Rondoniella costata Kaszab, 1970

Maruyama, Munetoshi & Ando, Kiyoshi, 2022, Review of the genera Rondoniella Kaszab, 1970 and Durandius Kaszab, 1970 (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae), with description of R. hosoishii sp. nov. from an ant nest in Cambodia, Zootaxa 5209 (2), pp. 293-300 : 294-295

Rondoniella costata Kaszab, 1970

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Rondoniella costata Kaszab, 1970: 113 (original description).

Non-type specimen examined. 1 ♂, " Nordost Thailand / Khon Kaen / ad lucem // Dr. Sastri / Saowakontha leg. / 23. 11. 1980 // Rondoniella / costata Kaszab / det. Kaszab " (Hungarian Natural History Museum) .

Diagnosis. This species is closely similar to R. hosoishii sp. nov. in several character states. See the diagnosis of R. hosoishii sp. nov.

Measurements of examined specimens. BL, 7.35; HL, 1.13; HW, 2.275; PL, 1.675; PW, 2.775; EL, 4.85; FTL, 1.00; MTL, 1.05.

Comments. This species was originally described based on a single male specimen from “Phou Khao Khouai [Khouay]” of Vien Chang, Laos. Although we could not find the holotype, we examined the specimen identified by the author of the original description. Its locality (Khon Kaen, Thailand) is close to the type locality and the morphology agreed well with the original description .

Figures

FIGURES 1–7. 1, Habitus of Rondoniella costata Kaszab, 1970; 2, habitus of R. hosoishii Maruyama &Ando sp. nov. (holotype male); 3, ditto (paratype female); 4, head of R. hosoishii sp. nov., ventral view; 5, habitus of R. bremeri Ferrer & Moragues, 2000; 6, habitus of Durandius ardoini Kaszab, 1970; 7, ditto, head, ventral view.