identifier	taxonID	type	CVterm	format	language	title	description	additionalInformationURL	UsageTerms	rights	Owner	contributor	creator	bibliographicCitation
13541C64FFDA786AFC1D205CB2F50F17.text	13541C64FFDA786AFC1D205CB2F50F17.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Litargus (Litargus) cauquili Háva & Coache 2023	<div><p>Litargus (Litargus) cauquili sp. nov.</p><p>(Fig. 2, 5, 8)</p><p>ZooBank:http://zoobank.org/ 514EBF01-A87D-437C-8078-EF0CE5AC4EF3</p><p>Holotype, ♂, Sao Tomé &amp; Principe, Sao Tomé, 29.x.2021, Monte Café, Ultra Violet, Expé. Microland 3, 2021, leg. A. Coache et G. Filippi, (MHNL).</p><p>Paratypes</p><p>-  1 ♀, same data as holotype (ACPC);</p><p>-  2 ♀, 2 ex., Sao Tomé &amp; Principe, Sao Tomé, 680 m, 2.x.2022, Monte Café Ultra Violet, Expé. Microland, leg. A. Coache (2 ACPC, 2 JHAC);</p><p>-   1 ♂, Sao Tomé &amp; Principe,  Ile de Principe, San Joachim U.V., 29.x. 2022, Rio Banzu, Expé. microland 5, leg. A. Coache (ACPC)  .</p><p>Description of the male</p><p>Body. – TL 1.9 mm, EW 0.9 mm. – Oblong-oval, weakly convex dorsally, weakly glossy brown, covered with brown recumbent setation. – Elytra brown with yellowish-orange patterns covered by yellow setation.</p><p>Reviewer:</p><p>Head. – Brown, with dense and coarse punctures; covered by brown, recumbent setation. – Labrum brown. – Eyes prominent laterally in dorsal view, coarsely faceted and slightly emarginate near antennal insertions. – Antennae with 11 antennomeres, light brown (Fig. 5). – Palpi light brown, apical maxillary palpomere large, cylindrical.</p><p>Pronotum. – Brown, yellowish-orange latero-apically covered by yellow setation with yellowish-orange spot near scutellum, convex dorsally, rugose, withlarge, dense punctures, otherparts coveredwithbrownrecumbentsetation; widestat middle, gradually narrowedanteriad and posteriad. – Anterior margin slightlyarcuate. – Lateralsides roundly arcuate. – Basalmargin sinuate,without short and circular grooves on subbasal parts.</p><p>Scutellum. – Light brown, with short recumbent yellow setation.</p><p>Elytra. – Dark brown with yellowish-orange patterns, covered by brown recumbent setation, patterns covered by yellow setation, elongate, subparallel-sided, narrowed from apical 1/4 part to apex (Fig. 2).</p><p>Epipleuron. – Brown, covered with brown recumbent setation.</p><p>Meta-meso ventrites. – Brown, with brown recumbent setation, finely punctate.</p><p>Legs. – Entirely light brown with light brown spines, covered with brown recumbent setation. – Tibiae with long brown spines apically.</p><p>Abdominal visible ventrites. – Light brown, finely punctate, covered with brown recumbent setation.</p><p>Pygidium . – Brown, covered with brown recumbent setation.</p><p>Genitalia. – As in Fig. 8.</p><p>Female. – Similar externally to male.</p><p>Differential diagnosis. – The new species is similar to  Litargus (Litargus) raffrai Grouvelle, 1914 and  L. (Litargus) crassus Grouvelle, 1914, but differs from them by the heart-shaped elytral pattern and structure of the antennae.</p><p>Etymology. – Patronymic, dedicated to Cédric Cauquil, specialist of the  Phasmidae, who supports us in our ongoing projects in the Sao Tome and PrincipeArchipelago.</p><p>Litargus (Litargus) bacchiolellii sp. nov.</p><p>(Fig. 3, 6)</p><p>ZooBank:http://zoobank.org/ 2346EA8D-3606-444F-88B0-F3F4F7F0596C</p><p>Holotype, ♀, Sao Tomé&amp; Principe,  SaoTomé, 29.x.2021, Monte Café Ultra Violet, Expe.Microland 3,2021, leg. A.Coache et G.Filippi (MHNL).</p><p>Paratypes</p><p>-  1 ♀, Sao Tomé &amp; Principe, Sao Tomé, 680 m, 2.x.2022, Monte Café Ultra Violet, Expe. Microland, leg. A. Coache (ACPC);</p><p>-  1 ♀, same data as paratype, but 9.xi.2022 (ACPC);</p><p>-  1 ♀, same data but 686 m, 9.xi.2022 (JHAC);</p><p>-   1 ♀, same data but  Roca Bombaim, 485 m, 6.xi.2022 (ACPC) ;</p><p>-   1 ex.,  Is Principe, Roca Inf.D.Henrique, i-iv.1901, 100-300 m, L. Fea (JHAC)  .</p><p>Description of the female</p><p>Body. – TL 2.0 mm, EW 1.0 mm. – Oblong-oval,weakly convex dorsally, weakly glossy brown, covered with brown recumbent setation; elytra brown with yellowish-orange patterns covered by yellow setation.</p><p>Head. – Brown, with dense, coarse punctures; covered by brown, recumbent setation. – Labrum brown. – Eyes prominent laterally in dorsal view, coarsely faceted and slightly emarginate near antennal insertions. – Antennae with 11 antennomeres, light brown (Fig. 6). – Palpi light brown, apical maxillary palpomere large, cylindrical.</p><p>Pronotum. – Brown with yellowish-orange latero-apical parts covered by yellow setation and with yellowish-orange spot near scutellum, convex dorsally, rugose, with large, dense punctures,other parts covered with brown recumbent setation;widestat middle,gradually narrowedanteriad andposteriad. – Anterior margin slightlyarcuate. – Lateral sides roundlyarcuate. – Basalmargin sinuate, without short and circular grooves on subbasal parts.