Coleocydnus ernsti J. A. LIS, 1994

Coleocydnus ernsti J. A. LIS

(Figs 1, 4-5)

Coleocydnus ernsti J.A. Lis, 1994: 190 .

DIAGNOSTIC CHARACTERS

Body (Fig. 1) reddish-brown to dark castaneous, 4.95-5.65 mm in length, 3.09-3.53 mm in width. Head impunctate; clypeus slightly concealed by paraclypei laterally, bearing no subapical pair of setigerous punctures; each paraclypeus with a row of 3-4 submarginal setigerous punctures bearing hair-like setae; eyes narrow and small, ocular index 4.40-4.80; 3 rd antennal segment 1.04-1.18 times longer than the 2 nd segment; rostrum reaching mid coxae. Pronotum trapezoid in outline, its disc sparsely punctate; each lateral margin with a row of 5-6 submarginal setigerous punctures bearing hair-like setae. Propleuron alutaceous, depression with small punctures. Scutellum impunctate, except for a basal and lateral sparse rows of punctures. Mesocorium densely, evenly punctate, punctures large and deep, of equal size (Fig. 1); costa convex, separated from exocorium in its basal two thirds, without or with a single setigerous puncture; membrane reaching or slightly extending beyond the tip of abdomen. Abdominal sterna punctate laterally. Male paramere as in Fig. 4; aedeagus without median carina ventrally. Female spermatheca with large proximal flange, and dilated pump region (Fig. 5).

MATERIAL EXAMINED RWANDA: Holotype male, Prov. Cyangugu, Nyakabuye, Regenwald, 20-25 I 84, HEISS ( DBUO) ; Paratype female, the same data as the holotype ( DBUO) .

ZAIRE: Paratype female, Zaire (Congo), Provinz Kivu, Mt. Kahuzi, 220 m, 27 V 85, MÜHLE, ex coll. E. HEISS ( TLM) .

DISTRIBUTION

Hitherto recorded only from Rwanda and Zaire.