Metanoeus salvani, Weiszenstein & Bocak, 2011

Weiszenstein, Martin & Bocak, Ladislav, 2011, A Review Of The Genus Metanoeus From The Philippines (Coleoptera: Lycidae), Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 59 (2), pp. 163-170 : 169

Metanoeus salvani , new species

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Material examined. – Holotype. Male ( LMBC), Philippines, Mindanao, 30 km W of Maramag, Bagongsilang, 1600 m, coll. Bolm, 28–30 Dec.1991.

Paratypes. – Male ( KMTC), Philippines, Mindanao, Davao city, Toril, coll. K. Suerino, 4 Apr.1978 .

Differential diagnosis. – M. salvani (Fig. 8) and M. parallelus (Figs. 5–7) are very similar in appearance and structure of male genitalia. These species can be easily distinguished by the relative size of eyes, which are much larger in M. parallelus .

Description. – Body small-sized, head, pro- and mesothorax light brown, metathorax darker brown; pronotum and elytra brightly yellow; antennae brown to black; trochanters and bases of femora light brown, gradually changing to dark brown or black apically. Head small, hypognathous, including eyes of about similar width as frontal margin of pronotum. Eyes hemispherically prominent, frontal interocular distance 1.03 times eye diameter. Antennae, flabellate, lamellae of median antennomeres about 3 times longer than body of antennomere. Head and antennae with dense, short, recumbent pubescence. Pronotum flat, 1.24 times wider than long at midline, widest at basal third. Posterior margin of pronotum bisinuate. Elytra almost parallel-sided, slightly widened posteriorly, widest at apical third; 4.25 times longer than width at humeri. Legs lightly compressed, with dense pubescence. Male genitalia with long, slender phallobase, phallus tubular with apical extension (Fig. 8).

Measurements. – BL 5.75 mm, PL 0.82 mm, PW 1.02 mm, HW 1.06 mm, Edist 0.42 mm, Ediam 0.41 mm.

Distribution. – Philippines: Mindanao.

Etymology. – The specific epithet is a patronym in honour of Eugen Salvan, Sr., the chief magistrate of the village Bagongsilang, province Bukidnon.