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a–b, g, j, l,
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Narrowly elongate, scarcely transversely convex, uniformly testaceous-orange; similar in habitus shape to the Oriental
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to N
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and S
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, as well as to the sympatric
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. This species is easily differentiated by the peculiarly shaped metatibiae in males, and the different shape of male and female genitalia.
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. Body narrowly elongate, scarcely transversely convex, uniformly testaceous-orange (
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). Dorsal surface rather densely, finely and shallowly punctate (spaces between pronotal and elytral punctures ~1.5–2× diameter of puncture), with dull and shagreened interspaces; elytra without traces of transverse strigose sculpturing. Pronotum trapezoidal with widely arcuate lateral sides, maximum width near posterior five-sixths (
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). Pubescence on pronotum and elytra sparse, golden-whitish, moderately long and distinct, each seta markedly shorter than antennomere 6, slightly longer along posterior base. Body uniformly orange-yellowish, without pale or dark areas, including peripheral margins (pronotal carina) of pronotum; legs and antennae uniformly yellowish-orange testaceous, with antennal club distinctly darker and pale brown. Antennal club elongate, symmetrical (
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). Proximal base of pygidium with normal, “V” shaped impression along midline, directed posteriad. Median flat portion of prosternal process broadly rounded distad, nearly parallel-sided, maximum width near distal 2/5. Metaventrite with a moderately deep, nearly pentagonal impression, occupying posterior two-thirds of the metaventrite, impression deeper longitudinally along middle. Last abdominal ventrite bearing two moderately large proximal semicircular impressions, diameter nearly 1× the maximum diameter of an eye.
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: Protibia (
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) wide, triangular, protarsi nearly as wide as length of antennomere 3; ratio WFTA/LFTA ≈ 0.25. Mesotibia (
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<figureCitation id="13432A0D483FFFFEA26DFA3BFE45FA5F" box="[364,432,1495,1521]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="5.[151,250,1468,1493]" captionTargetBox="[314,1265,191,1429]" captionTargetId="figure@5.[311,1276,181,1441]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 2. Habitus of Meligethinus mondlanei sp. nov., male paratype from Inhaca Island, Mozambique. Scale bar: 1 mm. Photo by Gareth Powell and Seth Bybee, Provo, USA." pageId="1">Fig. 2</figureCitation>
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) wide, trapezoid-like. Metatibia (
|
||
<figureCitation id="13432A0D483FFFFEA029FA3BFC8FFA5C" box="[808,890,1495,1522]" captionStart="FIGURE 1" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1646,1671]" captionTargetBox="[229,1356,182,1615]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[228,1359,181,1621]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 1. Male genitalia (tegmen and median lobe of the aedeagus) of Meligethinus spp.: a–b, Meligethinus mondlanei sp. nov., male paratype from Inhaca Island, Mozambique; c–d, Meligethinus suffusus, male from Inhaca Island, Mozambique; e–f, Meligethinus hamerlae sp. nov., male paratype from Inhaca Island, Mozambique; ovipositor (ventral view) of Meligethinus spp. (i: distal apex only): g, Meligethinus mondlanei sp. nov., female paratype from Inhaca Island, Mozambique; h, Meligethinus suffusus Kirejtshuk, 1980, female from Inhaca Island, Mozambique; i, Meligethinus hamerlae sp. nov., female paratype from Inhaca Island, Mozambique; front tibiae of Meligethinus spp.: j, Meligethinus mondlanei sp. nov., male paratype from Inhaca Island, Mozambique; k, Meligethinus suffusus, male from Inhaca Island, Mozambique; hind tibiae of Meligethinus spp.: l, Meligethinus mondlanei sp. nov., male paratype from Inhaca Island, Mozambique; m, Meligethinus suffusus, male from Inhaca Island, Mozambique; dorso-lateral view of the elytral apices and of female pygidium of Meligethinus spp.: n, Meligethinus muehlei from Kibuye, Rwanda; o, Meligethinus suffusus from Inhaca Island, Mozambique; p, Meligethinus hamerlae sp. nov., female paratype from Inhaca Island, Mozambique. Scale bar: 0.2 mm (Figs a–m); 0.5 mm (Figs n–p)." pageId="1">Fig. 1-l</figureCitation>
