Paratelius snizeki Malohlava et Bocak, 2009

Malohlava, Vladimír & Bocak, Ladislav, 2009, A revision of Paratelius Kazantsev, 1992 (Coleoptera: Lycidae), Zootaxa 2306 (1), pp. 44-50 : 48-49

Paratelius snizeki Malohlava et Bocak , n. sp.

Type material: Holotype, male. Borneo, Sabah, Crocker Mt., Gunung Emas env., 15.-27. iv. 1993, leg. Jenis & Strba ( LMBC) . Paratype: male, Borneo, Sabah, Mt. Kinabalu , 28 May 1999, M. Snizek lgt. ( LMBC) .

Diagnosis: Paratelius snizeki n. sp. is similar to P. emasensis n. sp. in the testaceous to reddish brown coloration of the cranium and pronotum. These species differ in the shape of antennomeres, which are more robust and acutely serrate in P.snizeki . Male genitalia differ in the relatively shorter phallus of P. snizeki ( Figs 1 A-B and 1C-D).

Description: Male. Body small, moderately slender; head, thorax, elytra reddish brown; abdomen dark brown; eyes black; antennae, mouth parts and legs brown. Head small, hypognathous; eyes small, hemispherically prominent; frontal interocular distance 3.04 times maximum eye diameter. Antennae slender, flattened, surpassing by 3 antennomeres apex of elytra. Antennomeres 3–11 gradually more slender; apical antennomere eliptical. Elytra slender, 3.69 times longer than width at humeri, parallel-sided, with four well developed primary costae, covered with dense brown pubescence. Legs moderately long, slender, flattened, densely pubescent. Male genitalia trilobate; phallus very long, slightly turned upwards; parameres short, reaching one fifth of phallic length; phallobase small and subtle ( Figs 1 A-B).

Measurements: BL 5.8 mm, PW 1.0 mm, PL 0.8 mm, WH 1.3 mm, Edist 0.64 mm, Ediam 0.21 mm.

Distribution: Malaysia: Sabah.

Etymology: The specific epithet is a patronym in honor of M. Snizek, the collector of the type specimen.

Figures

FIGURES 1A–J. Male genitalia in the ventral and lateral views. A, B Paratelius snizeki n. sp.; C, D P. emasensis n. sp.; E, F P. nigricornis n. sp.; G, H P. diversicornis (Pic).; I, J. P. juvencus (Kleine). Scales 0.5 mm.