Revision of the Neotropical ladybird genus Parinesa Gordon (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) Author Escalona, H. E. Author Slipinski, A. text Zootaxa 2012 2012-02-20 3198 1 29 53 journal article 1175-5326 Parinesa anae sp. nov. ( Figs 51–60 , 148 ) HOLOTYPE : Venezuela , Falcón , Península de Paraguana , Cerro Santa Ana , 730 m , N 11° 49' 01,2'' W 69° 57' 05,9'' , 30–viii–2007 , H. Escalona [dissected], ♂ MIZA . PARATYPE : same data as holotype, ♀ MIZA . Diagnosis. This species can be distinguished by the notably depressed and microsculptured metaventral disc ( Fig. 57 ). Additionally this wingless species is characterized by dorsum black; eyes partially divided by canthus; anterior lobe of prosternum ( Figs 55, 56 ) short and subtruncate; external border of protibia broadly rounded ( Fig. 58 ); penis guide short ( Figs 59, 60 ); parameres ( Fig. 59 ) gradually broadened to apex. Description. Measurements (mm, except ratios): BL: 1.3. BW: 1.1. PL: 0.3; PW: 0.9; PL/PW: 0.3; EL: 1.0; EL/W: 0.9; CO: 0.7. Form rounded in dorsal view, convex; wingless. Color black. Surfaces polished; head covered with fine disperse setae, punctures finer and denser than on pronotum and elytra; pronotum with minute sparse setae. Head slightly convex. Clypeus ( Fig. 51 ) prominent, apex broadly rounded. Eyes partially divided by ocular canthus. Mentum apical borders rounded ( Fig. 52 ). Maxilla as in Fig. 53 . Antennal club with last 4 segments enlarged ( Fig. 54 ). Anterior lobe of prosternum short and subtruncate ( Figs 55, 56 ), with irregular sparse punctures, prosternal process sulcated. Mesoventral process ( Fig. 57 ) slightly prominent and broad. Metaventrite ( Fig. 57 ) short, disc notably depressed and microsculptured. Elytra with fine and disperse punctures and few short setae laterally; lateral side with a coarsely–punctured short striae at metacoxal level. Abdominal process broad; ventrite I coarsely microsculptured. Protibia ( Fig. 58 ) external border broadly rounded. Male genitalia ( Figs 59, 60 ); penis not examined, penis guide ( Fig. 59 ) short and rounded apically, about half length of parameres. Parameres ( Fig. 60 ) gradually broadened to apex. Etymology. Named after the type locality, The Cerro Santa Ana, Venezuela . Distribution. This species occur in a small extension of cloud forest restricted to the top of Cerro Santa Ana, an isolate hill in the xerophytic Peninsula de Paraguana, Falcon St., Venezuela ( Fig. 148 ).