|
||
) moderately wide, peculiarly shaped, their inner side strongly modified and narrowed at posterior half, markedly denticulate, distinct from any other known member of the genus.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BC73688483FFFFEA3C6F9D3FA8AF94A" blockId="1.[151,1437,836,2014]" pageId="1">
|
||
<emphasis id="B90CEA9A483FFFFEA3C6F9D3FE9BF9F7" box="[199,366,1599,1625]" italics="true" pageId="1">Male genitalia</emphasis>
|
||
: distinctly shaped, rather small, with elongate and subparallel-sided tegmen, slightly convergent distad (
|
||
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||
), parameres with roundly pointed apex; ratio DTIN/LETE ≈ 0.60–0.65, excised inner margins without projections; ratio LETE/WITE = 1.45–1.50. Aedeagal median lobe peculiarly shaped, markedly narrowed in distal third, maximum width near distal third; distinctly truncate and chisel-shaped distad (
|
||
<figureCitation id="13432A0D483FFFFEA7ABF94BFB09F96C" box="[1194,1276,1703,1730]" captionStart="FIGURE 1" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1646,1671]" captionTargetBox="[229,1356,182,1615]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[228,1359,181,1621]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 1. Male genitalia (tegmen and median lobe of the aedeagus) of Meligethinus spp.: a–b, Meligethinus mondlanei sp. nov., male paratype from Inhaca Island, Mozambique; c–d, Meligethinus suffusus, male from Inhaca Island, Mozambique; e–f, Meligethinus hamerlae sp. nov., male paratype from Inhaca Island, Mozambique; ovipositor (ventral view) of Meligethinus spp. (i: distal apex only): g, Meligethinus mondlanei sp. nov., female paratype from Inhaca Island, Mozambique; h, Meligethinus suffusus Kirejtshuk, 1980, female from Inhaca Island, Mozambique; i, Meligethinus hamerlae sp. nov., female paratype from Inhaca Island, Mozambique; front tibiae of Meligethinus spp.: j, Meligethinus mondlanei sp. nov., male paratype from Inhaca Island, Mozambique; k, Meligethinus suffusus, male from Inhaca Island, Mozambique; hind tibiae of Meligethinus spp.: l, Meligethinus mondlanei sp. nov., male paratype from Inhaca Island, Mozambique; m, Meligethinus suffusus, male from Inhaca Island, Mozambique; dorso-lateral view of the elytral apices and of female pygidium of Meligethinus spp.: n, Meligethinus muehlei from Kibuye, Rwanda; o, Meligethinus suffusus from Inhaca Island, Mozambique; p, Meligethinus hamerlae sp. nov., female paratype from Inhaca Island, Mozambique. Scale bar: 0.2 mm (Figs a–m); 0.5 mm (Figs n–p)." pageId="1">Fig. 1b</figureCitation>
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); ratio LEAE/ WIAE = 1.80–1.90. Main sclerites of internal sac (endophallus) small and rod-shaped in dorsal and lateral view.
|
||
</paragraph>
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||
<paragraph id="8BC73688483FFFFEA3C6F900FE3BF873" blockId="1.[151,1437,836,2014]" pageId="1">
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||
<emphasis id="B90CEA9A483FFFFEA3C6F900FEEEF8A8" box="[199,283,1772,1798]" italics="true" pageId="1">Female</emphasis>
|
||
: Antennae similar in both sexes. Protibia rather wide, triangular, slightly narrower than males, protarsus slightly narrower than males (ratio WFTA/LFTA ≈ 0.20). Mesotibia wide, trapezium-like as in males. Metati- bia almost simple and uniformly narrower than in males, not denticulate, or arcuately incised along inner side. Metaventrite in females almost flat, without distinct impression, medially with a scarcely impressed longitudinal line. Ovipositor rather small and lightly sclerotized, not darkened towards moderately blunt distal apex, styli long, inserted close to apex (
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Fig.
