Aphanerostethus darlingi Lewis sp. nov.

Figs 9 E, F, 16 A, B

Specimens examined.

Holotype: Malaysia: Borneo: Sarawak: • Gunung Mulu National Park, 1387 m, Camp 3, 4°2.284'N, 114°53.36'E, 27. XI. 2009 – 12. I. 2010, malaise trap, D. C. Darling, B. Hubley, deposited in SFDK, ROM_OSU 308049, JHLHY_DAR_126 . Paratype: Malaysia: Borneo: Sarawak: • Gunung Mulu National Park, 1387 m, Camp 3, 4°2.284'N, 114°53.36'E, 24. VII – 21. IX. 2011, malaise trap, D. C. Darling, (1, CMNC), ROM_OSU 308460, JHLHY_DAR_125 .

Diagnosis.

Body length 2.0 mm. Cuticle coated in crusty dark, sandy gray, and white scales in weakly defined pattern. Funicle with six articles. Procoxae contiguous. Only odd-numbered elytral intervals with erect scales. Erect elytral scales evenly distributed, not concentrated in bundle. Scutellum not distinct. Femora each with prominent tooth. Prosternal cavity prominent and with steep lateral ridges. Metaventrite with small tubercle between meta- and mesocoxae, not a distinct transverse ridge.

Distribution.

This species is currently only known from Gunung Mulu National Park, Borneo, Malaysia.

Etymology.

The specific name darlingi honors the collector of the type series, Christopher Darling (Royal Ontario Museum), for his contributions to entomology in southeast Asia. It is a genitive, invariable.