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<emphasis id="D7C76313FFB7D4714CBEFE3A3AD78B6D" bold="true" box="[151,414,501,527]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">Serraphula audisiana</emphasis>
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,
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,
<figureCitation id="7D88A384FFB7D4714E54FE3A39D58B6D" box="[637,668,501,527]" captionStart="FIGURES 23 30" captionStartId="37.[151,269,1913,1937]" captionTargetBox="[251,1349,193,1890]" captionTargetPageId="37" captionText="FIGURES 23 30. Morphological characters in Serraphula Jacoby: apical spur of hind tibiae of S. aenea Jacoby (23); ibidem S. audisiana sp. n. (24); ibidem S. elongata Jacoby (25); ibidem S. monticola sp. n. (26); ibidem S. osellai sp. n. (27); ibidem S. puncticollis Bryant (28); metafemoral spring of S. elongata Jacoby (29); head of S. elongata Jacoby (30)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/195015/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">24</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="7D88A384FFB7D4714E80FE3A39818B6D" box="[681,712,501,527]" captionStart="FIGURES 31 36" captionStartId="38.[151,269,1504,1528]" captionTargetBox="[166,1430,182,1477]" captionTargetPageId="38" captionText="FIGURES 31 36. Head and pronotum of Serraphula Jacoby: S. aenea Jacoby (31); S. audisiana sp. n. (32); S. bulirschi sp. n. (33); S. colonnellii sp. n. (34); S. debiasei sp. n. (frontal dimple pointed) (35); S. drakensbergensis sp. n. (36)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/195016/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">32</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="7D88A384FFB7D4714EFCFE3A39BD8B6D" box="[725,756,501,527]" captionStart="FIGURES 43 60" captionStartId="40.[151,269,1700,1724]" captionTargetBox="[295,1283,186,1684]" captionTargetId="figure@40.[295,1284,186,1684]" captionTargetPageId="40" captionText="FIGURES 43 60. Median lobe of aedeagus of Serraphula Jacoby; lateral, ventral and dorsal view: S. elongata, Eastern Cape Province, Southwell area (43 a); S. elongata, Eastern Cape Province, nr Thornhill (43 b); S. colonnelii, Kwazulu- Natal, Ifafa Mouth (44); S. debiasei, Eastern Cape Province, 4 km S Barkly Pass (45); S. uysi, Transvaal, Palala (46); S. puncticollis, Eastern Cape Province, Port St. John (47); S. natalensis, KwaZulu-Natal, Blesberg (48); S. oberprieleri, Zimbabwe, Bunga Forest (49); S. mpumalangaensis, Mpumalanga, Houtenbek Farm, Macabelel Lodge (50); S. alticola, Mpumalanga, Mount Sheba area (51); S. audisiana, Kwazulu-Natal, Ngele Forest (52); S. aenea, Mashonaland (53); S. drakensbergensis, Kwazulu-Natal, Cathedral Peak (54); S. grobbelaariae, Mpumalanga, Houtenbek Farm, Boskrans Dam (55); S. duplessisi, Limpopo, Entabeni Forest Reserve, Soutpansberg (56); S. bulirschi, Kwazulu-Natal, Ntendeka Wilderness Area, Ngomi Forest (57); S. transvaalensis, Eastern Transvaal, Nelshoogte Pass (58); S. osellai, Kwazulu- Natal, Ngele Forest (59); S. wittmeri, Limpopo, Branddraai (60)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/195018/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">52</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="7D88A384FFB7D4714F28FE3A38698B6D" box="[769,800,501,527]" captionStart="FIGURES 61 76" captionStartId="41.[151,269,1715,1739]" captionTargetBox="[269,1322,222,1660]" captionTargetId="figure@41.[245,1342,194,1683]" captionTargetPageId="41" captionText="FIGURES 61 76. Spermatheca of Serraphula Jacoby: S. natalensis, KwaZulu-Natal, Blesberg (61); S. audisiana, Kwazulu-Natal, Ngele Forest (62); S. osellai, Kwazulu-Natal, Ngele Forest (63); S. alticola, Mpumalanga, Mount Sheba area (64); S. oberprieleri, Zimbabwe, Bunga Forest (65); S. grobbelaariae, Mpumalanga, Houtenbek Farm, Macabelel Lodge (66); S. transvaalensis, Eastern Transvaal, Nelshoogte Pass (67); S. uysi, Transvaal, Palala (68); S. duplessisi, Limpopo, Entabeni Forest Reserve, Soutpansberg (69); S. elongata, Eastern Cape Province, nr. Grahamstown (70); S. debiasei, Eastern Cape Province, 4 km S Barkly Pass (71); S. colonnelli, Kwazulu-Natal, Umzinto Vernon Crookes N. R. (72); S. wittmeri, Limpopo, Branddraai (73); S. mpumalangaensis, Mpumalanga, Houtenbek Farm, Macabelel Lodge (74); S. monticola, Kwazulu-Natal / Free State, Bothas Pass (75); S. drakensbergensis, Kwazulu-Natal, Monks Cowl (76)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/195019/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">62</figureCitation>
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MATERIAL.
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3,
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, Kwazulu-Natal, Weza, Ngele Forest,
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, indigenous forest clearing, on inflorescences of
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, M. Biondi leg. (
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: same locality, date and collector of the
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, 10 3 and 7 Ƥ (
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;
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); ditto, P. Audisio leg., 3 3 (
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).
