Morphostenophanes elegantulus Masumoto & Bečvář, 2008

Zhou, De-Yao, 2020, A revision of the genus Morphostenophanes Pic, 1925 (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae, Stenochiinae, Cnodalonini), Zootaxa 4769 (1), pp. 1-81 : 55

Morphostenophanes elegantulus Masumoto & Bečvář, 2008 ẄIJẎȐAEƤ

( Fig. 34G, H )

Morphostenophanes elegantulus Masumoto & Bečvář, 2008: 207 (type locality: Chiang Mai, Thailand), figs. 2, 7–9; Gao & Ren 2009: 308 (in introduction).

Type material examined. Holotype labelled: ‘Fang Chiang Mai Thailand, 25. VII. I994 leg. Native // Coll. Masumoto 2001 // Holotype Morphostenophanes elegantulus MAS. & BEČ’ (male, NSMT, Fig. 34G ), examined through two photograph provided by Kimio Masumoto .

Comparative notes. Morphostenophanes elegantulus can be distinguished from other congeners of elegantulus -group by the major part of its elytra and legs colored dark red brown and strongly shortened female elytra.

Distribution. ( Map 1 ) THAILAND.

Figures

Map 1. Distribution of the Morphostenophanes species. A. Enlargement of Central and Western Yunnan Province.

FIGURE 34. Habitus of Morphostenophanes species in the elegantulus-group: Morphostenophanes gaoligongensis Zhou new species, with male (A, B, D, E), and female (C, F); in dorsal view (A–C), and in lateral view (D–F). Holotype male of M. elegantulus Masumoto & Bečvář in dorsal view (G) with labels (H) Scale bars = 5 mm.