(Figs. 7, 24, 34, 35)
Habitus Fig. 7. Length +/- 0.700µ. Colour yellowish brown. Antennae length +/- 238 µ. Pronotum length 156 µ min, 193 µ max, 176 µ mean; width 308 µ min, 336 µ max, 325 µ mean; ratio length'breadth 1.85. Detached elytron (single example available only) length 447 µ, width 227 µ; ratio length/width 1.97; Fig. 24. Ratio elytra length/ pronotum length 2.54.
FIGURES 47–56. 47– 50 Aedeagi. 47, B. lanquidula; 48 a & b, B. merina; 49 a & b, B. verecunda; 50 B. opaca; 51–52. B. merina. 51, spermatzoon showing arrangement of coils; 52, 7th abdominal ventrite. 53–56 B. verecunda. 53, with elytra removed to show metanotum and abdomen, x 490; 54, head to show absence of eyes, x 1780; 55, mesoventrum, x 555; 56, metcoxal plates x 555.
Male: aedeagus very small, without any clear distinguishing features. Female: spermathecae Figs. 34, 35.
MAP. Map of Madagascar showing principal towns, rivers and collection sites.
Etymology. Named after my younger son who has been very helpful to me in the field. Diagnosis. The form of the spermatheca which will quickly separate this species.
Type data: Holotype: ♀, Ambohitantely S.R., ABT/ Sept/ 2011 /01, sifting forest litter under Pandanus, S. 18 ° 11 ' 45.1 " E. 47 ° 17 ' 13.4 ", 1604 m, 1.ix. 2011, L.S.Rahanitriniaina (BMNH). Paratypes: 4 exs [4] (some fragmentary) same data as holotype.