Trogoderma trifasciatum, Háva, 2009

Háva, Jiří, 2009, Review of the genus Trogoderma from Madagascar (Coleoptera: Dermestidae: Megatominae), Baltic Journal of Coleopterology 9 (2), pp. 111-117 : 113-114

Trogoderma trifasciatum sp. n.

( Figs. 13-15)

Type material. Holotype (male): „ Madagascar, Isola Sainte Marie [Nosy Boraha I.] [49°50´E 17°05´S], foresta Kalalao, 3.x.1989 “ [without collector] . Holotype deposited in ( JHAC) .

Description: Male. Body measurrements (in mm): TL 2.22 PW 1.15 PL 0.52 EL 1.72; cuticle black-brown on dorsal and ventral surfaces; generally large and elongate. Head finely punctate with long yellow pubescence. Palpi entirely brown; pubescence on mentum denser. Ocellus on front present. Eyes large, with microsetae. Antennae 11-segmented, antennal club 7- segmented ( Fig. 14), segments I-VI light brown, segments VII-XI dark brown. Pronotum finely punctate like head with long yellow pubescence. Scutellum very small, triangular finely punctated as pronotum, without pubescence. Elytra finely punctate; cuticle black-brown with three orange-brown defined bands covered by long yellow pubescence; other parts with long brown pubescence ( Fig. 13). Epipleuron entirely dark brown. Legs light brown with very short yellow pubescence; tibiae without thorns. Meso-metasternum with short yellow pubescence. Abdominal sternites with long yellow pubescence. First visible abdominal sternite with distinct oblique discal striae. Male genitalia ( Fig. 15).

Female: unknown.

[ 48°55´E 12°40´S], 5- 12.12.2001 “. Holotype deposited in ( JHAC).

Description: Male. Body measurrements (in mm): TL 2.12 PW 1.20 PL 0.57 EL 1.72; cuticle black on dorsal and ventral surfaces; generally small and oval. Head finely punctate with long black pubescence. Palpi entirely brown; pubescence on mentum denser. Ocellus on front present. Antennae 11-segmented, antennal club 4- segmented (Fig. 17), light brown. Pronotum finely punctate like head with long black pubescence; Etymology: Named according to the three elytral fasciae.

Differential diagnosis: The new species differs by the characters mentioned in the following key.