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</figureCitation>
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). Ratio STLE/DSIA ≈ 0.50; ratio STLE/CGOW ≈ 0.25; ratio GONL/CGOW ≈ 3.1. Ratio OVPL/GONL ≈ 1.80.
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</paragraph>
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||
<paragraph id="8BC73688483CFFFDA3C6FF76FEF0FF79" blockId="2.[151,1437,152,1367]" pageId="2">
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<emphasis id="B90CEA9A483CFFFDA3C6FF76FEDAFF1D" box="[199,303,154,179]" italics="true" pageId="2">Variation</emphasis>
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||
: The overall body size 2.0–
|
||
<quantity id="4C809B6D483CFFFDA16FFF75FD31FF1D" box="[622,708,153,179]" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.7" pageId="2" unit="mm" value="2.7">2.7 mm</quantity>
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(length) and
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<quantity id="4C809B6D483CFFFDA05CFF74FBF7FF1D" box="[861,1026,152,179]" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.15" metricValueMax="1.25" metricValueMin="1.05" pageId="2" unit="mm" value="1.15" valueMax="1.25" valueMin="1.05">1.05–1.25 mm</quantity>
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(width) can be variable between individuals.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BC73688483CFFFDA3C6FF0CFBA8FDCD" blockId="2.[151,1437,152,1367]" pageId="2">
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<emphasis id="B90CEA9A483CFFFDA3C6FF0CFE43FF55" bold="true" box="[199,438,224,251]" pageId="2">Examined material.</emphasis>
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<typeStatus id="54C3882A483CFFFDA2BEFF0DFDDFFF55" box="[447,554,225,251]" pageId="2" type="holotype">Holotype</typeStatus>
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, male:
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<emphasis id="B90CEA9A483CFFFDA17FFF0CFCEEFF55" bold="true" box="[638,795,224,251]" pageId="2">
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||
<collectingCountry id="F36F7618483CFFFDA17FFF0CFCEEFF55" box="[638,795,224,251]" name="Mozambique" pageId="2">Mozambique</collectingCountry>
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</emphasis>
|
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:
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<collectingRegion id="49BCF86A483CFFFDA02DFF0DFC07FF55" box="[812,1010,225,251]" country="Mozambique" name="Maputo" pageId="2">Maputo Province</collectingRegion>
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, Inhaca Island, Farol,
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||
<quantity id="4C809B6D483CFFFDA7F2FF0CFAADFF55" box="[1267,1368,224,251]" metricMagnitude="1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.25" metricValueMax="1.5" metricValueMin="1.0" pageId="2" unit="m" value="12.5" valueMax="15.0" valueMin="10.0">10–15 m</quantity>
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a.s.l.,
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<geoCoordinate id="EE4C504F483CFFFDA396FEE8FEEBFEB1" box="[151,286,260,287]" degrees="25" direction="south" minutes="58" orientation="latitude" pageId="2" precision="15" seconds="22" value="-25.972778">25°58’22”S</geoCoordinate>
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,
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||
<geoCoordinate id="EE4C504F483CFFFDA22BFEE8FE47FEB1" box="[298,434,260,287]" degrees="32" direction="east" minutes="59" orientation="longitude" pageId="2" precision="15" seconds="08" value="32.985558">32°59’08”E</geoCoordinate>
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,
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<date id="FFC61048483CFFFDA2BEFEE9FDCCFEB1" box="[447,569,261,287]" pageId="2" value="2018-09-21">21.ix.2018</date>
|
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, P. Audisio & S. Sabatelli lgt, sparsely forested and bushy area, beating male inflorescences of
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||
<taxonomicName id="4C784D0B483CFFFDA25CFEC5FD04FEED" authority="Jacq." authorityName="Jacq. The" authorityYear="1858" box="[349,753,297,323]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Arecaceae" genus="Phoenix" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Plantae" order="Arecales" pageId="2" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="reclinata">
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||
<emphasis id="B90CEA9A483CFFFDA25CFEC5FDD6FEED" box="[349,547,297,323]" italics="true" pageId="2">Phoenix reclinata</emphasis>
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Jacq. (Arecaceae)
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
(MHNMM).
