A New Mycetophagus Fabricius, 1792 Species From Nepal (Coleoptera: Mycetophagidae) Author Háva, Jiří text Acta Biologica Universitatis Daugavpiliensis 2019 19 1 87 90 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.12648926 1407-8953 12648926 Mycetophagus ( Paramycetophagus ) nepalensis sp. nov. (Figs. 1-4) Type material. Holotype ( ♀ ): Nepal , Prov. Koshi , Tashigaon , 2100 m , 11.x.2002 , J. Weipert lgt., ( NMED ) . Paratypes : 1 ( ♀ ): the same data as holotype, ( NMED ) ; 1 ( ♀ ): Nepal , Koshi , Gufa- Gorza , 2800- 2100 m 4.vi.1985 , C. Holzschuh lgt., ( JHAC ) ; 1 ( ♀ ): Nepal , Anapurna Mts. , Kali Gandaki valley, SE Lete , Tandung Khola , 2400 m , 3.vi.2004 , Schmidt lgt., ( NMED ) . Figs. 1-4. Mycetophagus (Paramycetophagus) nepalensis sp. nov. : 1- habitus, dorsal aspect; 2- elytra, dorsal aspect; 3- habitus lateral aspect; 4- antennae. Description. Female. Body TL 5.2-6.0 mm, EW 2.1-2.4 mm ; elongate-oval, subparallel-sided; weakly convex dorsally, weakly glossy; mostly brown, covered with erect brownish setation and yellowish-white decumbent setation; mouth parts, antennae, and legs brown; elytra brown with yellowish-brown patches. Head with dense and coarse punctures; ocular distance about 2.7 times wider than diameter of eyes; covered by yellowish-white, erect setation; eyes prominent laterally in dorsal view, coarsely faceted and slightly emarginate near antennal insertions; antennae brown, with 11 antennomers, antennal club with five antennomeres (Fig. 4); palpi brown, apical maxillary palpomere cylindrical. Pronotum convex dorsally, rugose, with large and dense punctures; widest at middle part, gradually narrowed anteriad and posteriad; anterior margin slightly arcuate; lateral sides distinctly margined, roundly arcuate; basal margin sinuate, with short and circular grooves at subbasal parts. Scutellum triangular, with short decumbent setation. Elytra with double setation (long erect setation and short decumbent setation), elongate, subparallel-sided, narrowed from apical 1/4 part to apex; black with many small, large and geometric yellowish-brown patches (Figs. 1-3), which are variable among individuals; punctate-striate, strial punctures very deep, large and regular; interstices flat, narrower than striae. Male. Unknown. Differential diagnosis. The new species belongs to the subgenus Paramycetophagus Nikitsky, 2007 according to its double setation on elytra and is similar to M . ( P .) sulcicollis Champion, 1917 but differs from it by the characters depicted in figures (structure of antennae and elytral colour patters). M . ( P .) nepalensis sp. nov. : elytra black with many small, large and geometric yellowish-brown patches (Figs 1-3). M . ( P .) sulcicollis Champion, 1917 : elytra black with two large yellowish-brown fasciae and apical spot (Fig. 5). Figs. 5-6. Mycetophagus (Paramycetophagus) sulcicollis Champion, 1917: 5 - right elytron; 6- antenna. (according to original drawing in Nikitsky 2007 ). Etymology. Toponymic, named according to the country Nepal . Acknowledgements. I am very obliged to Matthias Hartmann (NMED) for loaning me the interesting material.