A review of the small carrion beetles and the round fungus beetles of the West Indies (Coleoptera: Leiodidae), with descriptions of two new genera and 61 new species.
Author
Peck, Stewart B.
Author
Cook, Joyce
text
Insecta Mundi
2014
2014-10-31
2014
397
1
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journal article
10.5281/zenodo.5184089
1942-1354
5184089
84BA7373-8A5C-4E98-B132-8DDC2607CD48
Aglyptinus bahamensis
Peck and Cook
,
new species
Figures 70, 71
Diagnostic description
. Length
1.3–1.4 mm
; greatest width 0.9–1.0 mm. Shining; color light reddish brown with paler maculae at elytral apices. Head punctation of moderate size and spacing; pronotum finely, sparsely punctate; elytral punctures large, closer than head punctation. Antennae short, about as long as width of head; apical antennomere distinctly paler than preceeding antennomeres. Maxillary palps unmodified. Eyes large. Wings fully developed. Metasternum finely, sparsely punctate medially; with fine lines of microsculpture laterally. Male protarsi and mesotarsi setose. Major male metafemur slender with weakly concave posterior margin; metatibia elongate; inner apical spur of metatibia elongate, curved, sinuate apically. Aedeagus (
Fig. 70, 71
) roundly arched dorsoventrally, sinuate before apex; in dorsal view, evenly tapering to rounded apex. Parameres straight, evenly tapering to narrow apex.
Type material
.
Holotype
, male, with the following label data: “
BAHAMAS
:
Andros
Island
/ Forfar Field Sta., nr./
Stafford Creek
;
9-VI-2004
/
M.C. Thomas
, BLT” (
FSCA
)
.
Paratypes
(7): with same data as holotype (1,
FSCA
)
;
BAHAMAS
:
Andros
Island
,
Forfar Field Sta.
,
Stafford Creek
,
7.VI.2001
,
B.K. Dozier
,
blacklight trap
in coastal coppice (1,
FSCA
; 1,
SBPC
)
;
Andros
Is.
,
Atala Coppice
,
3.VI.2001
,
M.C. Thomas
&
R.H. Turnbow
, sifted litter ex shallow solution hole (1,
FSCA
; 1,
SBPC
)
;
Andros
Island
,
Maidenhair Coppice
,
24–28.VII.2006
,
M.C. Thomas
,
T.R.S. Smith
,
UV trap
in interior coppice (1,
FSCA
)
;
Andros
I.,
Blanket Snd
(N),
Forfar Fld. Sta.
,
17.V.1987
,
J. Browne
, junction of low coast. coppice & dry pineland, blk. lt., 87-20J (1,
SBPC
)
.
Distribution
. Known from
Andros
Island in
the Bahamas
.
Remarks
. Because of the geographic proximity of Florida and
Andros
Island of
the Bahamas
, it might be expected that the species of the two areas might be closely related. However, comparison of
A. laevis
(LeConte)
of Florida and other eastern states (
Peck 2004
) showed no close affinity.
Etymology
.
Bahama
+ Latin suffix -
ensis
, locality, refers to the occurence of this species in
the Bahamas
Islands.