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 76 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.5184089 1942-1354 5184089 84BA7373-8A5C-4E98-B132-8DDC2607CD48 Zeadolopus pusillus Peck and Cook , new species Figure 43 Diagnostic description . Body strongly convex. Length 0.9–1.4 mm ; greatest width 0.6–1.0 mm. Yellow to yellowish brown; shining, microsculpture absent. Head moderately finely, irregularly punctate. Antennal club moderately slender. Eyes large. Pronotum finely, sparsely punctate; sides rounded, posterior angles rounded. Elytral striae impressed; strial punctures coarse, closely spaced; interstriae finely, sparsely punctate. Flight wings fully developed. Vertical face of mesosternum broad, not medially carinate. Metasternum finely, sparsely punctate medially; coarsely, densely punctate laterally. Mesofemur with posterior margin expanded in both sexes, often with median and/or apical tooth-like expansion. Metafemur with apical tooth-like expansion in males, and also some females. In both sexes, mesotibia evenly widened to broad apex, strongly spinose; metatibia narrower, strongly spinose. Male with conspicuous pale setae ventrally on pro- and mesotarsi. Median lobe of aedeagus ( Fig. 43 ) constricted at middle and rounded apically, curved dorsoventrally; paired apices inwardly curved. Parameres moderately slender, extending slightly beyond apex of median lobe, each bearing 2 apical setae. Inverted internal sac medially with 2 consecutive structures with broadened bases. Spermatheca with 2 connected oblong pieces. Type material . Holotype , male, with the following label data: “ CUBA : Santiago Prov. / Santiago, Jardin Botanico/ 5–17.XII.95, 50m/ scrub for. FITs/ S. Peck , 95-72” ( SBPC ) . Paratypes (20) have the following label data: same data as holotype (4, SBPC ) ; same data except: 5m , disturbed for., 95-74 (6, SBPC ) ; CUBA : Santiago Prov. , Gran Piedra , Met. Radar , 6–17.XII.95, 1100m , elfin for. FIT, S. Peck , 95-76 (3, SBPC ) ; same data as previous except: Isabelica , 7–17.XII.95, 95-84 (1, SBPC ) ; same data as previous except: 2nd Chorrito , 9.XII. 95, 600m , km 8, leaf & stick litter, 95-88 (1, SBPC ) ; CUBA : Santiago Prov. , 10km NE Caney , Arroyo Grovert , 300m , leaf & log litter, S. Peck , 95-93 (1, SBPC ) ; CUBA : Guantanamo , El Yunque , Finca Las Delicia , 170m , 20.314 -74.573 , 31.I.2012 , R. Anderson , wet rain forest, 2012-016 (1, SBPC ) ; CUBA : Holguin , Mayari , Pinarit / 20.41548 – 75.82008 , 409m / 12.V.2013 , R. Anderson / 2013- 008, karst forest litter (3, SBPC ) . Distribution . Known only from Cuba . Etymology . The epithet pusillus (Latin, very small) refers to the small size of this species.