Ábrahám Levente (szerk.): Válogatott tanulmányok XIX. - Natura Somogyiensis 35. / Miscellanea 19. (Kaposvár, 2020)
Háva, J.: Distributional notes on some Nosodendridae (Coleoptera) - XXII. A new species of Nosodendron (Nosodendron) from India
12 Natura Somogyiensis Results Nosodendron {Nosodendron) nathani sp. nov. (Fig. 1) Type material. Holotype ($)'. „South India, Kerala State, Trivandrum, Poommundi Range, V.1972, T. R. S. Nathan“(JHAC). Paratypes: (1 <f): same data as holotype, (JHAC). Description. Male. Measurements (in mm): total length 4.2-4.3; maximum elytral width 2.8-2.9. Body very convex and broad. Cuticle black, matt. Head finely, but clearly punctate, with very short yellow setae. Eyes large, visible from above. Antennae brown, with eleven antennomeres, antennal club with three antennomeres, with yellow setae. Mentum with small punctures, with long yellow setae. Pronotum punctate as head; with very short yellow setae. Pronotal anterior angle without groove. Scutellum triangular, finely punctate. Elytra finely punctate, with tufts of setae forming rows. Near scutellum, each elytron with one short stria consisting of large punctures. Epipleuron black. Mesostemum finely and regularly punctate. Metastemum without longitudinal carina, with large punctures. Legs black, tibiae and femora finely punctate, with long yellow setation and dark brown thorns. Visible abdominal ventrites dark brown. Longitudinal striation of base of abdominal ventrites very short, with punctures. Male genitalia as in Fig. 1. Female. Unknown. Differential diagnosis. The new species belongs to the nominotypical subgenus of the genus Nosodendron. The subgenus contains four species; the new species is very similar to Nosodendron (N.) disjectum Champion, 1923, but differs from it by the structure of male genitalia. Etymology. Patronymic, dedicated to the collector of the new species T. R. S. Nathan. Nosodendron disjectum Champion, 1923 Material examined: S India, Tamil Nadu state, Nilgiri hills, 10 km SW of Manjoor, 76°35'E 11°12'N, Thiasola reserved forest, near Carrington estate, ca 2100 m, 14-19. vi.1999, Z. Kejval & M. Tryzna lgt., (2 <S<$): (JHAC). Distribution. Species is described from Nilgiri Hills; India: Tamil Nadu: Nilgiri Hills.
