A New Species of the Genus Cryptogonus MULSANT (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) from the Seychelle Island

3 Pages·1992·2.2 MB·English

by  Kuznetsov, V

Elytra, Tokyo,20(2): 231-233, Nov.15,1992
A NewSpeciesof theGenusCryptog()nus MULsANT
(Coleoptera,Coccine11idae) from theSeyche11e Islands
V. KUZNETSOV
InstituteofBiologyandPedology,FarEastBranchoftheRussian
AcademyofSciences,Vladivostok,690022Russia
and
PANGHong
GuangdongEntomologicalInstitute,Guangzhou,
510260 China
Abstract Description of Clyptogonus 017cotri(htlssp nov from the Seyche11e
Islandsisgiven.
Thispaper givesdescriptionofanewspeciesoft1、egenusCryptogonusMULsANT
ofthe tribeAspidimerini. Theholotypeisdeposited in the Instituteof Biologyand
Pedology,FarEastBranchoftheRussianAcademyofSciences,Vladivostok.
GenusCryptogonus MULsANT, l850
Body small tomedium-sized, oval tosubrounded,moderately convex torather
subhemispherica1, punctate and pubescent onboth the dorsal and ventral surfaces.
Prosternumobtriangular,flat,withapairofcarinaewhicharesubpara11e1inthebasal
halves, either subpara11e1, wider or narrower in the apical half, and alwaysmeeting
eachother inanarchalittlebeforeoratanteriormargin.
CryptogonusoncotriclulsKUzNETsovetPANGHong,sp
nov.
(Fig.1)
Length:2.9mm;width:2.4mm.
Form short oval in outline, convex, dorsal pubescence grey. Head yellow:
pronotumblack withyellowishanterior angles;scutellumblack;elytronblack with
twoyellowishspotsonmedianline;venterdarkbrownandlegsreddishbrown. Pro-
sternum with two intercoxal carinaeextending to4/5 lengthandconnected together
at anterior margin. Male genitalia asin Fig. 1B-E. Median lobe shorter than
parameres,siphowithtwoupwardlydirectedhooksonthestalknearapex,andwith
pubescenceunderhooks.
232 V. KUzNETSOVandPANGHong
Fig.1. Clyptogontlsole・off・1(・:1/ussp nov.,A,outlineofbody; B,sipho;C,apexofsipI、o,D
tegmen,ventralaspect;E,tegmen,lateralaspect.
Holotype: male,Seyche11e Isis., Island Round near Island Praslen, 28-II-1984,
N. KURSENK01eg.
Renlarks. Thisnewspeciesissimilar toCr)ptogonusquadrlguttatus(WElsE), but
iseasilydistinguished fromthelatterbythewider lateral lobesof thetegmenandthe
shorter median lobe. Ithasthesiphowithtwoupwardlydirectedhooksonthestalk
near theapex,whilenosuchhooksarefoundinC quadriguttatus.
Acknowledgement
Firstofall,theauthorswishtoexpresstheirdeepestthankstoProf.PANGXiong-
feiofSouthChina Agricultural Universityfor his kindguidanceand constant en-
couragement throughoutthecourseofthiswork.
A NewSpeciesoft1、eGenusC1yptogonus 233
要 約
V. KUzNETsov・PANGHong: セイシェル諸島産フタモンクロテントウ属の1新種. - マ ル ヒ
テントウ族フタモンクロテントウ1,lfの1新極をセイシェル諸島から記載し, これに C「yPtO9onuS
oncotri(1zus KUzNETsovet PANGという新名を与えた.
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