Hesperopenna bonifaci, Bezděk, 2013

Bezděk, Jan, 2013, Revision of the genus Hesperopenna (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae). I. Generic redescription, definition of species groups and taxonomy of H. medvedevi species group, Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 53 (2), pp. 715-746 : 731

Hesperopenna bonifaci sp. nov.

( Figs 15 , 23 , 52 )

Type locality. Myanmar, Kachin State, 25 km E Putao, Nansabon vill.

Type material examined. HOLOTYPE: ♂, ‘N Myanmar, 800 m, / 25 km E Putao , / Nansabon vill., 6-9.v. / 1998, S. Murzin leg. [w, p]’ ( NMPC) . PARATYPE: 1 ♂, same data as in holotype ( JBCB).

Description. Body length: ♂♂ 8.7–9.5 mm (holotype 9.5 mm).

Male (holotype, Fig. 52 ). Body completely orange brown, apical half of elytra slightly paler, apices of mandibles black.

Interocular space 1.6 times as wide as transverse diameter of eye. Antennae 0.85 times as long as body, length ratio of antennomeres I to XI equals 19-5-8-18-18-18-18-17-17-15- 17. Pronotum 1.55 times as broad as long. Elytra glabrous (only several pale setae on apical slopes), 1.85 times as long as wide (measured at humeral calli), 0.75 times as long as body. Length ratio of metatarsomeres I–IV equals 14-7-5-12. Last ventrite posteriorly with two small incisions ( Fig. 23 ).

Aedeagus: dorsal side medially with very long thin incision, apically pointed to two touching processes; ventral side apically asymmetrical, on left with U-shaped incision, on right with short process with rounded apex ( Fig. 15 ).

Female unknown.

Variability. In paratype, pronotum 1.45 times as broad as long.

Differential diagnosis. Having glabrous elytra and brown legs, Hesperopenna bonifaci sp. nov. is similar to H. helferi sp. nov. Both species can be distinguished by the structure of aedeagus which in H. bonifaci sp. nov. forms two thin touching processes dorsally and is deeply incised on the left side ventrally, while in H. helferi sp. nov. forms two wider processes dorsally and is deeply incised on the right side ventrally, moreover with a high median keel ( Figs 15, 16 ).

Etymology. Dedicated to Bonifác the black tom cat of Jiří Hájek and Květa Kalíková.

Distribution. Myanmar (Kachin State).

Figures

Figs 15–18. Aedeagus (a – dorsal view; b – lateral view; c – ventral view). 15 – H. bonifaci sp. nov.; 16 – H. helferi sp. nov.; 17 – H. sipekorum sp. nov.; 18 – H. zofka sp. nov. Scale bar 1 mm.

Figs 19–26. Last abdominal ventrite of males.19 – Hesperopenna medvedevi nom. nov.; 20 – H. persimilis (Kimoto, 1989); 21 – H. tibialis (Kimoto, 1989); 22 – H. arnoldi sp. nov.; 23 – H. bonifaci sp. nov.; 24 – H. helferi sp. nov.; 25 – H. sipekorum sp. nov.; 26 – H. zofka sp. nov. Scale bar 1 mm.

Figs 52–55. Habitus. 52 – Hesperopenna bonifaci sp. nov. (male, holotype, 9.5 mm); 53 – H. helferi sp. nov. (male, paratype, 8.5 mm); 54 – H. sipekorum sp. nov. (male, holotype, 8.6 mm); 55 – H. zofka sp. nov. (male, holotype, 6.9 mm).