Bondarius nitidus ( Champion, 1902 )

Bondarius nitidus ( Champion, 1902)

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Sternechus nitidus Champion, 1902: 118 View in CoL (description); Dalla Torre et al., 1932: 96 (catalog); Blackwelder, 1947: 824 (catalog). O’Brien & Wibmer, 1982: 5 (catalog).

Bondarius nitidus Rosado-Neto, 2006 (new combination, systematics).

Redescription. Integument reddish-black to dark brown covered with fine, elongate and sparse setae ( Figs 30–32 View Figures 30–39 ). Rostrum long, cylindrical, 1.6 times longer than its basal width; punctation small and dense on dorsum, deep, irregular and wrinkled laterally ( Figs 30, 31 View Figures 30–39 ). Scrobes ventrally separated by an obsolete carina. Antennae submedian, scape shorter than or as long as funicle. Mouthparts: Mandibles bi-toothed, with teeth round ( Fig. 33 View Figures 30–39 ). Palpifer and basal articles of maxillary palp as long as wide; lacinia with five teeth, apical teeth more elongate and narrower than basal teeth ( Fig. 35 View Figures 30–39 ); prementum rectangular, sides round, converging toward the anterior margin; one pair of lateral setae; anterior margin round; labial palps elongate, slightly asymmetrical, glabrous; ligula with apex round ( Fig. 34 View Figures 30–39 ). Eyes acuminate ventrally, posterior margin rounded; interocular space 1.2 times the apical width of scape. Prothorax wider on central and posterior portions, sides parallel on basal ½, converging toward anterior margin; punctation deep, dense, slightly wrinkled on lateral margins; lateral tubercles weakly developed ( Fig. 32 View Figures 30–39 ). Elytra 1.2 times longer than their humeral width; striae with deeper punctation at base, smaller punctures progressively toward the apex; interstriae convex. Legs: punctation shallow, dense or sparse. Femora unarmed. Tibiae with weakly developed, short, median ventral tooth. Male genitalia: median lobe wide, as long as basal apodemes, curved in lateral view, sides parallel, apex as wide as base, truncated, slightly curved down ( Figs 36, 37 View Figures 30–39 ). Tegmen with dorsal lobes well separated, subequal to manubrium ( Fig. 38 View Figures 30–39 ). Spiculum gastrale moderately thick, apex widened and curved ( Fig. 39 View Figures 30–39 ). Female: abdominal tergite 8 trapezoidal, sides converging toward apex; apical margin crenulated, without median notch; with short, inclined setae on apex and dorsum; dorsal punctation shallow and sparse ( Fig. 40 View Figures 40–42 ). Abdominal sternite 8 strongly transverse; ventral spicula longer than apical lobes; apical arms round, apex densely pubescent ( Fig. 41 View Figures 40–42 ). Coxites cylindrical, broad without setae. Styles cylindrical, distinct, apex covered with short and dense setae. Bursa copulatrix membranous, without sclerites. Spermatheca curved; ramus subequal to collum. Spermatecal gland membranous, larger than spermatheca; spermathecal duct as long as bursa copulatrix, introduced into the bursa copulatrix base ( Fig. 42 View Figures 40–42 ).

Sexual dimorphism. Females with rostrum longer, with shallow and sparse punctation. Males with rostrum shorter, straight, punctation thicker and denser.

Dimensions. Males/Females, respectively: BL: 6.17– 8.33/5.17–8.17; LR: 1.42–1.83/1.00–1.75; WR: 0.75–1.00/0.67– 1.08; PL: 1.50–2.00/1.17–2.00; PW: 2.67–3.58/2.25–3.92; EL: 4.67–6.33/4.00–6.17; EW: 3.67–5.00/3.00–5.42; IO: 0.17–0.25; WE: 0.17–1.25; LE: 0.75–1.0; LF: 0.83–1.17/0.83–1.08.

Type material examined. Holotype ♀, deposited in the BMNH, with the following labels: “ TYPE /Bugaba Panama Champion/ B.C.A. Col. IV-4 Sternechus nitidus Champ. ”.

Material examined. PANAMA, Chiriqui, 1♀, 2 km N Prov. Sta Clara, 1300 m, 24-25. V.1977, H. & A. Howden leg. ( CMNC) . French Guiana, Rio Maroni , 1♂ ( NZAC) , 1♂, 1♀ ( USMN) ; Roches de Korou , 1♂ ( MNHN) ; Caiena , 1♀ ( MNHN) ; St. Laurent du Maroni , 1♀, A. Hustache leg. ( MNHN) . PERU, San Martin, 1♂, Tarapoto, 1886, M. de Mathan, leg. ( MNHN) . BRAZIL, Amazonas: Teffé , 1♂, 1♀, 1879 ( MNHN) . Pará: Cametá , 1♂ ( NZAC) ; Santarém, 1♀, Faz. Taperinha , 1–11.II.1968 ( MZSP) ; Jacareacanga , 2♂, XII.1986, M. Alvarenga ( DZUP) ; TucuruÍ: 1♀, I.1979, M. Alvarenga leg. ( ASUCOB) . Mato Grosso: Barra do Rio Tapirapé , 1♀, 2-16.I.1966, B. Malkin leg. ( MZSP) . Bolivia, Santa Cruz: Santa Cruz , 1♂, 10 mi. W. Portachuelo, 27.III.1978, at night Gb, Marshall ( ASUCOB) .

Geographic distribution. Panama, French Guiana, Peru, Brazil (Amazonas, Pará, Mato Grosso), Bolivia.

Biology and host plants: Unknown.