Synopsis of Oryssomini Gordon (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) from the Neotropical region with new species of Oryssomus Mulsant, Pseudoryssomus Gordon and Gordonoryssomus Almeida & Lima
Author
Almeida, Lúcia M.
Author
Santos, Paula B.
text
Zootaxa
2014
3846
1
journal volume
10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.2
9038e293-7908-482d-b37d-cca39d4fc430
1175-5326
250860
1E1B6079-0EFC-426F-B7AD-A8A2837E797E
Oryssomus guyanensis
sp. nov.
(
Fig. 4
)
Description of
holotype
(female)
. Length 4.92, width
3.42 mm
. Form elongate oval, widest at middle of elytra, somewhat flattened dorsoventrally (
Fig. 4
C). General color brownish yellow, thorax and abdomen dark brown medially (
Fig. 4
A, B). Outline of pronotum and elytron discontinuous. Pronotum brownish yellow, with a small basal black spot, translucent at apex; finely, densely punctured; pubescence of semidecumbent yellowish hairs (
Fig. 4
D). Elytra brownish yellow with an triangular black spot extending almost to apex. Elytral punctures coarse, dense, slightly larger than on pronotum, sparse and thinner in the discal area. Antenna (
Fig. 4
G) and mouthparts brownish yellow, hypomera and epipleura yellow, legs brownish yellow. Metaventrite finely, sparsely punctured medially and anteriorly; coarsely, densely punctured laterally and posteriorly with punctures large, often confluent. Abdominal ventrites coarsely punctured, punctures separated by about a diameter or less, punctures becoming coarser laterally on first ventrite (
Fig. 4
E). First abdominal ventrite with postcoxal line extending beyond middle of first sternum. Genitalia with genital plates triangular, elongate, styli with setae; spermatheca elongate, uniform (
Fig. 4
F).
Male
. Unknown.
Etymology
. The name of this species refers to the known geographical distribution of the species.
Discussion
. The elytral color pattern of
Oryssomus guyanensis
sp. nov.
resembles
O. guillermo
sp. nov.
, but differs in the shape of the dorsal black spot and female genitalia, which have elongated coxites.
Type
material
. “
Guyane
Française,/Commune de Roura,/Montagne des Chevaux,/RN2 PK22,
03.I.2010
, vitre,/
SEAG
col.” “♀” [white label]. “
HOLOTYPE
/
Oryssomus guyanensis
/Almeida & Santos, 2014” [red label]. 1 ex. [
MNHN
]; “
Guyane
Française,/Commune de Roura,/Montagne des Chevaux,/RN2 PK22,
31.III.2013
,/polytrap swing,
SEAG
col.” “♀” [white label]. “
PARATYPE
/
Oryssomus guyanensis
/Almeida & Santos, 2014” [yellow label]. 1 ex. “
DZUP
/245997” [
DZUP
].
Geographical distribution
. Montagne des Chevaux,
French Guiana
(
Fig. 15
).