Podosilis kunmingensis Kazantsev, 2019

Kazantsev, S. V., 2019, New species of Podosilis Wittmer, 1978 (Coleoptera: Cantharidae) from China and Indochina, Russian Entomological Journal 28 (2), pp. 158-164 : 162

Podosilis kunmingensis Kazantsev , sp.n.

Figs 27–30 .

MATERIAL. Holotype, ♂, China, Yunnan, Kunming, Heilongtan, Botanical garden, 1900 m, 1–12.VIII.1996, Dickoree leg. ( ICM).

Description. Male. Dark brown to black; pronotum, except in lateral hairy ‘caps’, and at anterior and posterior margins, and prosternum testaceous ( Fig. 27 ).

Vertex flat, finely punctate, shining, with short hairs. Eyes small, interocular distance ca. 2.8 times greater than eye diameter.Clypeus transverse, almost truncate anteriorly.Palps slender, ultimate palpomeres elongate, ca. 2 times longer than wide; noticeably wider than preceding palpomeres. Antennae filiform, attaining to elytral five sixths; antennomere 3 ca. 2.8 times longer than antennomere 2 and ca. 1.2 times longer than antennomere 4; antennomeres with short semi-erect pubescence.

Pronotum transverse, ca. 2 times wider than long, basally almost straight, without noticeable tooth before posterior angle; anteriorly slightly convex; medially with feeble narrow longitudinal impression; anterior angles rounded; sides with prominent hairy ‘cap’, surpassing half of side’s length, and triangular oblique opening at posterior angle; posterior angle moderately produced. Scutellum narrowing distally, rounded at apex ( Fig. 27 ).

Elytra ca. 2.6 times longer than wide at humeri, slightly widened posteriorly, with coarse dense punctuation and weak traces of two longitudinal veins in sutural halves. Pubescence short and sub-erect, not concealing the punctuation. Femoris and tibiae narrow, straight; ratio of hind leg tarsomeres — 1:0.8:0.7:0.6:0.9.

Spiculum gastrale very narrow, needle-shaped, parallel-sided. Aedeagus with relatively long, semi-triangular, round- ed and noticeably incised medially ventral plate; dorsal plate broad, slightly trapezoidal, almost straight at sides, with slightly concave distal margin; laterophyses short, robust, parallel-sided, curved, almost straight, with saw-like dorsal edge ( Figs 28–30 ).

Female. Unknown.

Length: 5.4 mm. Width (humerally): 1.6 mm.

DIAGNOSIS. Podosilis kunmingensis sp.n. somewhat resembles P. medioexcavata Wittmer, 1997 from north-eastern Burma, differing by the less acute posterior pronotal angles ( Fig. 27 ) and shorter and more robust laterophyses with saw-like dorsal edges ( Figs 28–30 ).

ETYMOLOGY. The new species is named after the type locality.

Figures

Figs 27–34. Pronotum and aedeagus of Podosilis species, holotype males: 27–30 — P. kunmingensis, sp.n.; 31–34 — P. putaoensis, sp.n.; 27, 31 — pronotum; 28–30, 32–34 — aedeagus; 27, 30–31, 34 — dorsally; 28, 32, 24 — ventrally; 29, 33 — laterally. Scale bars: 0.5 mm. Рис. 27–34. Переднеспинка и Эдеагус Podosilis, самцы, голотипы: 27–30 — P. kunmingensis, sp.n.; 31–34 — P. putaoensis, sp.n.; 27, 31 — переднеспинка; 28–30, 32–34 — Эдеагус; 27, 30–31, 34 — сверху; 28, 32, 24 — сниЗу; 29, 33 — сбоку. МасШтабные линейки: 0,5 мм.