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Cladophorus wasiorensis Bocak 2017, sp. nov.

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Cladophorus wasiorensis sp. nov.

(Figs. 18, 32, 49, 77–78)

Type material. Holotype. Male, Indonesia, West Papua prov., Wasior, Wonoliwoi, 2°42´S 134°32´E, 300–1000 m (A00400, LMBC).

Diagnosis. C. wasiorensis resembles one of colour forms identified in C. motykai (Figs. 45, 49), but the light coloured part is much more extensive and its hue is pale. Additionally, C. wasiorensis has extremely long antennal lamellae (Fig. 18).

Description. Male. Body medium-sized, 12.3 mm long, dark brown to black, pronotum and elytra except apical two-fifths pale yellow (Figs. 31, 48). Head with hemispherically prominent eyes, frontal interocular distance 1.8 times maximum diameter; antennae flabellate, long, reaching behind middle of elytral length if inclined, antennomere 3 with lamella 4.0 times longer than stem of antennomere, lamella attached to middle part of antennomere (Fig. 18). Pronotum transverse, 1.4 times wider than long at midline, lateral margins elevated, frontal margin projected anteriorly, frontal angles conspicuous, lateral margins slightly convex, posterior angles projected, all carinae well-developed (Fig. 31). Elytra parallel-sided, transverse costae well-developed, regular, elytral areoles slightly transverse (Fig. 49). Phallus slender, parallel-sided, with quite long, slender apex (Figs. 77–78).

Measurements. BL 12.3 mm, PL 1.48 mm, PW 2.08 mm, WH 1.34 mm, Edist 0.90 mm, Ediam 0.49 mm, LE 10.4 mm, antennomere 3: stem 0.7 mm, lamella 3.1 mm.

Distribution. Western New Guinea, Teluk Wondama regency (Fig. 3).

Etymology. The epithet refers to the local name ‘Wasior’, the type locality of the species.

Notes

Published as part of Bocak, Ladislav, 2017, Species delimitation of colour polymorphic Cladophorus (Coleoptera: Lycidae) from New Guinea, pp. 505-522 in Zootaxa 4320 (3) on page 519, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4320.3.6, http://zenodo.org/record/1051951

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Biodiversity

Collection code
LMBC
Scientific name authorship
Bocak
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Coleoptera
Family
Lycidae
Genus
Cladophorus
Species
wasiorensis
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic status
sp. nov.
Type status
holotype
Taxonomic concept label
Cladophorus wasiorensis Bocak, 2017