Clavicornaltica tamdao new species

(Figs. 2–4, 7, 13–15, 17, 19–22)

Description. Body length 0.86–0.95 mm, width 0.83–0.84 mm, dark brown. Vertex relatively sparsely covered with small punctures. Midfrontal sulcus absent. Elytron less convex in lateral view (Fig.7), with 9 rows of punctures, more prominent in middle. Metafemora 1.35 times longer than wide, with maximum width basal to middle. Metatibia 6 times longer than wide, with maximum width apical to middle (in ventral view). Proportions of metatarsomeres (starting with first) as follows: 11:4:3:7. Intercoxal prosternal process low, not reaching beyond procoxae. Metasternum with middle as flat as sides. Median lobe of aedeagus nearly parallel sided, apex seeming asymmetrical (Fig. 17). Females wingless. Spermatheca with very short duct and pump shorter than receptacle. Receptacle wider than pump (Fig.19). Tignum poorly sclerotized posteriorly (Fig. 20). Vaginal palpi widely separated (Figs. 20, 22).

Type material. Holotype ɗ. Labels: 1) N. Vietnam, Tamdao, 15–23.IX.1997, A. V. Napolov; 2) Zool. Inst. St.Petersburg; 3) Holotype Clavicornaltica tamdao sp. nov. des. A. Konstantinov and C. Duckett (ZMAS); Paratypes with the same label as holotype (6 ZMAS, 7 USNM).

Diagnosis. Clavicornaltica tamdao has a unique, extremely short duct of the spermatheca (Fig. 19). For other characters see the key below.

Etymology. The specific epithet is a noun in apposition based on the type locality.