Trogoderma lescheni, HávA, 2014

HávA, Jiří, 2014, Contribution to the knowledge of the genus Trogoderma Dejean, 1821 from New Caledonia (Coleoptera ¡ Dermestidae ¡ Megatomini)., Arquivos Entomolóxicos 12, pp. 179-183 : 181

Trogoderma lescheni sp. nov.

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Type material. Holotype (♀)¡ New Caledonia, Mt. Koghis, 500 m, 5-12.X.1978, G. Kuschel leg. Holotype deposited in NZAC .

Description.

Female. Body measurements (mm)¡ TL 3.0 PL 1.0 PW 1.3 EL 2.0 EW 1.4. Body oblong-ovate ( Fig. 4). Dorsal integument of head and pronotum black, elytra red and black. Ventral integument of thorax and abdomen black. Antennae and legs dark-brown. Pubescence of dorsal surfaces coarse, erect consisting of black and white setae; pubescence on ventral surfaces moderately fine, recumbed black. Antennae with 11 antennomeres, antennal club with 4 antennomeres ( Fig. 5). Median ocellus on head presented. Pronotum black, lateral margins very raised; pubescence black intermixed white setae on the disc. Punctuation very fine on the disc and coarse on lateral margins. Antennal fossa extending completely to base of prothorax, deeply excavated. Elytra black with small red spot on humera, coarsely puncured on basal 1/3 and near scutellum, finely puncured on other elytral parts. Pubescence black with small patches of white pubescence on humera. Epipleuron black, extending to hind margin of metepimeron. Prosternum with anterior margin carinate, posterior process gradually tapering towards apex. Metasternum very finely puncured on the disc. Legs dark-brown with black setae. Abdominal visible sternite finely punctured.

Male. Unknown.

Differential diagnosis. The new species is similar to T. asperatum Fauvel, 1903 , but differs from it by the brown antennal club and the red humeral patterns of elytra; the new species differs from T. reitteri Blackburn, 1892 (species known from Australia ¡ New South Wales) by the pronotal and elytral black integument and the structure of antennae.