Ischnopoda submetallica PA–NIK 2006, comb. n.

Ischnopodasubmetallica (Cameron, 1950), comb. n. (Figs. 111–113)

Amanota submetallica Cameron, 1950: 52.

Type material. Holotype: ♀: [Democratic Republic of the Congo]: Kivu: Rutshuru, 23– 30.XI.1933, G. F. de Witte, Parc Nat. Albert (MRAC). Paratypes: ♀: same data as holotype (MRAC); ♀: Congo Belge [Democratic Republic of the Congo]: P. N. A., Escarpem de Kabasha, 1500 m, 12.XII.1934, G. F. de Witte (MRAC); 2♂♂ and ♀: Congo Belge [Democratic Republic of the Congo]: P. N. A., Kanyabayongo (Kabasha) 1760 m, 7.XII.1934, G. F. de Witte (MRAC); ♂: [Democratic Republic of the Congo]: Kivu: Rutshuru, 23–30.XI.1933, G. F. de Witte (BMNH); 3♂♂: Congo Belge [Democratic Republic of the Congo]: P. N. A. Kanyabayongo (Kabasha), 1760 m, 7.XII.1934, G. F. de Witte (BMNH); ♀: Congo Belge [Democratic Republic of the Congo]: Kivu, Rutshuru (riv. Kanzarue), 1200 m, 15.VII.1935, G. F. de Witte (BMNH).

Additional material. Angola: 5 mls. NE Negola, 25.III.1972, 1 ex (BMNH); Tundavala, 8–10 mls. NW Sa da Bandeira, 27–29.III.1972, 1 ex (ISEA).

Redescription. Body. Length 2.1–2.3 mm, convex, parallel­sided, glossy; body colour brown, elytra brownish red, abdominal tergites 7–8 black, legs red, antennae brown with antennomeres 1–2 and 11 red.

Head quadrate in outline, convex, moderately broadly and moderately deeply impressed medially in male and without impression in female; eyes large, moderately protruding from lateral contours of head, length of each seen from above longer than postocular region; surface of head with fine isodiametric mesh microsculpture in male and without microsculpture in female; puncturation coarse and dense. Antennae long, clearly increased in width apically, antennomeres 2 and 3 subequal in length, antennomeres 4–8 as long as wide, antennomeres 9–10 wider than long, antennomere 11 nearly conical.

Pronotum slightly transverse, lateral sides concavely narrowed to obtuse hind angles; before base with moderately small transverse impression, broadly and deeply impressed medially in male and without impression in female; surface with fine isodiametric mesh microsculpture in male and without microsculpture in female; puncturation coarse and dense; pubescence at midline directed entirely anteriorly.

Elytra transverse, at suture as long as pronotum at midline; surface without microsculpture; puncturation relatively coarse and moderately dense.

Abdomen parallel­sided, bases of tergites 3–5 each with deep transverse impression, impressions coarsely and densely punctuate, tergal puncturation fine and moderately dense; surface without microsculpture.

Male. Aedeagus as in Figs. 111–112.

Female. Spermatheca as in Fig. 113.

Remarks. See under I. metallica.

Distribution. Ischnopodasubmetallica is known from Angola and Democratic Republic of the Congo.