Bolbomiris picpinensis, 2025
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https://doi.org/10.37520/aemnp.2025.008 |
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lsid:zoobank.org:pub:91FA7E9F-3DC0-40AA-B8DC-7D12D96A6684 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/452C87F2-4260-FFB6-FE86-DB9BFB860175 |
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Felipe |
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scientific name |
Bolbomiris picpinensis |
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sp. nov. |
Bolbomiris picpinensis
Gierlasiński & Taszakowski sp. nov.
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Material examined. HOLOTYPE: J, “ NEW CALEDONIA (S) \ Pic du Pin; base, 280 m \ 22°14.9’S 166°49.7’E \ 25.12.2006, forest; at light \ leg. R. Dobosz & M.Wanat” \\ 5915/9837 \\ MB0407786 \\ HOLOTYPE \ Bolbomiris \ picpinensis \ GIERLASIŇSKI & \ TASZAKOWSKI, 2025 ( MNHN). Holotype and its genitalia are glued on the card.
Diagnosis. Bolbomiris picpinensis Gierlasiński & Taszakowski sp. nov. is recognized by the following combination of characters: dorsum distinctly bicolored, ranging from dark brown to yellowish, partially reddish in color; pronotum brown with shades ranging from light brown to dark brown; scutellum dark brown, with yellow edges near the apex; clavus entirely dark brown; body length in male 3.90 mm; scape relatively long, in male 0.90× as long as head width, and over 2.50× as long as interocular distance; pedicel in male 2.25× as long as head width; vertex medially with a prominent groove; anterior margin of pronotum about two times shorter than posterior margin. Left paramere with very long setae on sensory lobe.
Description. Male. Body elongate-ovoid, length 3.90 mm ( Fig. 6A View Fig ).
Colouration. Dorsum bicolored, ranging from dark brown to yellowish, sometimes reddish in color. Head brown. Eyes blackish with reddish parts at edges. Antennae: scape yellowish with reddish basal part; pedicel yellowish with darkened apical part ( Fig. 6 View Fig ); flagellomeres missing. Labium: all segments stramineous, tip of last one darkened. Pronotum brown with slightly reddish lateral parts, anterior margin colored dark brown ( Figs 6A, B View Fig ). Scutellum dark brown with yellow edges near apex ( Figs 6A, B View Fig ). Hemelytra yellowish to brown; clavus dark brown; corium brown to yellowish brown; embolium yellowish; R + M vein dark brown; cuneus yellowish, with reddish inner margins; membrane blackish, veins reddish ( Fig. 6A View Fig ). Thoracic pleura and external scent efferent system of metathoracic scent gland yellowish to reddish. All legs yellowish; tibiae with rows of black dots ( Fig. 6 View Fig ). Abdomen yellowish to reddish-brown.
Vestiture. Dorsum without setae. Eyes without setae. Antennae: scape and pedicel with a few short setae. Pronotum without setae. Scutellum without setae. Legs with sparse, short setae.
Texture. Head ( Fig. 7A View Fig ) and pronotum densely punctate, except for callar region ( Fig. 7A View Fig ); scutellum impunctate ( Fig. 7B View Fig ); hemelytra delicately and irregularly punctate, in some parts impunctate; clavus irregularly punctate, base of R + M vein with row of punctures; propleuron impunctate.
Structure. Antennae: scape 0.90× as long as head width, 2.52× as long as interocular distance; total length of scape and pedicel 0.70× as long as body length, pedicel 2.25× as long as head width, 1.38× as long as posterior width of pronotum. Pronotum: mesal length 0.64× as long as maximal width of pronotum; anterior margin of pronotum twice as narrow as maximal width of pronotum. Hemelytra and legs: Figs 5A, B View Fig .
Male genitalia. Pygophore ( Fig. 8A View Fig ), aedeagus ( Fig. 8B View Fig ), left paramere: sensory lobe with very long setae, apophysis spatulate ( Figs 8D–F View Fig ); right paramere: lateral edges non-parallel, both sides curved, without projection ( Fig. 8C View Fig ); endosoma with long ductus seminis and elongate secondary gonopore.
Measurements. Male (n = 1, mm). Body. Length, clypeus–apex of membrane: 3.90; width: 1.61. Head. Length (perpendicular view): 0.54; width, including compound eyes: 0.87; interocular distance: 0.31; eye dorsal width: 0.29. Antenna. Length of antennomere I: 0.78; II: 1.96; III: missing; IV: missing. Pronotum. Mesal length: 0.90; anterior pronotal width: 0.67; posterior pronotal maximal width (straight): 1.42. Scutellum. Anterior width: 0.50; mesal length: 0.62. Hemelytron. Claval commissure: 0.66; length of hemelytra: 2.35.
Etymology. The species is named after its type locality, Pic du Pin; an adjective.
Biology. Unknown. The specimen was collected in the forest and attracted to light ( Fig. 2B View Fig ).
Distribution. Bolbomiris picpinensis Gierlasiński & Taszakowski sp. nov. is known only from the type locality in New Caledonia ( Fig. 5 View Fig ).
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Departamento de Geologia, Universidad de Chile |
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Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle |
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