Aphelocerus chondrus, OPITZ, 2005
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publication ID |
https://doi.org/10.1206/0003-0090(2005)293<0001:CNHAEO>2.0.CO;2 |
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persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03E787FE-9933-1154-FD48-F983FEAEFB5D |
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treatment provided by |
Felipe |
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scientific name |
Aphelocerus chondrus |
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sp. nov. |
Aphelocerus chondrus , new species Figures 73 View Figs , 213 View Figs , 249 View Figs ; map 27
HOLOTYPE: Male. Panama, Bugaba , Champion ( BMNH). (Specimen point mounted, sex label affixed to paper point, white, machine printed; support card, white; locality label, white, machine printed; BMNH repository label, white, machine printed; holotype label, red, machine printed; plastic vial with abdomen and aedeagus.)
PARATYPES: One specimen from the same locality as the holotype ( WOPC, 1).
DIAGNOSIS: The outer margins of the elytra are subparallel. This along with the small size of these beetles ( 4 mm) will distinguish these beetles from the other aphelocerans with the pronotal disc microsculptured. From superficially similar A. chondrus , n.sp., spec imens, specimens of A. cohibilis , n.sp., may be distinguished by their more subquadrate pronotum (compare figs. 248, 249).
DESCRIPTION: Size: Length 4.0 mm; width 1.2 mm. Integument: Black. Vestiture: Integument densely vested with prominent light and dark setae; elytral middiscal setal tuft comprised of two patches; posterior patch much shorter than anterior patch. Head: Finely punctate; interocular depressions and frontal umbo moderately developed; eyes oval, moderately convex; width across eyes slightly narrower than width across pronotum (26:29); antenna (fig. 73) shorter than length of pronotum (28:30). Thorax: Pronotum slightly longer than broad (30:29), disc finely punctate and very finely microsculptured, anterior transverse depression conspicuous, side margins feebly arcuate; elytra feebly convex, depth at humerus 15, greatest depth in posterior half 20. Abdomen: Posterior margin of male pygidium feebly incised. Male genitalia: Tegmen as in figure 213.
VARIATION: The specimens examined were homogeneous.
NATURAL HISTORY: The two available specimens were collected from Bugaba, Panama whose altitude is about 300 m.
DISTRIBUTION (map 27): Known only from western Panama.
ETYMOLOGY: The trivial chondrus (granular) refers to the granular appearance of the pronotal disc.
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