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||
<typeStatus id="54C3882A483CFFFDA08DFEC5FC08FEED" box="[908,1021,297,323]" pageId="2" type="paratype">Paratypes</typeStatus>
|
||
:
|
||
<specimenCount id="9D7EFD01483CFFFDA709FEC4FB9AFEED" box="[1032,1135,296,323]" pageId="2" type="male">35 males</specimenCount>
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,
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||
<specimenCount id="9D7EFD01483CFFFDA77BFEC5FB0DFEED" box="[1146,1272,297,323]" pageId="2" type="female">32 females</specimenCount>
|
||
; same locality,
|
||
<date id="FFC61048483CFFFDA396FEA1FEE4FEC9" box="[151,273,333,359]" pageId="2" value="2019-09-27">27.ix.2019</date>
|
||
, S. Sabatelli lgt,
|
||
<specimenCount id="9D7EFD01483CFFFDA2D1FEA1FDC2FEC9" box="[464,567,333,359]" pageId="2" type="male">10 males</specimenCount>
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,
|
||
<specimenCount id="9D7EFD01483CFFFDA142FEA1FD5AFEC9" box="[579,687,333,359]" pageId="2" type="female">9 females</specimenCount>
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||
(MHNMM, CAR-MZUR, CAS, CLA, ACC, NMPC); same locality, road between Farol and the Marine Biological Station,
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||
<quantity id="4C809B6D483CFFFDA036FE9CFC6EFE25" box="[823,923,368,395]" metricMagnitude="1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.25" metricValueMax="1.5" metricValueMin="1.0" pageId="2" unit="m" value="12.5" valueMax="15.0" valueMin="10.0">10–15 m</quantity>
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a.s.l.,
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<geoCoordinate id="EE4C504F483CFFFDA0E6FE9FFB91FE25" box="[999,1124,368,395]" degrees="26" direction="south" minutes="00" orientation="latitude" pageId="2" precision="15" seconds="26" value="-26.007223">26°00ʹ26ʹʹS</geoCoordinate>
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,
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<geoCoordinate id="EE4C504F483CFFFDA773FE9EFB1AFE24" box="[1138,1263,368,395]" degrees="32" direction="east" minutes="56" orientation="longitude" pageId="2" precision="15" seconds="37" value="32.94361">32°56ʹ37ʹʹE</geoCoordinate>
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,
|
||
<date id="FFC61048483CFFFDA7FFFE9DFA8CFE25" box="[1278,1401,369,395]" pageId="2" value="2019-09-27">27.ix.2019</date>
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||
, S. Sabatelli lgt, open and sparsely bushy area, beating male inflorescences of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C784D0B483CFFFDA0E9FE79FA76FE01" authority="Jacq." authorityName="Jacq. The" authorityYear="1858" box="[1000,1411,405,431]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Arecaceae" genus="Phoenix" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Plantae" order="Arecales" pageId="2" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="reclinata">
|
||
<emphasis id="B90CEA9A483CFFFDA0E9FE79FB45FE01" box="[1000,1200,405,431]" italics="true" pageId="2">Phoenix reclinata</emphasis>
|
||
Jacq. (Arecaceae)
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
,
|
||
<specimenCount id="9D7EFD01483CFFFDA68FFE78FF2EFE7D" pageId="2" type="male">5 males</specimenCount>
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||
,
|
||
<specimenCount id="9D7EFD01483CFFFDA3E6FE55FEA1FE7D" box="[231,340,441,467]" pageId="2" type="female">6 females</specimenCount>
|
||
(MHNMM, CAR-MZUR);
|
||
<collectingRegion id="49BCF86A483CFFFDA193FE55FCA2FE7D" box="[658,855,441,467]" country="Mozambique" name="Maputo" pageId="2">Maputo Province</collectingRegion>
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||
,
|
||
<collectingRegion id="49BCF86A483CFFFDA062FE55FC4FFE7D" box="[867,954,441,467]" country="Mozambique" name="Maputo" pageId="2">Maputo</collectingRegion>
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||
Special Reserve, Chingute Lake,
|
||
<quantity id="4C809B6D483CFFFDA638FE54FA69FE7D" box="[1337,1436,440,467]" metricMagnitude="1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.25" metricValueMax="1.5" metricValueMin="1.0" pageId="2" unit="m" value="12.5" valueMax="15.0" valueMin="10.0">10–15 m</quantity>
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||
