Rondoniella costata Kaszab, 1970

Maruyama, Munetoshi & Ando, Kiyoshi, 2022, Review of the genera Rondoniella Kaszab, 1970 and Durandius Kaszab, 1970 (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae), with description of R. hosoishii sp. nov. from an ant nest in Cambodia, Zootaxa 5209 (2), pp. 293-300 : 294-295

Rondoniella costata Kaszab, 1970

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Rondoniella costata Kaszab, 1970: 113 (original description).

Non-type specimen examined. 1 ♂, " Nordost Thailand / Khon Kaen / ad lucem // Dr. Sastri / Saowakontha leg. / 23. 11. 1980 // Rondoniella / costata Kaszab / det. Kaszab " (Hungarian Natural History Museum) .

Diagnosis. This species is closely similar to R. hosoishii sp. nov. in several character states. See the diagnosis of R. hosoishii sp. nov.

Measurements of examined specimens. BL, 7.35; HL, 1.13; HW, 2.275; PL, 1.675; PW, 2.775; EL, 4.85; FTL, 1.00; MTL, 1.05.

Comments. This species was originally described based on a single male specimen from “Phou Khao Khouai [Khouay]” of Vien Chang, Laos. Although we could not find the holotype, we examined the specimen identified by the author of the original description. Its locality ( Khon Kaen, Thailand) is close to the type locality and the morphology agreed well with the original description .

Figures

FIGURES 1–7. 1, Habitus of Rondoniella costata Kaszab, 1970; 2, habitus of R. hosoishii Maruyama &Ando sp. nov. (holotype male); 3, ditto (paratype female); 4, head of R. hosoishii sp. nov., ventral view; 5, habitus of R. bremeri Ferrer & Moragues, 2000; 6, habitus of Durandius ardoini Kaszab, 1970; 7, ditto, head, ventral view.