Cryptorhopalum panthera, Herrmann & HávA & Kadej, 2014

Herrmann, Andreas, HávA, Jiří & Kadej, Marcin, 2014, Cryptorhopalum panthera sp. nov., a new species from French Guiana (Coleoptera ¡ Dermestidae ¡ Megatomini)., Arquivos Entomolóxicos 10, pp. 189-192 : 190-191

Genus Cryptorhopalum Guérin-Méneville, 1838

Cryptorhopalum panthera sp. nov.

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Type material. Holotype (♀): “ Guyane ¡ Commune de Roura, Montage des Chevaux, 4°43N - 52°24’W, FIT leg. S.E.A.G. ” Paratypes (7 ♀♀) from the same location, but with different collecting dates¡ 27.06.2010, 12.06.2011, 21.11.2010, 2.01.2011, 1.02.2011, 28.03.2011, 16.01.2011 and 16.01.2011 . The Holotype and 6 paratypes deposited in coll. A. Herrmann, 1 paratype in coll. J. Háva. The specimens of the described species Are provided With A red, printed lAbel shoWing the folloWing text: “ HOLOTYPUS [PARATYPUS respectively] Cryptorhopalum panthera sp. n., A. HerrMAnn, J. HávA & M. KAdej det. 2014” .

Description.

Female. Cuticle of dorsal surface of body dark brown with black spots; small, short oval ( Fig. 1 ). Body measurements (in mm)¡ TL 2.5, PL 0.6, PW 1.4, EL 2.0, EW 1.7. Head dark brown and especially at its lateral sides somewhat blackish towards the underside, coarsely punctate, sparsely covered with long, procumbent ochre hairs. Palpi light brown. Eyes large with extremely short, erected and hardly visible microsetae. Ocellus present on front. Antenna 11-segmented, the whole club as well as the first two segments of the shaft red brown; other segments of shaft yellowish, with sparsely light brown setation. Club densely covered with short pubescence which makes it look dull, as long as the rest of antenna, consisting of two longish oval segments; the last one is slightly shorter than the previous segment ( Fig. 2 ). Pronotum dark reddish brown with four black spots; quite coarsely punctuate, covered with suberected, long and ochre hairs, the black spots are covered with black pubescence and stand nearly in a transversal line, two big spots in central part of pronotum and a smaller one located on lateral side near pronotal margin. Pronotal lateral margins smooth, untoothed, not visible from above altogether. Scutellum shiny darkish brown, small and somewhat triangular with a broadly rounded tip, without pubescence and distinct puncture. Elytrae darkish brown with six black spots, covered with long, suberected ochre hairs except the black spots which are covered by black hairs instead, puncture similar to those on pronotum, lateral margins smooth, untoothed; humeri with a slight bump; each elytron has six distinct black spots, an anterior spot at the elytral base on shoulder, two spots in middle and two in apical third (each pair standing in transversal line), the last spot is located near the apical end directly on suture ( Fig. 1 ). Epipleura not visible from above, darkish. Legs and tarsi light brown, very sparsely covered with a few short light brown hairs. Mesosternum darkish brown to black, covered sparsely with suberected, long and ochre hairs (like in the pronotum). Abdominal sternites I-V brown, coarsely punctuate, quite densely covered with recumbent light brown hairs.

Male. The male of this species is unknown so far.

Variation. All paratypes have roughly the same size as the holotype.

Differential diagnosis. The neW species belong to the “ Cryptorhopalum quadripunctatum species group” and looks quite similar to Cryptorhopalum brulei Herrmann & Hava, 2011 , but differs in the distinct big black spots on the elytra as well as in the punctuation of the head, furthermore the habitus of the whole body appears somewhat broader seen in a direct comparison¡

It differs from all other known Cryptorhopalum species in the typical arrangement of the six distinct black spots decorating the ochre elytral pubescence.

Etymology. The name regards to the conspicuous black spots on the elytra which resemble feebly the fur of the Jaguar, Panthera onca.

Figures

Figs. 1-3.- Cryptorhopalum panthera sp. nov. (Holotype, female). 1.- Habitus (dorsal aspect); 2.- Antenna; 3.- Abdominal segments I-V.