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DIAGNOSIS. On the basis of dorsal integument black with evident metallic reflection, clearly convex elytral interstriae and clearly impressed pronotal punctuation, this new species is similar to
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and
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<emphasis id="D7C76313FFB7D4714CE3FCE53A298A21" box="[202,352,810,835]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">S. natalensis</emphasis>
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Anyway,
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<emphasis id="D7C76313FFB7D4714E0DFCE539F18A21" box="[548,696,810,835]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">S. audisiana</emphasis>
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is easily distinguishable for its smaller body size, length and shape of the apical spur of hind tibiae, and shape of the median lobe of aedeagus.
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DESCRIPTION.
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3. Dorsal integument blackish, with evident metallic reflection. Body shape elliptical-elongate (LB =
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), moderately convex. Maximum pronotal width at middle (WP =
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); maximum elytral width at basal third (WE =
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Frons and vertex with finely wrinkled and very sparsely punctulate surface; a large setigerous pore with some small setigerous punctures gathered near each upper ocular margin; frontal dimples strongly impressed; frontal tubercles small, roundish, very weakly delimited; frontal grooves not distinct; frontal carina wide, weakly raised, apically rounded; labrum sub-trapezoidal, brown; palpi brown; eyes sub-elliptical, normally sized; antennae shorter than body length (LAN =
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; LAN/LB = 0.89), yellowish, with segments 10-11 weakly darkened; length of each antennomere proportional to numerical sequence 15:8:9:10:12:11:12:13:12:12:16 (right antenna).
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Pronotum sub-rectangular, moderately transverse (LP =
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; WP/LP = 1.31) laterally rather straight; lateral and basal margin finely bordered; punctation densely and uniformly distributed on smooth surface with small and sparse punctulation; punctures very large and deeply impressed. Scutellum sub-triangular, apically rounded, with smooth surface.
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Elytra elongate (LE =
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; LE/LP = 2.69), covering almost completely pygidium, laterally moderately rounded, apically sub-acute; punctation arranged in 9 (+ 1 very short scutellar) regular rows, with large punctures strongly impressed; elytral interstriae clearly keeled with surface sparsely punctulate; humeral calli absent; sub-apterous metathoracic wings.
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Legs with yellowish tibiae, tarsi and anterior and middle femora; hind femora blackened; hind tibiae weakly externally bent; Apical spur of hind tibiae about as long as hind tibial length (LHT/LHTS = 1.03), slightly internally curved; dorsal furrow proximally narrowed but gradually open towards distal part; denture partially irregular and moderately dense formed by small but clearly distinct teeth. First anterior and middle tarsomeres clearly dilated, with adhesive structures on ventral side (cf.
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).
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<paragraph id="E50CBF01FFB7D4714CEFF8DD3B928E36" blockId="7.[151,1437,570,2036]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">Ventral surface blackish, apically paler, clearly punctured; last sternite without special preapical impressions.</paragraph>
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Median lobe of aedeagus slender (LAED =
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; LE/LAED = 1.46), in ventral view basally clearly enlarged, gradually narrowed from base to apex, slightly enlarged at apical third; apex with an evident median small tooth; ventral sulcus apically visible; in lateral view, median lobe basally strongly curved, apically slightly sinuous; dorsal sulcus visible in apical third.
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VARIATION. 3 (n = 10; mean and standard deviation): LE = 1.16 ±
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; WE = 0.66 ±
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; LP = 0.44 ±
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; WP = 0.55 ±
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; LAN = 1.41 ±
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; LAED = 0.78 ±
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; LB = 1.65 ±
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; LE/LP = 2.64 ± 0.07; WE/WP = 1.20 ± 0.03; WP/LP = 1.25 ± 0.05; LE/LAED = 1.48 ± 0.04; LAN/ (LE+LP) = 0.88 ± 0.03; LHT/LHTS = 1.00 ± 0.06. Ƥ (n = 7): LE = 1.36 ±
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; WE = 0.77 ±
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; LP = 0.48 ±
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; WP = 0.61 ±
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; LAN = 1.37 ±
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; LSP = 0.13 ±
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; LB = 1.97 ±
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; LE/LP = 2.85 ± 0.07; WE/WP = 1.26 ± 0.02; WP/LP = 1.27 ± 0.02; LE/LSP = 10.90 ± 0.84; LAN/ (LE+LP) = 0.74 ± 0.02; LHT/LHTS = 0.96 ± 0.09.
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. Males very similar in shape, sculpture and color to the
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; in some specimens hind femora brownish. Female bigger than male (1.85 ≤ LB ≤
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), with longer elytra (2.75 ≤ LE/LP ≤ 2.92) and antennae proportionally shorter (0.67 ≤ LAN/LB ≤ 0.75). Spermatheca with sub-globose basal part; distal part curved and rather elongate, with not separated collum from apex; collum generally basally larger; appendix present; ductus short and slightly arcuate, sub-ventrally inserted.
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ETYMOLOGY. The new species is named after P. A. Audisio (
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, Rome), friend and fellow traveller on collecting trips in many regions of the world.
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DISTRIBUTION.
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(Kwazulu-Natal). Southern-Eastern African chorotype (SEA) (cf. Biondi &amp; DAlessandro, 2006).
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ECOLOGICAL NOTES. This new species was collected in a indigenous forest clearing during a raining day on yellow inflorescences of
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(cf.
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Biome: Forest (cf.
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). Veld
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: Highland and Dohne Sourveld (cf.
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).
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