Pelecium bolivianum Straneo & Ball, 1989

Orsetti, Artur & Lopes-Andrade, Cristiano, 2024, A contribution to the taxonomy of the genus Pelecium Kirby (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Peleciini), European Journal of Taxonomy 922, pp. 1-61 : 30

Pelecium bolivianum Straneo & Ball, 1989

Figs 7A–C , 13C , 20D , 26

Specimen examined

BRAZIL • 1 ♀; Mato Grosso, Corumbá, Serra do Amolar ; Mar.–Apr. 2011; C. Aloki leg.; “\\ Coleção A. M. BELLO ”; CAMB .

Notes

The only previously known specimens of P. bolivianum were the holotype and one paratype, both females, from Sta. Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia. The new record is from the same biogeographical province, the Rondônia province of the South Brazilian dominion.

Complementary description

GONOCOXITE 1 ( Fig. 7C ). Outer and inner sides arcuate; inner side forming acute projection on posterior margin; anterior margin dull.

GONOCOXITE 2 ( Fig. 7C ). Elongate, basal lobe bearing ensiform setae on each side; ensiform setae long, with half the length of gonocoxite 2; slender setae at apex.

MEASUREMENTS (in mm). Female (n = 1): AL1 0.7, AL2 0.4, EL 6.9, EW 5.1, PL 4.0, PW 4.1, HL 1.8, HW 2.6, TL 12.7, TL/EW 2.5, lp2L 0.6, lp3L 0.8, lp3 W 0.4, mp3L 0.3, mp4L 0.7, mp4 W 0.4.

Figures

Fig. 7. A–C. Pelecium bolivianum Straneo & Ball, 1989, female from Serra do Amolar, Mato Grosso, Brazil (CAMB). A. Dorsal view. B. Detail of head. C. Terminalia. – D–K. Pelecium cyanipes Kirby, 1817, male from Teresópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (D–J) (CAMB) and female from Teresópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (K) (CAMB). D. Dorsal view. E. Detail of head. F–G. Median lobe. H. Tergite IX. I. Left paramere. J. Right paramere. K. Genitalia. Scale bars: A–B, D–E = 1 mm; C, F–K = 0.5 mm.

Fig. 13. Types of Pelecium Kirby, 1817, dorsal view. A. Pelecium atroviolaceum Straneo & Ball, 1989, allotype (MCSN), photograph by Michele Zilioli. B. Pelecium bisulcatum Straneo, 1970, holotype (MCSN), photograph by Michele Zilioli.C. Pelecium bolivianum Straneo & Ball, 1989, paratype (MUB), photograph by Bernd Jaeger. D. Pelecium brasiliense Straneo, 1962, holotype (MZSP), photograph by Guilherme Ide. Scale bars: 1 mm.

Fig. 20. Types and labels of type specimens of species of Pelecium Kirby, 1817. A. Pelecium tenellum Schaum, 1860, holotype (MUB), photograph by Bernd Jaeger.B. Pelecium atroviolaceum Straneo & Ball, 1989, allotype (MCSN), dorsal view, photograph by Michele Zilioli. C. Pelecium bisulcatum Straneo, 1970, holotype (MCSN), photograph by Michele Zilioli. D. Pelecium bolivianum Straneo & Ball, 1989, paratype (MUB), photograph by Bernd Jaeger. E. Pelecium brasiliense Straneo, 1962, holotype (MZSP), photograph by Guilherme Ide. F. Pelecium carinatum Chaudoir, 1846, lectotype (MNHN), junior synonym of Pelecium cyanipes Kirby, 1817, photograph by Azadeh Taghavian. Scale bar: 1 mm.

Fig. 26. Map highlighting part of South America with the known occurrences, including new records, of Pelecium atroviolaceum Straneo & Ball, 1989, P. bolivianum Straneo & Ball, 1989, P. cyanipes Kirby, 1817, P. drakei Quedenfeldt, 1890, P. fulgidum Straneo, 1962, P. helenae Straneo & Ball, 1989 and P. nicki Straneo, 1955.