Doliops kaupersi, Barševskis, 2024

Barševskis, Arvīds, 2024, New species of the genus Doliops Westwood, 1841 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) from Philippines, Baltic Journal of Coleopterology 24 (1), pp. 111-114 : 112-113

Doliops kaupersi sp. nov.

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Type material. Holotype, male: PHILIPPINES / Kiamba, Sarangani, Mindanao / January.2019 / [printed] ; HOLOTYPUS: / Doliops kaupersi sp. nov. / A.Barševskis desc. 2024 [red, handwritten] ( DUBC) .

General distribution: Philippines; Mindanao Island.

112 Description. Body length: 11.9 mm, body width: 4.7 mm. Dorsal surface of body metallic cupper-colored, shiny, with spots of greenish scales.

Head cupper-colored, elongate, narrower than pronotum, metallic shiny, with very fine dorsal microsculpture, covered with very fine and sparse pubescence. Frons slightly convex, very shiny. Middle portion between eyes with wide elongate band of greenish scales, wideded after antennal bases of antennae and in the midlle with longitudinal very thin and shiny line, which continue to clypeus. Eyes flattened, not extended, bilobate. Cheeks narrow, not extended, shiny, with some smaal spots of greenish scales. Clypeus brown, narrow, shiny. Labrum black, shiny, covered with dark sparse pubescence. Mandibles black, massive, shiny, with acute apices. Antennae slender, relatively short. First antennomere metallic cupper - colored. Remaining antennomeres brown, with row of black setae and very fine pubescence; antennomere 2 very short, and dark, antennomere 3 elongated and darkened apically, antennomeres 4 darkened and slightly widened apically. Remaining antenomeres apically not widened, with very fine pubescence in basal portions.

Pronotum subcylindric, convex, slightly transverse, wider than head and narrower than elytra, cupper-colored. Basal part with two thin, transverse, parallel and slightly curved lines, but apical part with one impressed line. Lateral disc of pronotum bet ween apical and basal lines shiny, smooth in middle, with some very sparse punctures and very fine transverse microsculpture. In the middle with transverse, relatively wide band of greenish scales, slightly interrupted in the middle. Lateral sides rounded, without visible angles.

Scutellum rounded apically, metallic dark, covered with very sparse and dark pubescence. Pars stridens not visible under basal margin of pronotum.

Elytra wide, convex, dark cupper-coloured, shiny. Shoulders visible, but not protruded. Lateral and dorsal parts of each elytron behind shoulders with dumbbell-shaped transverse band of greenish scales. Surface of elytra behind middle with two longitudinal oval spots of greenish scales. Apex of elytra with semitriangular spot of greenish scales. Legs metallic cupper-colored, shiny, with very fine microsculpture. Apical part of tibia covered with dense, dark pubescence and setae. Tarsomeres metallic, dark and shiny, covered with dark pubescence and setae.

Ventral side of body metallic, shiny, mostly covered with greenish scales.

Differential diagnosis. Based on the coloration of the body, the new species is similar to D. viridisignatus Breuning, 1947 , but differs from it by the different pattern and color of pronotum and elytra. Pronotum and head of new species cupper-coloured, very shiny, but dorsal part of body dark - green, with more coarse unctures. Lateral and dorsal parts of each elytron of a new species behind shoulders without two round spots of greenish scales, and with transverse dumbbell-shaped wide band before middle. Two longitudional oval spots before apex by new species is further from the apex than on elytra of D. viridisignatus . Pronotum of a new species with wide transverse band of greenish scales, more widener as at D. viridisignatus .

Etymology. A new species is named in honor of the outstanding Latvian musician, singer, soloist of the group "Brain Storm" Renārs Kaupers ( Latvia), in gratitude for his contribution to Latvian and world culture, integration of Latvian multinational society, and due to his anniversary.

Figures

Fig. 1. Doliops kaupersi sp. nov. (holotype)