Descriptions of New Species of Chespirito Ferreira, Keller & Branham (Coleoptera: Lampyridae: Chespiritoinae) and the First Record for the Subfamily in the United States
Author
Ferreira, Vinicius S.
0000-0001-8748-0358
Natural History Museum of Denmark, Zoological Museum, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 15, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark. vinicius. sfb @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 8748 - 0358
vinicius.sfb@gmail.com
Author
Keller, Oliver
0000-0001-5067-3316
Florida State Collection of Arthropods, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, P. O. Box 147100, Gainesville, FL 32614, USA. okeller 1977 @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 5067 - 3316
okeller1977@gmail.com
Author
Ivie, Michael A.
0000-0003-0996-2946
Montana Entomology Collection, Marsh Labs, Montana State University, Room 5, 1911 W. Lincoln Street, Bozeman, MT 59717, USA. mivie @ montana. edu; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0003 - 0996 - 2946
mivie@montana.edu
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Zootaxa
2022
2022-04-01
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journal article
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An updated key to the males of
Chespirito
1.
Pronotum with disc yellow, median longitudinal carina absent...................................
Chespirito ballantyneae
1’.
Pronotum completely dark brown, strong median longitudinal carina present......................................... 2
2.
Ventrite 8 entire, apically acuminate or round (
Figs. 1E, 1F
)....................................................... 3
2’.
Ventrite 8 apically notched and bifurcated (
Fig. 1D
)............................................................. 5
3.
Apical three abdominal ventrites dark brown.......................................................
Chespirito lloydi
3’.
Apical three abdominal ventrites yellow...................................................................... 4
4.
Apex of last visible tergite distinctly notched medially (Fig. 1I)............................
Chespirito milleri
new species
4’.
Apex of last visible tergite round (
Fig. 1H
).............................................
Chespirito costae
new species
5.
Pronotum strongly constricted medially; elytra strongly dehiscent; antennae moderately long, surpassing elytral basal third when extended posteriorly..................................................................
Chespirito zaragozai
5’.
Pronotum not constricted medially (
Fig. 1A
); elytra not dehiscent (
Fig. 1A
); antennae short and stubby, barely surpassing humeral region when extending posteriorly (
Fig. 1A
).......................................
Chespirito hintoni
new species