Lycocerus dilatatus Švihla, 2011, sp. nov.

Lycocerus dilatatus sp. nov.

Figs. 7, 45–47.

Type locality. China, eastern Guizhou province, Foding Shan Mts., Ganshi, 25 km south of Shiqian, 1300 m a.s.l.

Type material. Holotype (NHMB), male, “ CHINA, E GUIZHOU prov., FODINGSHAN [= Foding Shan Mts.], Ganshi, 25 km S of Shiquian [= Shiqian], 1300 m, 5–9 Jun 1997, Bolm lgt. [white label, printed]”.

Description. Coloration (Fig. 7). Head and thorax terracotta, maxillary palpi, antennae, meso- and metasternum and ventral part of abdomen sooty, scutellum, elytra and legs black, only claws terracotta.

Male. Eyes comparatively small, protruding, head across eyes ca one fifth wider than pronotum, lateral margins behins eyes moderately converging posteriorly, slightly convex. Antennae almost reaching elytral apex, antennomeres very slightly flattened, antennomere 11 very slightly but distinctly constricted in third quarter of its length, antennomeres 5–10 with hardly visible, small oval impression. Surface of head very finely imbricate-punctate, with fine, yellow decumbent pubescence, semilustrous. Pronotum ca one eighth longer than wide, anterior margin convex, anterior corners obtusely rounded, lateral margins slightly diverging posteriorly, moderately concave in anterior half, posterior corners obtuse, posterior margin widely convex. Surface of pronotum sculptured and pubescent like that of head, semilustrous. Claws simple. Elytra very slightly narrowing posteriorly, elytral venation only slightly indicated, surface of elytra roughly rugulose-lacunose, with brown semirecumbent pubescence, matt. Aedeagus as in Figs. 45–47.

Female unknown.

Length (male). 11.8 mm.

Differential diagnosis. Lycocerus dilatatus sp. nov. is in its coloration and body form most similar to Lycocerus orientalis (Gorham, 1889) (China: Fujian, Jiangxi), from which and from other Lycocerus -species it differs considerably in the strongly dilated apices of laterophyses in ventral view.

Etymology. Derived from Latin dilatare = to dilate, named in the reference of apically dilated laterophyses in ventral view.

Distribution. China: Guizhou province.