</p><p>Scutellum. – Light brown, with short recumbent yellow setation.</p><p>Elytra. – Dark brown with yellowish-orange patterns, covered by brown recumbent setation, patterns covered by yellow setation, elongate, subparallel-sided, narrowed from apical 1/4 part to apex (Fig. 3).</p><p>Epipleuron. – Brown, covered with brown recumbent setation.</p><p>Meta-meso ventrites. – Brown, with brown recumbent setation, finely punctate.</p><p>Legs. – Entirely light brown with light brown spines, covered with brown recumbent setation. – Tibiae with long brown spines apically.</p><p>Abdominal visible ventrites. – Light brown, finely punctate, covered with brown recumbent setation.</p><p>Pygidium . – Brown, covered with brown recumbent setation.</p><p>Male. – Unknown.</p><p>Differential diagnosis. – The new species is similar to  L. (Litargus) elegans Grouvelle,1914 (Cameroon) and  L. (Litargus) ingleberti sp. nov. but differs from them by characters in the following key.</p><p>Etymology. – Patronymic, dedicated to Jean-Pierre Bacchiolelli, NGE quarry development manager, who supports us in our ongoing projects in the Sao Tome and Principe Archipelago.</p><p>Litargus (Litargus) ingleberti sp. nov.</p><p>(Fig. 4, 7)</p><p>ZooBank:http://zoobank.org/ 5995E909-FE15-4351-AB03-FACF29B8BEC0</p><p>Holotype, ♀, Sao Tomé &amp; Principe,Sao Tomé, 11.iii. 2022, 536 m, Bombaim Ultra Violet, Expe.Microland 4, 2022, leg. A.Coache et G.Filippi (MHNL).</p><p>Description of the female</p><p>Body. – TL 1.8 mm, EW 0.8 mm; oblong-oval; weakly convex dorsally, weaklyglossy; dark brown,covered withbrown recumbent setation;elytra brown with yellowish-orange patterns covered by yellow recumbent setation (Fig.4).</p><p>Head. – Brown, with dense, coarse punctures; covered by intermixed yellow and brown, recumbent setation. – Labrum brown. – Eyes prominent laterally in dorsal view, coarsely faceted and slightly emarginate near antennal insertions. – Antennae with 11 antennomeres, antennomeres I-VIII light brown, antennal club dark brown with three antennomeres (Fig. 7). – Palpi dark brown, apical maxillary palpomere large, cylindrical.</p><p>Pronotum. – Dark brown with yellowish-orange latero-apical parts covered by yellow setation and with yellowish-orange spot near scutellum, convex dorsally, rugose, with large, dense punctures, other parts covered with brown recumbent setation; widest at middle, gradually narrowed anteriad and posteriad. – Anterior margin slightly arcuate. – Lateral sides roundly arcuate. – Basal margin sinuate, without short and circular grooves on subbasal parts.</p><p>Scutellum. – Dark brown, with short recumbent brown setation.</p><p>Elytra. – Dark brownwith three yellowish-orange patterns, coveredby brown recumbent setation, patterns covered by yellow setation, elongate, subparallel-sided, narrowed from apical 1/4 part to apex (Fig. 4).</p><p>Epipleuron. – Dark brown, covered with brown recumbent setation.</p><p>Meta-meso ventrites. – Brown, with brown recumbent setation, finely punctate.</p><p>Legs. – Entirely brown with light brown spines, covered with brown recumbent setation. – Tibiae with long brown spines apically.</p><p>Abdominal visible ventrites. – Light brown, finely punctate, covered with brown recumbent setation.</p><p>Pygidium . – Brown, covered with brown recumbent setation.</p><p>Male. – Unknown.</p><p>Differential diagnosis. – The new species is similar to  L. (Litargus) elegans Grouvelle, 1914 (Cameroon) and  L. (Litargus) bacchiolellii sp. nov. but differs from them by characters in the following key.</p><p>Faunitaxys, 11 (32), 2023: 1 – 5. 3</p><p>5</p><p>8</p><p>1 (4) Eyes small, body broad</p><p>2 (3) Head with depressions between the eyes; elytra with longitudinal rows of punctures; pronotum very finely punctate … … ….......................... …  L. elegans Grouvelle, 1914</p><p>3 (2) Head without depressions between the eyes; elytra without longitudinal rows of punctures; pronotum coarsely punctate … … … … … …......... …...  L. bacchiolellii sp. nov.</p><p>4 (1) Eyes very large, body narrow......  L. ingleberti sp. nov.</p><p>Etymology. – Patronymic, dedicated in memory of the entomologist Henri Inglebert, President of ACOREP,Association des Coléoptéristes de la Région Parisienne, who published a Catalogue des Coléoptères de Paris intramuros in 1996, ACOREP N°26, whose grandson Marc, supports us in our ongoing work, as well as our research and development for Microland and Inveo.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/13541C64FFDA786AFC1D205CB2F50F17	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Háva, Jiří;Coache, Alain	Háva, Jiří, Coache, Alain (2023): A contribution to knowledge of Mycetophagidae (Coleoptera) from Sao Tome and Principe. Faunitaxys 11 (32): 1-5, DOI: 10.57800/faunitaxys-11(32), URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15374454
