A new genus of Eurrhacini from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest (Coleoptera: Lycidae: Lycinae) with an updated key to genera
Author
Nascimento, Elynton Alves Do
Departamento de Engenharia Ambiental, Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste, Rua Professora Maria Roza Zanon de Almeida, s / n, Engenheiro Gutierrez, Irati-PR, Brazil, CEP 84505 - 677.
Author
Bocakova, Milada
Department of Biology, Faculty of Education, Palacky University, Purkrabska 2, CZ- 77140 Olomouc, Czech Republic.
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journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.5383.2.8
1175-5326
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Atlanticolycus japi
sp. nov.
(
Figs. 3
,
9–10, 18
)
Type material.
Holotype
, male,
BRAZIL
: BRASIL, SP,
Jundiaí
;
REBIO
Serra do Japi
;
iii.2008
,
Lecci, L.S.
col.
Malaise.
(
DZUP
)
.
Paratypes
:
1 female
:
BRASIL
, SP,
Jundiaí
;
REBIO
Serra do Japi
,
22.ii.2007
,
Nascimento E.A.
col. (
DZUP
)
;
1 female
, same data,
18.xii.2007
(
DZUP
)
.
Diagnosis:
Eye diameter 1.4× longer than interocular distance. Maxillary palpomere 2 is about 2.5× longer than 3. Pronotum 1.2× wider than long, median longitudinal carina at apical 1/4 bifurcating medially forming areola occupying the median 2/4, connected to the posterior margin by a basal carina. Elytra dark brown with a yellow irregular median transversal band (
Fig. 3
). Phallus curved from basal half in lateral view, with apex slightly ventrally-oriented dorsally-oriented and hooked apical projections (
Fig. 9a, b
), each paramere with ventral subapical thorns (
Fig. 9c
).
Description
: Basal 1/3 of maxillary palpomere 2 yellow. Trochanters yellow, basal 1/4 of median femur yellow. Pronotum dark brown with lateral sides and anterior margin yellow. Elytra dark brown with a short portion of the humeral region and irregular median transversal band yellow (
Fig. 3
).
Eye diameter 1.4× longer than interocular distance in male. Male antennomeres 3−5 almost of the same length. Maxillary palpomere 2 almost as long as 4 and about 2.5× longer than 3. Pronotum 1.2–1.3× wider than long, median longitudinal carina bifurcating in anterior 1/4 forming areola occupying the median 1/2, connected to the posterior margin by a basal carina. Scutellum with posterior margin shallowly emarginated. Prosternum trapezoidal, mesoventrite trapezoidal. Elytra 3.9× longer than humeral width in male, 4.4–4.5× longer than humeral width in female, and intercostal intervals with irregular cells. Hind femora 2.9× longer than trochanter length. Male genitalia with short phallus, curved from basal half in lateral view, with dorsally-oriented hooked apical projections and dorsal subapical thorns (
Fig. 9a
), apex of phallus slightly ventrally-oriented (
Fig. 9b
); parameres elongate, almost as long as phallus, ventrally bent towards apex in lateral view, almost straight in ventral view, apically rounded with ventral subapical thorns (
Fig. 9c
) and joined basally by a ring-like bridge, phallobase asymmetrical and ¾ as long as parameres length (
Figs. 9–10
). Female genitalia with short valvifers forming thin ventral bridge, coxites long, medially arcuately emarginate, styli as long as valvifers (
Fig. 18
). Body length: 6.0 mm (males), 5.9–6.7 (females), humeral width:
1.3 mm
(males), 1.3–1.5 (females).
Etymology
: The specific name is a noun in apposition taken from the
type
locality, Japi Mountain Range Biological Reserve.
Distribution
:
Brazil
: Southeastern region,
São Paulo state
, Jundiaí municipality (
Fig. 19
).