Hyboserica sodwanensis, Fabrizi & Eberle & Ahrens, 2019

HYBOSERICA SODWANENSIS View in CoL SP. NOV.

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Type material examined: Holotype: ♂ ‘ S. Afr., KWZ Natal , Sodwana Bay, December 2010, at light leg. Martin Krüger’ ( TMSA) . Paratypes: 1 ♀ ‘ S. Afr., KWZ Natal, Sodwana Bay , December 2010, at light leg. Martin Krüger’ ( TMSA) , 1 ♂ ‘ RSA: Natal False Bay Park cmpgrd [= camp ground], 27.59S, 32.23E, Evans, d’Hotman, Nel’ ( TMSA) GoogleMaps , 1 ♂ ‘835154 X-DA0781 South Africa, Kwazulu-Natal: Ithala Game Reserve, Ntshodwe camp ( Louwsburg env.), 1036 m, at light, 027°32’’36’’S, 031°17’00.3’’E, leg. D. Ahrens & S. Fabrizi Hyboserica spSA 2 ♂ ’ ( ZFMK) , 1 ♂ ‘842092 X-DA0784 South Africa, Kwazulu-Natal: Ithala Game Reserve, Ntshodwe camp ( Louwsburg env.), 1036 m, at light, 027°32’’36’’S, 031°17’00.3’’E, 27.XI.2006, leg. D. Ahrens & S. Fabrizi Hyboserica spSA 2 ♂ ’ ( ZFMK) , 1 ♂ ‘842091 X-DA0784 South Africa, Kwazulu-Natal: Ithala Game Reserve, Ntshodwe camp ( Louwsburg env.), 1036 m, at light, 027°32’’36’’S, 031°17’00.3’’E, 27.XI.2006, leg. D. Ahrens & S. Fabrizi Hyboserica spSA 2 ♂ ’ ( ZFMK) , 1 ♂ ‘842090 X-DA0783 South Africa, Kwazulu-Natal: Ithala Game Reserve, Ntshodwe camp ( Louwsburg env.), 1036 m, at light, 027°32’’36’’S, 031°17’00.3’’E, 27.XI.2006, leg. D. Ahrens & S. Fabrizi Hyboserica spSA 2 ♂ ’ ( ZFMK) , 1 ♂ ‘DA0782 Hyboserica spSA2 South Africa, Kwazulu-Natal: Ithala Game Reserve, Ntshodwe camp ( Louwsburg env.), 1036 m, at light, 027°32’’36’’S, 031°17’00.3’’E, 27.XI.2006, leg. D. Ahrens & S. Fabrizi’ ( ZFMK) , 1 ♂ ‘ Zoulouland [Zululand] Dr. Martin, Slg. R. Oberthür (Coll. C. Martin) Eing. Nr. 4, 1956’ ( ZFMK) , 1 ♂, 1 ♀ ‘ R. S.A., 10.– 23.12.1992, Natal: Itala Game Res. Louwsburg, leg. F. Koch’ ( ZMHB) , 2 ♂♂ ‘ Südafrika: 5.xii.1995, KwaZulu Natal, Hluhluwe Game Res. 28°02’S / 32°05’E leg. F. Koch’ ( ZMHB) GoogleMaps , 1 ♂ ‘ Südafrika: 10.ii.1995, KwaYulu Natal, Hluhluwe Game Res. 28°02’S, 32°05’E, leg. F. Koch’ ( ZMHB) GoogleMaps , 1 ♂, 1 ♀ ‘ RSA Transvaal, Pullen-Farm , 30 km SE Nelspruit, 24./ 26. xi.2004, leg. W. Mey’ ( ZMHB) , 1 ♂ ‘ Südafrika: 8.xii.1995, KwaZulu Natal: Itala Game Res. 27°30’S, 31°20’E, leg. F. Koch’ ( ZMHB) GoogleMaps , 1 ♀ ‘X-DA4088 SA10 -ITH-L01 South Africa, Ithala Research Camp , Oct. 2010, light trap, S. von Noort’ ( SAMC) , 1 ♂ ‘X-DA4094 South Africa, Ithala Research Camp , 9 Oct. 2010, light trap, S. von Noort’ ( SAMC) , 1 ♂ ‘X-DA4095 South Africa, Ithala Research Camp , 9 Oct. 2010, light trap, S. von Noort’ ( SAMC) .

Diagnostic description: Body length: 9.2 mm, elytral length: 6.9 mm, maximum width: 5.6 mm. Labroclypeus wide and short; not incised or narrowed behind labrum. Anterior margin of labroclypeus medially straight. Angle between lateral margin of labroclypeus and ocular canthus indistinct. Eyes, ratio diameter/interocular width: 0.41. Antennal club shorter than remaining antennomeres combined. Mentum convexly elevated and slightly flattened anteriorly. Basal marginal line of pronotum widely absent. Marginal line of anterior margin of pronotum medially widely interrupted. Hind wings fully developed. Epipleural edge complete over entire elytral length. Metasternum and metepisernites in length normal. Ratio of length of metepisternum/ metacoxa: 1/1.56. Metacoxa glabrous except a few fine lateral setae; its anterior marginal line complete. Protibia, externally tridentate; external margin between apical two teeth moderately sinuated. Metatibia, ratio of width/length: 1/3.43. Basal group of dorsal spines of metatibia at first-third of metatibial length; apical group of external spines at two-thirds of metatibial length. Apex of metatibia interiorly near tarsal articulation not sinuate or truncate; apical face simple, not elevated or produced. Meso- and metatarsomeres dorsally impunctate. Mesotarsomere 1 slightly longer than the subsequent tarsomere. Aedeagus and habitus: Fig. 4C.

Etymology: The new species is named after its type locality, Sodwana Bay.

Variation: Body length: 8.5–9.2 mm, elytral length: 6.5–6.9 mm, maximum width: 4.8–5.6 mm. Coloration from dark brown to reddish or yellowish brown. Without evident sexual dimorphism.