Tragardhus (Mitragardhus) zuzannae, Kamiński, 2017

Kamiński, Marcin Jan, 2017, Afrotropical Melambiina: revision of the genus Tragardhus Koch, 1956 and redescription of Pseudemmallus Koch, 1956 (Tenebrionidae: Pedinini), Zootaxa 4347 (1), pp. 71-93 : 76-82

Tragardhus (Mitragardhus) zuzannae sp. nov.

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Type data. Holotype, femAle ( TMNH): “Z.A. 77 / LioNs RiveR Dist. / ChUte UmgeNi R. ”, “HUmUs / X-1961 ”, “ N. LeleUp leg” ( Fig. 3D ).

Etymology. NAmeD AfteR ZUzANNA SzAtAłowicz (boRN oN JANUARY 24th, 2015), DAUghteR of mY fRieNDs PAUliNA AND PAweł SzAtAłowicz.

Diagnosis. This species cAN be DistiNgUisheD fRom All its coNsUbgeNeRs bY the UNiqUe stRUctURe of the pRoNotUm—sURfAce betweeN pUNctURes plAiN (with RUgosities iN All otheR species) AND elYtRA—iNteRvAls fRom 3RD to 8th costAte (with moRe oR less sepARAteD tUbeRcles iN All otheR species).

Description. BoDY—leNgth cA. 4.5 mm. HAbitUs As iN Fig. 3D .

DoRsAl siDe of heAD shiNY, with coNspicUoUs pUNctURes (0.1 DiAmeteRs ApARt). MiDDle pARt of fRoNs elevAteD. FRoNtoclYpeAl sUtURe coARse; with pAiR of Deep DepRessioNs locAteD NeAR meDiAN pARt. CANthUs sUbpARAllel At bAse.

ClYpeAl emARgiNAtioN Deep (clYpeAl emARgiNAtioN wiDth: Depth RAtio cA. 4.0). LAbRUm wiDe (wiDth: leNgth RAtio cA. 3.0); DelicAtelY emARgiNAte iN miDDle; posteRioR thiRD coveReD with DeNse AND coNspicUoUs setAe. MeNtUm wiDest iN miDDle; flAt, Not coveRiNg cARDo oR stipes; ApicAllY with shAllow meDiAN iNDeNtAtioN; lAteRAl lobes, iN veNtRAl view, coveReD bY miDDle pARt. SUbmeNtUm tRiANgUlAR. ApicAl segmeNt of mAxillARY pAlpUs tRApezoiDAl; with seNsoRY fielD occUpYiNg whole pRoximAl eDge. SecoND segmeNt of mAxillARY pAlpUs eloNgAteD (leNgth: wiDth RAtio cA. 4.2). PAlpifeR with pAtch of loNg setAe locAteD NeAR bAse; with iNteRNAl sUlcUs foR mAxillARY pAlpUs visible fRom veNtRAl view. EYe Not DoRsAllY shielDeD bY ANY keel. VeNtRAl pARt of eYe ReDUceD iN RelAtioN to DoRsAl pARt; two fAcets pReseNt betweeN cANthUs AND temple. DUe to mechANicAl DistoRtioNs, oNlY the fiRst eight ANteNNomeRes of the left ANteNNA ARe pReseNt oN stUDieD holotYpe; theRefoRe, the followiNg DescRiptioN is iNcomplete. ThiRD ANteNNomeRe shoRt (3RD: 2ND ANteNNomeRe leNgth RAtio cA. 1.5); fifth ANteNNomeRe shoRt (leNgth: wiDth RAtio cA. 0.9); ANteNNomeRes 7–8 tRANsveRse.

PRoNotUm NARRoweR thAN elYtRA (elYtRA: pRoNotUm wiDth RAtio cA. 1.2); RelAtivelY wiDe (leNgth: wiDth RAtio cA. 0.6); Disc DUll, coveReD with coARse pUNctURes (0.5 DiAmeteRs ApARt), eAch poiNt eqUippeD with A siNgle setA. LAteRAl siDes of pRoNotAl Disc RoUNDeD. Disc wiDest iN the miDDle; withoUt ApophYseAl DepRessioNs. LAteRAl emARgiNAtioN of pRoNotUm fiNe bUt complete; bAsAl emARgiNAtioN AbseNt; ANteRioR wiDelY iNteRRUpteD miDDle. BAse of pRoNotUm slightlY bisiNUAte. PosteRioR ANgles Not pRotRUDiNg beYoND bAse. PRoNotAl hYpomeRoN DUll, with coARse pUNctURes (1.0 DiAmeteRs ApARt). INteRcoxAl pRocess of pRosteRNUm DepResseD ApicAllY. PRocoxAe NARRowlY sepARAteD (pRocoxA: iNteRcoxAl pRocess wiDth RAtio cA. 5.0).

