Dissomphalus aiskrim, Mugrabi & Azevedo, 2016
publication ID |
1243-4442 |
DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5493756 |
persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/039887BF-DE31-7A44-FF0B-08A338BAF9C3 |
treatment provided by |
Felipe |
scientific name |
Dissomphalus aiskrim |
status |
sp. nov. |
Dissomphalus aiskrim n. sp.
Figures 4, 100, 194, 295-296
TYPE MATERIAL — Holotype, ♂, Papua New Guinea. Province Madang, Wanang 3 station (-5.22767, 145.0797), 175m, 03-04/12/2012, leg Basset, Plot 1, understorey, Malaise - MAL-WAN01-D16, P4915-11066 ( MNHN). Paratypes. Indonesia. 1♂ New Guinea, Neth., Waris, S of Hollandia, 450-500m, 1-18.VIII.1959, sweeping, T. C. Maa Coll., Bishop Museum ( BPBM); Papua New Guinea. Province Madang, (-5.22767, 145.0797), 175m, coll. by Basset, understorey, 1♂ 20-21/09/2012, FIT-WAN01-D14, P0077-1897 ( MNHN); Wanang 3 station, 01-02/12/2012, Malaise, 1♂ Plot 2, MAL-WAN02-D14, P4929-15365 ( MNHN); 1♂ Plot 1, MAL-WAN01-D14, P4913-15396 ( MNHN); Mount Wilhelm (-5.731961, 145.2522), 700m, Coll. by Sam et al., understorey, Malaise, 1♂ 15-16/05/2013, MAL-MW0700’D-03/16-d03, P4751-20819 ( MNHN); 1♂ 22-23/05/2013, - MAL-MW0700’D-10/16-d10, P4758-20624 ( MNHN); 2♂ 23-24/05/2013, - MAL-MW0700’D-11/16-d11, P4759-20620 ( MNHN); (-5.739897, 145.3297), 200m, leg Dilu, Ray, Novotny, Leponce, Plot 1, understorey, Malaise, 1♂ 25-26/10/2012, MAL-MW0200A-01/16-d01, P0998-11946 ( MNHN); 1♂ 30- 31/10/2012, MAL-MW0200D-06/16-d06, P1051-11965 ( MNHN); (-5.741031, 145.3294), 200m, understorey, 1♂ 13/ 09- 28/10/2012, Coll. by Dilu, Ray, Novotny, Leponce, FIT-MW200-K-2/8-d04, P0789-576, ( MNHN); 1♂ 25-26/05/2013, Coll. by Sam et al., Malaise, MAL-MW0200’B-13/16-d13, P4984 ( MNHN).
DESCRIPTION — MALE: Body length 1.6-2.7 mm. Head dark castaneous; mesosoma and metasoma castaneous or dark castaneous. Head (Figure 4). Mandible with four apical teeth. Clypeus with median lobe subtrapezoidal; median tooth subangulate; median carina complete apically and straight in profile. Frons weakly or strongly coriaceous. Mesosoma. Pronotal disc with anterior margin ecarinate, weakly or strongly coriaceous. Metapectal-propodeal complex with lateral and posterior areas partly carinate. Metasoma (Figure 100). Tergal process with shallow, circular and sublateral pair of depression, 0.32 x as long as tergite II, parallel, with setae long and thin on lateral area; each depression with small tubercle on its center, evenly wide in longitudinal section, low, entirely dorsad, with broad pit on top, with small seta dorsad. Hypopygium (Figure 194) with median stalk evenly narrow, 1.5 x as long as hypopygial plate; lateral stalk quadrate; posterior margin strongly concave, surface of the posterior margin excavated medially. Genitalia (Figures 295-296). Aedeagal dorsal body with apex lower than parameral apex, wider medially, narrowing abruptly apicad. Aedeagal ventral ramus with apex lower than aedeagal dorsal body apex, slightly bifurcated on apical region; apical region subangled and smooth. Genital ring produced, each half straight in dorsal view.
FEMALE: Unknown.
ETYMOLOGY — The noun in apposition aiskrim means ice-cream in Tok Pisin.
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