Theopea sabahensis Lee & Bezdĕk 2019, sp. nov.

Theopea sabahensis sp. nov. (Figs 11 D–11F, 13) Types (n= 74). Holotype ♂ (BMNH), MALAYSIA . Sabah. Near Gum Gum, Lower Kinabatangan, VI.2005, leg. H. Takano & T. Owen-Edmunds. Paratypes. 18♂♂, 23♀♀ (BMNH), same data as holotype; INDONESIA . South Kalimantan: 1♂, 2♀♀ (JBCB), Kandagan distr., 17 km NE of Loksado vill., 3–22.IX.1997, leg. S. Jákl; MALAYSIA . Sabah: 4♂♂, 4♀♀ (BMNH), Bettotan, Nr. Sandakan, 22.VII.–9.VIII.1927, leg. C. B. K. & H. M. P.; 11♂♂, 7♀♀ (BMNH), Samawang, nr. Sandakan, 9–17.VII.1927, leg. C. B. K. & H. M. P.; 1♂, 1♀ (USNM), Sandakan, leg. Baker; 1♂ (EUMJ), Sep... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Lee, Chi-Feng
Bezdĕk, Jan
Dokumenttyp: other
Erscheinungsdatum: 2019
Verlag/Hrsg.: Zenodo
Schlagwörter: Biodiversity / Taxonomy / Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Coleoptera / Chrysomelidae / Theopea / Theopea sabahensis
Sprache: unknown
Permalink: https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-29678858
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Link(s) : https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4505256

Theopea sabahensis sp. nov. (Figs 11 D–11F, 13) Types (n= 74). Holotype ♂ (BMNH), MALAYSIA . Sabah. Near Gum Gum, Lower Kinabatangan, VI.2005, leg. H. Takano & T. Owen-Edmunds. Paratypes. 18♂♂, 23♀♀ (BMNH), same data as holotype; INDONESIA . South Kalimantan: 1♂, 2♀♀ (JBCB), Kandagan distr., 17 km NE of Loksado vill., 3–22.IX.1997, leg. S. Jákl; MALAYSIA . Sabah: 4♂♂, 4♀♀ (BMNH), Bettotan, Nr. Sandakan, 22.VII.–9.VIII.1927, leg. C. B. K. & H. M. P.; 11♂♂, 7♀♀ (BMNH), Samawang, nr. Sandakan, 9–17.VII.1927, leg. C. B. K. & H. M. P.; 1♂, 1♀ (USNM), Sandakan, leg. Baker; 1♂ (EUMJ), Sepilok, 5–11.VIII.1983, leg. N. Ohbayashi. Description. Length 6.0– 6.7 mm, width 2.4–2.7 mm. General color (Figs 11 D–11F) metallic green; antennomeres I–III greenish black, IV–VIII black, IX–XI white or pale yellow. Antennae filiform (Fig. 13A) in males, length ratios of antennomeres I–XI 1.0: 0.3: 0.8: 0.9: 0.9: 0.9: 0.9: 0.8: 0.8: 0.7: 0.9, length to width ratios of antennomeres I–XI 3.3: 1.3: 3.0: 3.5: 3.1: 3.1: 3.1: 3.0: 3.1: 3.0: 5.6; shorter in females (Fig. 13B), length ratios of antennomeres I–XI 1.0: 0.3: 0.7: 0.8: 0.8: 0.7: 0.7: 0.7: 0.7: 0.6: 0.8, length to width ratios of antennomeres I–XI 3.3: 1.5: 3.1: 3.4: 3.4: 2.9: 2.7: 2.7: 3.1: 2.8: 3.8. Elytra elongate and parallel-sided, 1.8x longer than wide; disc with dense, coarse punctures, arranged into longitudinal rows, with one weak longitudinal ridge between two longitudinal rows of punctures, three or four ridges near suture basally abbreviated. Tarsomeres I of front legs swollen in males; subparallel in females. Aedeagus (Figs 13 C–13E) extremely slender, 10.1x longer than wide; sides widest at middle, gradually narrowed towards basal 1/4, abruptly narrowed subapically, apex truncate; tectum well sclerotized, basally broadened; moderately curved in lateral view; apex with short slit from apex to apical 1/10, basal notch closed except for apex; triangular sclerites absent; internal sac with one median, elongate sclerite, parallel-sided, apically tapering, with ...