Selenophorus nonellipticus Messer and Raber, 2021

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Selenophorus nonellipticus Messer and Raber , new species

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Type Material. Holotype male [deposited in CMNH] labeled “FLORIDA Osceola County / Disney Wilderness Preserve / 19m N 28.0997 W 81.4000 Pitfall / trap 07 Jul2015. RNelson/ DSNY 004.W.205150707 // Selenophorus ellipticus / det. E. Cayata /2015// BET.D03.000529// NATIONAL ECOLOGICAL/ OBSERVATORY NETWORK/ ( NEON) 2017/ CMNH Acc. No.38.693”; pinned with holotype label [red paper topmost] and genitalia in glycerin vial . Paratypes [yellow paper] as follows. USA: [deposited in CMNH unless stated otherwise] ALABAMA: Bibb Co.: Talladega Natl Forest, N 32.9578832 W 87.432827 , 3 V 2017 (1♀). FLORIDA: Alachua Co.: 3.4 mi WNW Archer , pitfall trap , 25 IX–29 X 2015 (1♀ FSCA) ; Baker Co.: Glen St. Mary, under log , 1 II 1961 (1♂ FSCA) ; Dade Co.: Miami, Metro Zoo Pinelands , 5m, 25°37.3 0 N, 80°23.5 0 W : 2 X 2008 (7♂ 4♀ CMNH, 1♂ 1♀ PWMC, 2♀ BTRC), 15 X 2009 (2♂ CMNH, 1♂ BTRC) , 21 X 2009 (3♂ 1♀), 14 XII 2011 (1♀); Liberty Co.: Torreya State Park, UV light , 4 VI 1994 (2♂ CMNH, 2♂ PWMC); Polk Co.: Disney Wilderness Preserve, pitfall [vicinity of holotype] : 2 VII 2013 (2♂ 2♀), 30 VII 2013 (1♂ 2♀, 1♀ PWMC), 13 VIII 2013 (1♀), 24 IX 2013 (1♂), 1 V 2014 (1♂), 14 V 2014 (4♀), 29 V 2014 (1♂), 26 VI 2014 (1♀ CMNH, 1♀ BTRC) , 6 VIII 2014 (1♀ CMNH, 1♀ DAHC) , 9 VI 2015 (1♀); 31 V 2016 (1♀), 18 IV 2017 (1♀), 16 V 2017 (1♀), 30 V 2017 (1♀), 8 VIII 2017 (2♂), 5 IX 2017 (1♂ 1♀); Okaloosa Co.: 2 mi N Holt , 6 III 1980 (1♀ FSCA) ; Osceola Co.: Disney Wilderness Preserve , pitfall [vicinity of holotype] : 7 VII 2015 (1♂), 21 VII 2015 (1♂), 4 VIII 2015 (1♀); Putnam Co.: Ordway-Swisher Biol Stn .: 2 VI 2016 (1♀), 20 IV 2017 (1♂), 4 V 2017 (2♀); Santa Rosa Co.: 2 mi N Muson , beaten from oak Quercus sp ., 23 IV 2016 (1♀ FSCA) . GEORGIA: Dade Co.: Sitton’ s Gulch , 16 VII 1936 (2♂ UGCA) . NORTH CAROLINA: Moore Co.: Southern Pines , A.H. Manee [collector] , 22 IV 1915 (1♂ 2♀ WIRC); 5 mi SW Southern Pines , 24 III 2005 (1♂ PWMC) . SOUTH CAROLINA: Aiken Co.: Aiken, SRP S- Area Bay , 19 VI 1979 (1♂ UGCA) .

Description (Holotype). Adult male. Size: ABL 6.6 mm. Color/Luster: Dorsal and ventral surfaces black. Pronotum moderately shiny, elytra much duller. Mouthparts and antennomeres 1–3 rufopiceous, distally darker. Femora and trochanters piceous, legs distally not as dark. Microsculpture: Dorsal mesh strongly impressed, irregularly isodiametric, weaker on frons and near midline of pronotum. Head: HW/PW = 0.70. Pronotum:

PL/PW = 0.60. Impunctate, glabrous. As wide as elytra, widest near middle, sides evenly arcuate posteriorly toward broad base, hind angles obtuse, rounded at apices. Anterior angles strongly projected, their span as wide as pronotal base. Bilateral basal impressions shallow, wide, delimited on disc by weakly engraved line. Elytra: Seriate setigerous punctures in striae 2, 5, and 7 prominent but not foveate. ABS1 well impressed, short, not longer than the maximum width of elytral interval 2. Venter: Prosternal process narrow, straight, marginate. Ventrites with pubescence sparse, short. Ventrite 6 with 1 pair of anal setae. Legs: Male protarsi and mesotarsi typical of genus. Metatarsi long, dorsally with very sparse, very short pubescence. Median lobe: Apex of dorsoapical plate abruptly swollen, with bilobed hook dorsally. Distal half of endophallus with three long parallel rows of contiguous slender spines. Ostium with elongated lamina.

Variation. ABL 5.8–7.0 mm. Endophallus with the dense rows of slender spines variable in their lengths and positions; some with a bilateral pair of rows behind bulb and a single left-sided row near middle of median lobe. Females with tarsi unmodified and 1 pair of anal setae as in males.

Etymology. The species name is derived from Latin non (not) and Greek masculine adjective ellipticus , in reference to the distinction from the similar species Selenophorus ellipticus .

Diagnosis. Selenophorus nonellipticus is distinguished from other members of the S. ellipticus species group by the characteristics given in the key. It differs externally from similar S. ellipticus by the dark femora; proportionately larger head; pronotum widest in middle with less constriction anteriorly; elytra with larger seriate punctures.

Type Habitat. The holotype was collected at the Nature Conservancy’ s 11,500-acre Disney Wilderness Preserve near Kissimmee , Florida. This preserve is located at the head of the Greater Everglades watershed and contains 3,500 acres of restored wetlands .

Remarks. The similarity of S. nonellipticus to S. ellipticus was anticipated by Lindroth (1968: 829) in his brief characterization of an undescribed species from North Carolina. Lindroth’ s undescribed species clearly matches S. nonellipticus whose range is much of southeastern United States. Selenophorus ovalis Dejean, 1829 sensu Horn (1880: 179 , 182) is likely S. nonellipticus . Horn studied specimens from Georgia and Florida without indicating that he examined types. Horn concluded that S. ovalis was a species near S. ellipticus with the pronotal anterior and posterior margins about equally wide, with elytral seriate punctures larger, and with the legs piceous. Putzeys (1878a: 20) examined one male specimen of S. ovalis in the Dejean collection. Putzeys observed that the legs in S. ovalis are “brunes” (brown) while those of S. ellipticus are testaceous. Otherwise, Putzeys’ comparative description is difficult to interpret. Lindroth (1968) examined the male type of S. ovalis including its genitalia and concluded that it was only a large specimen of S. ellipticus .

Figures

Figs. 1–7. Habitus images and genitalia illustrations of Selenophorus species. 1) S. contractus, dorsal aspect; 2) S. ellipticus, dorsal aspect; 3) S. granarius, dorsal aspect; 4–7) S. nonellipticus, new species, dorsal and ventral aspects, male median lobe left lateral and dorsal views.