Acrotrichis cursitans (Nietner, 1856)

Darby, Michael, 2019, New Ptiliidae (Coleoptera) from Sarawak in the spirit collection of the Natural History Museum, London, European Journal of Taxonomy 512, pp. 1-50 : 37

Acrotrichis cursitans (Nietner, 1856)

Fig. 17G

Diagnosis

The long row of setae on the male abdominal ventrite VI distinguishes it ( Fig. 17B ).

Material examined

MALAYSIA-BORNEO • 5 specs; Sarawak; May–Aug. 1978; P.M. Hammond and J.E. Marshall leg., BMNH 1978-49; marndi grass heaps; BMNH.

Remarks

Widespread and common tropical to temperate, mainly synanthropic species but also occurring in natural habitats.

Figures

Fig. 17. A. Acrotrichus britteni Johnson, 1969, spermatheca. B. Acrotrichis cursitans Nietner, 1856, setae on ventrite VI ×1420. C. Acrotrichis agricola Darby, 2019, spermatheca. D. Acrotrichis cognata (Matthews, 1877), microtrichae on elytra ×1520. E. Baeocrara sp., medial portion of collar ×3150. F. Acrotrichis bubalis Darby, 2019, setae on submentum ×1320.