Hemipeplus saymyname

Hemipeplus saymyname
Dorsal habitus of the holotype, scale bar = 1 mm
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Mycteridae
Genus:	Hemipeplus
Species:	H. saymyname
Binomial name
Hemipeplus saymyname KC & Pollock, 2025

Hemipeplus saymyname is a species of beetle in the family Mycteridae, subfamily Hemipeplinae. It is known from Malaysia, specifically from Sabah, Borneo, where it was collected in the Keningau region and Mount Kinabalu. ^[1]

Taxonomy

The species was described in 2025 by KC & Pollock. The type material consists of a holotype (male) and ten paratype specimens. The specific name, saymyname, is derived from the quote "Say my name" from the popular TV series Breaking Bad . ^{[1] [2]}

Description

Hemipeplus saymyname is characterized by its dull rufous elytra, which are often suffused with a light piceous shade. The scape is submoniliform and dilated apically, while the antennae are shorter than the combined length of the head and pronotum. The pronotum is subcordiform with a moderate anterior emargination, rounded anterolateral angles, and a faint median notch. The male genitalia are distinguished by a long, slender lobe of the basale, a wide penis, and slender, slightly arcuate parameres with blunt tips.

Distribution

Hemipeplus saymyname is found in Sabah, Malaysia, specifically in the Keningau region and Mount Kinabalu.

References

1. KC, Sajan; Pollock, Darren A. (2025-01-21). "Review of the Hemipeplinae (Coleoptera: Mycteridae) fauna of the world with descriptions of twenty-nine new species". Zootaxa. 5574 (1): 1–140. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5574.1.1. ISSN   1175-5334.
2. "Bugging Bad: Sajan KC's Continued Work on Entomological Research". Eastern New Mexico University. 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2025.