Trogoderma masoni, Háva, 2024

Trogoderma masoni sp. nov.

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Holotype, ♂, N.Z., Lincoln College, swept ex gardens, 14.x.1971, K. M. Mason, ( NZAC).

Paratypes

1 ♀, the same data as holotype, ( NZAC) ;

1 ♂, N.Z., Hunula Waipara, 21.x.1970, Ento.Dept.Field Trip, ( NZAC) ;

1 ♂, N.Z., Christchurch, R . L.C. Pilgrim, sweeping, 1 Nov 1974, Salix sp., ( NZAC) ;

1 ♂, New Zealand AK, Lynfield , 20 Sept 1987, R . C. Crew, ( JHAC) .

Description of the male

Body. – Body long, narrow, parallel ( Fig. 4 View Fig ). Measurements of the body (mm): TL 2.7-2.9, EW 1.3-1.4.

Coloration. – Head dark brown;pronotum darkbrown and reddish, matte, with sparse brown and white setation; elytra brown and reddish, with sparse brown and white setation; antennae brown; legs brown.

Head. –Coarselypunctate,sparselycoveredwithshort,whitesetation.Palpomeres dark brown. Eyes very large, with yellow microsetae. Ocellus on front present. Antennae brown,with short,yellow setation,composed of11 antennomeres( Fig.5 View Fig ).

Pronotum. – Matte, coarsely punctate, dark brown and reddish, lateral margins of pronotum smooth.

Scutellum . – Dark brown, triangular, without setation.

Elytra. – Matte, brown, with narrow,transverse fasciae and patchescovered by white setation, other parts covered by sparse brown setation; each elytron with large bump on humerus.Epipleuron brown, covered by white setation.

Ventral surface. – Mesosternum and metasternum covered with white setation, finely punctate. Abdominal ventrites dark brown, finely punctate, sparsely covered with recumbent white setation; ventrites II-IV with lateral, small depression.

Legs. – Dark brown, covered with recumbent, white setation.

Male genitalia. – As in Fig. 7 View Fig .

Female. – Habitus similar to male, but differs in the structure of the antennae ( Fig. 6 View Fig ).

Differential diagnosis. – The new species is similar to Trogoderma sonjirii Háva, 2019 and Trogoderma poorknightsum sp. nov. but differs from them by the structure of the antennae and male genitalia, and from other New Zealand species by the elytral and pronotal white patterns and structure of the antennae and male genitalia.

Etymology. – Patronymic, named after the collector of the new species K. M. Mason.