Drepanosticta seramensis

Male : A brown member of the Drepanosticta moluccana species-group. Head with dark yellow labium and pale cream labrum, mandibles, and anteclypeus; the labrum has a dark brown anterior half. The rest of the head is mostly brown, with a conspicuous pale transverse stripe between the antennae and a distinct transverse occipital carina. Prothorax predominantly brown, without conspicuous posterior processes; posterior lobe with small but distinct triangular projections at the lateral corners. Synthorax dark brown, with mesepimeron and metepimeron slightly paler. Abdomen brown with darker posterior segments. Superior anal appendages pale brown, elongate club-shaped distally, with rounded tips and a distinct dorsal tubercle; inferior appendages brown, slender, and curved inward apically. Female : Similar to the male in head and thoracic colour pattern, but markings are somewhat better defined. Abdomen stouter than in male. Valves and terebra short, not surpassing the level of the anal appendages.