Trichomacronema tamdao Malicky 1998

Trichomacronema tamdao Malicky, 1998

(Figs. 263–267)

Trichomacronema tamdao Malicky, 1998b: 779 [Holotype male; Vietnam; HMPC].

Diagnosis. Male. Antennae 30 mm in length. Antennal flagellum brown with darker striations. Forewing about 18 mm and hind wing 9 mm in length. Wing pattern as shown (Fig. 263). Mesoscutum and mesoscutellum without evident markings. Tibial spurs 1.4.4.

Male genitalia. Inferior appendages two-segmented, harpago longer than T. paniae, as long as almost half of coxopodite length (Fig. 264). In lateral view, phallus with oval and broad apex (Fig. 266) and narrow dorsally (Fig. 267). Segment X bifid and short (Fig. 265).

Female. Antennae 33 mm in length. Antennal flagellum brown with darker striations. Forewing 18 mm and hind wing 9 mm in length. Wing pattern same as male. Mesoscutum and mesoscutellum without evident markings. Tibial spurs 1.4.4.

Type material examined. Holotype. Vietnam: 1 male, Tam Dao, coll. H. Malicky, 19 May–13 June 1995 (HMPC).

Paratypes. Vietnam: 2 males, Tam Dao, coll. H. Malicky, 19 May –13 June 1995 (HMPC).

Additional material examined. Laos: 3 females, Hua Phan Province, Phou Pan, coll. C. Holzschuh, 19–21 June 2014 (HMPC).

Distribution. Thailand, Vietnam, Laos.

Remarks. Trichomacronema tamdao and T. paniae can be easily distinguished by their phalli (Figs. 261, 266). Furthermore, the body of T. tamdao is slenderer than that of T. paniae. However, female specimens may be difficult to identify.