Baeocrara minima Darby, 2019

Darby, Michael, 2019, New Ptiliidae (Coleoptera) from Sarawak in the spirit collection of the Natural History Museum, London, European Journal of Taxonomy 512, pp. 1-50 : 29

Baeocrara minima Darby, 2019

Fig. 17B

Material examined

MALAYSIA-BORNEO • 1 ♂; Sarawak, 4 th division, Gunung Mulu National Park ; ca 100 m a.s.l.; Mar.–May 1978; I. Hanski leg.; pitfall trap fish bait, alluvial forest; BMNH .

Remarks

The distinctive mesoventral collar ( Fig. 17B ) separates the species from all other genera in the tribe, and the form of the aedeagus from all other species in the genus. Baeocrara minima has also been recorded from Sabah. The Sabah specimens are slightly larger than the Sarawak specimen, but apparently possess no other features to merit description of the latter as a new species.

Figures

Fig. 17. A. Acrotrichus britteni Johnson, 1969, spermatheca. B. Acrotrichis cursitans Nietner, 1856, setae on ventrite VI ×1420. C. Acrotrichis agricola Darby, 2019, spermatheca. D. Acrotrichis cognata (Matthews, 1877), microtrichae on elytra ×1520. E. Baeocrara sp., medial portion of collar ×3150. F. Acrotrichis bubalis Darby, 2019, setae on submentum ×1320.