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 1. Neaporia irma Gordon and Hanley , new species Description. Male holotype . Length 3.0, width 2.2; body short, wide, elytra much wider than pronotal base, widest at anterior 1/3 of elytra. Dorsal surface entirely shiny, lacking microsculpture. Color red except head black with 3 yellow vittae, lateral vitta extended from basal 2/3 of eye to clypeus, triangularly widened at antennal insertion, middle vitta extended from apical 1/3 of eye to clypeus, weakly widened from base to apex ( Fig. 47 ); pronotum black except narrowly reddish brown on reflexed lateral margin; elytron with dark brown macula occupying apical 1/3 of apical declivity ( Fig. 45 ); mouthparts yellow except apical 1/3 of apical maxillary palpomere and apical labial palpomere dark brown; antenna, venter and legs yellow. Head punctures coarse, separated by less than a diameter; pronotal punctures slightly smaller than head punctures, separated by a diameter or less; elytral punctures slightly larger than pronotal punctures, separated by less than 3 times a diameter; prosternal, mesosternal punctures large, separated by less than a diameter, nearly contiguous; metasternal punctures large, dense anteriorly and laterally, finer and sparser medially; punctures on abdominal ventrites 1, 2 large, separated by less than 3 times a diameter, inside of postcoxal lines lacking punctures, punctures on remaining ventrites small, separated by about a diameter. Head with frons about as wide as an eye measured at vertex; eye canthus short, barely visible; apical maxillary palpomere narrowed to apex in apical ½ ( Fig. 48 ). Pronotum widest at apical angle, reflexed lateral margin narrow, widened from base to apex. Epipleuron flat, wide in basal ½, as wide as pronotal hypomeron. Prosternum short, wider then long, same length as mesosternum, with apical margin medially emarginate, anterolateral projection large, round setose ( Fig. 49 ). Postcoxal line on ventrite 1 short, narrow, evenly rounded, extended slightly more than ½ distance to apical margin of ventrite. Apex of ventrite 5 mostly truncate, slightly emarginate medially. Genitalia with basal lobe about as long as paramere, wide and slightly divergent in basal ½ then narrowed in apical ½ to bluntly rounded apex; paramere widest medially, narrowed to narrowly rounded apex, dorsal margin with blunt serrations medially ( Fig. 50, 51 ); sipho narrowed, sinuate in apical 1/8 ( Fig. 52 ). Female. Similar to male except head entirely black, without maculation. Genitalia with spermathecal capsule short, wide, standard form ( Fig. 43 ). Variation . Length 2.3 to 3.0 mm, width 1.7 to 2.20 mm . Dark macula on apical declivity brown to black in color, varying slightly in size, rarely completely absent. Type material . Holotype male; COSTA RICA ; Heredia , Pr : La Selva Biol. Sta. , 3 km S Pto. Viejo , 10 o 26'N 84 o 01'W . 11.VII.1994 , balsa trunk, H. A. Hespenheide. ( USNM ) . Paratypes ; 30, 11, same data as holotype except dates 28, 29,30, III.1988 , 19.IV.1988 , 25.IV.1989 , 25.vi.1991 , 31.VII.1993 , 10.vii.1994 , 6.vii.1996 , 18.vii.1998 , host data tree trunk, Heliocarpus trunk ; 16, COSTA RICA : Prov. Heredia , F. La Selva , 3 km S. Pto . Viejo, 10 o 26'N 84 o 01'W ., 19.vii.1982 H.A. Hespenheide , zypgopine trunk, same data except dates 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 28 vii.1982, 5, 13.iv.1983 , 26.vi.1985 , 9.vii.1985 , 23, 30.iii.1987 ; 2, Turrialba , Costa Rica , June 5 June 1951 , 4Vi–1951 , OL Cartwright ; 1, CANAL ZONE PANAMA : 100m , 5.0 mi. NW Gamboa , 09 o 10'00 N 079 o 45'00W , 23–24Oct1975 , Canopy fogging experiment in Luehea seemannii Pyrethrin fog, Sample 2b 23 X 1975 . ( USNM ) . Remarks. This Central American species is similar to the Ecuadorean N . mabel , see remarks under that species.