Anchonidium spathiferum Germann 2020, sp. nov.
Creators: name: Germann, Christoph
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Curculionidae
Anchonidium
Anchonidium spathiferum

description: Anchonidium spathiferum sp. nov.
Figs 2 B-C, 3A-D, 4A, D, G, L-M; 6.
Material examined
Holotype: ♂; NMB-COLEO0009800; Portugal, Beira Baixa, Sierra do Estrela, E Penhas da Saude, Vale das Cortes, 1290 m, 40º17’36”N, 7º32’14”W, 22.04.2014; leg. C. Germann (NMB).
Paratypes: 1 ♀; Portugal, Beira Baixa, Sierra do Estrela, E Penhas da Saude, Vale das Cortes, 1290 m, 40º17’36”N, 7º32’14”W, 22.04.2014; leg. C. Germann (cCG). – 4 ♂, 1 ♀; Portugal, Beira Baixa, Sierra do Estrela, E Penhas da Saude, Vale das Cortes, Macchie/Garrigue [sifting], 1290 m, 40º17’36”N, 7º32’14”W, 22.04.2014; leg. C. Braunert (cCG, cCB).
Examined non-type specimens: 1 ♀; Portugal, Vila Real, Serra do Marão, 750 m, 21.05.1997; leg. W. Starke (cLB). – 1 ♂, 1 ♀; Portugal, Vila Real, Serra do Marão, 750 m, June 1997; leg. Th. Assmann (cLB). – 1 ♂; Portugal, Vila Real, Serra do Marão, 750 m, 10.06.1997; (SDEI).
Diagnosis: Size: 3.2-3.9 mm. Body colour auburn.
Pronotum: Underside at fore margin without rostral notch or channel, just somewhat sinuate. Metacoxae separated from mesocoxae by their diameter and about a quarter more; length of metasternum well as long as diameter of mesocoxae or as long as three of the coarse punctures in line; in middle of metacoxae on first ventrite coarsely punctuate with especially large, roundish-oval punctures (Fig. 2B), but not confluent in the shape of a groove.
Elytra L/W 1.57-1.62, elongate, parallel sided, widest behind middle (Fig. 2C). Striae coarsely and regularly punctuate, counting 14-16 punctures from elytral base to declivity.
Male genitalia: Penis rectangular, parallel sided, broadened, enlarged sidewards and margin sinuate at apex with small tip in the middle in dorsal-ventral view, in lateral view apex pointed, abruptly narrowed (Figs 3 A- D). Female genitalia: ventrite VIII with plate inverted bell-shaped with forked branches thickened, apodeme as long as plate, apex inverted T-shaped (Fig. 4A). Spermatheca c-shaped, cornu attenuate towards rounded tip, base with globular ramus and hardly noticeable nodulus (Fig. 4D). Gonocoxite of ovipositor triangular, weakly sclerotized with parallel sided, tube shaped styli (Fig. 4G). Bursal atrium strongly sclerotized, frog bodyshaped in dorso-ventral view (Fig. 4 L-M).
Derivation of name: The epithet “ spathiferum ” characterises the shape of the penis: “spatula” from Greek “σπΆΘΗ” and “fer” wearing.
Remarks: The specimens from the species’ population on Serra do Marão differ slightly from the typical ones from Serra da Estrela (see slightly narrower penis in Fig. 3 C-D), therefore they are not included in the type series. More specimens are needed to evaluate the significance of these differences.
description: Published as part of Germann, Christoph, 2020, On Anchonidium Bedel, 1884 sensu stricto, with descriptions of two new species from the Iberian peninsula (Coleoptera, Curculionidae: Molytinae), pp. 27-41 in Revue suisse de Zoologie 127 (1) on page 39, DOI: 10.35929/RSZ.0004, http://zenodo.org/record/5743476