Pleasing fungus beetles of the West Indies (Coleoptera: Erotylidae: Erotylinae)
Author
Skelley, Paul E.
text
Insecta Mundi
2009
2009-07-24
2009
82
1
94
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.5405085
1942-1354
5405085
1E1E96BA-73BC-4457-9A32-637B0CFC8AE1
Antillengis epochthidius
Skelley,
new species
Figure 1b
,
32-34
,
36-37
Diagnosis.
Antillengis epochthidius
is recognized by: large body size (greater than
9 mm
long), pentagonal mental plate, and a broad poorly defined gular-submental groove.
Description.
Length
9.2-9.8 mm
; width
4.5-4.6 mm
. Body dark red-brown nearly black; antennae, palpi, legs, and apical 4 abdominal ventrites reddish-brown; elytral apex with red-brown mark which extends laterally to middle (
Fig. 36
).
Head with base coarsely punctate, puncture size = an ocular facet diameter, separated by 0.5-1.0 x their diameter; vertex and epistomal punctures = 0.3 x ocular facet diameter, separated by 2-4 x their diameter on vertex, becoming denser on epistome. Mentum transverse, plate width = 2.2 x length, plate pentagonal, sides short, anterior margin obtusely angled and broadly rounded medially. Gular-submental groove broad, poorly defined; in addition to few punctures laterally, gula with sculpture or punctures posterior of groove (
Fig. 32
).
Pronotal lateral margin straight at base, evenly arched toward eyes anteriorly. Elytral strial punctures large, indistinctly impressed, same size or smaller than coarse punctures at base of pronotum; intervals finely punctate, puncture size = fine pronotal punctures.
Prosternum with anterior marginal bead broad and well defined medially, becoming narrow and weakly defined laterally; coarse punctures continue narrowly connected across midline anterior of coxae. Genitalia similar to
A. brunnipes
(
Fig. 33-34
).