Notes on Chinese Allopachria Zimmermann, with descriptions of two new species from Guangxi (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae)
Author
Bian, Dongju
Author
Ji, Lanzhu
text
Zootaxa
2012
3151
28
34
journal article
45714
10.5281/zenodo.213084
35c52a59-cc99-4bf6-853a-b3c151224d0a
1175-5326
213084
Allopachria yanfengi
sp. nov.
(
Figs. 2
,
10–13
,
23
)
Type
material
.
Holotype
, male:
CHINA
: Guangxi, Fangchenggang City, Shangsi County, Shiwandashan Natural Forest Park, 2010.11.11, leg. Bian & Tong.
Paratype
:
1 female
, the same data as
holotype
.
Diagnosis.
Allopachria yanfengi
sp. nov
.
resembles
A. froehlichi
Wewalka, 2000
and
A. schillhammeri
Wewalka,
2000
in habitus, but can be distinguished from them by its bigger size, penis, and extremely enlarged apical part of parameres.
Description.
Body broadly oval, moderately convex (fig. 2). Body length
2.05 mm
, width
1.30 mm
.
Head ferrugineous; clypeal margin distinctly truncate, without bead; finely and very sparsely punctured; anterior two thirds very finely microreticulate. Antennae flavo-testaceous, moderately long and slender.
Pronotum dark ferrugineous, paler at anterior and lateral margins; lateral margins narrowly bordered; punctures irregular in size and distribution, partly coarse along hind margin; without microreticulation.
Elytra dark ferrugineous, paler at apex; with two flavo-testaceous spots, basal one distinctly larger than subapical one, both of them not reaching suture; punctures extremely fine, mostly regular in size and sparsely distributed; highly polished and shining; without microreticulation.
Ventral side. Predominantly testaceous, head more or less paler; some strong punctures on anterior metaventrite and metacoxal process; very fine and sparse punctures on metaventrite, metacoxae and on abdomen.
Legs testaceous to dark ferrugineous.
Male. First two protarsal and mesotarsal segments slightly enlarged in male. Last abdominal ventrite without microreticulation. Penis (figs.10–11); paramere (figs.12–13).
Female. Distal half of last abdominal ventrite microreticulate.
Distribution.
China
: Guangxi.
Etymology.
This species is dedicated to Yanfeng Tong (Shenyang,
China
) who collected the
type
specimens.
Habitat.
River ca.
3–8 m
wide, substrate of larger boulders, gravel and sand (fig. 23).