a.s.l.,
|
||
<geoCoordinate id="EE4C504F483CFFFDA3D9FE31FEAAFE59" box="[216,351,477,503]" degrees="26" direction="south" minutes="30" orientation="latitude" pageId="2" precision="15" seconds="28" value="-26.507778">26°30’28”S</geoCoordinate>
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,
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||
<geoCoordinate id="EE4C504F483CFFFDA268FE30FE04FE59" box="[361,497,476,503]" degrees="32" direction="east" minutes="48" orientation="longitude" pageId="2" precision="15" seconds="45" value="32.8125">32°48’45”E</geoCoordinate>
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,
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<date id="FFC61048483CFFFDA2FDFE31FD95FE59" box="[508,608,477,503]" pageId="2" value="2018-10-08">8.x.2018</date>
|
||
, S. Sabatelli lgt, open and sparsely bushy area, beating male inflorescences of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C784D0B483CFFFDA3B7FDEDFDA5FDB5" authority="Jacq." authorityName="Jacq. The" authorityYear="1858" box="[182,592,513,539]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Arecaceae" genus="Phoenix" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Plantae" order="Arecales" pageId="2" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="reclinata">
|
||
<emphasis id="B90CEA9A483CFFFDA3B7FDEDFE88FDB5" box="[182,381,513,539]" italics="true" pageId="2">Phoenix reclinata</emphasis>
|
||
Jacq. (Arecaceae)
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
,
|
||
<specimenCount id="9D7EFD01483CFFFDA15AFDEDFD41FDB5" box="[603,692,513,539]" pageId="2" type="male">2 males</specimenCount>
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,
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||
<specimenCount id="9D7EFD01483CFFFDA1C1FDEDFCD8FDB5" box="[704,813,513,539]" pageId="2" type="female">2 females</specimenCount>
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(MHNMM, CAR-MZUR);
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||
<collectingRegion id="49BCF86A483CFFFDA76DFDEDFAC5FDB5" box="[1132,1328,513,539]" country="Mozambique" name="Maputo" pageId="2">Maputo Province</collectingRegion>
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, Zitundo,
|
||
<geoCoordinate id="EE4C504F483CFFFDA396FDC9FEEBFD91" box="[151,286,549,575]" degrees="26" direction="south" minutes="40" orientation="latitude" pageId="2" precision="15" seconds="44" value="-26.678888">26°40’44”S</geoCoordinate>
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,
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||
<geoCoordinate id="EE4C504F483CFFFDA228FDC8FE44FD91" box="[297,433,548,575]" degrees="32" direction="east" minutes="47" orientation="longitude" pageId="2" precision="15" seconds="55" value="32.79861">32°47’55”E</geoCoordinate>
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,
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||
<date id="FFC61048483CFFFDA2BCFDC9FDC2FD91" box="[445,567,549,575]" pageId="2" value="2019-09-14">14.ix.2019</date>
|
||
, S. Sabatelli lgt, open and sparsely bushy area, beating male inflorescences of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C784D0B483CFFFDA396FDA5FDDAFDCD" authority="Jacq." authorityName="Jacq. The" authorityYear="1858" box="[151,559,585,611]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Arecaceae" genus="Phoenix" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Plantae" order="Arecales" pageId="2" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="reclinata">
|
||
<emphasis id="B90CEA9A483CFFFDA396FDA5FEABFDCD" box="[151,350,585,611]" italics="true" pageId="2">Phoenix reclinata</emphasis>
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||
Jacq. (Arecaceae)
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</taxonomicName>
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,
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<specimenCount id="9D7EFD01483CFFFDA13BFDA5FD54FDCD" box="[570,673,585,611]" pageId="2" type="male">18 males</specimenCount>
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,
|
||
<specimenCount id="9D7EFD01483CFFFDA1ADFDA4FCD3FDCD" box="[684,806,584,611]" pageId="2" type="female">15 females</specimenCount>
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(MHNMM, CAR-MZUR).
