Leoserica jamesi, Fabrizi & Eberle & Ahrens, 2019

LEOSERICA JAMESI View in CoL SP. NOV.

( FIGS 7D, 9)

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Type material examined: Holotype: ♂ ‘ S. Afr. W coast Vredendal distr. Elsie Erasmus Kloof 158/ 31.24S – 18.02E, 7.–8.XII.1996, leg. J. du G. Harrison’ ( TMSA). GoogleMaps

Diagnostic description: Body length: 10.85 mm, elytral length: 7.15 mm, maximum width: 5.19 mm. Labroclypeus narrow and long; not incised or narrowed behind labrum. Anterior margin of labroclypeus medially weakly sinuate. Angle between lateral margin of labroclypeus and ocular canthus indistinct. Eyes, ratio diameter/interocular width: 0.48. Antennal club as long as remaining antennomeres combined. Mentum flat and longitudinally concave anteriorly. Basal marginal line of pronotum present. Marginal line of anterior margin of pronotum medially widely interrupted. Hind wings fully developed. Epipleural edge reduced behind anterior half of elytra. Metasternum and metepisernites in length normal. Ratio of length of metepisternum/metacoxa: 1/1.51. Metacoxa densely setose; its anterior marginal line complete. Protibia externally bidentate; external margin between apical two teeth deeply sinuated. Metatibia, ratio of width/length: 1/3.5. Basal group of dorsal spines of metatibia before basal quarter of metatibial length; apical group of external spines about at half of metatibial length. Apex of metatibia interiorly near tarsal articulation concavely sinuate; apical face with a convex elevated carina dorsal of tarsal articulation. Meso- and metatarsomeres dorsally punctate. Mesotarsomere 1, 1.5 times as long as subsequent tarsomere. Aedeagus and habitus: Fig. 7D. Female unknown.

Etymology: The new species is dedicated to James du G. Harrison, collector of the new species, who greatly supported our research in South Africa.