Sceloattalus Wittmer, 1966

Tong, Junbo, Tshernyshev, Sergei E., Liu, Haoyu & Yang, Yuxia, 2023, First record of the genus Sceloattalus Wittmer, 1966 (Coleoptera, Malachiidae) from China, with description of a new species, ZooKeys 1181, pp. 1-7 : 1

Genus Sceloattalus Wittmer, 1966

Sceloattalus Wittmer, 1966: 236. Type species: Sceloattalus nepalensis Wittmer, 1966, by original designation.

Diagnosis.

Body medium-sized to large, 4.6-6.5 mm in length. Pronotum uniformly yellow, elytra black usually with blue-metallic lustre, except for S. nigroprominens sp. nov. (Fig. 1A, B ). Antennae simple and slender. Elytra lacking specialized structures. Male hind tibiae strongly dilated on outer side, and tarsomere 2 of fore tarsi produced in a spur-like comb; both simple in female (Fig. 2A, F ). Ultimate abdominal ventrite (apical sternite) short and transverse with a terminal emargination (Fig. 2C ).

Distribution.

China (Xizang), Nepal, India (West Bengal).

Figures

Figure 1. Habitus of Sceloattalus nigroprominens Tong & Yang, sp. nov., dorsal views A holotype, male B paratype, female. Scale bars: 1.0 mm.

Figure 2. Sceloattalus nigroprominens Tong & Yang, sp. nov. A-F, holotype, male A fore tarsi B pygidium (apical tergite) C ultimate abdominal ventrite (apical sternite) D male genitalia, lateral view E male genitalia, ventral view F hind tibia G-I paratype, female G pygidium (apical tergite) H ultimate abdominal ventrite (apical sternite) I ovipositor. Scale bars: 0.2 mm.