HERAEUS BARANOWSKII SP. NOV.

(FIGS 25 D, 26D, 27M–P, 31)

Diagnosis

Labium extending to metacoxae. Distiflagellomere with a sub-basal whitish band. Membrane with an elongate apical pale spot. Mesofemur with a diffuse band and metafemur with a narrow subapical brown band. Pygophore apex pointed dorsally in lateral view.

Description (Fig. 25 D)

Total length 4.66.

Head: Brown, shiny, coriaceus; with short recumbent and long erect setae dorsally. Head length 1.01, width 0.77. Postocular length 0.34. Eyes not surpassing the dorsal margin of head in lateral view. Ocelli at level of an imaginary line passing the posterior border of eyes. Interocular width 0.35, interocellar width 0.24. Labium pale brown, with erect setae, extending to metacoxae. Labial segment lengths: I 0.59, II 72.

Antennae pale brown, basiflagellomere distally and distiflagellomere darker, distiflagellomere with a subbasal whitish band; all segments with abundant short recumbent and sparse short erect setae. Antennal lengths: scape 0.34, pedicel 0.84, basiflagellomere 0.72, and distiflagellomere 0.90. Length of pale band on distiflagellomere 0.30.

Thorax: Pronotum brown, anterior pronotal lobe darker, posterior lobe with irregular pale areas, humeral angles with a whitish spot; collar with scattered punctures delimited posteriorly by a punctate sulcus; anterior and posterior lobes with short recumbent and long erect setae, longer on anterior lobe. Pronotum pruinose, punctate, punctures larger on posterior lobe. Collar length 0.06, anterior lobe length 0.54, posterior lobe length 0.51; anterior lobe width 0.74, posterior lobe width 1.50. Pleurae brown, acetabular areas paler, punctate, with short recumbent setae. Evaporative area extended. Scutellum brown, apex paler; pruinose, punctate, with short recumbent and long erect setae, as on anterior pronotal lobe. Hemelytra pale brown, irregularly pigmented, with short recumbent setae. Costal margin pale on proximal twothirds, apex of corium darker with a subapical whitish spot and an inner small pale spot; membrane brown, veins paler, with an elongate apical pale spot and diffuse paler spots between veins (Fig. 25 D). Legs: Coxae, protrochanter, profemur, except distally, a diffuse subapical band on mesofemur, and a subapical narrow band on metafemur brown, remainder of legs pale brown (Fig. 26 D); with semierect setae, longest on profemur. Profemur with spines restricted to apical half. Protibia slightly curved.

Abdomen: Brown, with abundant short recumbent setae. Male genitalia: Pygophore (Fig. 27 M, N) rounded, with pointed posterior margin; apex with a dorsally directed protuberance; declivent posteriorly in lateral view; anterior margin of dorsal aperture weakly rounded, inner projections elongate, more pronounced posteriorly. Parameres: Figure 27 (O, P). Aedeagus: vesica with minute spines laterally and two sclerotizated lobes with minute spines distally; processus gonopori long and slender.

Distribution

Belize and Mexico (Fig. 31).

Etymology

This species is named in honour of our friend and colleague Richard M. Baranowski for his many contributions, and who collected most of the specimens of this new species.

Type material

Holotype: ♂, BELIZE, Cayo Dist., Benque Viejo, Riverside N, Mopan R. Resort, 22-VI-[20]06, BLT, R.M. & H.V. Baranowski (USNM).

Paratypes: 2♂, same data as for holotype, 23-VI- [20]06 (USNM); 1♂, same data as for holotype, 24- VI-[20]06 (USNM); 1♂, same data as for holotype, 25-VI-[20]06 (USNM); 2♀, BLT, 1-X-2009, M. Chrysler (USNM); 1♀, 12-X-2009, M. Chrysler (USNM); 1♂, 7-XI-2009, M. Chrysler (USNM); 1♂, 23-XI-2009, M. Chrysler (MLP); 1♂, 25-X-[20]06, BLT, A. Trujillo (MLP); 1♂, Orange Walk District, Gallon Jug, 11- X-[20]05, BLT, B. Miller (USNM); 1♂, 19-VI- [20]05, BLT, B. Miller (USNM); 2♂, 31-IV-[20]05, BLT, B. Miller (USNM); one without abdomen, 14-I- [20]05, BLT, B. Miller (USNM); 1♂, Orange Walk Distr., Chan Chich Ldge., 25-X-[20]03, BLT, R.M. & H.V. Baranowski (USNM); 1♂, 18-IV-[20]04, BL trap, E. Flota (USNM); 2♂, 1♀, 13-XI-[20]04, BL trap, C. Sanabria (USNM); 1♂, 1-IX-[20]05, BL trap, C. Sanabria (USNM); 1♂, O.W. Dist., Rio Bravo Cons. Area, Mahogany Tr, 10-VII-1996, C.W. & L.B. O’Brien (USNM).

Additional material studied

MEXICO: Yucatan: 1♂, Kiuick, 13-XI-1974, J. Reddell (USNM); Quintana Roo: 1♀, Miguel Cozumel, VII- 1959, N.L.H. Kraus (USNM).