Coridius putoni (Bolivar, 1879) —

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Description

Head black, blackish brown or brown; paraclypei longer than clypeus, lateral margins sinuate; eyes brown, reddish brown or blackish brown; antennae 4-segmented, brown or blackish brown, 4th segment yellow with basal part light brown, apical part of 3rd »segment yellow or light brown, 1st segment extending beyond apex of head, 2nd lon ­ gest, 4th longer than 3rd; rostrum brown, reaching middle part of me ­ sosternum. Pronotum blackish brown or brown, distinctly grooved, an ­ terior border concavely curved. Scutelum and wing pads same coloured as pronotum, wing pads with lateral margins narrowly lighter in sha ­ de. Legs blackish brown or brown, middle and hind legs often with coxae, basal parts of femora and middle parts of tibiae yellowish or light brown, tarsi 2-segmented. Venter dull brown, with dark brown or blackish brown square or rectangular shiny patches in middle of segments, connexival areas as well as spiracles blackish brown. Dor ­ sum same coloured as venter with blackish brown areas around abdo ­ minal scent gland orifices. Body length 10,3—12,4 mm; body width 8,2—9,2mm.

Material examined

TANZANIA: Usambara, II 1912, 17 larvae, Methner (MNHU, JAL).