Hoplasoma sulawesianum Medvedev, 2007

Bezděk, Jan, 2008, A review of the genus Hoplasoma (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae) from Sulawesi, Indonesia, with the description of H. bosi sp. nov., Zootaxa 1941 (1), pp. 55-66 : 63

Hoplasoma sulawesianum Medvedev, 2007

( Figs. 6 , 12 , 18, 24 )

Hoplasoma sulawesiana Medvedev, 2007: 11 (original description)

Type locality. “ Indonesia: Central Sulawesi: 38 km SE Pendolo village ” [ Sulawesi Tengah prov., 2°14´S 120°46´E] .

Type material. Holotype ♂ ( SMNS), labelled: „C Sulawesi, 38km SE / Pendolo vill. 1200 m / 120.46.55E 2.14.03S / 10.–11.Jul2001, Bolm lgt. [w, p] // Holotypus [p] / Hoplasoma / sulawesiana m. [h] / L. Medvedev det. [p] 2006 [red label, h]“.

Distribution. So far only two males are known from the type locality „ 38 km SE Pendolo village“, central Sulawesi.

Comments. Medvedev (2007) mentioned flagellum partly protruding from base of aedeagus. The examination of aedeagus of holotype proved that the flagellum was protruded during the dissection.

Figures

FIGURES 2–7. Habitus of males of Hoplasoma. 2—H. apicale (lectotype); 3—H. celebense; 4—H. paradoxum (holotype); 5—H. rostripenne; 6—H. sulawesianum (holotype); 7—H. bosi sp. nov. (holotype).

FIGURES 8–13. Aedeagus of Hoplasoma (dorsal view at left, lateral view at right). 8—H. apicale; 9—H. celebense; 10—H. paradoxum; 11—H. rostripenne; 12—H. sulawesianum; 13—H. bosi sp. nov. Scale bar 1 mm.

FIGURES 14–24. Details of Hoplasoma. 14–19: male abdomen; 20–23, 25: H. bosi sp. nov.; 24: H. sulawesianum. 14—H. apicale; 15—H. celebense; 16—H. paradoxum; 17—H. rostripenne; 18—H. sulawesianum; 19—H. bosi sp. nov.; 20—male hind tarsus; 21— male middle tarsus; 22— male fore tarsus; 23—spermatheca; 24–25—hind tibia (lateral view). Scale bar 1 mm for Figs. 14–22 and 24–25; 2 mm for Fig. 23.