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. Prodilis pallidifrons Mulsant 50. P. angie , n. sp. 51. P. maryann , n. sp. 52. P. lynda , n. sp. 53. P. madeline , n. sp. 54. P. mamie , n. sp. 55. P. lola , n. sp. 56. P. amelia , n. sp. 57. P. inez , n. sp. 58. P. alberta , n. sp. 59. P. monique , n. sp. 60. P. jodi , n. sp. 61. P. janie , n. sp. 62. P. maggie , n. sp. 63. P. sonya , n. sp. 64. P. cribrata (Gorham) 65. P. unipunctata (Gorham) 66. P. pubescens (Gorham) 67. P. guatemalana (Gorham) 68. P. dubitalis , n. sp. 69. P. pecki , n. sp. 70. P. araguaensis , n. sp. 71. P. bartletti , n. sp. Prodilis pallidifrons Mulsant 1850: 898 ; Crotch 1874: 276 : Weise 1904: 363 ; Korschefsky 1931: 111 ; Blackwelder 1945: 444 . Description . Male lectotype (type in pieces so dimensions cannot be accurately ascertained); body apparently oval, widest anterior to middle of elytra. Dorsal surface entirely shiny, lacking microscupture. Color metallic blue except pronotum and head bluish black, head with anterior 3/4 of frons yellow, clypeus narrowly dark brown (Fig. 315, 316); mouthparts mostly yellow except apical palpomere dark brown; venter black, legs dark brown. Head punctures separated by less than a diameter; pronotal punctures separated by a diameter or less; elytral punctures separated by less than twice a diameter; prosternal, metasternal punctures large, separated by a diameter or less, some nearly contiguous; punctures on 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 twice width of an eye measured at vertex; eye canthus short, barely visible. Pronotum long, wide, widest at basal angle, reflexed lateral margin wide, of equal width throughout. Epipleuron widest in basal ½, not as wide as pronotal hypomeron. Prosternum with apical margin medially truncate (Fig. 317). 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 longer than paramere, wide 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, not visible in image (Fig. 318, 319); sipho narrowed, apical 1/8 filamentous (Fig. 320). Unknown. Unknown. Variation . Unknown. Type locality . “Nouvelle Grenade ” ( Colombia ). Type depository . UMZC ( lectotype designated by Gordon 1987 ). Geographical distribution . Colombia . Specimen examined . The lectotype . Remarks . Only the lectotype was available for examination, hence actual species distribution remains unknown. At some point in the lectotype history it was disarticulated so that only a head, pronotum and prosternum remain in one segment, one elytron and abdomen complete with genitalia comprise the other two segments. This is a medium to large species in comparison with other taxa of Prodilis .