Clinopalpus hanae, a new genus and species of ripiphorid beetle from Malaysia (Coleoptera: Ripiphoridae: Pelecotominae)
Batelka Jan
Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 49(1): 239-245, 2009
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Abstract: A new genus and species, Clinopalpus hanae gen. & sp. nov. (Coleopte- ra:
Ripiphoridae: Pelecotominae), is described from the Cameron Highlands, Ma-
laysia. Clinopalpus gen. nov. is compared with all known genera of the
subfamilies Pelecotominae, Hemirhipidiinae, Ptilophorinae and Micholaeminae and
found to share some characters with the first two subfamilies. The genus is
characterised by the following combination of characters: four-segmented
maxillary palpi with palpomeres 3 and 4 enlarged, oval eyes distinctly incised
anteriorly in upper half, 11-segmented antennae with antennomeres 1–3 simple
and antennomeres 4–11 bearing long flattened rami anteriorly, pronotum
trilobed at base, completely de- veloped elytra, tibial spur formula 0–0–1,
and tarsal claws bidentate apically.
Key words: Coleoptera, Ripiphoridae, Pelecotominae, Ptilophorinae, Hemirhipi- diinae, Micholaeminae, new genus, new species, Oriental Region, Malaysia