Plumolepilius maesi Barrios-Izás, 2020

Barrios-Izás, Manuel A., 2020, Taxonomy of the weevil genus Plumolepilius Barrios-Izás & Anderson (Coleoptera Curculionidae: Molytinae: Conotrachelini): new species from Central America, Zootaxa 4768 (2), pp. 151-192 : 171

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4768.2.1
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3795115
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scientific name	Plumolepilius maesi Barrios-Izás
status	sp. nov.

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Plumolepilius maesi Barrios-Izás , new species

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Diagnosis: Male. Length ( 1.44–2.13 mm). Width ( 0.81–1.81 mm). As for P. guaimacaensis but scales from appressed to suberect. Scales covering from head to basal 1/3 of rostrum before antennal insertion, scape as long as desmomeres 1 to 4 together, desmomeres 1 and 2 longer than desmomeres 3 to 7, desmomere 2 slightly longer than desmomere 1, funiculus and antennal club setose. Pronotum subquadrate, 1.2X wider than long. Elytra with two small tubercles in interstice 4 at base of elytral declivity. Mesoventrite not excavated. Abdominal ventrite 1 2X longer than abdominal ventrite 2, fused at disk, abdominal ventrite 5 sparsely covered with setae, two slightly developed protuberances apicad. Anterior femora armed with spine at inner margin. Pedon subparallel, narrower between first and second quarter; temones 2.8X longer than pedon, genital sclerite short, parallel though its length except for basal extreme which widens conically.

Female. Length ( 1.62–2.19 mm). Width ( 0.87–1.19 mm). As for the male except rostral scales only at base, elytra lacking tubercles.

Geographic Distribution. Nicaragua ( Granada).

Derivation of the specific name. Patronym, named after Jean-Michel Maes, an entomologist at Museo Entomológico, Nicaragua.

Material examined: 24♂♂, 26♀♀ ( ASUCOB, BMNH, CMNC, USNM). Holotype ♂ ( CMNC): NICARA- GUA: Granada, Res. Nat. Volcan Mombacho, 1150m 11°50.05’N 85°58.83’W, 1-5-VI-2002, R.Brooks, Z. Falin, S.Chatzimanolis ex.flight, intercept trap / Holotype ♂ Plumolepilius maesi Barrios-Izás sp. nov. Aedeagus extracted. Paratypes: Same data as holotype ( 6♂♂ 7♀♀, CMNC, 1♂ 1♀, ASUCOB, 1♂ 1♀, BMNH, 1♂ 1♀, USNM). NICA- RAGUA: Granada, Volcan Mombacho Res. Nat. 1150m, 11°50.0’N 85°58.8’W, 2-5.VI.2002, R. Anderson, ex. elfin cloud forest beating. RSA 2002-034X ( 5♂♂ 7♀♀, 1♂ 1♀, ASUCOB). NICARAGUA: Granada, Volcan Mombacho, 15.xii.1997, 1115 m, malaise trap, J.M. Maes ( 1♂, CMNC). NICARAGUA: Granada, Volcan Mombacho, bosque enano, 18.viii.1998, malaise trap, J.M. Maes ( 1♂ 1♀, CMNC). Samed data except for 15.x.1998 ( 1♂, CMNC). Same data except for Bosque nuboso 3, 30.ix.1998 ( 1♂ 1♀, CMNC). NICARAGUA: Granada, Res. Nat. Volcán Mombacho, 1150m 11°50.05’N 85°58.83’W, 1-5.VI.2002, R.Brooks, Z.Falin, & S.Chatzimanolis, ex.f.i.t.,#190 ( 2♂♂ 2♀♀, CMNC). NICARAGUA: Granada, Reserva Domitilia, 100m 11°42.50’N 85°57.20’W, 6-9-VI-2002, R.Brooks, Z.Falin, S.Chatzimanolis ex. flight intercept trap, N1C1BFC02 255 ( 1♂ 1♀, CMNC). NICARAGUA: Grenada,. Volcan Mombacho Res. Nat. N 11°50.0’ W 85°58.8’, 1150 m, elfin cloud forest litter, 2-5.VI.2002, R. Anderson, RSA 2002-033 ( 1♂ 1♀, CMNC). NICARAGUA: Grenada, Volcan Mombacho, 10.6km SSW Grenada, 1150m, 11.83430°N 85.98000°W, 14 Oct 2008, M.G. Branstetter, cloud forest, MGB-1170 ( 2♀♀, CMNC).