Cautires maseki, Jiruskova & Motyka & Bocak, 2016

Jiruskova, Alice, Motyka, Michal & Bocak, Ladislav, 2016, High diversity and endemism in the genus Cautires Waterhouse, 1879 (Coleoptera: Lycidae) from the Malay mountain forests, with the descriptions of fourteen new species, European Journal of Taxonomy 219 (219), pp. 1-29 : 20

Cautires maseki sp. nov.

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Figs 15 , 33 , 53 , 71

Diagnosis

Cautires maseki sp. nov. is one of numerous species with a uniformly black body. It is very similar to C. nervosus and C simillimus sp. nov. in general appearance and these species differ only in the shape of the phallus, which is extremely robust in C. maseki sp. nov. ( Figs 71, 73, 76 ).

Etymology

The specific name is in honour of Michal Masek, a colleague from the laboratory.

Type material

Holotype

MALAYSIA: ♁, Pahang, Gn. Beremban, 1480 m, 4°27'51" N, 101°23'26" E, 6–28 Apr. 2013 (AJ0069).

Additional material examined

MALAYSIA: 1 ♀, Pahang, Tanah Rata, 1500–1800 m, 2–26 Feb. 2004 (VK0280); 1 ♁, Pahang, Tanah Rata, 1–13 Feb. 2003 (VK0628).

Measurements

BL 9.8 mm, PL 1.25 mm, PW 1.75 mm, HW 1.0 mm, Edist 0.57 mm, Ediam 0.44 mm, LP 1.45 mm.

Description of the male

Body uniformly black ( Fig. 53 ). Head small, eyes hemispherically prominent, small, eye diameter 0.77 times interocular distance. Antennae flabellate, with lamella of antennomere 6 about twice longer than stem of antennomere ( Fig. 15 ). Pronotum with shining disc and with 7 well developed areolae, median areola complete, well marked, attached directly to basal margin of pronotum; anterior angles obtuse, lateral margins concave, almost parallel-sided in anterior half of pronotum, lateral part of pronotum strongly elevated, posterior angles slender, acutely prominent ( Fig. 33 ). Elytra apparently widened apically, primary and secondary costae well developed, transverse costae dense, slightly irregular ( Fig. 53 ). Phallus very robust, slender only at basal third, apex rather obtuse ( Fig. 71 ).

Distribution

Peninsular Malaysia: Pahang.

Figures

Figs 2–20. Cautires sp. 2. Habitus in dorsal view. 3–20. Male antennae. 3. C. alexae sp. nov. 4. C. andujari sp. nov. 5. C. arribasae sp. nov. 6. C. berembanensis sp. nov. 7. C. campestris sp. nov. 8. C. communis sp. nov. 9. C. griseus Kleine, 1930. 10. C. jasarensis sp. nov. 11. C. katarinae sp. nov. 12. C. kirstenae sp. nov. 13. C. kotatinggensis sp. nov. 14. C. linardi sp. nov. 15. C. maseki sp. nov. 16. C. pahangensis sp. nov. 17. C. nervosus Kleine, 1926. 18. C. renatae sp. nov. 19. C. reverandi Pic, 1925. 20. C. simillimus Kleine, 1926. Scale bars: Fig. 2 = 2.0 mm; Figs 3–20 = 0.5 mm.

Figs 21–38. Male pronotum. 21. Cautires alexae sp. nov. 22. C. andujari sp. nov. 23. C. arribasae sp. nov. 24. C. berembanensis sp. nov. 25. C. campestris sp. nov. 26. C. communis sp. nov. 27. C. griseus Kleine, 1930. 28. C. jasarensis sp. nov. 29. C. katarinae sp. nov. 30. C. kirstenae sp. nov. 31. C. kotatinggensis sp. nov. 32. C. linardi sp. nov. 33. C. maseki sp. nov. 34. C. pahangensis sp. nov. 35. C. nervosus Kleine, 1926. 36. C. renatae sp. nov. 37. C. reverandi Pic, 1925. 38. C. simillimus Kleine, 1926. — 39–40. Male elytra costae, detail: 39. C. andujari sp. nov. 40. C. campestris sp. nov. Scale bars = 0.5 mm.

Figs 41–58. Male elytra. 41. Cautires alexae sp. nov. 42. C. andujari sp. nov. 43. C. arribasae sp. nov. 44. C. berembanensis sp. nov. 45. C. campestris sp. nov. 46. C. communis sp. nov. 47. C. griseus Kleine, 1930. 48. C. jasarensis sp. nov. 49. C. katarinae sp. nov. 50. C. kirstenae sp. nov. 51. C. kotatinggensis sp. nov. 52. C. linardi sp. nov. 53. C. maseki sp. nov. 54. C. pahangensis sp. nov. 55. C. nervosus Kleine, 1926. 56. C. renatae sp. nov. 57. C. reverandi Pic, 1925. 58. C. simillimus Kleine, 1926. Scale bars = 1.0 mm.

Figs 59–78. Phallus. 59. Cautires alexae sp. nov. 60. C. andujari sp. nov. 61. C. arribasae sp. nov. 62. C. berembanensis sp. nov. 63. C. campestris sp. nov. 64. C. communis sp. nov. 65. C. griseus Kleine, 1930. 66. C. jasarensis sp. nov. 67. C. katarinae sp. nov. 68. C. kirstenae sp. nov. 69. C. kotatinggensis sp. nov. 70. C. linardi sp. nov. 71. C. maseki sp. nov. 72. C. pahangensis sp. nov. 73. C. nervosus Kleine, 1926. 74. C. renatae sp. nov. 75. C. reverandi Pic, 1925. 76. C. simillimus Kleine, 1926. 77. C. selangorensis Kleine, 1930. 78. C. tenebricus Kleine, 1926. Scale bar = 0.5 mm.