High diversity and endemism in the genus Cautires Waterhouse, 1879 (Coleoptera: Lycidae) from the Malay mountain forests, with the descriptions of fourteen new species
Author
Jiruskova, Alice
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Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Palacky University, 17. listopadu 50, 771 46 Olomouc, Czech Republic. & Email: alice. jiruskova @ seznam. cz & urn: lsid: zoobank. org: author: E 8 EA 3180 - 2399 - 4 EA 9 - 86 BD-DBFC 381 E 2 F 93
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Author
Motyka, Michal
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Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Palacky University, 17. listopadu 50, 771 46 Olomouc, Czech Republic. & Email: michal. motyka @ upol. cz & urn: lsid: zoobank. org: author: 242 DF 8 C 7 - 1 E 68 - 45 F 7 - AD 24 - C 4 BC 0 C 5 D 0 D 94
michal.motyka@upol.cz
Author
Bocak, Ladislav
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Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Palacky University, 17. listopadu 50, 771 46 Olomouc, Czech Republic. & urn: lsid: zoobank. org: author: 78383404 - FF 9 F- 46 EA-A 1 AE-ACF 3613 E 1 D 69 & corresponding author: ladislav. bocak @ upol. cz
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European Journal of Taxonomy
2016
2016-08-05
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Cautires maseki
sp. nov.
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Figs 15
,
33
,
53
,
71
Diagnosis
Cautires maseki
sp. nov.
is one of numerous species with a uniformly black body. It is very similar to
C. nervosus
and
C simillimus
sp. nov.
in general appearance and these species differ only in the shape of the phallus, which is extremely robust in
C. maseki
sp. nov.
(
Figs 71, 73, 76
).
Etymology
The specific name is in honour of Michal Masek, a colleague from the laboratory.
Type material
Holotype
MALAYSIA
: ♁,
Pahang
,
Gn. Beremban
,
1480 m
,
4°27'51" N
,
101°23'26" E
,
6–28 Apr. 2013
(AJ0069).
Additional material examined
MALAYSIA
:
1 ♀
,
Pahang
, Tanah Rata,
1500–1800 m
,
2–26 Feb. 2004
(VK0280); 1 ♁,
Pahang
, Tanah Rata,
1–13 Feb. 2003
(VK0628).
Measurements
BL
9.8 mm
, PL
1.25 mm
, PW
1.75 mm
, HW 1.0 mm, Edist
0.57 mm
, Ediam
0.44 mm
, LP
1.45 mm
.
Description of the male
Body uniformly black (
Fig. 53
). Head small, eyes hemispherically prominent, small, eye diameter 0.77 times interocular distance. Antennae flabellate, with lamella of antennomere 6 about twice longer than stem of antennomere (
Fig. 15
). Pronotum with shining disc and with 7 well developed areolae, median areola complete, well marked, attached directly to basal margin of pronotum; anterior angles obtuse, lateral margins concave, almost parallel-sided in anterior half of pronotum, lateral part of pronotum strongly elevated, posterior angles slender, acutely prominent (
Fig. 33
). Elytra apparently widened apically, primary and secondary costae well developed, transverse costae dense, slightly irregular (
Fig. 53
). Phallus very robust, slender only at basal third, apex rather obtuse (
Fig. 71
).
Distribution
Peninsular
Malaysia
:
Pahang
.