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            <p> Clanoptilus (Clanoptilus) caricus sp. nov. (Figs 1, 2) </p>
            <p>Diagnosis</p>
            <p> A species of  Clanoptilus (s.str.) close to  C. parilis (Erichson, 1840) for structure of antennae but more slender, with male having metatibiae keeled and lacking long white setae on all femora. </p>
            <p>Material examined</p>
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                  Holotype male, TURKEY, labeled: “TR (Denizli prov.) /  
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                 / 37°39.7N 28°. 51.5E / 1006 m 23.V.[20]10 Liberti” (white, printed); “ Holotypus /  Clanoptilus caricus n.sp. / G. Franzini des. 2024” (red, handwritten) (MSNG)  .  Other specimens examined: 3 ♂♂, 11 ♀♀ same data as the Holotype ;   3 ♂♂, 1 ♀ Turkey (Manisa prov.) /  
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                 [idi] / 39°04.4N 28°. 43.2E / 1257 m 24.V.[20]10 Liberti (CFr, CLi, MSNG)  ;   1 ♂, 7 ♀♀ Turkey (Manisa prov.) /  Boz Dag , m 1500 / VII.1973 leg. M. &amp; G. Osella (MSNVR)  . 
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            <p>Description of the Holotype (Fig. 1): Body metallic bronze-green, shining, with yellow spot at elytral apex. Integument covered with two types of setae, both abundant: long black erect and short, whitish adpressed. Head sharply bi-coloured, anteriorly yellow to middle of eyes, metallic green extending up to front margin of clypeus; mandibles yellow, with some black setae on sides; apical joint of palpi and base of the first two dark; antennomeres with short white pubescence, 1–10 bicolorous, metallic green at base and part of upper side, pale on the rest; 11 black. Elytra at apex with oval pale yellow spot with black margin; sutural angle black. Knees and distal part of protibiae pale, rest of the legs metallic green; pubescence of metatibiae sparser than that of other pairs, giving them a shiny appearance. Underside metallic green, covered with white setae; mesepimera yellow.</p>
            <p>Head: about as wide as long, eyes moderately convex. Antennae reaching half of elytra; antennomere 1 conical; 2 short, transverse; 3-6 nodose, gradually decreasing in width, with lower margin sinuate; 7-10 triangular, 11 elongate oval.</p>
            <p>Thorax: pronotum slightly transverse, 1.2 times wid- er than long, with a distinct raised margin throughout the base; hind angles strongly reflexed.</p>
            <p>Elytra: parallel, about three times longer than wide, rugose, excavate at apex, with upper margin of excavation triangular, pointed, bearing a bunch of long black strong setae. Appendix of excitators straight, slightly protruding from apex of elytra, with a row of black setae on inner side at apex.</p>
            <p>Legs: very slender; tibiae straight, thin and rounded, metatibiae with longitudinal keel on whole length of posterior side.</p>
            <p>Abdomen: apical tergite rounded at apex.</p>
            <p>Measurements: TL 5.5 mm; HW 1.4 mm; IOW 1.0 mm; AL 3.7 mm; PL 1.4 mm; PW 1.5 mm; EL 3.5 mm; EW 1.8 mm.</p>
            <p>Female (Fig. 2): Differs from the male for legs and antennae proportionally shorter, apex of elytra simple, metatibiae without keels, and shape of antennomeres: 3 triangular, 4-6 almost rectangular, with lower margin of 4 and 5 slightly sinuate.</p>
            <p>Variability. Body length of examined specimens ranges from 4.5 mm to 5.5 mm in males, 5.5 mm to 6.5 mm for females. No significant variation has been observed in colour pattern.</p>
            <p> Etymology. The adjective  caricus is derived from Caria (turkish Karya), ancient name for the region where the new species has been collected. </p>
            <p>Distribution. The new species is so far known from Manisa and Smirne provinces, in the Aegean part of Turkey.</p>
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