A new genus and species of flightless, microphthalmic Corythoderini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae) from Cambodia, associated with Macrotermes termites
Author
Maruyama, Munetoshi
text
Zootaxa
2012
3555
83
88
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.210778
b5ccb71c-4f14-426e-a93a-0745da86c76b
1175-5326
210778
Eocorythoderus incredibilis
new species
(
Figs. 1–7
)
Type
series.
Holotype
, female, 1.0 km southwest of Angkor Wat, Angkor, Siem Reap,
Cambodia
,
5 VI 2012
, M. Maruyama leg. (
KUM
).
Paratypes
:
1 female
, same data as
holotype
(
KUM
);
6 females
, 1.0 km south of Angkor Wat, Angkor, Siem Reap,
Cambodia
,
18 VIII 2012
, M. Maruyama leg. (
CMN
,
KUM
,
NHM
);
1 female
, same data but
22 VIII 2012
(
KUM
);
1 female
, north of Preah Khan, Angkor, Siem Reap,
Cambodia
,
18 VIII 2012
, M. Maruyama leg. (
KUM
). In fungus gardens of
Macrotermes gilvus
.
Distribution.
Northwestern
Cambodia
.
Etymology.
The specific epithet means incredible, due to its extraordinary appearance and unexpected discovery in
Cambodia
.
Diagnosis.
This species is readily distinguished from other Corythoderini by the genus diagnosis above, especially by the panduriform body shape and the stout, long mesolegs. Other corythoderine genera have more or less cyrindrical bodies and slender, short (shorter than metalegs) mesolegs.
FIGURES 1–4.
Eocorythoderus incredibilis
new genus
and
new species
. 1, Holotype, dorsal view. 2, Paratype, lateral view. 3, Paratype, anterior view. 4, Paratype, ventral view.
FIGURES 5–7.
Eocorythoderus incredibilis
new genus
and
new species
. 5, Adult beetle being carried by a worker termite. 6, 7, Adult beetle (holotype) walking on a fungus garden.
Description.
Head (
Figs. 1–3
) slightly narrower than pronotum; clypeus densely punctured along anterior margin; surface with sparse, long setae. Pronotum (
Figs. 1–3
) slightly shorter than elytra, with surface almost impunctate, sparsely with long setae. Elytra (
Figs. 1–3
) almost glabrous except for trichomes at apex of median projection. Proleg (
Fig. 4
) with tibia densely setiferous near apex with small recumbent setae. Mesoleg (
Fig. 4
) with trochanter with 3 or 4 setae; femur with about 10 setae on anterior margin, 8–10 setae around posterior margin; tibia moderately setiferous along lateral margins with long setae. Metaleg (
Fig. 4
) with setae of similar densities to mesoleg.
Measurements.
In mm: Body length, 2.81–2.96; head width, 1.01–1.04; pronotal length, 1.03–1.08; pronotal width, 1.20–1.25; elytral width, 1.35–1.38; mesotibial length, 0.86–0.88.