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</paragraph>
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||
</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection id="C3626503483CFFFDA3C6FD80FBC0FD5D" pageId="2" type="distribution">
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<paragraph id="8BC73688483CFFFDA3C6FD80FBC0FD5D" blockId="2.[151,1437,152,1367]" pageId="2">
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<emphasis id="B90CEA9A483CFFFDA3C6FD80FE94FD29" bold="true" box="[199,353,620,647]" pageId="2">Distribution.</emphasis>
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||
This species is known only from southern
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F36F7618483CFFFDA03BFD81FC3BFD29" box="[826,974,621,647]" name="Mozambique" pageId="2">Mozambique</collectingCountry>
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||
(
|
||
<figureCitation id="13432A0D483CFFFDA0DDFD81FBEAFD29" box="[988,1055,621,647]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="6.[151,250,789,814]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,186,758]" captionTargetId="figure@6.[151,1435,181,764]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 3. Map of Mozambique and location of the two studied areas where the new species of Meligethinus have been discovered." pageId="2">Fig. 3</figureCitation>
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||
). The host plant
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C784D0B483CFFFDA7D6FD81FA69FD29" authorityName="Jacq. The" authorityYear="1858" box="[1239,1436,621,647]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Arecaceae" genus="Phoenix" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Plantae" order="Arecales" pageId="2" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="reclinata">
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||
<emphasis id="B90CEA9A483CFFFDA7D6FD81FA69FD29" box="[1239,1436,621,647]" italics="true" pageId="2">Phoenix reclinata</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
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||
is widespread in eastern portions of central and southern Africa, northwards to southern
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F36F7618483CFFFDA782FD7DFB33FD05" box="[1155,1222,657,683]" name="Egypt" pageId="2">Egypt</collectingCountry>
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||
and southwards to the
|
||
<collectingRegion id="49BCF86A483CFFFDA3C3FD59FE30FD61" box="[194,453,693,719]" country="South Africa" name="Eastern Cape" pageId="2">Eastern Cape Province</collectingRegion>
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||
in
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F36F7618483CFFFDA2EDFD59FD89FD61" box="[492,636,693,719]" name="South Africa" pageId="2">South Africa</collectingCountry>
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||
(
|
||
<bibRefCitation id="EFE94B79483CFFFDA18DFD59FC7CFD61" author="Coates Palgrave, K." box="[652,905,693,719]" pageId="2" refId="ref5351" refString="Coates Palgrave, K. (2002) Trees of Southern Africa. Struik Publishers, Cape Town, 1212 pp." type="book" year="2002">Coates Palgrave 2002</bibRefCitation>
|
||
; see also pza.sanbi.org/phoenix-reclinata). The geographic range could potentially be wider, including at least parts of these areas.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection id="C3626503483CFFFDA3C6FD11FE2CFBBD" pageId="2" type="biology_ecology">
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||
<paragraph id="8BC73688483CFFFDA3C6FD11FE24FC95" blockId="2.[151,1437,152,1367]" pageId="2">
|
||
<emphasis id="B90CEA9A483CFFFDA3C6FD11FEA3FCB9" bold="true" box="[199,342,765,791]" pageId="2">Host plants.</emphasis>
|
||
In
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F36F7618483CFFFDA27BFD11FDE4FCB9" box="[378,529,765,791]" name="Mozambique" pageId="2">Mozambique</collectingCountry>
|
||
, this species appears to be strictly associated with male inflorescences of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C784D0B483CFFFDA641FD11FE38FC95" authority="Jacq." authorityName="Jacq. The" authorityYear="1858" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Arecaceae" genus="Phoenix" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Plantae" order="Arecales" pageId="2" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="reclinata">
