Integrative taxonomy of the genus Dyscolus (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Platynini) in Ecuadorian Andes Author Moret, Pierre 2E194645-D255-438B-819E-A2B6C39AD699 Laboratoire TRACES (UMR 5608), CNRS, Université Toulouse 2 Jean Jaurès, Toulouse 31058, France. pierre.moret@univ-tlse2.fr&pierre.moret@univ-tlse2.fr Author Murienne, Jérôme 3A6964D4-A7D6-46DB-8129-B762D14BC8F9 Laboratoire Evolution et Diversité Biologique (UMR 5174), CNRS, Université Toulouse 3 Paul Sabatier, IRD, Toulouse 31062, France. jerome.murienne@univ-tlse3.fr text European Journal of Taxonomy 2020 2020-05-15 646 1 55 journal article 22092 10.5852/ejt.2020.646 c5cf0da1-13e3-4bf4-844c-9b5a9d4f6d5b 3829682 4C9F63B2-DB17-4EDB-ADEE-13AC9EFB921B Dyscolus verecundissimus Moret sp. nov. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: CD4CC133-EF1C-4F71-8F38-0E954A5F94B4 Figs 55 , 59 Dyscolus verecundus Moret, 1998: 20 , pro parte. Dyscolus ( Dyscolus ) verecundus – Moret 2005: 142 , pro parte. Etymology Superlative form of the Latin adjective ‘ verecundus ’, which is the name of a related species. Type material Holotype ECUADOR • ♂ ; Chimborazo Province , Volcán Chimborazo Est , moraine; 4470–4530 m a.s.l. ; 4 Aug. 1998 ; P. Moret leg.; MNHN . Figs 54–55. Dyscolus spp., habitus. 54 . D. verecundior Moret sp. nov. , male holotype (MNHN, COI voucher PM136-04). 55 . D. verecundissimus Moret sp. nov. , male holotype (MNHN). Paratype ECUADOR • 1 ♀ ; same collection data as for holotype; CPM . Diagnostic description Habitus: Fig. 55 . Very similar in almost every aspect to D. verecundus and D. verecundior Moret sp. nov. , so the description will be limited to the few distinctive characters of this new species. Body length: 11.5–11.9 mm , as the biggest specimens of D. verecundus ; head slightly broader with convex eyes; antennae thinner, the second antennomere 1.76 to 1.77 times as long as wide (1.41 to 1.65 times in D. verecundus and D. verecundior Moret sp. nov. ); pronotum broader, 1.27 to 1.28 times as wide as long (1.13 to 1.24 times in D. verecundus and D. verecundior Moret sp. nov. ); apical blade of the median lobe broader and more rounded at apex in dorsal view ( Fig. 59 ); endophallus with a large sclerotized area at middle, and a reduced, almost obsolete squamose area near apex (two sclerotized areas of similar size in D. verecundus and D. verecundior Moret sp. nov. ). Habitat Humid superpáramo at around 4500 m a.s.l. Figs 56–59. Group of Dyscolus verecundus Moret, 1998 , male aedeagus, median lobe in lateral and dorsal view. 56 . D. verecundus , paratype from Rucu Pichincha. 57 . D. verecundus , paratype from Guagua Pichincha. 58 . D. verecundior Moret sp. nov. , holotype (MNHN, COI voucher PM136- 04);. 59 . D. verecundissimus Moret sp. nov. , holotype (MNHN). Geographic distribution Microendemic species, restricted to the Chimborazo volcano in the Western Cordillera. Comments The isolated population we raise here to species rank was initially assigned to D. verecundus by Moret (2005) . There are more morphological differences between D. verecundissimus Moret sp. nov. and the pair of sister species D. verecundus and D. verecundior Moret sp. nov. than between the two latter, especially in the male aedeagus.