Eucurtiopsis pascali Tishechkin 2009, n. sp.

• Main Author: Tishechkin, Alexey K.
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Taxonomy; Animalia; Arthropoda; Insecta; Coleoptera; Histeridae; Eucurtiopsis; Eucurtiopsis pascali; Cumberland Peninsula
• Online Access: https://zenodo.org/record/5474967; https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5474967

Eucurtiopsis pascali n. sp. (Figs 12; 13) HOLOTYPE. — “ VANUATU: Santo I., Cumberland Peninsula, Saratsi Range at 14.9638°S 166.6362°E. 500 m. Flight intercept FL5A-1. 27-28.xi 2006. A. K.Tishechkin AT796 / HOLOTYPE Eucurtiopsis pascali sp. n. A. Tishechkin des. 2008”, ♂ point-mounted (MNHN). PARATYPES (29). — Same locality as the holotype, flight intercept trap, 27.XI-1.XII.2006, A. K.Tishechkin coll., one also bears the following label “Caterino DNA Voucher Extraction: MSC-1213 Species: Eucurtiopsis Extraction Date: i.26.2007”, 11 ♂♂ (MNHN), 9 ♂♂ (coll. AKT [including DNA voucher]), 2 ♂♂ (LSAM). — Saratsi Range, 14.9626°S, 166.6485°E, 300 m, flight intercept trap, 23.XI-1.XII.2006, A. K.Tishechkin coll., one also bears the following label “Caterino DNA Voucher Extraction: MSC-1230 Species: Eucurtiopsis Extraction Date: ii.2.2007”, 6 ♂♂ (MNHN [including DNA voucher]), 1 ♂ (coll. AKT). ETYMOLOGY. — Th e species is named after Olivier Pascal of Pronatura International in recognition of his enthusiastic efforts in organization and support of biotic inventories and conservation of tropical forests and commemoration of our joint field experience in Panamá and Vanuatu. DESCRIPTION L: 1.87; W: 1.26; E/Pn L: 1.75; E/Pn W: 1.35; Pn W/L: 1.36; E L/W: 1.00; Pr/Py: 0.94; sterna: 0.61, 0.11, 0.47; tibiae: 0.56, 0.61, 0.61. Body (Fig. 12A) rectangular, robust, dark reddish brown, with antennae and legs somewhat paler, prothorax substantially narrower than elytra, entire body surface with scattered or clustered minute, appressed, inconspicuous scale-like setae. Frons (Fig. 12D) 1.2 times longer than wide, sides nearly straight, incised at antennal bases, narrowed anteriorly, covered with deep, small, sparse, circular punctures, with two parallel longitudinal rows consisting of three irregular blunt tubercles arranged into indistinct ridges, each tubercle with a cluster of setae; labrum weakly convex, semicircular, with few setae and punctures similar to that on frons; mandibles strongly bent, with long narrow tips, with few ...