Smaradina bryanti Medvedev, 2019

Medvedev, L. N., 2019, To the knowledge of Oriental leaf beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), Russian Entomological Journal 28 (3), pp. 282-285 : 282

Smaradina bryanti Medvedev , sp.n.

Fig. 1 .

MATERIAL. Holotype, ♂: Quop, W. Sarawak, G.E. Bryant, 21.III.[19]14. P. 335. G. Bryant Coll. 1919-147 ( BMNH).

DESCRIPTION. Fulvous, head, antennae except 3 basal segments, scutellum, underside and legs black.

Body elongate, ovate. Head strongly punctate and pubescent on sides, especially on vertex, clypeus shining and finely punctate, frontal tubercles indistinct, frons 1.55 times wider than transverse diameter of eyes. Antennae strongly serrate from the 4 th segment on, segment 3 very small, apical segment as long as wide, with triangular apex. Prothorax 1.5 times as wide as long, broadest before base, lateral margins feebly rounded, surface shining, with very small and very sparse punctures. Scutellum triangular, shining and impunctate. Elytra 1.5 times as long as wide, broadest in apical third, surface dull, with moderately large and rather dense and confused punctures.

Aedeagus with triangular apex, underside distinctly ridged on apical third of underside ( Fig. 1 ).

Length of body 5.2 mm.

DIAGNOSIS. Resembles S. nigricapitis L. Medvedev 2015, from Borneo, but differs with other sculpture of head, more broad frons, entirely fulvous upper-side and other form of aedeagus with distinctly triangular apex.

Figures

Figs 1–7. Chrysomelidae, detals: 1 — Smaradina bryanti sp.n., 2 — Cryptocephalus tomkovichi sp.n., 3 — Abirus balyi sp.n., 4 — Abirus apicalis, 5 — Colaspoides subfasciata sp.n., 6 — Manobia bocakovi sp.n.; 7 — Manobia sumatrana sp.n.; 1–6 — aedeagus, ventral view; 7 — spermatheca. Рис. 1–7. Chrysomelidae, детали строениЯ: 1 — Smaradina bryanti sp.n., 2 — Cryptocephalus tomkovichi sp.n., 3 — Abirus balyi sp.n., 4 — Abirus apicalis, 5 — Colaspoides subfasciata sp.n., 6 — Manobia bocakovi sp.n.; 7 — Manobia sumatrana sp.n.; 1–6 — Эдеагус, сниЗу; 7 — сперматека.