Cautires tenebricus Kleine, 1926

Fig. 78

Cautires tenebricus Kleine, 1926: 96 .

Diagnosis

Cautires tenebricus belongs to a group of mountain species with a uniformly black body. This species resembles C. nervosus and C. maseki sp. nov. in general appearance, but the male genitalia are characteristic in the slender phallus with the widened apical third (Fig. 78).

Type material

Holotype

MALAYSIA: ♁, Perak, Doherty (BMNH).

Measurements

BL 7.0 mm, PL 1.05 mm, PW 1.35 mm, HW 1.0 mm, LP 0.9 mm.

Distribution

Peninsular Malaysia: Perak.

Remark

Cautires tenebricus has not been found in the recently collected material from the Malay Peninsula and the only known specimen is the holotype deposited in the Museum of Natural History in London.