Studies of Peruvian Ptiliidae (Coleoptera) 4: Peruvium a new subgenus of Ptenidium with seven new species
Author
Darby, Michael
text
Zootaxa
2016
4107
3
392
402
journal article
39155
10.11646/zootaxa.4107.3.7
c5700bff-ef25-4766-abe5-5671c263fdf9
1175-5326
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AC6925B2-F917-42B4-9500-517F44C97622
Ptenidium brevissimum
sp. n.
(Figs. 1, 12, 19, 24, 31, 36a–b, 37)
Habitus Fig. 1. Length
0.79 mm
. Colour black appearing polished and shining, without pubescence except on the front of the head, antennae and legs dusky yellow. Antennomeres 3–11
0.22 mm
long,
Fig. 37
. Width across eyes
0.26 mm
. Pronotum very finely punctured and with a narrow raised border on lateral margins,
0.37 mm
wide,
0.23 mm
long. Setae at hind angles of pronotum
Fig. 12
. Elytra very finely punctured
0.51 mm
long,
0.38 mm
wide. Scutellum base with a small raised disc and two depressions Fig 24. Proventral keel between procoxae sharply defined posteriorly Fig. 19.
Male
: aedeagus
Figs. 36
a–b.
Female
: spermatheca Fig. 31.
Etymology
. After the Latin
brevis m
eaning short and referring to the antennae.
Diagnosis.
The very short antennae will quickly distinguish this species from all others.
Type
data
:
Holotype
: ♀,
PERU
: Cusco Dept.: Villa Carmen Field Station, cafeteria ~
1.7 km
west, research transect,
12.89250°S
71.41917°W
,
555m
,
24–26.V.2011
, D.J. Bennett & E. Razuri, flight intercept trap, PER-11- FIT-011 (
MUSM
).
Paratypes
: 2 exs. same data as
holotype
(
SEMC
/
BMNH
).