Lemodes (Lagriomorpha) telnovi, Young, Daniel K., 2011

Young, Daniel K., 2011, Eight new species of Lemodes (Lagriomorpha) (Coleoptera: Anthicidae: Lemodinae) from Indonesian New Guinea, with a revised key to the species, Zootaxa 2824, pp. 1-20 : 12-13

Lemodes (Lagriomorpha) telnovi , NEW SPECIES

( Figs. 20–22 )

Description. Length 4.3 mm (n=1). Dorsal and ventral surfaces, legs, and antennae moderately densely covered with short, mostly decumbent setae, dorsum and elytra also with numerous, longer, semierect to erect setae.

Adult (sex undetermined) (Dorsal habitus: Fig. 20 ). Head and mouthparts rusty orange-brown; mandibles rufopiceous, at least in part. Dorsal surface of head ( Fig. 21 ) confusedly, shallowly, coarsely punctate, lateral and ventral aspects with punctures less coarse; cranial neck coarsely, closely punctate. Compound eyes reduced, somewhat coarsely-faceted, scarcely protruding. Tempora well-developed, length subequal to that of dorso-longitudinal length of compound eye, broadly rounded, but not produced posteriorly. Antennae with segments 1–2 amber to coppery-orange, antennomere 3 rufopiceous suffused with black, antennomeres 4–9 black, antennomeres 10–11 creamy yellowish; antennae densely covered with stout, semierect and erect setae; antennomeres 2–10 each slightly wider distally, subtly subclavate; 11th antennomere more than 1/2 again as long as antennomere 10, bluntly but acutely rounded distally. Terminal segment of maxillary palpus ( Fig. 21 ) somewhat expanded distally, apical width a little less than 2X basal width. Thorax with pronotum ( Fig. 22 ) rusty orange-brown; ventral surfaces of thorax orangish; pronotum hourglass-shaped, densely covered with coppery-orange setae, coarsely, densely punctate; prothoracic coxal cavities widely open externally; scutellum rusty orange-brown, slightly convex, subquadrate, coarsely punctate, densely clothed in retrorsely decumbent, coppery-orange setae; mesosternum, metasternum and mesothoracic episterna with scattered, large, shallow punctures; mesothoracic episterna meeting anteromesad the mesosternum. Legs coppery-orange; paired, dorsal tibial carinae present; tibial spurs very short, stout; penultimate tarsomere slightly dilated, bilobed; tarsal claws simple. Elytra coppery-orange, elongate, 2.4X longer than width across sub-basal humeral area, covering abdomen, margins subparallel basally, slightly wider just beyond distal 2/ 3; elytral surface rather coarsely, densely, confusedly punctate. Metathoracic wings apparently fully developed. Ventral surface of abdomen unicolorous, orangish.

Types. Holotype (sex undetermined, SMNS) [card-mounted] [First label]: [NEW GUINEA]: IRIAN JAYA: Minyambou// Mokwam 1300- 16.IV.1993 1900m // leg. A. RIEDEL; [Second label]: Auto-Montaged// digital image(s)// per D. K. Young; [Third label]: HOLOTYPE:// Lemodes // (Lagriomorpha)// telnovi // Young.

Distribution. As detailed above, L. telnovi is presently known only from the holotype and type locality in the Arfak Mountains south of Mokwam, near the village of Minyambou, Manokwari Province of West Papua, Indonesian New Guinea.

Diagnosis. The small size (4.3 mm) and unicolorous, rust-orange elytra easily separate this species from all other members of the subgenus Lagriomorpha with the exception of L. punctata . The tempora of L. punctata are more produced ( Fig. 6 ); the dorsal, cranial ( Fig. 6 ) and pronotal ( Fig. 7 ) punctures are also deeper coarser. The scutellum of L. telnovi is subquadrate (as opposed to relatively more shield-shaped and distally rounded in L. punctata ).

Etymology. The specific epithet, telnovi , is a patronym based on the family name, “Telnov.” I am most pleased to name this species in honor of fellow coleopterist, Dr. Dmitry Telnov, Rīgas rajons, Stopiņa novads, Dzidriņas, Dārzaiela, Latvia, in recognition of his numerous contributions to anthicid taxonomy, in general, and to his foundational works on Lemodes , in particular.

Figures

FIGURES 20 – 22. Lemodes (Lagriomorpha) telnovi, sp. nov.,: Fig. 20, dorsal habitus; Fig. 21, dorsal cranium; Fig. 22, dorsal pronotum.

FIGURES 5 – 7. Lemodes (Lagriomorpha) punctata, sp. nov.,: Fig. 5, dorsal habitus; Fig. 6, dorsal cranium; Fig. 7, dorsal pronotum.