|
||
<emphasis id="B90CEA9A483CFFFDA641FD11FF0EFC95" italics="true" pageId="2">Phoenix reclinata</emphasis>
|
||
Jacq. (Arecaceae)
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BC73688483CFFFDA3C6FCA8FAF3FC65" blockId="2.[151,1437,152,1367]" pageId="2">
|
||
<emphasis id="B90CEA9A483CFFFDA3C6FCA8FEDFFCF1" bold="true" box="[199,298,836,863]" pageId="2">Habitat.</emphasis>
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||
Locality data indicate this species prefers the edges of sparsely forested and bushy areas, in sandy habitats close to the sea, at low altitudes. All specimens of the
|
||
<typeStatus id="54C3882A483CFFFDA068FC85FC6CFC2D" box="[873,921,873,899]" pageId="2">type</typeStatus>
|
||
series were collected by sweeping flowering males of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C784D0B483CFFFDA3FCFC61FE36FC09" authorityName="Jacq. The" authorityYear="1858" box="[253,451,909,935]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Arecaceae" genus="Phoenix" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Plantae" order="Arecales" pageId="2" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="reclinata">
|
||
<emphasis id="B90CEA9A483CFFFDA3FCFC61FE36FC09" box="[253,451,909,935]" italics="true" pageId="2">Phoenix reclinata</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
in conjunction with the more abundant
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C784D0B483CFFFDA081FC61FB9AFC09" authorityName="Grouvelle" authorityYear="1919" box="[896,1135,909,935]" class="Insecta" family="Nitidulidae" genus="Meligethinus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="dolosus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B90CEA9A483CFFFDA081FC61FB9AFC09" box="[896,1135,909,935]" italics="true" pageId="2">Meligethinus dolosus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
and
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C784D0B483CFFFDA7A5FC62FAB4FC09" baseAuthorityName="Grouvelle" baseAuthorityYear="1919" box="[1188,1345,910,935]" class="Insecta" family="Nitidulidae" genus="Meligethinus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="peringueyi">
|
||
<emphasis id="B90CEA9A483CFFFDA7A5FC62FAB4FC09" box="[1188,1345,910,935]" italics="true" pageId="2">M. peringueyi</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
, as well as a few specimens of the locally less abundant
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C784D0B483CFFFDA1AEFC5EFCCBFC65" authority="Sabatelli & Liu & Cline & Lasoń & Macuvele & Muambalo & Chuquela & Audisio, 2020" authorityName="Sabatelli & Liu & Cline & Lasoń & Macuvele & Muambalo & Chuquela & Audisio" authorityYear="2020" box="[687,830,945,971]" class="Insecta" family="Nitidulidae" genus="Meligethinus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="hamerlae" status="sp. nov.">
|
||
<emphasis id="B90CEA9A483CFFFDA1AEFC5EFCCBFC65" box="[687,830,945,971]" italics="true" pageId="2">M. hamerlae</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<emphasis id="B90CEA9A483CFFFDA044FC5DFC6AFC65" bold="true" box="[837,927,945,971]" pageId="2">
|
||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A23F57E1483CFFFDA044FC5DFC6AFC65" box="[837,927,945,971]" pageId="2" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C784D0B483CFFFDA0ADFC5EFBD9FC65" authorityName="Kirejtshuk" authorityYear="1980" box="[940,1068,945,971]" class="Insecta" family="Nitidulidae" genus="Meligethinus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="suffusus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B90CEA9A483CFFFDA0ADFC5EFBD9FC65" box="[940,1068,945,971]" italics="true" pageId="2">M. suffusus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
, and
|
||
<emphasis id="B90CEA9A483CFFFDA768FC5EFAF3FC65" box="[1129,1286,945,971]" italics="true" pageId="2">
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C784D0B483CFFFDA768FC5EFAF6FC65" authorityName="Grouvelle" authorityYear="1906" box="[1129,1283,945,971]" class="Insecta" family="Nitidulidae" genus="Meligethinus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="humeralis">M. humeralis</taxonomicName>
|
||
.
