Currhaeus a new genus of net-winged beetles and phylogenetic analysis of Eurrhacini (Coleoptera: Lycidae: Lycinae)
Author
Nascimento, Elynton Alves Do
Author
Bressan, Tamires Diniz
0000-0002-4080-0497
Departamento de Biologia Geral, Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa, Av. General Carlos Cavalcanti, 474, Uvaranas, Ponta Grossa-PR, Brazil, CEP 84030 - 900. tamidinizbressan @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 4080 - 0497
tamidinizbressan@gmail.com
Author
Bocakova, Milada
0000-0002-2507-0887
Department of Biology, Faculty of Education, Palacky University, Purkrabska 2, CZ- 77140 Olomouc, Czech Republic. milada. bocakova @ upol. cz; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 2507 - 0887 & Department of Zoology, Faculty of Sciences, Palacky University, Tr. 17. listopadu 50, CZ- 77146 Olomouc, Czech Republic
milada.bocakova@upol.cz
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Zootaxa
2020
2020-11-03
4869
3
387
403
journal article
8890
10.11646/zootaxa.4869.3.5
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1175-5326
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Currhaeus nigroapicalis
sp. nov.
(
Figs. 5
,
12
)
Type material.
Holotype
, male,
BRAZIL
: Morretes-PR,
Brasil
; (
IAPAR
);
21–28.i.1985
; C.I.I.F. (Malaise). Secondary label:
DEPTO ZOOL
;
UF-PARANÁ
. (
DZUP
)
Diagnosis:
Maxillary palpi brown. Elytra largely yellow, with apical 1/4 brown (
Fig. 5
). Pronotum subpentagonal, lateral margins almost straight, slightly widest at basal margin. Aedeagus with phallobase with short lateroapical thorns, suspensorial arms as long as 1/3 of phallobase length. Junction between base of phallus and phallobase almost as wide as phallus width (
Fig. 12A, C
).
Description:
Maxillary palpi brown. Pronotum yellow with median brown subtriangular patch. Elytra yellow, with posterior 1/4 dark brown (
Fig. 5
). Basal portion of trochanter and femur yellow.
Eye diameter 1.6× longer than interocular distance. Antennomeres 4–5 of the same length, 1.2× longer than antennomere 3. Maxillary palpomere 2 about 2.7× longer than 3 and 1.3× longer than 4. Pronotum subpentagonal, lateral margins almost straight, slightly divergent posteriorly, basal margin bisinuous, median longitudinal carina forming areola at basal half. Prosternum and mesosternum triangular. Elytra 3.6× longer than humeral width, bearing irregular subrectangular cells. Hind femora 3.1× longer than trochanters. Aedeagus with phallus widened in basal 2/5–3/5 and apex bent in right angle to right in dorsal aspect, narrowing before distal ellipsoid expansion (
Fig. 12A, B
). Phallobase elongate, with short lateroapical thorns and triangular suspensorial arms. Junction between base of phallus and phallobase short and almost as wide as phallus width (
Fig. 12A, C
). Body length:
5.9 mm
, humeral width:
1.4 mm
.
Etymology
: species name refers to the dark coloration of the elytral tip.
Distribution
:
Brazil
: South region,
Paraná state
, Morretes municipality (
Fig. 18
).