
Female
: spermatheca
Fig. 77
Etymology.
Named after the Ranomafana National Park where the
type
specimen was collected.
Remarks.
Differs from all other
Dacrysoma
by the dark colour, number and density of punctures on the pronotum, and by the form of the genitalia.
Type
data.
Holotype
: ♂, Ranomafana N.P., RNF/13/2011, litter, sifting, Winkler app. extr. S.21˚15’13.5’’ E.47˚24’09.8’’,
16.iv.2011
, L.S.Rahanitriniaina & R.Raveloson (BMNH).
Paratypes
: 9exs, same data as
holotype
(BMNH); 1 ex Ranomafana N.P., RNF/15/2011, litter, sifting, Winkler app. extr., S.21˚ 15’06.0’’ E.47˚24’31.0’’,
1197 m
,
16.iv.2011
, L.S.Rahanitriniaina & R.Raveloson (BMNH).