The genus Sicoderus Vanin 1986 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Curculioninae: Erodiscini) in the West Indies Author Anderson, Robert S. text Zootaxa 2018 2018-10-10 4497 3 301 345 journal article 29174 10.11646/zootaxa.4497.3.1 55770274-cac7-4dde-871a-6c4cf42522c5 1175-5326 1454868 FED8ED2E-510F-4596-A31B-59E6DF73919C Sicoderus pseudostriatolateralis Anderson , n. sp. ( Figures 55–56 , 60 . Map 5) http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:D397551C-B834-44C8-8F37-D16D13067C7E Description: Length male, 3.6 mm ; female, 4.0– 4.5 mm . Integument black, shining. Eyes moderately separated by a distance about one-half width rostrum at midlength. Rostrum 1.02x length elytra in male; 1.06–1.12x length elytra in female. Antennal insertion at about apical 1/ 3 in male, at about apical 2/ 5 in female. Prothorax constricted anteriorly, globose, widest at about middle; punctures moderately dense, regularly spaced, very fine and shallow on disc and laterally on flanks; erect setae absent; posterolateral flange (extended over base of elytra) with dense microstriae. Elytra in dorsal view widest at about midlength, lateral margins convergent both anteriorly and posteriorly; humeri fully reduced, not at all angulate; scattered erect fine setae present. Strial punctures evident, small, shallow; striae not impressed. Membranous wings absent. Abdominal ventrite 1 of male in middle near posterior margin with two closely spaced small patches of setosity; of female, uniformly convex in middle near posterior margin. Ventrite 5 of male flattened medially towards apex, not setose; of female, uniformly convex. Legs with all femora lacking tooth; tarsal claws with small basal tooth. Aedeagus (fig. 60) widest at apex, internal sac with pair of elongate basal sclerites sinistrally strongly L-shaped. Female not dissected. Material examined: 1 male , 8 females . Holotype male ( CMNC ), labelled DOMINICAN REPUBLIC : Province Pedernales , Parque Nacional Sierra de Baoruco , Las Abejas , 1240m , 18°09.023N , 71°37.387W , 9.VIII.1999 , M.A . Ivie. Paratypes . Province Pedernales , ca. 35 km N . Cabo Rojo , 1250m , Las Abejas , 9.IX.1988 , beating vegetation, M.A. Ivie , T.K. Phillips & K.A. Johnson ( 1 female , WIBF ) . Sierra de Baoruco , Las Abejas , 1150m , 18°09.011’N , 71°37.342’W , 17.VII.2006 , L. Chamorro & A.S. Konstantinov ( 1 female ; USNM ). HAITI : Department Sud-Oueste, Parc National La Visite, Morne la Visite , S.E. slope, 17.V.1984 , M.C. Thomas ( 1 female ; FSCA ) . Parc National La Visite , 1 km S. Roche Plat , 22.V.1984 , M.C. Thomas ( 1 female ; CMNC ) . Parc National La Visite , nr. Park Headquarters , 1838m , 18.V.1984 , M.C. Thomas ( 1 female ; CWOB ). Massif de la Selle , Morne d'Enfer, 1850m , 15.V.1984 , M.C. Thomas ( 1 female ; FSCA ). Morne Guimby , 22 km S.E. Fond Verettes , 6500’, 19.VII.1956 , at night, B. & B. Valentine ( 2 females ; FSCA ). Derivation of species name: This species is named ‘pseudostriatolateralis’ after its similarlity to S. striatolateralis as a second species with the distinctive microstriate lateral pronotal flange. Natural History: Adults have been collected beating vegetation from forests between 1150 and 1850 m elevation. Comments: This species is very similar to S. striatolateralis but the latter has a blunt tooth on the front femora, few if any elytral setae and different male genitalia.