Megalota archana Aarvik, 2004

Razowski, Józef, Aarvik, Leif & Prins, Jurate De, 2010, 2469, Zootaxa 2469, pp. 1-77 : 20

publication ID	11755334
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10537640
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/2D77B90A-FFD2-FFD9-FF3C-FA00B9C2BAF8
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Megalota archana Aarvik, 2004
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Megalota archana Aarvik, 2004 View in CoL ( Figs 32, 76)

Megalota archana Aarvik, 2004 View in CoL . Norwegian Journal of Entomology 51: 105, figs. 68–71. Brown 2005. World Catalogue of Insects 5: 415.

Paratype male. Label data (3): " Coll. Mus. Tervuren, Kenya Arabuko Sokoke, Mixed forest 50 m, 03°18'S 39°59'E (D8), 04.iv.2001, leg. J. & W. De Prins "; " Paratype, Megalota View in CoL , archana Aarvik View in CoL ♂, Genital prep. 23007, L. Aarvik "; " MRAC / KMMA 00237 View Materials "; specimen ID: RMCA ENT 000004986 View Materials ( Fig. 32) GoogleMaps .

Male genitalia ( Fig. 76). Uncus very broad, characteristic of the genus but with slenderer lobes; socius slender; basal process long, spined terminally; submedian concavity with group of short (upper) and longer (ventral) spines; cucullar part of valva rather short; aedeagus simple; cornuti numerous short spines.

Remarks. Described from 8 specimens, of which 1 male paratype is present in the collection of RMCA. The male holotype is in the collection of the ZMUC; 2 male and 2 female paratypes are in the collection of DA, 1 male and 1 female paratype are in the collection of LAA.