Buprestodera reclusa Poorani, 2025

Buprestodera reclusa Poorani , sp. nov.

( Figs 10 View FIGURE 10 , 11 View FIGURE 11 )

Diagnosis. It is strikingly similar to B. mimetica and superficially looks like a variant of it. It differs from the latter in having a somewhat broader, stouter and less elongate form, darker reddish coloration with a distinct elytral pattern ( Fig. 10a–c View FIGURE 10 ), pronotal hypomera having distinct, deeper anterolateral foveae, and denser elytral punctation. The genitalia of both sexes also are diagnostic ( Fig. 10e–h View FIGURE 10 , 11g –i View FIGURE 11 ).

Description. Length: 3.29–3.53 mm; width: 2.60–2.71 mm. TL/TW: 1.26–1.30; EL/EW: 0.96–1.05; PL/PW: 0.32–0.45. Form broad oval, distinctly wider about middle, dorsum strongly convex and glabrous except head with short pubescence. Head and pronotum reddish brown to castaneous; elytra reddish brown with two transverse yellow maculae, one below basal margin and the other below middle; four much smaller, black spots arranged as follows: first one on anterior margin of first yellow macula on humeral area, the second just below middle of its posterior margin, third spot on outer edge of posterior margin of second yellow macula, fourth black spot sutural and common ( Figs 10a–c View FIGURE 10 , 11a–c View FIGURE 11 ). Head 4.18–4.36× as wide as an eye, eyes broadly separated, interocular distance 2.27–2.36× as wide as an eye. Elytral punctures distinctly dual, coarser punctures in greater abundance and closer than those in B. mimetica . Pronotal hypomera with distinct, deep foveae near anterolateral corners. Abdominal postcoxal lines complete ( Fig. 10d View FIGURE 10 , 11d–f View FIGURE 11 ), deeply semicircular, enclosed area with uniformly spaced, deep punctures. Ventrite 5 posteriorly broadly arcuate in male ( Fig. 10d View FIGURE 10 ), narrowly arcuate and conical in female ( Fig. 11d View FIGURE 11 ). Male genitalia ( Fig. 10e–h View FIGURE 10 ) as illustrated, penis guide shorter than parameres, inner and lateral sides of basal one-third of its length distinctly setose, in inner view with two lateral angulations at base and in apical part ( Fig. 10f View FIGURE 10 ); penis ( Fig. 10g View FIGURE 10 ) elongate, strongly curved with a distinct capsule, apex distinctly narrowed and elongate ( Fig. 10h View FIGURE 10 ). Female genitalia ( Fig. 11g View FIGURE 11 ) with coxites elongate triangular; spermatheca ( Fig. 11h, i View FIGURE 11 ) constricted around one-third of its length, apically curved.

Material examined. Holotype male: INDIA: Coorg , Makuta, 909m, 12°04’39”N 75°443’33”E, 5.iv.2005, Y.B. Srinivasa ( ICAR-NBAIR) . Other material: INDIA: Kerala, Kattilappara , 8°55’37.9”N 77°3’47.1”E, 30.xi.2017, SR Hiremath Coll., 2 females ( NRCB); without label data, 1 ex. ( NRCB) GoogleMaps .

Etymology. The specific epithet is a Latin adjective in reference to its remote and isolated habitat.

Distribution. India (Western Ghats— Karnataka, Kerala).

Notes. It has a striking resemblance to the common variant of B. mimetica and can be separated by its distinctly darker coloration and the genitalia. In this case also, the abdominal postcoxal lines were complete but showed intraspecific variations in the extent of angulation/curvature and depth ( Fig. 10d View FIGURE 10 , 11d–f View FIGURE 11 ).