Ceratoderus akikoae

Diagnosis
This species is closely similar to C. venustus, but distinguished from it by the head which has a pair of weakly distinct depression, the apical half of the antennal club being wider, the deeper furrows on the pronotum, the slenderer legs, and the black band on the elytra lacking postero-lateral projections.

Description
Type material. Holotype, ♂, “Tam Dao (1230 m), Vinh Phu Prov., N. Vietnam, 22. IV. 1995, A. Saito leg.” (NSMT) Etymology. Dedicated to Dr. Akiko Saito, collector of the holotype.

Distribution
Viet Nam