Anthrenus (Nathrenus) hrdlickai, Háva, 2016

Háva, Jiří, 2016, A Contribution To Knowledge Of Dermestidae (Coleoptera: Bostrichiformia) from the Philippines, Acta Biologica Universitatis Daugavpiliensis 16 (2), pp. 129-134 : 132

Anthrenus (Nathrenus) hrdlickai sp. nov.

( Figs. 6-10 )

Type material. Holotype (♂): Philippines, South Luzon, Baco , Mindoro Oriental, Apr.2016, native collector, ( JHAC) . Paratype (1 ♀): same data as holotype, ( JHAC) .

Description. Male. Body measurements (mm): TL 3.3 EW 2.1; body black, small, oval ( Fig. 6 ). Dorsal surfaces covered by intermixed black and white setiform scales. Head covered only by white scales. Pronotum covered by white and black scales, black scales forming discally patches ( Fig. 6 ). Elytra with black and white scales; white scales forming small spots on each elytron ( Fig. 6 ). Epipleuron with white scales. Individual scales narrowly setiform. Antennae composed of 11 antennomeres, dark brown, antennal club consists of 3 antennomeres, compact ( Fig. 7 ). Antennal fossa very long and narrow. Frons with median ocellus. Eyes with entire median margin. Ventral surface covered with white scales. Sternites II-V with small, black spots in anterolateral areas, other parts covered by white scales ( Fig. 8 ). Prosternum only with white scales. Metasternum only with white scales, without a large patch at lateral margins. 9 th sternite as in fig. 10. Legs brown, long, narrow, with white scales and white setae. Aedeagus as in fig. 9.

Female. Body measurements (mm): TL 3.5 EW 2.3. Externally similar to male, but antennomeres in antennal club is shorter.

Differential diagnosis. The new species belongs to the subgenus Nathrenus Casey, 1900 ; from another species occurring in the Philippines, it differs by the following characters: Anthrenus (Nathrenus) hrdlickai sp. nov.: elytra covered by black and white scales, white scales forming spots ( Fig. 7 ), antennomere X very long and narrow; Anthrenus (Nathrenus) mindanaoensis Háva, 2004: elytra covered by intermixed brown and yellow scales, antennomere X short and broad.

Etymology. Patronymic, dedicated to my friend Jan Hrdlička (Prague, Czech Republic), a specialist in the family Carabidae : Brachininae ( Coleoptera ).

Figures

Fig. 6-10. Anthrenus (Nathrenus) hrdlickai sp. nov.: 6- habitus, dorsal aspect; 7- antennae of male; 8- abdomen; 9- male genitalia; 10- 9th abdominal ventrite.