Megorchestes bolovenensis Kojima

Ayri, Shaloo, Kojima, Hiroaki & Ramamurthy, V. V., 2014, Flea weevils of the genus Megorchestes Kojima (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Curculioninae, Rhamphini), with description of a second species from India, Zootaxa 3814 (3), pp. 392-398 : 398

Megorchestes bolovenensis Kojima

( Figs. 3–4 , 21–22 )

Megorchestes bolovenensis Kojima, 2011: 109

Description. See Kojima (2011).

Specimens examined. Holotype, female, 3 km east from Paksong (alt. 1,313 m), Champasak Prov., Laos (N 15º10’ / E 106º15'), 13. ii. 2010, H. Kojima; paratype, female, same data as the holotype (TUA–J).

Distribution. Laos.

Female genitalia as illustrated ( Figs. 21–22 ): Spermatheca with ramus (lateral part) distinct and differentiated from nodulus externally; and cornu distinct with pointed apex. Sternite 8 with bladal part 1.5x shorter than apodeme, apodeme with simple deflected apex. Male not known.

Comments. This species is easily separable from the Indian species M. deccanensis as noted under comments for that species.

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 4. Megorchestes deccanensis sp. nov. Habitus photographs. Adult male— 1 – 2. dorsal and lateral view. Megorchestes bolovenensis Kojima. Habitus photographs. Adult (holotype, female) - 3 – 4. dorsal and lateral view (after Kojima, 2011).

FIGURES 14 – 22. Megorchestes deccanensis sp. nov. 14 – 16. female genitalia, 17 – 20. male genitalia. Megorchestes bolovenensis Kojima. 21 – 22. Female genitalia.