Revision of the genus Tillicera Spinola, 1841 (Coleoptera: Cleridae, Clerinae) Author Gerstmeier, Roland Author Bernhard, Nadine text Zootaxa 2010 2010-02-15 2359 1 1 34 https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.2359.1.1 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.2359.1.1 1175-5326 5308760 Tillicera tonkinensis Gerstmeier & Bernhard n. sp. ( Figs. 17 , 43–44 ) Specimens examined: Holotype : ♂ . N-Vietnam, Tonkin , Cuc-Phuong NP 2.- 12.5.1991 , leg. E. Jendek , coll. R. Gerstmeier ( RGCM ). Paratypes : Tonkin ,( Coll. Ph Francois ), Coll. L. Bedel 1922 ( 1 ex. , MNHN ) ; Vietnam , Tam dao, 27.5.– 2.6.1986 , Vinh phu prov., lgt. J. Rybnícek ( 1 ex. , RGCM ) . Length: 10mm ( 3 specimens ). Collecting period: May. FIGURE 43 : Tillicera tonkinensis n. sp. , aedeagus ventral aspect, aedeagus lateral aspect, pygidium and ventrite VI. Head: Black, anterior part of clypeus, labrum and palpi brown, posterior part of clypeus brown to black; distributed with fine and diffuse punctation; cranium vested with short, erect, golden setae; head including eyes slightly broader than anterior width of pronotum. Antennae: Dark brown to black, A1 to A2 or A3 paler, predominantly vested with brown, depressed setae; antennomeres triangularly dilated from A4 onwards, A10 broader than long or as long as wide. Pronotum: Unicoloured red-brown to brown or black anterior to transverse depression; surface finely and diffusely punctate, coarser behind transverse depression; vested with anteriorly directed, short, erect, golden and dark setae; length:width ratio 1.07:1 (broadest at middle). Scutellum: Brown, finely punctate, vested with golden setae. Elytra: Black, base red-brown to brown, basal third with a yellowish pigmented transverse fascia, vested with dense, depressed, golden setae, apical third with a pale pigmented transverse fascia, vested with dense, depressed, golden setae, not reaching the lateral margin; basal half regularly and deeply punctate, punctation extending towards posterior transverse fascia, punctations bearing tubercles, diameter of punctures larger than interstices, apex densely and finely punctate; basal red-brown part with erect, golden and dark setae and shorter, depressed, golden setae, middle part with posteriorly directed and semi-decumbent, dark setae, apex longer golden and dark setae; length:width ratio 2.04:1. Legs: Brown, femora paler, but sometimes with a dark stripe, with erect, golden setae; tibiae with longitudinal carina. Ventral surface: Abdomen black to brown, thorax brown, with pale, depressed setae. Aedeagus: Very long and narrow, without tooth-like structures distinct (even when viewed at 500x magnification). Distribution: Vietnam . Etymology: Named after its region of occurrence; Tonkin is the former term for North Vietnam .