Calanthemis filippii, Coache & Vitali & Richard & Maquart, 2023

Calanthemis filippii View in CoL sp. nov.

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Holotype, ♀, Principe,, Porto real, Parco Natio, 1°37’12’’ N - 7°23’57’’ E, 177 m, 28.X.2022, leg. G. Filippi, Fauchage [Sweep net], deposited in the collection of the Musée des Confluences , Lyon, France. GoogleMaps

Differential diagnosis. – The distinctive coloration pattern of C. filippii sp. nov. is unique in the genus Calanthemis Thomson, 1864 .

Description of the holotype

Body size. – 8.3 mm.

Coloration. – Tegument brownish to dark brown. – Pronotum covered with dense recumbent yellowish setae except for a glabrous transverse band. – Elytra covered with the following pattern of yellowish recumbent setae: 1) A transverse band covering the basal fifth and shortly advanced on the humeri;

2) An inverted V-shaped band not-connected with the basal band and extending to the basal third of the elytra;

3) A diamond-shaped spot located after the middle;

4) A large triangular spot covering the apical third, which does not reach the outer apical spines. Posterior margin of metasternum bearing a small line of yellowish setae.

Head. – Short, without longitudinal carina, evenly and densely punctured, each punctation associated with a yellowish setae insertion with a short longitudinal glabrous line. – Setae denser above and below the eye, and around the antennal socket. – Antennae short, reaching the elytral base. – Scape rounded, finely and densely punctured; antennomere III the longest, distal segments gradually shorter.

Pronotum. – Slightly longer than wide, very convex, evenly and deeply punctured, covered with yellowish setae, except for a median transverse stripe. 8.3 Scutellum . – Rounded, minutely punctured and covered with yellow setae. mm

Elytra. – Parallel-sided, convex, finely and densely punctured and covered with setae; apex truncated, with a minute spine at the outer margin.

Legs. – Covered with sparse white setae; femora gradually and moderately clavate in the apical half. – Metafemora not exceeding the elytral apex. – Tibiae straight, widening at apex. – First metatarsomere 3 times longer than remaining segments together.

Abdomen. – Densely punctured with sparse long hairs, except for three transverse yellow stripes.

Male. – Unknown.

Etymology. – The species name is dedicated to Gérard Filippi, president of Microland association and responsible for the multiple expeditions organized in Sao Tome.