Scymnomorphus magnopunctatus, Wang & Ren, 2012
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publication ID |
https://doi.org/ 10.1080/00222933.2012.693958 |
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persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038587F3-FFED-8867-549E-FF70FC2AF959 |
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treatment provided by |
Felipe |
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scientific name |
Scymnomorphus magnopunctatus |
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sp. nov. |
Scymnomorphus magnopunctatus sp. nov.
( Figures 2C View Figure 2 , 4A–E View Figure 4 , 6)
Diagnosis
This species is similar to S. japonicus in general appearance, but it can be distinguished from the latter by the elytron with large punctures and the unique male genitalia ( Figures 2C View Figure 2 , 4A–E View Figure 4 ).
Description
TL: 1.04 mm, TW: 0.76 mm, TH: 0.47 mm, TL / TW: 1.38; PL / PW: 0.56; EL / EW: 1.09.
Body yellowish brown, without other spots ( Figure 2C View Figure 2 ). Head yellowish brown. Underside yellowish brown, except mesoventrite and metaventrite reddish brown. Legs yellow.
Body very small, short oval, distinctly convex; dorsum pubescent. Head small, 0.52 times elytral width (HW / EW = 1: 1.93); frons smooth, convex, with fine punctures, separated by 1.0–3.0 times their diameter, with short sparse hairs on the apical half; eyes small and coarsely faceted, widest interocular distance 0.60 times width of head. Pronotum 0.74 times elytral width (PW / EW = 1: 1.35), pronotal punctures fine, similar to those on head, separated by 1.0–4.0 times their diameter. Punctures on elytra large, separated by 0.2–0.5 times their diameter. Surface of proventrite and mesoventrite slightly shagreened. Punctures on metaventrite moderately large, separated by 0.2–0.5 times their diameter, with short and sparse setae in punctures. Abdominal postcoxal line incomplete or reaching lateral margin smoothly, divided into two lines, with associated indistinctly pits and pores ( Figure 4A View Figure 4 ).
Male genitalia. Penis simple and slender, curved and narrowing toward apex; penis capsule indistinct ( Figure 4B,C View Figure 4 ); penis guide in lateral view short and stout, nearly quadrate, apex slightly bent; parameres short and indistinct, with rather long setae ( Figure 4D View Figure 4 ); penis guide in ventral view short, widest at base, narrowing apically, apex truncated; parameres in ventral view flattened and quadrate ( Figure 4E View Figure 4 ).
Type material
Holotype: 1♂, China, Tibet: Yarang Village, Motuo , 1030 m, 24 October 2007, Wang XM leg. Paratypes: 1♂, same data as holotype .
Distribution
China (Tibet).
Etymology
The specific epithet refers to the elytron with large punctures.
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