Paulianesthes amplipennis Koch, 1962

Schawaller, Wolfgang & Fricke, Roman, 2017, Paulianesthes fouquei sp. nov., the second species of the endemic genus from Madagascar (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Tentyriini), Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae (Acta. Ent. Mus. Natl. Pragae) 57 (2), pp. 345-349 : 346

Paulianesthes amplipennis Koch, 1962

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Type material examined. HOLOTYPE: J, ‘SW Madagascar, Lac de Vintany , Itampola, v.1951 ’ ( TMSA) . PARATYPE: ♀ (labelled as allotype), SW Madagascar, Ampanihy Distr., Itampolo, i.1956, leg. C. Koch ( TMSA).

Additional material examined. SW MADAGASCAR: AMBOVOMBE DISTR.: Marovato, i.1956, 1 ♀, C. Koch leg. ( TMSA) (identification doubtful).

Remarks. KOCH (1962) mentioned, that the aedeagus of P. amplipennis is almost identical with that of Rhomaleus scauroides Chatanay, 1915 , but did not describe or figure it. Unfortunately, the aedegus is missing in the holotype. The antennae are broken in the holotype but described and figured by the author.

Figures

Figs 1–3. Dorsal view of the males and aedeagus of Paulianesthes. 1 – P. amplipennis Koch, 1962, holotype TMSA; 2 – P. fouquei sp. nov., holotype SMNS; 3 – P. fouquei sp. nov., aedeagus of holotype dorsal and lateral. Scale bars: 4.0 mm (1–2), 1.0 mm (3).