Selenophorus contractus (Casey)

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Selenophorus contractus (Casey) ( Fig. 1 )

Celiamorphus contractus Casey 1914: 144 . Type locality: North Carolina ( Southern Pines , Moore Co.) . Types: USNM #47876.

Descriptive Notes. Pronotum proportionately very wide (average PL/PW = 0.53); anterior angles strongly projected; hind angles distinctly obtuse to minutely subdentate. Elytra with seriate punctures small; microsculpture cells stretched (2:1–3:1). Dorsum darkly bronzed. Legs dark reddish-brown. Dimorphism + ♂ 1 — ♀ 1. Median lobe with dorsoapical plate, its sides converging to minute dorsally-bent tip, not swollen. Endophallus unarmed. ABL 4.2–4.8 mm.

Range. USA: AL*, FL*, GA, NC.

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.