Revision of Thisiomorphus Pic (Coleoptera: Mycteridae: Eurypinae) with descriptions of eleven new species from Central and South America and a key to genera of Neotropical Eurypinae
Author
Pollock, Darren A.
text
Zootaxa
2016
4093
3
301
322
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.4093.3.1
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Thisiomorphus andrewsi
,
new species
(
Figs 1
,
13
, 35)
Holotype
, male, labeled: “
PANAMA
: Chiriqui Prov. Reserva
Fortuna
Continental Divide Trail [8.695118, - 82.228355]
V-26-1993
F. Andrews & A. Gilbert // [large red label]
HOLOTYPE
♂
Thisiomorphus andrewsi
Pollock
”, in
CSCA
.
Derivation of specific epithet.
I take pleasure in naming this species in honor of Dr. Fred Andrews, who cocollected the
holotype
, as well as many other interesting specimens of
Coleoptera
.
FIGURES 1–6
. Dorsal habitus of
Thisiomorphus
species. 1.
T
.
andrewsi
,
n. sp.
, male holotype; 2.
T
.
bolivianus
,
n. sp.
, female holotype; 3.
T
.
brasiliensis
,
n. sp.
, male holotype; 4.
T
.
caeruleus
,
n. sp.
, female; 5.
T
.
convergens
,
n. sp.
, female holotype; 6.
T
.
davidsoni
,
n. sp.
, female holotype.
Diagnosis.
The only known specimen of this species has the following diagnostic features: pronotum light reddish, contrasting in color to brown elytra; lateral margins of pronotum subparallel, hind angles not markedly produced.
Description.
Measurements (mm, N=1): HL = 0.88; PL = 0.76; EL = 3.04; TL =
4.68 mm
; GHW = 0.96; GPW = 1.00; GEW = 1.60. Ratios: EL/GEW = 1.90; GPW/PL = 1.32; TL/GEW = 2.93; GPW/GHW = 1.04. With characters of
Thisiomorphus
, and the following:
Body
distinctly elongate (TL/GEW 2.93), lateral elytral margins subparallel.
FIGURES 7–12
. Dorsal habitus of
Thisiomorphus
species. 7.
T
.
curticornis
,
n. sp.
, male holotype; 8.
T
.
festivus
,
n. sp.
, male holotype; 9.
T
.
inaequalis
,
n. sp.
, male holotype; 10.
T
.
latus
Pic
, holotype; 11.
T
.
osaensis
,
n. sp.
, female; 12.
T
.
solisi
,
n. sp.
, male holotype.
Color
. Antennae with basal 4 antennomeres testaceous, remaining antennomeres darker, rufous; maxillary palpi rufous, distal palpomere slightly darker than preceding segments; head rufopiceous, slightly darker than rufous pronotum; scutellum rufous with darker margins; elytra uniformly non-metallic brown-piceous, apical patches visible, distinctly darker; legs uniformly rufous; venter dark rufous, prosternum somewhat lighter.
Antennae
relatively elongate; antennomeres 3–7 filiform; antennomeres 8–10 relatively elongate, slightly expanded distally.
Pronotum
moderately wider than long (GPW/PL 1.32), subequal in width to head (GPW/GHW 1.04); lateral margins only slightly arcuate, maximum width slightly anterior of midlength; dorsal surface evenly convex, without depressions.
Male
genitalia
. Parameres slightly shorter than lateral margin of basale, inner margins shallowly emarginate basally; basale with anterior margin deeply curved, lateral margins straight anteriorly, then abruptly angulate posteriorly.
Distribution.
Known only from the
type
locality, in
PANAMA
(Chiriquí).