Acrotrichis absona
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Ordo: Coleoptera
Familia: Ptiliidae
Genus: Acrotrichis
Name
Acrotrichis absona Darby, Michael, 2014 – Wikispecies link – Pensoft Profile
- Acrotrichis absona Darby, Michael, 2014, Zootaxa 3866: 157-157.
Description
Male: not known. Female: spermatheca Fig. 3 D.
Etymology
Etymology. Johnson ms name.
Discussion
Remarks. The undercut forward projections of the mesoventral collar will distinguish this species from all but magnifica from which it may be separated by its smaller size, the less angled pronotal sides, and the darker antennae.
Materials Examined
Type data. Holotype: ♀, Perinet, 15.iv. 1969, forest of transition, 928 m, leg. H. Franz (MM). 34 examples, same data as holotype; 2 examples, Ranomafana N.P., RNF/ 12 / 2011, sifting litter, Winkler app. extr. S. 21 ˚ 14 ’ 51 ” E. 47 ˚ 24 ’09.1”, 1118 m, 15.iv. 2011, P. Banar & R. Raveloson (BMNH); 44 examples, Ranomafana N.P., RNF/ 20 / 2011, sifting forest litter on old road, Winkler app. extr. S. 16 ˚ 18 ’05.1” E. 46 ˚ 49 ’08.3”, 89 m, 23.iv. 2011, L.S.Rahanitriniaina & R.Ravelson (BMNH).
Taxon Treatment
- Darby, Michael; 2014: Studies of Madagascan Ptiliidae (Coleoptera) 3: The genus Acrotrichis including twenty seven new species, Zootaxa 3866: 157-157. doi
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