Two new species of Cryptophagus HERBST, 1792 (Coleoptera: Cryptophagidae) from New Mexico (United States of America)
Author
Esser, Jens
Author
R, Nearctic
Author
Usa
Author
M, New
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Linzer biologische Beiträge
2017
2017-07-28
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journal article
10.5281/zenodo.5357333
0253-116X
5357333
Cryptophagus magdalenamontanus
nov.sp.
T
y p e m a t e r i a l:
Holotype
3: "
USA
: NM:
Socorro Co.
,
S.
Mt. Baldy
peak, N 33 95.100,
W 107
11.165
, 3136 m,
baited pitfall trap
, 14.08.201 5, leg.
R
.
J. Buss
" [cES].
Paratypes
: 233,
1♀
with the same data as the holotype [233 cBU,
1♀
cES]
;
433,
3♀♀
"
USA
: NM:
Socorro Co.
;
N33.9849
,
W107.1861
,
S. Baldy Peak
,
pitfall
, 21.08.201 5, leg.
R
.
J. Buss
" [cES,
1♀
cBU]
;
1♀
"
USA
,
New Mexico
,
Socorro Co.
,
Magdalena Mountains
,
N33°59.100‘
,
W107°11.165‘
, forest,
pitfall trap
,
30.VI.1998
, leg.
O. Fegyveres
" [
MNHM
]
.
E t y m o l o g y: Named after the Magdalena Mountains in
New Mexico
(
USA
), the
type
locality.
D e s c r i p t i o n: Male, hind wings absent,
2,2 mm
. Body oval, convex, elytra broadest in the middle, pronotum 1,5 times wide as long. Pubescence yellow and not very dense, with only erect hairs. Punctation of the pronotum coarse, distance between the punctures in the middle of the surface like the diameter. Punctation of the elytra (basal third) like that of the pronotum. Eyes conical, head above the eyes wide as the pronotum between the anterior angles. Antennae rather short, 11-segmented with a 3- segmented club. (
fig. 1
). Pronotum 1,5 times broader than long, anterior callosity thickened, with a little prominent tooth. Tooth on the margin of the pronotum in the middle, sides behind the tooth straight except slightly concave in front of the posterior angles. Elytra oval, convex, broadest close to the middle, humeral callus absent.
C o m m e n t:Verysimilarto
Cryptophagus
difficilis
CASEY, 1900 and it differs only in the shape of the parameres and its setae (
C. difficilis
(
fig. 3
): two long setae on the apex,
C. magdalenamontanus
(
fig. 2
): three long setae on the apex). The widespread
C. difficilis
is in some cases (WOODROFFE & COOMBS 1961) fully winged, but the writer saw only wingless specimens. Similar, but fully winged are
C. discendens
CASEY, 1900, described from
Arizona
, furthermore recorded from
Colorado
. Also similar is
C. fumidulus
CASEY, 1900 with wings developed in some cases (
California
,
Utah
).
D i s t r i b u t i o n: As far as known restricted on the Magdalena Mountains in
New Mexico
(
fig. 8
,
9
and 10). A wider distribution in the mountains ranges of
New Mexico
is conceivable, also in the neighbouring states, but probably vicarious with
C. difficilis
CASEY, 1900 and
C. discendens
CASEY, 1900.
Figs 1-3
: (
1
)
Cryptophagus magdalenamontanus
nov.sp.
holotype, parameres; (
2
)
Cryptophagus bussi
nov.sp.
holotype, parameres; (
3
)
Cryptophagus
difficilis
CASEY, 1900 from Quebec (Canada) – parameres.
Figs 4-7
: (
4
)
Cryptophagus bussi
nov.sp.
holotype
, male; (
5
)
C. magdalenamontanus
nov.sp.
holotype
, male; (
6
)
C. porrectus
CASEY, 1900; (
7
)
C. varus
WOODROFFE & COOMBS, 1961.