Microphylacinus verendus Iwan, Kamiński & Aalbu, 2011, sp. nov.
Creators: name: Iwan, Dariusz
name: Kamiński, Marcin
name: Aalbu, Rolf
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2011
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Tenebrionidae
Microphylacinus
Microphylacinus verendus

description: Microphylacinus verendus sp. nov.
(Fig. 1–3, 12, 13, 20, 35, 43, 47)
Type data. Holotype, male (CASC): Madagascar: “Province d`Antsiranana, Forêt d`Orangea, 3.6km 128° SE Ramena Elev. 90m, 22–28 Feb 2001`, 12°15´32´´S 49°22´29´´E coll. Fisher, Griswold et al. Calif. Academy of Sciences, sifted litter littoral rainforest, collection code: BLF3200”. Paratypes: same data, 40 females, 50 males same except “Province d`Antsiranana, Montagne des Français, 7.2 km 142° SE Antsiranana (=Diego Suarez) Elev 180m 22–28 Feb 2001 12°19´22´´S 49°20´17´´E colls: Fisher, Griswold et al. Calif. Academy of Sciences sifted litter, in tropical dry forest, code: BLF3128” 6 females, 4 males; same except, “Province d`Antanarivo 3 km 41° NE Andranomay, 11.5 km 147° SSE Anjozorobe 1300m 5–13 Dec 2000 18°28´24´´S 47°57´36´´E coll. Fisher, Griswold et al. California Acad of Sciences sifted litter in montane rainforest BLF2464” 2 males; same except “Province d`Antsiranana, Réserve Spéciale de l’Ankarana, 22.9 km 224° SW Anivorano Nord 10–16 Feb 2001 12°54´32´´S 49°6´35´´E coll. Fisher, Griswold et al. Calif. Academy of Sciences sifted litter in tropical dry forest, 80m code: BLF2858” 5 females, 1 male; same except “Antsiranana Province, Réserve Spéciale de l’Ankarana, 13.6 km 192° SSW Anivorano Nord Elev 210m, 16–20 Feb 2001 12°51´49´´S 49°13´33´´E coll. Fisher, Griswold et al. Calif. Academy of Sciences sifted litter tropical dry forest collection code: BLF3012” 1 female, 2 males. Paratypes deposited in CASC and MIIZ.
Locus typicus. “Forêt d`Orangea” (12°15´32´´S 49°22´29´´E).
Etymology. Name is derived from the Latin word meaning “inspirational”.
Diagnosis. See the diagnosis for the Microphylacinus gen. nov.
Description. Measurements. Body—length 3.8–4.6 mm; eb/pb = 1.1–1.2; el/pl = 1.7–2.2. Clypeus—ew/ed = 3.0–3.2. Antennae—al/apl = 1.4–1.5; al/was3 = 13.7–14.4; as3/as2 = 1.4–1.6; as5/was5 = 1.2. Maxillary palpmp/as3 = 1.1–1.3. Pronotum—pl/pb ca. 0.8; pl/lapa = 13.0–13.5; bp/lbp ca. 80. Elytra—el/eb = 1.1–1.4. Scutellum —pkp/st = 5.6–5.7. Metaventrite—cavl/metl = 0.8–1.1; ml/mw = ca. 5.0. Abdomen—pav/pm = 2.2–2.7. Legsftibl/ftibw = 5.3–6.2; ffeml/ffemw = 3.3–3.8. Tarsi—tars1/2 = 1.6–1.7. Female genitalia—lfb/lo ca. 5.6; lp/tc ca. 1.2; tc/2bc1 ca. 0.4; bc1/lc1 ca. 3.6; lc1/lc2 ca. 0.3; c3/c3-c4 ca. 0.6; c4-c3/c1 ca. 0.3. Male genitalia—lmb/la ca. 4.2.
Head. Punctures as in Fig. 43 A. Fronto-clypeal suture forms a distinct sulcus. Antennae relatively short, thick. 3rd antennomere moderately short. 5th antennomere elongate.
Pronotum. Punctures as in Fig. 43 B. Pronotum broad with anterior angles extending anteriorly. Lateral margin very narrow. Sides of pronotum parallel from base to mid point.
Elytra shiny, moderately broad. Punctures as in Fig. 43 C, D. Elytral base strait or slightly arcuate. Elytral humeri rounded, protruding laterally. Punctures in rows, large (distance punctures about 0,5 of diameter). Intervals 1, 3, 5 and 7 strongly convex. Tubercles coarse (oblong), visible on whole elytral surface. Pseudopleuron with coarse punctures.
Prosternal process depressed, flat on apex.
Metaventrite between insertions of mid and hind coxae relatively long. Metepisternum rectangular, long.
Legs with preapical tarsomere reduced in both sexes. Tibia slightly broadened towards apex. Femora slender. Male protarsi distinctly broadened. Male protibia broadened, with longitudinal depression on inner side (Fig. 12). Male metatibia straight (Fig. 13).
Female genitalia. Paraproct longer then coxites. Coxites triangular, first sclerite broad and very short, distance between base of sclerites 3 and 4 moderately long. Fourth sclerite longitudinal. Bursa copulatrix with no sclerite, spermatheca branched from base, with narrow ducts, spermathecal accessory gland present.
Male genitalia as in Fig. 1–3. Aedeagal clavae present.
Distribution. The North coast of Madagascar (Fig. 47).
description: Published as part of Iwan, Dariusz, Kamiński, Marcin & Aalbu, Rolf, 2011, A new genus Microphylacinus and revision of the closely related Phylacinus Fairmaire, 1896 (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Pedinini) from Madagascar, pp. 1-15 in Zootaxa 2913 on page 3, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.277848