South American Coccinellidae (Coleoptera), Part XVII: systematic revision of Western Hemisphere Cephaloscymnini (Coccinellinae) with description of a cryptic new genus and species of Coccidulini (Coccinellinae) Author Gordon, Robert D. Author Hanley, Guy A. text Insecta Mundi 2017 2017-12-29 2017 601 1 158 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.5170031 1942-1354 5170031 A5348E25-CC3E-476B-9AD2-0A6C3A37A61A 33. Neaporia leona Gordon and Hanley , new species Description. Male holotype . Length 1.6 mm , width 1.3 mm ; body oval, elytron with side rounded, wider than pronotal base, widest anterior to middle of elytra. Dorsal surface entirely shiny, lacking microsculpture. Color black ( Fig. 215 ); head with yellow macula on anterior 2/3, basal margin of macula widely emarginate ( Fig. 216 ); pronotum with reflexed lateral margin reddish brown, elytra with margin yellowish brown; antenna, epipleuron, legs except for metafemur yellow; mouthparts yellow except apical 1/3 of terminal maxillary palpomere brown; metafemur brown; ventral surface dark brown except abdomen yellowish brown. Head punctures small, separated by less than twice a diameter; pronotal punctures as large as on head, separated by less than 4 times a diameter; elytral punctures as large as on pronotum, separated by 2 to 5 times a diameter; prosternal punctures large, separated by about a diameter; mesosternal punctures fine, sparse, widely separated; metasternum with small punctures along anterior and lateral borders, punctures on remaining surface absent or small, sparse; punctures on abdominal ventrites 1, 2 large, separated by less than twice a diameter, punctures on remaining ventrites small, separated by about a diameter. Head densely pubescent, frons widened from vertex to clypeus, slightly wider than width of eye measured at vertex; eye canthus short; apical maxillary palpomere long, narrowed to apex in apical 1/3. Pronotum widest anterior to middle, reflexed lateral margin wide, equal in width from base to apex. Epipleuron flat, wide in basal ½, as wide as pronotal hypomeron. Prosternum as wide as long, about as long as mesosternum, apical margin weakly arcuate, without anterolateral projection. Postcoxal line on ventrite 1 short, extended about ½ distance to apical margin of ventrite. Apex of ventrite 5 truncate medially. Genitalia with basal lobe as long as paramere, slender, slightly narrowed from base to broadly emarginate apex; basal 2/3 of paramere wide, apical 1/3 narrowed to bluntly rounded apex, dorsal margin with blunt serrations medially, not visible in image ( Fig. 217 ); sipho slender ( Fig. 218 ). Female. Unknown. Variation . Unknown. Type material. Holotype male; N. VENEZUELA : Tray 26, FOG 5.28. iii.1990 . Deciduous forest . Polygonaceae ? J.G. Davies ,: Estado Aragua , P. Nac. Henri Pittier , Maracay / Occumare 36, La Trilla , 300km . alt., Bristol Univ. Exped. , Brit. Mus. Nac. Hist. 2992–6. ( BMNH ) Remarks. A combination of male facial macula and unique structure of male genitalia distinguish N . leona from other species of black Neaporia .