Oedanomerus uhligi Lacroix, 2005

Sehnal, Richard, 2018, Two new Oedanomerus species from Zimbabwe (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Tanyproctini), Zootaxa 4377 (4), pp. 593-600 : 600

Oedanomerus uhligi Lacroix, 2005 ( Figs. 1D , 2D , 3D , 4D, 4H , 5H )

Type material studied. Holotype: “HOLOTYPE [red label, printed] || Namibia 17.ix.2002 | 25°10´S/19°58´E, Farm | Viljoenskroom 122 km ESE | Gochas, leg. M. & B. Uhlig [blue label, printed] || Oedanomerus | uhligi n. sp. [handwritten] | M. LACROIX det. 2005 [white label, printed]” deposited in Museum für Naturkunde, Leibniz- Gemeinschaft, Berlin, Germany.

Note. This species is still known only from the holotype. Detailed photographs are here presented for the first time.

Figures

FIGURES 1A–D. Habitus, dorsal and lateral views. A, Oedanomerus bidentatus Sehnal, new species, holotype male; B, Oedanomerus lupanus Sehnal, new species, holotype male; C, Oedanomerus squamosus Lacroix, 2005, holotype male; D, Oedanomerus uhligi Lacroix,2005,holotype male.Scalebar = 1 mm.

FIGURES 2A–L. Antenna (A–D), clypeus (E–H) and pronotal disc (I–L). A, E, I, Oedanomerus bidentatus Sehnal, new species, holotype male; B, F, J, Oedanomerus lupanus Sehnal, new species, holotype male; C, G, K, Oedanomerus squamosus Lacroix, 2005, holotype male; D, H,L, Oedanomerusuhligi Lacroix,2005, holotype male.Scale bar = 1 mm.

FIGURES 3A–D. Aedeagus, dorsal (left) and lateral (right) views. A, Oedanomerus bidentatus Sehnal, new species, holotype male; B, Oedanomerus lupanus Sehnal, new species, holotype male; C, Oedanomerus squamosus Lacroix, 2005, holotype male; D, Oedanomerus uhligi Lacroix,2005,holotype male.Scalebar = 1 mm.

FIGURE 5. Map with currently known geographic distribution in southern Africa: A—Oedanomerus bicolor Evans, 1987; B— Oedanomerus capriviensis Evans, 1987; C—Oedanomerus hirsutus Waterhouse, 1875; D—Oedanomerus longicornis Arrow, 1987; E—Oedanomerus pilosus Frey, 1960; F—Oedanomerus snizeki Lacroix, 2005; G—Oedanomerus squamosus Lacroix, 2005; H— Oedanomerus uhligi Lacroix, 2005; J—Oedanomerus bidentatus Sehnal, new species; K—Oedanomerus lupanus Sehnal, new species.Reddots indicatenew species or new locality.

FIGURES4A–H. Metafemur withmetatibia (A–D)and protibia(E–F).A, E, Oedanomerus bidentatusSehnal,new species, holotype male; B, F, Oedanomerus lupanus Sehnal, new species,holotype male; C, G, Oedanomerus squamosus Lacroix,2005,holotype male; D, H,Oedanomerus uhligi Lacroix,2005,holotype male.Scale bar = 1 mm.