Ctenoplus dorsalis, Fuller & Platia, 2006
publication ID |
https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.1217.1.1 |
publication LSID |
lsid:zoobank.org:pub:FECFEC7C-0DBF-45E5-AEB6-95B1943902AF |
DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5066837 |
persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0F7C9B43-FF83-E924-FE8D-F97F9316FDDB |
treatment provided by |
Felipe |
scientific name |
Ctenoplus dorsalis |
status |
sp. nov. |
Ctenoplus dorsalis n. sp.
Figures 13 View FIGURES 11–14 , 30 View FIGURES 15–30 , 43 View FIGURES 31–43 , 48, 57, 108
Diagnosis
Largesized Ctenoplus with red and black pronotum; the median black vitta on the pronotum is distinctive ( Fig. 43 View FIGURES 31–43 ).
Description
Head, prosternum, meso and metathorax, and abdomen black; antennae, outer parts of mouthparts, legs reddishbrown; pronotum ( Fig. 43 View FIGURES 31–43 ) with anteromedial and medial part of pronotum black; lateral and posterior margins of pronotum and hypomeron yellowishred; elytra brownishblack; setae pale yellowishwhite. Length: 11.0 mm; width: 2.5 mm.
Head, Fig. 13 View FIGURES 11–14 . Frons conspicuously sculptured with moderately deep, coarse punctures, punctures almost contiguous throughout. Antenna ( Fig. 30 View FIGURES 15–30 ) almost reaching apex of pronotal hind angles. Eyes small: head appearing broad between eyes, ocular index, female, 76.
Prothorax. Pronotum ( Fig. 43 View FIGURES 31–43 ): punctures and cuticle as on head except becoming separated by about own diameters posteriorly; carina of hind angle converging on lateral pronotal carina only near apex of hind angle, otherwise subparallel to lateral carina, carina of hind angle sharp; setae semierect. Hypomeron: posterolateral angle distinctly set off from posterior margin, about as long as basal width, apex rounded but produced; posterior 1/4 glabrous; punctures small, simple, shallow, separated by about 2X own diameters. Prosternum: punctures relatively small, simple, separated by about 1/2 own diameters; prosternal spine: elongate in lateral aspect ( Fig. 57 View FIGURES 50–57 ), lateral margin irregular, diagonally striate anterad ventral apex; ventrolateral carina rounded, divided anteriorly at level of base of protrochanter, mesal branch of carina extending to level of anterior edge of procoxae, carinae convergent posteriorly posterad base of protrochanter and meeting about halfway between procoxae and ventral apex.
Mesothorax. Scutellum convex. Mesepisternum (Fig. 48) glabrous only along posterior margin; anterior groove weakly developed, punctate, shallow; anterolateral angle with relatively large shallow depression separated from anterior groove by rounded carina. Elytra subparallel in basal 1/2, convergent in posterior 1/2, apices rounded, slightly dehiscent at sutural margin with very small tooth at sutural interval; striae moderately impressed, punctures separated by about own diameters but variable; intervals relatively densely punctured, punctures moderately deep, separated by about own diameters.
Metathorax. Metasternum without carina posterad mesocoxae; punctures moderately deep, almost contiguous; punctures of metacoxa as on metasternum except smaller.
Legs. Tarsomere 4 about as long as wide, oblique distally, ventral surface densely setose.
Abdomen. Terga moderately sclerotized, spiracles partially enclosed on terga 2–6. Ventrites relatively densely punctured, punctures small, separated by about own diameters, punctures larger, shallow, simple at anterolateral angle of ventrite 1 and apex of ventrite 5; dorsal submarginal carina of ventrite 5 broadly Ushaped. Female genitalia damaged: bursal plates subcresentic or subreniform; bursa with moderately dense spines, large patch immediately posterad concavity of bursal plates.
Material examined and range
1♀. [ CHINA:] Holotype female, “Chine Sichuan prov.; MOXI env., Gonge Mt.; 21– 24.7.1992; 3000–4000m./ Cervenka leg./ Schimmel Coll.” [ CSV]. The holotype was collected in southwestern China ( Fig. 108 View FIGURE 108 ).
Etymology The species epithet refers to the distinctive dorsal colour pattern.
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