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| Cryptocephalomorpha thom Choi, Nomura & Park, in Choi, Nomura, Kwon, Choi et Park, 2026. |
Abstract
Based on specimens collected in southern Cambodia and western Thailand, Cryptocephalomorpha thom sp. nov., a new species of the genus Cryptocephalomorpha Ritsema, 1875 (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Pseudomorphini), is described. This study provides the first confirmed Cambodian record of the tribe and documents the occurrence of the new species in Cambodia and Thailand. A key to the Oriental genera of Pseudomorphini and an updated key to the Oriental species of the genus are provided, together with a description and illustrations of the new species.
Key Words: Cambodia, Carabidae, Cryptocephalomorpha, new species, Pseudomorphini, Thailand
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| Cryptocephalomorpha thom sp. nov. Habitus of the holotype and paratype: A–C. Holotype, male; D–F. Paratype, female; A, D. Dorsal aspect; B, E. Ventral aspect; C, F. Left lateral aspect. Elytral marginal setigerous punctures: A–B. Holotype, male; C–D. Paratype, female; A, C. Humeral series of elytral marginal setigerous punctures; B, D. Elytral subapex, without a subapical setigerous puncture. |
Genus Cryptocephalomorpha Ritsema, 1875: XCII.
Type species. Cryptocephalomorpha gaverei Ritsema, 1875.
Cryptocephalomorpha thom Choi, Nomura & Park, sp. nov.
Differential diagnosis.
Large species for the genus, body length more than 6 mm from head to visible abdominal segment. Mandible normal, without lateral excision and spine. Ground color almost uniformly dark brown, with small, narrow reddish patch on each of elytral subapex. Pronotal lateral margin distinctly explanate laterally; lateral margin visible from above. Elytral longer; length/width ratio of 1.22–1.25, lateral margin incurved below; lateral margin not distinctly visible from above, narrowed toward the apex, without a lateral seta of apical series and with a small elytral light patch on each side. Male abdominal sternite VI with dense pubescent pad at middle. Female abdominal sternite VI with four setae.
This is a large species within the genus Cryptocephalomorpha, readily recognized by its distinctive form of the elytral lateral margin and coloration. Among known congeners, it is most ...
Etymology: The new species is named after the Khmer word thom, meaning “large” or “big” (Khmer: ធំ). The epithet is treated as a noun in apposition and refers to the comparatively large size of the species within the genus.
Jong Bong Choi, Shuhei Nomura, Taeyeong Kwon, Eunyoung Choi and Jong Kyun Park. 2026. A New Species of the myrmecophilous Genus Cryptocephalomorpha Ritsema, 1875, from the Indochinese Peninsula (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Pseudomorphini). Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift. 73(2): 323-331. DOI: doi.org/10.3897/dez.73.192635 [10 Jul 2026]