Selenophorus spinosus sp.n.

Shpeley, Danny, Hunting, Wesley & Ball, George E., 2017, A taxonomic review of the Selenophori group (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Harpalini) in the West Indies, with descriptions of new species and notes about classification and biogeography, ZooKeys 690, pp. 1-195 : 38-40

Selenophorus spinosus sp.n. Figs 22, 23 A–C, 24

Specific epithet.

From Latin, “spina”, in reference to the numerous large spines on the endophallus of the male genitalia.

Type material.

Seven specimens, 5 males, 2 females. HOLOTYPE male, labelled: "BRAZIL: Amazonas/ Benjamin Constant/ Rio Javary/ II-15-III-15-1942"; "August Robaus/ Collector" (AMNH). Six PARATYPES, sex and label data as follows. Three males, one female, labelled same as holotype (AMNH). Male, labelled "Rio Caiary-Uaupes,/ State of Amazonas,/ Brazil, IX 1906./ H. Schmidt." (AMNH). Female, labelled "Rio Caiary-Uaupes,/ State of Amazonas,/ Brazil, 1906./ H. Schmidt." (AMNH).

Type locality.

Benjamin Constant, state of Amazonas, Brazil.

Diagnosis.

This species, the only member of the seriatoporus species group in the West Indies, is readily recognized by a combination of large size, faint metallic green luster, broad pronotum with rounded posteriolateral angles and posteriolateral impressions smooth, or with only a few punctures. Additionally, endophallus with 13 long spines.

Descriptive notes.

Data for SBL in Table 1. Habitus as in Fig. 22. Labrum with anterior margin shallowly concave; clypeus with anterior margin moderately concave. Antennae and legs rufo-testaceous to slightly darker; palpi infuscated, tip testaceous, base darker, maxillary palpomere 3 same color as base of maxillary palpomere 4. Dorsal and ventral surface dark brunneous, with faint metallic green luster; elytral epipleuron diffusely paler than disc. Head, pronotum and elytra dull, with mesh pattern coarse isodiametric. Elytral striae impunctate, except the standard setigerous punctures in striae 2, 5 and 7. Punctures of striae 2, 5 and 7 foveate. Males with two terminal setae and females with four terminal setae near the posterior margin on sternum VII.

Male genitalia. Fig. 23 A–C. Apical portion of phallic median lobe long, narrowly tapered, symmetrically rounded in dorsal/ventral aspect; endophallus with twisting row of 13 conspicuous long, thick spines; markedly long lamina present, banana-shaped; ostium anopic.

Ovipositor and female reproductive tract. Not studied.

Geographical distribution.

Fig. 24. This species is recorded only from the Lesser Antillean island of Grenada in the West Indies and from Brazil.

Chorological affinities and relationships.

The West Indian range of this species is overlapped by the ranges of its putative close relatives, S. discopunctatus and S. yucatanus .

Material examined.

In addition to the type material noted above, we have seen a single male specimen. See Appendix for details.