Baladaeus insularum, Kuschel, 2008
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publication ID |
978-2-85653-605-6 |
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DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5492968 |
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persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/039F87B5-FF8E-4762-FF7D-FCEDFB1BFA31 |
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treatment provided by |
Felipe |
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scientific name |
Baladaeus insularum |
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sp. nov. |
Baladaeus insularum View in CoL n. sp.
Fig. 70
DESCRIPTION. — This species is readily separated from B. macgillivrayi by the characters indicated above in the key, in particular by the number of epistomal vibrissae, shape of prothorax, and absence of a glabrous line or dot right against scutellum at the base of elytra.
Length: 2.5-4.6 mm.
TYPE MATERIAL. — Holotype male, 3.0 x 1.2 mm, Kanala, Coll. Fauvel, IRSN. 171 paratypes at BPBM, IRSN, MNHN, NZAC, SMT.D, SRFP.
MATERIAL EXAMINED. — New Caledonia. Col d’Amieu (3, Kus- Pins (1, Coll. Fauvel). Loyalty Is: Lifou (Képenée, 1, Sarasin and chel), Kanala (3, Coll. Fauvel), La Foa (1, Mille), La Crouen (1, Roux), Maré (5 on oranges, Rossolin; 1, Krauss). Vanuatu. Espíritu Sedlacek), La Coulée (1, Yoshimoto), ‘ New Caledonia’ (1, Deyrol- Santo (Louganville, 2, Gressitt; Matantas, 1, Nishida, Samuelson); le), Nouméa (1, Coll. Fauvel), Plum (10 on oranges, ORSTOM), Malekula ( North Lakatoro , 93, Sedlacek ; Port Sandwich , 3, Gagne , Sarraméa (7, Krauss ), Yahoué (6, Kuschel ; 2, Yoshimoto ). Île des Nishida , Samuelson ); Efate (Erakor, 1, May). 175 specimens .
ETYMOLOGY. — The species name ‘insulárum’ is the genitive plural case of insulae, the islands.
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