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 28. Neaporia brandy Gordon and Hanley , new species Description. Male holotype . Length 1.5 mm , width 1.1 mm ; body somewhat oval, almost oblong, elytron with side slightly rounded, wider than pronotal base, widest at middle of elytra. Dorsal surface shiny except elytron with trace of microsculpture. Color black ( Fig. 191 ); pronotum and elytra with reflexed lateral margin reddish brown; antenna, epipleuron, tibia yellow; mouthparts yellow except apical 1/4 of apical maxillary palpomere dark brown; legs with femur brownish yellow; 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; prosternal, mesosternal punctures large, separated by less than a diameter; metasternum with large punctures along anterior and lateral borders, punctures on remaining surface large, scattered; punctures on abdominal ventrite 1 sparse, nearly absent, punctures on ventrite 2 large, separated by less than twice a diameter, punctures on remaining ventrites small, separated by about a diameter. Head densely pubescent, frons slightly widened from vertex to clypeus, 1 ½ times width of eye measured at vertex ( Fig. 192 ); eye canthus short; apical maxillary palpomere long, narrowed to apex in apical 1/3. Pronotum widest at middle, reflexed lateral margin narrow, equal in width from base to apex. Epipleuron flat, wide in basal ½, as wide as pronotal hypomeron. Prosternum about as wide as long, longer than mesosternum, apical margin arcuate, without anterolateral projection. Postcoxal line on ventrite 1 long, extended 2/3 distance to apical margin of ventrite. Apex of ventrite 5 truncate medially. Genitalia with basal lobe longer than paramere, slender, slightly widened at basal 1/3, then slightly narrowed to wide, emarginate apex, apex broadly emarginate; paramere slender, slightly bent upward in apical ½, then narrowed to bluntly rounded apex, dorsal margin not serrate ( Fig. 193, 194 ); sipho slender, slightly narrowed to widened apex ( Fig. 195 ). Female. Unknown. Variation . Unknown. Type material. Holotype male; N. VENEZUELA : Tray 8, FOG 17.11. v.1990 , Gallery forest . Cassia grandis . J.G. Davies ,: Estado Aragua , P. Nac. Henri Pittier , Campo. experimentl CENIAP, Pozo del Diablo , 400m . , British Univ. Exped. Brit. Mus. Nat. Hist. 1992–6. ( BMNH ). Remarks. This species is recognized by male genitalia with basal lobe longer than paramere and short, narrow paramere bent upward in apical ½. Externally it resembles several other black or brown species of Neaporia .