Macrosiagon humeralis Pic 1929
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Description
(Figs. 31–33)
Macrosiagon humeralis Pic, 1929: 268 (type locality: ‘Kundelungus’).
Type material examined. SYNTYPE: 1 ex. (Fig. 31) (MRAC), ‘MUSEÉ DU CONGO / KUNDELUNGUS / Mme Tinant [p] // R. DÉT [p] / N [hw] / 1541 [p] // Macrosiagon / humerale n. sp. [Pic’s hw] // HOLOTYPUS [p, orange label]’.
Additional material examined. DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO: 1 ♀ (MNHN – coll. Pic, box no. 6), ‘Musée du Congo / Lalua: source Losoka / 10-II-1932 / G. F. Overlaet [p] // humerale / Pic [Pic’s hw]’. MALAWI: 4 JJ 4 ♀♀ (Figs 32–33) (BMNH, JBCP), ‘Nyasaland / Mlanje / Jan. 29. 1913 [respective Feb. 20., Feb. 24., Mar. 20., Mar. 24., Mar. 26.] / S.A. Neave / 1913-140 [p]’.
Remarks. Black species, with orange abdomen and one humeral spot on each elytron. Roughly and densely punctured, MT 2 shortened and flattened dorsally. From all other Macrosiagon species it differs by having the vertex with a deep, longitudinal impression anteriorly.
Distribution. Afrotropical species. Described from Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is recorded here from Malawi for the first time.
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Related works
- Cites
- Figure: 10.5281/zenodo.5329421 (DOI)
- Is part of
- Journal article: 10.5281/zenodo.5329411 (DOI)
- Journal article: http://publication.plazi.org/id/FFEBFFA0FFC0FF80FFC91570FFDEFF94 (URL)
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- https://sibils.text-analytics.ch/search/collections/plazi/03D287D8FFD5FF95FE5617ABFD8EFB3D (URL)
Biodiversity
- Family
- Ripiphoridae
- Genus
- Macrosiagon
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Scientific name authorship
- Pic
- Species
- humeralis
- Taxon rank
- species
- Taxonomic concept label
- Macrosiagon humeralis Pic, 1929 sec. Batelka, 2011
References
- PIC M. 1929: Nouveaux Coleopteres, principalement du Congo Belge. Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines 18: 263 - 270.