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. Angle between lateral margins of labroclypeus and ocular canthus indistinct; anterior margin of labroclypeus medially straight; margins of labroclypeus moderately reflexed; smooth area in front of eyes twice as wide as long; ratio of eye diameter/interocular width: 0.64. Pronotum apparently glabrous (with only a few erect setae anteriorly, otherwise with only minute setae); unicoloured; basal margin of pronotum complete; larger punctures absent from pronotum. Hypomeron not carinate. Elytra with dark spots; erect dorsal pilosity on elytra sparse (fewer than ten setae per interval); sutural interval in apical declivity of elytra distinctly elevated but convex; white, fine pilosity not condensed to longitudinal patches; intervals punctate at least laterally; adpressed white pilosity short, less than 1/4 of width of elytral intervals; external apical elytral angle evenly convex. Mesosternal process short. Ratio of length of metepisternum/metacoxa: 1/ 1.38. Metatibia, ratio of width/length: 1/3.94. Metatarsi dorsally smooth; first metatarsomere as long as subsequent one. Aedeagus:
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Fig. 4Q
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. Habitus:
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. Female genitalia:
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Diagnosis:
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differs from all other
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species
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by the short white pilosity on the dorsal surface, and the almost absent erect pilosity on the pronotum.
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Body length:
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9.9
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10.4 mm
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, elytral length:
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6.6
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6.7 mm
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, maximum width:
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4.6
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5.1 mm
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. Density of dark spots may vary, often body reddish brown and completely without spots. Female: antennal club of female straight, composed of five antennomeres, as long as the remaining antennomeres combined; sixth antennomere shorter than a quarter of club length. Eyes smaller than in male: ratio of eye diameter/interocular width: 0.5.
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<emphasis id="B9160463FF9138413801FF7092DDFF6A" box="[829,955,199,220]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="342">Etymology:</emphasis>
This new species is dedicated to Riaan Stals (
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) in gratitude for his support of our research in
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