A review of the small carrion beetles and the round fungus beetles of the West Indies (Coleoptera: Leiodidae), with descriptions of two new genera and 61 new species.
Author
Peck, Stewart B.
Author
Cook, Joyce
text
Insecta Mundi
2014
2014-10-31
2014
397
1
76
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.5184089
1942-1354
5184089
84BA7373-8A5C-4E98-B132-8DDC2607CD48
Aglyptinus vincentii
Peck and Cook
,
new species
Figures 114, 115
Diagnostic description
. Length
1.4–1.8 mm
; greatest width 1.0–
1.2 mm
. Shining; color yellowish to reddish brown; antennae, pronotal margins and elytral epipleura paler. Pronotum finely, sparsely punctate; punctures larger, more dense on head and elytra. Antennae not reaching pronotal base. Maxillary palps unmodified. Eyes large. Wings fully developed. Metasternum with dense lines of microsculpture laterally; without microsculpture medially. Male protarsi and mesotarsi densely setose. Major male metafemur about equal in width with mesofemur; metatibia elongate; inner metatibial spine elongate, curved, sinuate apically. Aedeagus (
Fig. 114, 115
) elongate, slender, moderately curved dorsoventrally; apex flat in lateral view, abruptly narrowed in dorsal view. Parameres, straight, narrow apically.
Type material
.
Holotype
, male, with the following label data: “WEST INDIES:
St. Vincent
/
Hermitage Forest
E of Spring
/
Village
,
N13°14.86’
W61°12.77’
/ 15–27.VIII.06,
forest edge FIT trap
/
348m
,
S. & J. Peck
, 06-102B” (
SBPC
)
.
Paratypes
(53): with same data as holotype (19,
SBPC
)
;
same data except:
clearing malaise trap
, 06-101A (2,
SBPC
)
;
same data except:
clearing FIT trap
, 06-101B (1,
SBPC
)
;
same data except: 16–27.VIII.06,
forest malaise trap
, 06-103A (5,
SBPC
)
;
same data except:
forest FIT trap
, 06- 103B (17,
SBPC
; 3, MCZC, 3,
FSCA
; 3, FMNH)
.
Additional material examined
.
ST. VINCENT
: hermitage
Forest
E of Spring Village
, same data except: forest edge malaise,,
N13°14.86’
W61°12.77’
, 16–27.VIII.06,
340m
, 06-104A (12,
SBPC
)
;
same data except: 23–27.VIII.06, forest edge FIT, 06-104B (13,
SBPC
)
;
same data except: 16–27.VIII.06, forest FIT,
360m
, 06-105 (28,
SBPC
)
;
same data except:
21.VIII.2006
,
uv trap
,
350m
, 60-116 (1,
SBPC
)
;
same data except: tree base litter, 18.VIII.06, 06-117 (1,
SBPC
)
;
same data except: tree base forest litter,
348m
, 06- 106 (2,
SBPC
)
;
St. Vincent
:
Vermont Nature Trails
,
E of Layou
,
N13°13’
W61°13’
, 19.VIII.06, tree base litter,
420m
,
S. & J. Peck
, 06-111 (9,
SBPC
)
;
same data except: 24.VIII.06, forest litter,
370m
, 06-119 (1,
SBPC
)
;
same data except:
7km
E Buccament
, 11-20.VI.07, rainforest FIT, 07-18 (6,
SBPC
)
;
St. Vincent
, Emerald
Valley Hotel
,
Buccament
,
N13°12.0’
W61°13.8’
, 10–0.VI.07, FIT,
20m
,
S. & J. Peck
, 07-14 (2,
SBPC
)
.
Distribution
. Known only from
St. Vincent
.
Remarks
. This is probably the unnamed species mentioned from
St. Vincent
by
Hlisnikovsky (1964)
.
Etymology
. The epithet
vincentii
refers to the occurence of this species on the Lesser Antilles island of
St. Vincent
.