Ischnopoderona interna Pace 1995, comb. n.

Ischnopoderona interna (Pace, 1995), comb. n.

(Fig. 33, Map 2)

Amanota interna Pace, 1995: 780.

Type material. Holotype: Ψ: Kenya, Embu, prov. Ishiara, 900 m, 14.X.1977, Mahnert and Perret (MHNG).

Redescription. Body. Length 2.4 mm, convex, parallel­sided, glossy; body colour dark brown; tergites VI–VII black, antennae brown with antennomeres 1–2 red and 11 yellow, legs yellow.

Head circular in outline, convex; eyes relatively large, moderately protruding from lateral contours of head, length of each seen from above subequal to that of postocular region; surface of head without microsculpture; puncturation minute, pinprick­like and sparse. Antennae long, extending to 1/2 of elytra, slightly increasing in width apically, antennomeres 2 and 3 subequal in length, antennomeres 4–9 longer than wide, antennomere 10 as long as wide, antennomere 11 nearly coniform.

Pronotum longer than wide, convex, lateral sides sinuately narrowed to obtuse hind angles; before base with small and shallow transverse impression; surface without microsculpture; puncturation in basal 1/2 fine and dense, in anterior 1/2 minute, pinprick­like and sparse; pubescence at midline directed posteriorly in apical 1/4 and anteriorly in basal 3/4.

Elytra subquadrate, at suture shorter than pronotal length at midline; surface without microsculpture; puncturation minute, pinprick­like and sparse.

Abdomen widened posteriorly, bases of tergites III–V each with deep transverse impression, first two impressions coarsely punctate, third impression smooth, impunctate; tergal puncturation minute, pinprick­like and moderately dense; surface without microsculpture.

Male unknown.

Female Spermatheca as in Fig. 33.

Remarks. See remarks under I. externa.

Distribution. Kenya (Map 2).