Dissomphalus kakaruk, Mugrabi & Azevedo, 2016
publication ID |
1243-4442 |
DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5493782 |
persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/039887BF-DE11-7A64-FF0A-0B1E388EF9C3 |
treatment provided by |
Felipe |
scientific name |
Dissomphalus kakaruk |
status |
sp. nov. |
Dissomphalus kakaruk n. sp.
Figures 32, 126, 219, 371-373
TYPE MATERIAL — Holotype, ♂, Papua New Guinea. Province Madang, Mount Wilhelm (-5.759269, 145.2356), 1700m, 01-02/11/2012, leg Valeba, Tulei, Novotny, Leponce, Plot 1, understorey, Malaise - MAL-MW1700A-08/16- d08, P2175-8771 ( MNHN). Paratypes. Papua New Guinea. Province Madang, Mount Wilhelm (-5.759269, 145.2356), 1700m, leg Valeba, Tulei, Novotny, Leponce, understorey, Malaise, 1♂ 02-03/11/2012, Plot 1, MAL-MW1700A-09/16- d09, P2176-8781 ( MNHN); 03-04/11/2012, 1♂ Plot 1, MAL-MW1700A-10/16-d10, P2177-8779 ( MNHN); 1♂ Plot 4, MAL-MW1700D-10/16-d10, P2225-8778 ( MNHN); 1♂ 07-08/11/2012, Plot 1, MAL-MW1700A-14/16-d14, P2181- 8797 ( MNHN); 1♂ 08-09/11/2012, Plot 4,MAL-MW1700D-15/16-d15, P2230-8799 ( MNHN); 1♂ 31-01/11/2012, Plot 1, MAL-MW1700A-07/16-d07, P2174-8775 ( MNHN); 1♂ 08-10/11/2012, FIT-MW1700-J-1/8-d01, P1950-18140 ( MNHN).
DESCRIPTION — MALE: Body length 3.5-4.3 mm. Head and mesosoma black; metasoma dark castaneous. Head (Figure 32). Mandible with three apical teeth. Clypeus with median lobe subtrapezoidal; median tooth rounded, outlined by carina; median carina distinctly incomplete apically and straight in profile. Frons strongly coriaceous. Mesosoma. Pronotal disc with anterior margin coarse, strongly coriaceous. Metapectal-propodeal complex with lateral and posterior areas ecarinate. Metasoma (Figure 126). Tergal process with deep, longitudinally elliptical and sublateral pair of depression, 0.5 x as long as tergite II, diverging posterad, with thin, small and long setae on anterior and lateral areas, inner margin of depression slightly higher then median region of tergite II; each depression with large tubercle on its center, conical in longitudinal section, low, entirely dorsad, with broad pit on top, with small tuft of setae posterad. Hypopygium (Figure 219) with median stalk evenly narrow, 1.2 x as long as hypopygial plate; lateral stalk triangular; posterior margin strongly sinuous. Genitalia (Figures 371-373). Basal margin of paramere with rounded projection. Aedeagal dorsal body with apex lower than parameral apex, wider medially, narrowing progressively apicad; apex with small and crenulated projection on ventral region. Aedeagal ventral ramus with apex as high as aedeagal dorsal body apex, slightly trifurcated on apical region; apical region subangled and smooth. Digitus small. Genital ring slightly produced, each half convex in dorsal view.
FEMALE: Unknown.
ETYMOLOGY — The noun in apposition kakaruk means fowl in Tok Pisin.
MNHN |
Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle |
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