ElYtRAl stRiAe Not impResseD, visible As teN Rows of coNspicUoUs pUNctURes oN eAch elYtRoN (1.5 DiAmeteRs ApARt), sURfAce betweeN pUNctURes with visible micRoscUlptURe. INteRvAls 3 to 8 costAte (1st, 3RD, 5th AND 7th moRe coNvex), withoUt micRoscUlptURe. ElYtRAl bAse bisiNUAte; emARgiNAte. EpipleURoN NARRowiNg towARDs Apex; slightlY wiDeR thAN NeighboRiNg elYtRAl iNteRvAl. IN its bAsAl hAlf, 9th iNteRvAl iN sAme plANe As epipleURoN; posteRioRlY twistiNg to A DiffeReNt plANe thAN epipleURoN. ElYtRAl hUmeRUs DeNtAte, pRotRUDiNg lAteRAD. ScUtellUm RelAtivelY smAll; tRiANgUlAR. MetAthoRAcic wiNgs AbseNt.

MesoveNtRite withoUt pRocesses. MetAveNtRite RelAtivelY shoRt (metAcoxAl cAvitY: metAveNtRite (betweeN iNseRtioNs of meso- AND metAcoxAe) leNgth RAtio cA. 1.3). PRocess of fiRst AbDomiNAl veNtRite NARRow (DistANces betweeN mesocoxAe: metAcoxAe RAtio cA. 0.7). Fifth AbDomiNAl veNtRite withoUt sUbmARgiNAl sUlcUs. BAsAl twothiRDs coveReD bY Deep pUNctURes (0.1 DiAmeteR ApARt), sURfAce betweeN pUNctURes coveReD with micRoscUlptURe; ApicAl thiRD Not pUNctAte.

Meso- AND metAtRochANteRs NeARlY eNtiRelY coveReD bY Respective femoRA; eqUippeD with A siNgle setAe. MetAcoxA wiDeNeD (wiDth: leNgth RAtio cA. 1.5). FemAle tARsi NARRow; otheR legs pARts simple. MoRphologY of mAle legs UNkNowN.

MoRphologY of mAle teRmiNAliA UNkNowN.

MoRphologY of ovipositoR (boDY: ovipositoR leNgth RAtio cA. 6.0) AND femAle geNitAl tUbes coNsisteNt with those ReveAleD foR T. nodosus ( Fig. 5B ).

Distribution. This species hAs beeN collecteD iN the followiNg ecoRegioNs of SoUth AfRicA (TRANsvAAl HighvelD tRANsitioNAl AReA): DRAkeNsbeRg moNtANe gRAsslANDs, wooDlANDs AND foRests ( Fig. 7 ).

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FIGURE 3. Habitus images of the studied species. Tragardhus (Mitragardhus) ewae sp. nov., paratype (A), T. (M.) nodosus Koch, 1956, syntype (B), T. (M.) ryszardi sp. nov., holotype (C, E), T. (M.) zuzannae sp. nov., holotype (D, F) and Pseudemmallus aspericollis (G).

FIGURE 5. Male and female terminalia of Tragardhus and Pseudemmallus. Ovipositor (A – D), genital tubes (C, D), aedeagal tegmen (E, G) and penis (F). Tragardhus (Tragardhus) glandipleurum Koch, 1956 (A, C – F), T. (Mitragardhus) nodosus (B) and Pseudemmallus aspericollis (G). Abbreviations: C 1 – C 3 — subsequent lobes of coxites, val—valvifer, ov—oviduct, bcbursa copulatrix, sp—spermatheca, par—paraproct, p—penis, cl—clavae.

FIGURE 7. Distribution of the genus Tragardhus.