South American Coccinellidae (Coleoptera), Part XVII: systematic revision of Western Hemisphere Cephaloscymnini (Coccinellinae) with description of a cryptic new genus and species of Coccidulini (Coccinellinae) Author Gordon, Robert D. Author Hanley, Guy A. text Insecta Mundi 2017 2017-12-29 2017 601 1 158 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.5170031 1942-1354 5170031 A5348E25-CC3E-476B-9AD2-0A6C3A37A61A 41. Neaporia violet Gordon and Hanley , new species Description. Male holotype . Length 2.0 mm, width 1.2 mm ; body elongate oval, elytron with side slightly rounded, wider than pronotal base, widest posterior to middle of elytra. Dorsal surface entirely shiny. Color black with brassy sheen ( Fig. 258 ); head dark reddish brown becoming paler on anterior ½ of frons and clypeus ( Fig. 260 ); pronotum dark brown with reflexed lateral margin reddish brown; antenna, epipleuron, legs brownish yellow; mouthparts brownish yellow except apical 1/6 of terminal maxillary palpomere dark brown; ventral surface dark reddish brown except abdomen yellowish brown. Head punctures large, separated by a diameter or less; pronotal punctures as large as on head, separated by a diameter or less; elytral punctures larger than on pronotum, separated by a diameter or less; prosternal, mesosternal punctures large, separated by less than a diameter; metasternum with large punctures along anterior and lateral borders, punctures on remaining surface absent or small, sparse; punctures on abdominal ventrites 1–3 large, separated by less than three times a diameter, punctures on remaining ventrites small, separated by about a diameter. Head densely pubescent, frons slightly widened from vertex to clypeus, slightly wider than eye measured at vertex; eye canthus short; apical maxillary palpomere long, narrowed to apex in terminal 1/3. Pronotum widest anterior to middle, reflexed lateral margin narrow, equal in width from base to apex. Epipleuron flat, wide in basal ½, as wide as pronotal hypomeron. Prosternum longer than wide, longer than mesosternum, apical margin arcuate, with small, not setose anterolateral projection ( Fig. 261 ). Postcoxal line on ventrite 1 short, rounded, extended to midpoint of ventrite ( Fig. 259 ). Apex of ventrite 5 weakly emarginate medially. Genitalia with phallobase extremely long, slender, basal lobe as long as paramere, slender, parallel sided to deeply emarginate apex; paramere slender, nearly straight, dorsal margin without serrations ( Fig. 262 ); sipho as in ( Fig. 263 ). Female. Unknown. Variation . Unknown. Type material. Holotype male; VENEZUELA : Tach., 2600m ., 47km . NE San Cristobal, V. 1718.1974, H. &A. Howden. ( USNM ). Remarks . This species is recognized with certainty only by examination of the unique male genitalia. If additional specimens were collected, the presence of a brassy elytral sheen would be another unusual character to aid in identification.