Tetrabothrus neoguineensis PACE, 2012

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Tetrabothrus neoguineensis PACE, 2012

( Fig. 159 , Map 2 )

Tetrabothrus neoguineensis PACE, 2012c: 337 .

Type material examined: Holotype ♀: “ Indonesia W-Papua vic. Kaimana , road 18 km NE, S3°31'11", E133°40'15", 50–80 m, 21.–25.II.2011 leg. A. Skale (014) / Holotypus Tetrabothrus neoguineensis mihi, det. R. Pace 2011 / Tetrabothrus neoguineensis n. sp., det. R. Pace 2011” ( NME).

Paratype ♀: “ Indonesia W-Papua 130 km SE Kaimana, Omba (= Yamor) river, 10–20 km from coast, S4°05'49", E134°54'09", 10–20 m, 9.–11.II.2011 leg. A. Skale (008) / Paratypus Tetrabothrus neoguineensis mihi, det. R. Pace 2011 / Tetrabothrus neoguineensis n. sp., det. R. Pace 2011” ( NME) .

Comment: The original description is based two females from West Papua ( PACE 2012c); the localities are shown in Map 2 . The status of this species is highly doubtful. An examination of the type specimens revealed that they are highly similar to T. clavatus and distinguished only by the darker coloration of the pronotum and the antennae. The holotype is illustrated in Fig. 159 . However, males from New Guinea would be needed to confirm that they are indeed conspecific with T. clavatus .

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Map 2: Distribution of Tetrabothrus clavatus based on revised material and reliable literature records taken from MARYUAMA & KISHIMOTO (1999) and YAN & LI (2015b) (filled circles), as well as on a female-based record from Australia and localities of suspected synonyms (T. canescens, T. neoguineensis) (open circles).

Figs 144–159. Amaurodera thailandensis (144–145), A. fasciata (146), A. meorum (147), A. spinans (148), A. varicollis (149), A. disparicollis, male (150), A. disparicollis, female (151), Tetrabothrus nilgiricus (152–153), T. pubescens, syntype (154–156), T. collucatus (157–158), and T. neoguineensis, holotype (159): forebody (144–152, 154, 157, 159); abdomen (153, 156); antenna (155, 158). Scale bars: 144–154, 156–157, 159: 1.0 mm; 155, 158: 0.5 mm.