Systematics, distributions and bionomics of the Catopocerini (eyeless soil fungivore beetles) of North America (Coleoptera: Leiodidae: Catopocerinae) 3077
Author
Peck, Stewart B.
Author
Cook, Joyce
text
Zootaxa
2011
2011-10-28
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https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.3077.1.1
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.3077.1.1
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Pinodytes idaho
Peck & Cook
,
new species
(
Figs. 15
,
136
,
153–159
)
Type material.
Holotype
:
male (
WFBM
).
UNITED STATES
.
Idaho
:
Idaho Co.
,
Slate Creek
Campgrd.,
10mi
E Slate Creek
,
IV-28-1983
,
F.W. Merickel
(B.F.)
.
Paratypes
(2): same data as holotype (
WFBM
)
.
Material examined
.
We have examined
3 specimens
.
Distribution.
Specimens (
Fig. 136
) are known only from
Idaho
County, in northern
Idaho
.
Diagnostic description
.
Total length
1.28–1.38 mm
; greatest width
0.61–0.65 mm
. Light reddish brown; elongate-oval in shape (
Fig. 15
).
Head
. With scattered fine punctures, shining, microsculpture of sinuate lines on vertex. Antenna (
Fig. 153
) with antennomere 2 longer than 3; antennomere 5 slightly larger than 4 and 6; antennomere 7 slightly longer but not wider than 8; antennomeres 9 and 10 each with a single sensory vesicle indicated apically by a protruding flange.
Pronotum
. With minute, widely spaced punctures, shining, with microsculpture of sinuate lines with cross-connections. Widest subbasally; sides rounded; apical margin weakly emarginate, basal margin straight; apical angles rounded, basal angles about right-angled.
Elytra
. With fine punctures in longitudinal rows, becoming obscure laterally and apically; punctures joined by fine transverse strioles. Barely wider than pronotum; widest subbasally, narrowing to apex.
Legs
. Protibia (
Fig. 154
) slender; spinose apically; apical one-half of inner margin finely, densely spinose. Mesotibia (
Fig. 155
) slender, straight, strongly spinose. Metatibia (
Fig. 156
) slen- der, nearly straight; apical one-half spinose. Metafemur (
Fig. 156
) slender. Male protarsomeres (
Fig. 154
) not expanded, bearing elongate setae laterally and two rows of thin, colorless, transverse phanerae ventrally. Mesotarsomeres without phanerae.
Venter
. Mesoventrite (
Fig. 159
) carinate, longitudinal carina with median tooth; not excavated behind transverse carina.
Male genitalia
. Median lobe of aedeagus (
Figs. 157–158
) elongate, broad, with dorsoventrally flattened, lobed apex. Inverted internal sac (
Fig. 158
) with two bands of elongate setae. Parameres (
Fig. 157, 158
) broad with flattened apices; not reaching apex of median lobe; each bearing two setae before apex.
Spermatheca
. Elongate, cylindrical, curved.
Etymology.
The name
idaho
, a noun in apposition, refers to the
type
locality of this species in the state of
Idaho
,
USA
.