Castiarina setifera Barker

Barker, Shelley, 2005, Nine new species of Castiarina Gory & Laporte, 1838 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), Zootaxa 1062, pp. 57-68 : 66

Castiarina setifera Barker , new species ( Figs 1 c, 2 e)

Type material: Holotype male, Mt Rufus, Lake St Clare, Tas., 20.iii.1997, J. Balderson & P.K. Christensen, SAMA I 21 713.

Size. Holotype, 17.0 x 5.5 mm. Female unknown.

Description. Colour: Head royal blue. Antennomeres 1–3 royal blue; 4–7 blue (rest missing). Pronotum royal blue laterally, black medially. Scutellum missing. Elytra dark blue with purple reflections and following markings: elongate yellow mark on each elytron from base to post­medially; pre­apical red mark extending along margin; very small red mark on margin beneath humeral callus on each elytron. Ventral surface and legs royal blue. Setae silver.

Shape & sculpture: Head, thorax, ventral surface and legs covered with long setae. Head closely punctured, short mouthparts. Antennomeres: 1–3 obconic; 4–7 triangular. Pronotum closely punctured, anterior margin projecting medially, basal margin almost straight posteriorly, sides extensively damaged. Scutellum missing. Elytra punctate­striate, intervals from before middle to apex convex, laterally angled outwards from base, rounded at humeral callus, faintly concave, rounded post­medially and narrowed to spineless apex, margin indented to suture. Ventral surface shallowly punctured. S7: truncate in male.

Aedeagus: Parameres parallel­sided from basal piece, widening before middle, rounded to apex. Penis sharp. Apophysis of basal piece short ( Fig. 1 c).

Remarks. The unique holotype was picked up dead on a walking track and had been crushed. The image was digitally restored and the illustration made from the restoration. I am unable to match this species with any other.

Distribution. Vicinity of Lake St Clair, Tasmania.

Etymology. Named for its setose condition (seta; L., bristle).

Figures

FIGURE 1. Photographs of male genitalia of Castiarina species: a. C. macarthuri sp. nov. b. C. turneri (Barker) c. C. setifera sp. nov. d. C. jacki sp. nov. e. C. mayoiana (Barker) f. C. purcellae sp. nov. g. C. keyzeri sp. nov. h. C. lycida sp. nov. i. C. suehasenpuschae sp. nov. j. C. inermis (Kerremans) k. C. quadriguttata (Macleay) l. C. allensundholmi sp. nov. Scale bar = 1 mm.