Bambara problematica

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Taxonavigation

Ordo: Coleoptera
Familia: Ptiliidae
Genus: Bambara

Name

Bambara problematica Darby, Michael, 2014 – Wikispecies link – Pensoft Profile

• Bambara problematica Darby, Michael, 2014, Zootaxa 3895: 164-164.

Description

Male: no males known. Female: spermathecae Fig. 26.

Etymology

Etymology. Named because of the problem of interpreting the differences in spermathecal shape.

Diagnosis

Diagnosis. The shape of the spermatheca. The relatively short distance between the pump and gland insertion points will help to separate this species from other Bambara with similar spermathecae. The range of spermathecal shapes suggests that it may be a species group although the consistency in elytral lengths (Table 2) and possibility that the spermathecal differences may be the result of parthenogenesis, support the suggestion of a single species.

Materials Examined

Type data: Holotype: ♀. Paratypes: ♀, Ranomafana N.P., sifting, S. 21 ° 15 ' E. 47 ° 25 ', 970–990 m, 13–15.xi. 2010, P. Banar (BMNH); ♀ [4], Ankarafantsika N.P., sifting forest litter, S. 16 ° 17 ' 37.9 " E. 46 ° 48 ' 43.2 ", 92 m, 25.iv. 2011, L.S.Rahanitriniaina & R. Raveloson (BMNH); ♀ [17], Ankarafantsika N.P., AFK/08/ 2011, sifting forest litter, S. 16 ° 18 ' 10.7 " E. 46 ° 48 ' 47.1 ", 81 m, 23.iv. 2011, L.S.Rahanitriniaina & R. Raveloson (BMNH); 6 ♀ [9], Ankarafantsika N.P., AFK/ 17 / 2011, sifting forest litter, S. 16 ° 17 ' 32.9 " E. 46 ° 48 ' 38.1 ", 75 m, 25.iv. 2011, L.S.Rahanitriniaina & R. Raveloson (BMNH); 8 ♀ [52], Ankarafantsika N.P., AFK/04/ 2011, sifting forest litter, S. 16 ° 18 ' 48.6 " E. 46 ° 48 ' 58.8 ", 75 m, 25.iv. 2011, L.S.Rahanitriniaina & R. Raveloson (BMNH); 10 ♀ [25], Ankarafantsika N.P., AFK/ 13 / 2011, sifting forest litter, S. 16 ° 18 ' 47 " E. 46 ° 48 ' 57.1 ", 79 m, 25.iv. 2011, L.S.Rahanitriniaina & R. Raveloson (BMNH); 2 ♀, Ankarafantsika N.P., AFK/ 18 / 2011, sifting forest litter, S. 16 ° 17 ' 37.9 " E. 46 ° 48 ' 43.2 ", 79 m, 25.iv. 2011, L.S.Rahanitriniaina & R. Raveloson (BMNH); 2 ♀ [24], Ankarafantsika N.P., AFK/ 15 / 2011, sifting forest litter, S. 16 ° 18 ' 46.7 " E. 46 ° 48 ' 57.9 ", 88 m, 25.iv. 2011, L.S.Rahanitriniaina & R. Raveloson (BMNH); ♀ [8], Ankarafantsika N.P., AFK/02/ 2011, sifting forest litter and rotten wood, S. 16 ° 17 ' 55.9 " E. 46 ° 48 ' 44.1 ", 134 m, 22.iv. 2011, R. Raveloson (BMNH); 5 ♀ [24], Ankarafantsika N.P., AFK/09/ 2011, sifting forest litter, S. 16 ° 18 '09.9" E. 46 ° 48 ' 39.3 ", 87 m, 23.iv. 2011, L.S.Rahanitriniaina & R. Raveloson (BMNH); 2 ♀ [13], Ankarafantsika N.P., AFK/05/ 2011, sifting forest litter, S. 16 ° 18 '05.1" E. 46 ° 49 '08.3", 89 m, 23.iv. 2011, L.S.Rahanitriniaina & R. Raveloson (BMNH); 3 ♀ [22],, Ankarafantsika N.P., AFK/ 16 / 2011, sifting forest litter, S. 16 ° 17 ' 32.4 " E. 46 ° 48 ' 35.7 ", 61 m, 25.iv. 2011, L.S.Rahanitriniaina & R. Raveloson (BMNH); 3 ♀ [21], Ankarafantsika N.P., AFK/ 16 / 2011, sifting forest litter, S. 16 ° 17 ' 32.4 " E. 46 ° 48 ' 35.7 ", 61 m, 25.iv. 2011, L.S.Rahanitriniaina & R. Raveloson (BMNH); 5 ♀ [42], Ankarafantsika N.P., AFK/ 19 / 2011, sifting forest litter, S. 16 ° 17 ' 32.6 " E. 46 ° 48 ' 41.7 ", 88 m, 25.iv. 2011, L.S.Rahanitriniaina & R. Raveloson (BMNH); 4 ♀, Andasibe N.P. Belle Vue, ASB/ May/ 2011 /04, sifting forest litter, S. 18 ° 56 ' 45.3 " E. 48 ° 25 ' 21.1 ", 1033 m, 2.v. 2011, L.S.Rahanitriniaina (BMNH); 2 ♀ [52], Andasibe N.P. border, Feon'ny Ala Hotel, ASB/ Nov 2011, sifting surr. litter, 27.ix– 3.xi. 2011, L.S.Rahanitriniaina (BMNH);♀, Andasibe N.P. sifting leaf litter, 2–5.ix. 2011, L.S.Rahanitriniaina (BMNH); 2 ♀ [22], Isalo N.P. Analalaya Forest, ISL/ Jan. 2013 /02 GPS 220, sifting litter, S. 22 ° 35 ' 11.4 " E. 45 °07' 49.1 ", 719 m, 17.i. 2013, L.S.Rahanitriniaina & E.M.Robotoson (BMNH); ♀, Isalo N.P. Analalaya Forest, ISL/ Jan. 2013 /07 GPS 225, sifting litter, S. 22 ° 35 ' 11.4 " E. 45 °07' 49.1 ", 747 m, 18.i. 2013, L.S.Rahanitriniaina & E.M.Robotoson (BMNH); ♀ [42], Isalo N.P. Analalaya Forest, ISL/ Jan. 2013 /05 GPS 223, sifting litter, S. 22 ° 35 ' 46.7 " E. 47 °05' 50.6 ", 737 m, 18.i. 2013, L.S.Rahanitriniaina & E.M.Robotoson (BMNH); ♀ [13], Isalo N.P. Analalaya Forest, ISL/ Jan. 2013 /01 GPS 219, sifting litter, S. 22 ° 35 ' 46.7 " E. 47 °05' 50.61 ", 717 m, 17.i. 2013, L.S.Rahanitriniaina & E.M.Robotoson (BMNH); 1 ♀ [3], Isalo N.P. Analalaya Forest, ISL/ Jan. 2013 /04 GPS 222, sifting litter, S. 22 ° 35 '05.0" E. 45 °07' 51.8 ", 725 m, 17.i. 2013, L.S.Rahanitriniaina & E.M.Robotoson (BMNH); ♀ [16], Isalo N.P. Analalaya Forest, ISL/ Jan. 2013 /03 GPS 227, sifting litter, S. 22 ° 35 '08.8" E. 45 °07' 47.8 ", 723 m, 17.i. 2013, L.S.Rahanitriniaina & E.M.Robotoson (BMNH); ♀ [9], Isalo N.P. Oasis Forest, ISL/ Jan. 2013 / 15, sifting litter, S. 21 ° 36 ' 50.8 " E. 45 ° 20 ' 48.3 ", 894 m, 20.i. 2013, L.S.Rahanitriniaina & E.M.Robotoson (BMNH); 2 ♀ [9], Isalo N.P. Oasis Forest, ISL/ Jan. 2013 / 14, sifting litter, S. 22 ° 36 ' 47.6 " E. 45 ° 20 ' 43.1 ", 902 m, 20.i. 2013, L.S.Rahanitriniaina & E.M.Robotoson (BMNH); 3 ♀ [12], Isalo N.P. Namazaha Forest, ISL/ Jan. 2013 / 22, sifting litter, S. 22 ° 32 ' 23.2 " E. 45 ° 22 ' 53.1 ", 768 m, 22.i. 2013, L.S.Rahanitriniaina & E.M.Robotoson (BMNH); 2 ♀ [27], Isalo N.P. Namazaha Forest, ISL/ Jan. 2013 / 20, sifting litter, S. 22 ° 32 ' 23.6 " E. 45 ° 22 ' 42.7 ", 791 m, 22.i. 2013, L.S.Rahanitriniaina & E.M.Robotoson (BMNH); ♀ [7], Isalo N.P. Piscine naturelle, ISL/ Jan. 2013 / 19, sifting litter, S. 22 ° 33 ' 43.5 " E. 45 ° 23 '00.4", 852 m, 21.i. 2013, L.S.Rahanitriniaina & E.M.Robotoson (BMNH).

Taxon Treatment

• Darby, Michael; 2014: Studies of Madagascan Ptiliidae (Coleoptera) 4: The genus Bambara including eight new species and the first account of blindness and aptery in the genus, Zootaxa 3895: 164-164. doi

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