Globicornis (Pseudomesalia) creticus, HávA, 2015

HávA, Jiří, 2015, Globicornis (Pseudomesalia) creticus sp. nov. from Crete (Coleoptera ¡ Dermestidae ¡ Megatominae)., Arquivos Entomolóxicos 13, pp. 373-375 : 374-375

Globicornis (Pseudomesalia) creticus sp. nov. ( Figs. 1-4 )

Type material. Holotype (♂)¡ “ Crete, Ida Mts., Sklavokambos [35°13,38´N 24°46,15´E], 12. V.[19]93”.

Description.

Male: ( Fig. 1 ). Body measurements (in mm)¡ TL 2.0, EW 1.12. Body longly-oval, dorsal surfaces brown, covered by grey, recumbent setation. Head dark brown, broader than long, coarsely punctate, covered by grey setation. Labial and maxilary palpomeres dark brown. Eyes large with brown microsetae. Ocellus present on front. Antennae brown, with 9 antennomeres; antennomeres I-II, VII-IX dark brown, III-VI brown, terminal antennomere large ( Fig. 2 ). Pronotum dark brown, covered by grey, recumbent setation, punctate as head. Lateral parts densely dentate. Elytral cuticle brown, without fasciae, covered by grey, recumbent, short setation. Each elytron with large humeral bump. Epipleuron short, brown, with grey setation. Mesoventrite finely punctate, with grey, recumbent setation. Metaventrite finely punctate with grey recumbent setation. Abdominal visible ventrites brown, covered by grey, recumbent setation. Legs light brown with short grey setation. Genitalia as Fig. 3 . Tip of median lobe as in Fig. 4 .

Female: Unknown. Differential diagnosis. The new species differs from similar species known from Crete by the following characters

1(4) Antennae with 10 antennomeres.

2(3) Elytral cuticle black, with three transverse fasciae with white setation...................................... Globicornis (Globicornis) tristis (Reitter, 1881)

3(2) Elytral cuticle brown or light-black with orange-reddish fasciae or spots............................. Globicornis (Globicornis) picta (Küster, 1851)

4(1) Antennae with 9 antennomeres, elytra without orange-reddish fasciae or spots............................. Globicornis (Pseudomesalia) creticus sp. nov.

Figures

Figs. 1-4.- Globicornis (Pseudomesalia) creticus sp. nov.¡ 1.- Habitus, dorsal aspect. 2.- Antenna of male. 3.- Aedeagus. 4.- Median lobe, lateral view.