Sveculus lewisi Gimmel, 2013

Sveculus lewisi Gimmel , sp. nov.

( Figs. 21 View FIGURE 21 ; 40f, g View FIGURE 40 )

Holotype. Male, “TRAY \ 5 // Fog 7, 1200m. \ 18.ii.1985 \ Gng. Ambang F. R. \ nr. Kotamobagu // INDONESIA \ SULAWESI UTARA \ Gng. Ambang F. R. \ nr. Kotamobagu \ Feb. 1985 // 377 [gray label] // R. Ent. Soc. Lond. \ PROJECT WALLACE \ B.M. 1985-10 // HOLOTYPE ♂ \ Sveculus \ lewisi Gimmel \ des. M.L. Gimmel 2011 [red label]” ( BMNH), point mounted, genitalia mounted on acetate card on same pin in DMHF (water and alcohol soluble).

Paratypes. “ TRAY \ 8 // Fog 17, 1100m \ Danau Mooat, \ Pandanus, 31.vii.85 // INDONESIA \ SULAWESI UTARA \ Danau Mooat 1200m \ nr. Kotamobagu \ July 1985 // R. Ent. Soc. Lond. \ PROJECT WALLACE \ B.M. 1985-10” (1, BMNH); same but also with labels “Slide No. 469 \ E. Lewis 1989 [numbers handwritten] // ♀ ” (1, BMNH); same but with “Slide No. 468 \ E. Lewis 1989 [numbers handwritten] // ♀ // 29” (1, BMNH); “ INDONESIA: \ SULAWESI UTARA, \ Dumoga-Bone N.P. \ 9–16 May 1985. // Malaise \ trap // Lowland forest \ ca. 200m. // R. Ent. Soc. Lond. \ PROJECT WALLACE \ B.M. 1985-10” (1, BMNH); “ INDONESIA: \ SULAWESI UTARA, \ Dumoga-Bone N.P. \ 15–22 May 1985. // Malaise \ trap 1 // Plot A, ca 200m \ Lowland forest // R. Ent. Soc. Lond. \ PROJECT WALLACE \ B.M. 1985-10” (1 disarticulated, BMNH); same but date on first label “ November 1985.” (1 disarticulated, BMNH); same but date on first label “ April 1985.” and with label “82.4 [handwritten]” (1 disarticulated, BMNH); all with label added “ PARATYPE \ Sveculus \ lewisi Gimmel \ det. M.L. Gimmel 2011 [yellow label]” .

Description. Total length 1.5–1.8 mm. Color light reddish-testaceous throughout. Antennal club slightly longer than funicle; antennomere XI triangular, slightly longer than IX and X combined. Head punctation extremely fine and sparse; eyes separated on frons by about 2.5 times width of a single eye (in frontal view). Pronotal punctation almost nonexistent; posterior margin not bordered; with weak scutellar lobe; hind angles obtuse. Elytron devoid of microsculpture, without distinct punctures, without transverse strigae, with weak but evident diffraction grating; with sutural stria quite weak, extending about 2/3 length of elytron, without a trace of additional striae. Prosternal process (including translucent projection) extending well beyond procoxae; prosternum devoid of setae. Protibia with ctenidium extending about 2/3 length of tibia. Metaventral process (including mesoventral posterior margin) with slight depression, not appearing emarginate. Metaventrite without distinct punctures, densely setose medially; metaventral postcoxal lines smoothly arcuate, enclosing an area about 1/6 length of metaventrite behind coxae. Metatarsomere I slightly shorter than II; metatarsomeres I and II together much longer than remainder of tarsus ( Fig. 21d View FIGURE 21 ).

Tegmen of aedeagus with fused parameres bluntly pointed, without median cleft ( Fig. 21h View FIGURE 21 ). Penis widest at about middle, with smoothly rounded tip ( Fig. 21i View FIGURE 21 ). Spermatheca as illustrated ( Fig. 21j View FIGURE 21 ).

Diagnosis. This species may be recognized by the characters given in the generic diagnosis.

Distribution. Known only from North Sulawesi ( Sulawesi Utara), Indonesia.

Etymology. Named in honor of the late Ernest S. Lewis (1924–2009) of Chagford, England, for his (mostly unpublished) contributions to the understanding of Phalacridae . The epithet is a noun in the genitive case.