Eorhipidius jelineki, Batelka & Hájek, 2009

Batelka, Jan & Hájek, Jiří, 2009, A taxonomic review of the genus Eorhipidius (Coleoptera: Ripiphoridae: Ripidiinae), with descriptions of three new species from Asia, Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 49 (2), pp. 769-782 : 772

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5324872
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03E5EB2B-2970-FFD4-6292-FC45B6B717C7
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Eorhipidius jelineki
status	sp. nov.

Treatment

Eorhipidius jelineki sp. nov.

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Eorhipidius januschevi: BATELKA (2007: 169) (misidentification).

Type locality. Iran, Lorestan province, Lenje Abad, 10 km SW of Dorud, ca. 33°27′N 49°01′E, 1710 m a.s.l. Type material. HOLOTYPE: J ( NMPC), ‘W Iran, Prov. Lorestán, Lenje Ábad , 10 km SW Dorúd, 33°27′N 49°01′E, 8.-10.x.1998, Chvojka lgt’. GoogleMaps

Diagnosis. Small species, body length 2.3 mm. Head including mandibles 2.1× as long as high, occiput projecting over pronotum, rounded; distance between posterior margin of compound eye and occipital edge in lateral view 5.7× as long as distance between anterior margin of eye and base of maxillary palpus; antennal cavity narrowly separated from eye. Antennomere length ratios as follows: 1.2-1.0-1.2-1.6-2.3-2.2-2.2-2.2-2.2-2.2-3.2. Maxillary palpomere IV 1.6× as long as palpomeres II and III combined. Elytra 3.1× as long as pronotum.

Collection circumstances. Swept from vegetation in a river valley with pastures and sparse oak wood. The type locality is situated in a karst area in the central Zagros Mts. (P. Chvojka, pers. comm. 2008).

Etymology. The new species is dedicated to Josef Jelínek ( Prague, Czech Republic), our teacher, friend and specialist on the Cucujoidea.

Distribution. Known only from the type locality in the central Zagros Mts., Lorestan province, Iran.