Malthodes cyprogenius, Švihla, 2009

Švihla, Vladimír, 2009, New species of the subfamily Malthininae (Coleoptera: Cantharidae) from the western Palaearctic Region, Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 49 (1), pp. 191-216 : 208-210

Malthodes cyprogenius sp. nov.

( Figs. 15 , 37–39 )

Type locality. Southwestern Cyprus, hills north of Nikoklia, 16 km southeast of Paphos, 150 m a.s.l.

Type material. HOLOTYPE: J, ‘ CYPRUS W, Paphos, 16 km SE, Nikokleia [= Nikoklia] N, Hügelland [= hills], 150 m, 9.iv.2006, Fritzlar leg. [white label, printed]’ ( NMEG).

Description. Coloration. Head including antennae black, mandibles sienna. Prothorax sepia, posterior corners widely and posterior margin narrowly egg-yolk yellow. Meso- and metasternum, legs and ventral part of abdomen sepia, last sternite honey yellow with apical bifurcation sepia. Scutellum and elytra sepia, each elytron with apical honey-yellow spot.

Male. Head moderately elongate; eyes of medium size, slightly protruding; head across eyes approximately as wide as pronotum, temporal margins arcuately narrowing posteriorly; surface of head very finely punctate and yellow pubescent, semilustrous. Antenna moderately exceeding abdominal apex. Pronotum slightly wider than long, anterior margin widely rounded; anterior corners obtuse, very slightly rounded; lateral margins moderately concave, posterior corners obtusely rounded; posterior margin protruding apicad, rounded; surface of pronotum sculptured and pubescent similarly to head, semilustrous. Elytra finely ruguloselacunose, finely yellow pubescent, semilustrous. Last abdominal segments as in Figs. 37–39 . Aedeagus as in Fig. 15 .

Female unknown.

Length (J): 2.9 mm.

Differential diagnosis. Malthodes cyprogenius sp. nov. is similar to M. fritzlari sp. nov., from which it differs by the much shorter and latero-apically rounded last tergite, wider bifurcation of the last sternite, longer laterophyses of the aedeagus and somewhat different apex of the ventral part of the aedeagus. It is also similar to M. lysosensis sp. nov. and M. anadyomenae sp. nov., from which it differs by the absence of the median longitudinal groove on the ventral side of the last sternite.

Etymology. Cyprogenius is an adjective derived from Cyprus and Latin genare (to give birth), meaning born or created in Cyprus.

Distribution. Cyprus.

Figures

Figs. 13–16. Aedeagus, dorsal view. 13 – Malthodes lysosensis sp. nov. (holotype); 14 – M. anadyomenae sp. nov. (paratype); 15 – M. cyprogenius sp. nov. (holotype); 16 – M. andreasi sp. nov. (paratype). Scale bars = 0.1 mm. Arrows refer to diagnostic characters mentioned in descriptions.

Figs. 34–41. 34–36 – Malthodes anadyomenae sp. nov. (holotype): 34 – last abdominal segment of male, lateral view; 35 – last tergite of male, dorsal view; 36 – apical part of last sternite of male, ventro-caudal view. 37–39 – M. cyprogenius sp. nov. (holotype): 37 – apical part of last sternite of male, ventro-caudal view; 38 – last tergite of male, dorsal view; 39 – last abdominal segments of male, lateral view. 40–41 – M. denizlianus lesvosensis ssp. nov. (holotype): 40 – last tergite of male, lateral view; 41 – ditto, dorso-caudal view.