Leoserica hotovyi, Fabrizi & Eberle & Ahrens, 2019

LEOSERICA HOTOVYI View in CoL SP. NOV.

( FIGS 7B, 9)

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Type material examined: Holotype: ♂ ‘ RSA (Western Cape), 4.ii.2005, De Hoop Nature Reserve 34°27.17’S; 20°24.03’E; 24 m, J. Hotovy & J. Mateju leg.’ ( ZFMK). GoogleMaps

Diagnostic description: Body length: 7.96 mm, elytral length: 5.19 mm, maximum width: 4.04 mm. Labroclypeus wide and short; not incised or narrowed behind labrum. Anterior margin of labroclypeus medially weakly sinuate. Angle between lateral margin of labroclypeus and ocular canthus distinct. Eyes, ratio diameter/interocular width: 0.4. Antennal club as long as remaining antennomeres combined. Mentum convexly elevated and slightly flattened anteriorly. Basal marginal line of pronotum present. Marginal line of anterior margin of pronotum complete. Hind wings fully developed. Epipleural edge reduced behind anterior half of elytra. Metasternum and metepisernites in length normal. Ratio of length of metepisternum/metacoxa: 1/1.61. Metacoxa glabrous except a few fine lateral setae; its anterior marginal line complete. Protibia, externally tridentate; external margin between apical two teeth deeply sinuated. Metatibia, ratio of width/length: 1/4.69. 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 simple, not elevated or produced. Meso- and metatarsomeres dorsally punctate. Mesotarsomere 1 slightly longer than the subsequent tarsomere. Aedeagus and habitus: Fig. 7B. Female unknown.

Etymology: The new species is named for J. Hotovy, one of the collectors of the type specimen.