Hyboserica sipeki, Fabrizi & Eberle & Ahrens, 2019

HYBOSERICA SIPEKI View in CoL SP. NOV.

( FIGS 5E, 9)

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Type material examined: Holotype: ♂ ‘ RSA, Eastern C a p e, C a c a d u d i s t r i c t, C a m d e b o o, S n e e b e r g, S31.8447, N[sic!; E]24.5286, 29.–31.XII.2014, P. Sipek & P. Malec leg.’ ( SANC) . Paratypes: 2 ♂♂ ‘ RSA, Eastern Cape, Cacadu district, Camdeboo , Sneeberg, S 31.8447, N[sic!; E]24.5286, 29.–31. XII .2014, P. Šípek & P. Malec leg.’ (ZFMK), 1 ♂ ‘X-DA4491 South Africa, Eastern Cape, Cacadu district, Cambeboo local municipality Sneeuberge; Nieu Bethseda env. Near road to Compassberg 29.–31. XII .2014, S31.844745, E24.5286, P. Šípek & P. Malec lgt’ ( ZFMK) , 1 ♀ ‘X-DA4495 South Africa, Eastern Cape, Cacadu district, Cambeboo local municipality; Unnamed road between N9 and Nieu Bethseda (Bethesdaweg) 29.–31. XII .2014, between S31.906327, E24.752422 and S31.836980°, E24.577667°, P. Šípek & P. Malec lgt’ ( ZFMK) , 2 ♂♂ ‘ RSA / Eastern Cape, Sneeuberge, Nieu Bethseda between S31.844745°, E24.5286°, 29.–31. XII .2014, black light, P. Malec & P. Šípek lgt.’ ( ZFMK) .

Diagnostic description: Body length: 9.8 mm, elytral length: 7.5 mm, maximum width: 5.5 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 indistinct. Antennal club shorter than remaining antennomeres combined. Eyes, ratio diameter/interocular width: 0.47. Mentum convexly elevated and slightly flattened anteriorly. Basal marginal line of pronotum 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: 1/1.41. 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: 1/3.48. Basal group of dorsal spines of metatibia at first-quarter of metatibial length; apical group of external spines at two-thirds of metatibial length. Apex of metatibia interiorly near tarsal articulation shallowly and narrowly sinuate; apical face simple, not elevated or produced. Meso- and metatarsomeres dorsally impunctate. Mesotarsomere 1 slightly longer than the subsequent tarsomere. Aedeagus and habitus: Fig. 5E.

Etymology: The new species is named after Petr Šípek (Prague), one of the collectors of the new species.

Variation: Body length: 9.8–11.6 mm, elytral length: 7.5–8.5 mm, maximum width: 5.5–6.0 mm. Colour varies from reddish to dark brown. Without evident sexual dimorphism.