Cladophorus wasiorensis, Bocak, 2017
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4320.3.6 |
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lsid:zoobank.org:pub:Ca50E5A5-B417-4000-B67D-5F6028Da9154 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6018101 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/A312190F-EC1B-FF8D-509F-3D86BFE8FC8F |
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Plazi |
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Cladophorus wasiorensis |
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sp. nov. |
Cladophorus wasiorensis sp. nov.
( Figs. 18, 32 View FIGURES 6 – 32 , 49 View FIGURES 33 – 52 , 77–78 View FIGURES 53 – 78 )
Type material. Holotype. Male, Indonesia, West Papua prov., Wasior, Wonoliwoi , 2°42´S 134°32´E, 300–1000 m ( A00400 View Materials , LMBC). GoogleMaps
Diagnosis. C. wasiorensis resembles one of colour forms identified in C. motykai ( Figs. 45, 49 View FIGURES 33 – 52 ), but the light coloured part is much more extensive and its hue is pale. Additionally, C. wasiorensis has extremely long antennal lamellae ( Fig. 18 View FIGURES 6 – 32 ).
Description. Male. Body medium-sized, 12.3 mm long, dark brown to black, pronotum and elytra except apical two-fifths pale yellow ( Figs. 31 View FIGURES 6 – 32 , 48 View FIGURES 33 – 52 ). Head with hemispherically prominent eyes, frontal interocular distance 1.8 times maximum diameter; antennae flabellate, long, reaching behind middle of elytral length if inclined, antennomere 3 with lamella 4.0 times longer than stem of antennomere, lamella attached to middle part of antennomere ( Fig. 18 View FIGURES 6 – 32 ). Pronotum transverse, 1.4 times wider than long at midline, lateral margins elevated, frontal margin projected anteriorly, frontal angles conspicuous, lateral margins slightly convex, posterior angles projected, all carinae well-developed ( Fig. 31 View FIGURES 6 – 32 ). Elytra parallel-sided, transverse costae well-developed, regular, elytral areoles slightly transverse ( Fig. 49 View FIGURES 33 – 52 ). Phallus slender, parallel-sided, with quite long, slender apex ( Figs. 77–78 View FIGURES 53 – 78 ).
Measurements. BL 12.3 mm, PL 1.48 mm, PW 2.08 mm, WH 1.34 mm, Edist 0.90 mm, Ediam 0.49 mm, LE 10.4 mm, antennomere 3: stem 0.7 mm, lamella 3.1 mm.
Distribution. Western New Guinea, Teluk Wondama regency ( Fig. 3 View FIGURES 1 – 3. 1 – 2 ).
Etymology. The epithet refers to the local name ‘Wasior’, the type locality of the species.
No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.
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