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BC73688483CFFFDA3C6FC39FE2CFBBD" blockId="2.[151,1437,152,1367]" pageId="2">
|
||
<emphasis id="B90CEA9A483CFFFDA3C6FC39FEBCFC41" bold="true" box="[199,329,981,1007]" pageId="2">Phenology.</emphasis>
|
||
Specimens were collected in middle and late September, which likely indicates adult activity from late August to early October.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection id="C3626503483CFFFDA3C6FBF1FC6BFAF9" pageId="2" type="etymology">
|
||
<paragraph id="8BC73688483CFFFDA3C6FBF1FEE6FB69" blockId="2.[151,1437,152,1367]" pageId="2">
|
||
<emphasis id="B90CEA9A483CFFFDA3C6FBF1FEBBFB99" bold="true" box="[199,334,1053,1079]" pageId="2">Etymology.</emphasis>
|
||
The specific epithet is derived from the current name of the University of
|
||
<collectingRegion id="49BCF86A483CFFFDA77EFBF1FB2CFB99" box="[1151,1241,1053,1079]" country="Mozambique" name="Maputo" pageId="2">Maputo</collectingRegion>
|
||
, the former “University of Lourenço Marques”, which, after
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F36F7618483CFFFDA18FFBADFCD7FBF5" box="[654,802,1089,1115]" name="Mozambique" pageId="2">Mozambique</collectingCountry>
|
||
became independent in 1975, was renamed in honor of Frelimo leader Eduardo Mondlane in 1976. We are honored to name this remarkable new species from the name of this University, in consideration of the collaborative activities of international cooperation with the Rome Sapienza University.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BC73688483CFFFDA3C6FB3CFC6BFAF9" blockId="2.[151,1437,152,1367]" pageId="2">
|
||
<emphasis id="B90CEA9A483CFFFDA3C6FB3CFE4BFB45" bold="true" box="[199,446,1232,1259]" pageId="2">Taxonomic remarks.</emphasis>
|
||
This new species is vaguely similar in external shape to the Oriental
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C784D0B483CFFFDA7D1FB3EFAABFB45" baseAuthorityName="Grouvelle" baseAuthorityYear="1894" box="[1232,1374,1233,1259]" class="Insecta" family="Nitidulidae" genus="Meligethinus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="plagiatus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B90CEA9A483CFFFDA7D1FB3EFAABFB45" box="[1232,1374,1233,1259]" italics="true" pageId="2">M. plagiatus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
from northeastern
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F36F7618483CFFFDA228FB19FE90FAA1" box="[297,357,1269,1295]" name="India" pageId="2">India</collectingCountry>
|
||
, northern
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F36F7618483CFFFDA2D6FB19FDC3FAA1" box="[471,566,1269,1295]" name="Vietnam" pageId="2">Vietnam</collectingCountry>
|
||
and southern
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F36F7618483CFFFDA1D7FB19FCECFAA1" box="[726,793,1269,1295]" name="China" pageId="2">China</collectingCountry>
|
||
and to the African and sympatric
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C784D0B483CFFFDA798FB1AFAECFAA1" authorityName="Kirejtshuk" authorityYear="1980" box="[1177,1305,1269,1295]" class="Insecta" family="Nitidulidae" genus="Meligethinus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="suffusus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B90CEA9A483CFFFDA798FB1AFAECFAA1" box="[1177,1305,1269,1295]" italics="true" pageId="2">M. suffusus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
and
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C784D0B483CFFFDA650FB1AFF10FA9D" authority="Sabatelli & Liu & Cline & Lasoń & Macuvele & Muambalo & Chuquela & Audisio, 2020" authorityName="Sabatelli & Liu & Cline & Lasoń & Macuvele & Muambalo & Chuquela & Audisio" authorityYear="2020" class="Insecta" family="Nitidulidae" genus="Meligethinus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="hamerlae" status="sp. nov.">
|
||
<emphasis id="B90CEA9A483CFFFDA650FB1AFF10FA9D" italics="true" pageId="2">M. hamerlae</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<emphasis id="B90CEA9A483CFFFDA3EAFAF5FEB1FA9D" bold="true" box="[235,324,1305,1331]" pageId="2">
|
||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A23F57E1483CFFFDA3EAFAF5FEB1FA9D" box="[235,324,1305,1331]" pageId="2" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
(see below). However, the new species is distinguished by the peculiar shape of the male metatibiae and male genitalia, as well as the distinctly shaped female ovipositor.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
</treatment>
|
||
</document> |