Cladophorus haiaensis, Bocak, 2017
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4320.3.6 |
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lsid:zoobank.org:pub:Ca50E5A5-B417-4000-B67D-5F6028Da9154 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6018030 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/A312190F-EC13-FF84-509F-3894BFC5FE5C |
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Plazi |
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Cladophorus haiaensis |
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sp. nov. |
Cladophorus haiaensis sp. nov.
( Figs. 9, 19, 23 View FIGURES 6 – 32 , 39 View FIGURES 33 – 52 , 59–60 View FIGURES 53 – 78 )
Type material. Holotype, male. Papua New Guinea, Crater Mt. , Haia, Supa, 06°40´S 145°03´E, 1070–1450 m (A00124, LMBC). GoogleMaps
Diagnosis. C. haiaensis has a smaller body compared with other Cladophorus and it is the only uniformly black coloured species. The species represents the deepest split in the genus ( Fig. 4 View FIGURES 4 – 5. 4 ) and the different shape of the phallus supports its position ( Figs. 59–60 View FIGURES 53 – 78 ). Although having slightly different genitalia, C. haiaensis is robustly placed in Cladophorus (BS 88%) and the morphological divergence is limited to genitalia, which are under strong sexual selection.
Description. Male. Body small, 10.0 mm long, uniformly dark brown to black ( Fig. 39 View FIGURES 33 – 52 ). Head small, with very small eyes, frontal interocular distance 2.37 times maximum diameter; antennae long, reaching beyond half of elytral length, flabellate, antennomere 3 with lamella attached to apical part of antennomere ( Fig. 9 View FIGURES 6 – 32 ), but its apical part missing in holotype, antennomeres 7–9 with very long lamellae ( Fig. 19 View FIGURES 6 – 32 ). Pronotum transverse, much wider basally, 1.57 times wider than long at midline, lateral margins slightly elevated, frontal margin slightly rounded, frontal angles obtuse but conspicuous, lateral margins straight, posterior angles sharply prominent, postero-lateral carinae weak in middle of disc and antero-lateral carinae weak towards frontal margin, median anterior carina welldeveloped ( Fig. 23 View FIGURES 6 – 32 ). Elytra flat, only slightly widened posteriorly, transverse costae weak, irregular, partly covered by pubescence, elytral areoles variable in shape ( Fig. 39 View FIGURES 33 – 52 ). Phallus very slender, widest basally, narrowed gradually to apex ( Figs. 59–60 View FIGURES 53 – 78 ).
Measurements. BL 10.0 mm, PL 1.12 mm, PW 1.67 mm, WH 1.06 mm, Edist 0.83 mm, Ediam 0.35 mm, LE 8.5 mm, antennomere 3: measurements unavailable.
Distribution. Eastern New Guinea, Chimbu province ( Fig. 3 View FIGURES 1 – 3. 1 – 2 ).
Etymology. The epithet refers to the local name ‘Haia’, the type locality of the species.
No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.
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