Kojderus Magnien & Gierlasiński, 2024

Gierlasiński, Grzegorz, Magnien, Philippe, Kepel, Andrzej, Wiśniewski, Konrad & Lange, Aleksandra, 2024, Kojderus maximus, a new genus and species of Tessaratomidae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera), the first Natalicolinae from Madagascar, Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae (Acta. Ent. Mus. Natl. Pragae) 64 (2), pp. 327-335 : 328

publication ID

https://doi.org/10.37520/aemnp.2024.023

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:5194A3C7-3A5C-4CDB-AD9D-F4709EBCE993

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14655464

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/6E7F8793-9060-D979-6EE6-04A69B5E428E

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Felipe

scientific name

Kojderus Magnien & Gierlasiński
status

gen. nov.

Genus Kojderus Magnien & Gierlasiński gen. nov.

Type species. Kojderus maximus Gierlasiński & Magnien sp. nov. by present designation.

Diagnosis. Large sized Natalicolinae characterized by the following combination of characters: the second antennomeres as long as the first and only about half the length of the third antennomeres; the mesosternal carina very low, at most only slightly protruding from the mesosternum; meso- and metacoxae contiguous, the metasternal carina elevated, but not extended between coxae; spots on coria weakly marked; meso- and metafemora very short, only slightly longer than a quarter of the metasternum width.

Differential diagnosis. See the key to genera below.

Description. Colouration. Dorsal surface including head yellowish-brown. Eyes black. Antennae: Antennomeres I and II yellowish-brown; III and IV reddish-brown. Labium yellowish-brown. Pronotum yellowish-brown. Scutellum yellowish-brown with strongly contrasting reddish tip. Hemelytra yellowish-brown with small yellowish spots, basal margins of hemelytra reddish-black; inner margin of each clavus with small, elongate black spot at level of scutellar apex; hemelytral membranes transparent. Legs with femora yellowish-brown, tibiae and tarsi dark yellowish-brown, apices of claws black. Abdomen yellowish-brown with reddish black margins.

Vestiture. Dorsum, eyes, pronotum, and scutellum without setae. All antennomeres with short, dense setae. Abdominal trichobothria located in front of transverse furrow near spiracles mesially. Femora with few short, scattered setae, mainly on inferior surfaces; tibiae with dense, short setae.

Texture. Head, pronotum, and scutellum impunctate; hemelytra with fine, indistinct punctation; propleura impunctate.

Etymology. The genus is named after the first author’s friend, Dariusz Kojder, who has been a constant companion during field research. The gender is masculine.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hemiptera

Family

Tessaratomidae

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