Taridius sabahensis (Kirschenhofer, 2003)

Fedorenko, Dmitri N., 2012, Notes on the genus Taridius Chaudoir, 1875 (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Lebiini), with descriptions of six new species from Vietnam, ZooKeys 244, pp. 67-89 : 79-80

5. Taridius sabahensis (Kirschenhofer, 2003) Figs 541

Taridius sabahensis Kirschenhofer, 2003: 9 ( Perseus ; Sabah, Borneo).

Description.

Body subconvex, 8.5-9 mm long. Dorsum black, moderately shining. Elytral dark pattern (Fig. 5) entire, but for a small and vague posthumeral stroke separated from DLS; DSS subrectangular, expanded onto interval 5 anteriorly and 4 posteriorly, with almost straight back margin, DSF running on interval 1 and barely expanded onto 2nd, DMF constricted on intervals 3 and 6, black color on 6th about two thirds longer than on 3rd, DLS occupying intervals 7 and 8 medially while only 8th anteriorly, terminating a fourth from base and two fifth from apex. Underside colored same as in Taridius ornatus . Microsculpture sharp on elytra, moderately sharp over pronotum, less conspicuous on head, very superficial on neck.

Eyes together with fairly long genae rather large, semicircular in outline; four fairly long frontal carinae present. Vertex slightly convex, neck-constriction very weak.

Pronotum 1.36-1.37 times as wide as head, 1.45-1.47 times as wide as long, basal margin a little convex backwards medially, lateral parts very slightly before, oblique forwards and increasingly curved outwards; sides barely sinuate before base, hind angles highly obtuse and almost indistinct; reflexed side margin widely explanate. Front transverse impression obliterate, basal transverse impression rather shallow, basal foveae large but nearly indistinct, each with a small oblique pit at bottom, paralateral line almost indistinct. Basal border entire, anterior border interrupted medially. Disc smooth with very sparse and weak transverse rugosities, very sparse punctures traceable only in basal foveae and close to side gutter just before them.

Elytra rather convex, 1.48-1.51 times as long as wide, 1.44-1.48 times as wide as pronotum, apices truncate and a little obtuse. Striae almost indistinctly crenulate, intervals subequally wide and flat. Last abdominal sternite bisetose in female.

Female gonocoxite IX narrow, ensiform setae moderately developed, dorsal seta distinct in ventral view (Fig. 41)

Material.

♀ (MPSU), E-Malaysia, Sabah, Mt. Kinabalu, Natn. Park, 1700 m asl, 16-30.07.2002, leg. Kurbatov & Zimina.

Geographic distribution.

Known from a few localities in Sabah ( Kirschenhofer 2010).