Remotophagus oaxacanensis, Esser & R & Usa & M, 2018

Esser, Jens, R, Nearctic, Usa & M, New, 2018, New genera and new species of Cryptophagidae (Coleoptera) from USA and Mexico, Linzer biologische Beiträge 50 (2), pp. 1079-1083 : 1082

Remotophagus oaxacanensis nov.sp. ( fig. 3 )

T y p e m a t e r i a l: Holotype ♂: " Mexico: Oaxaca, 23 km N Oaxaca City, hwy 175, 2650 m, 8.X.1990, leg. R. Baranowski / sifting litter, pine-oak forest" [ ZMLU].

Paratypes: 4♂♂, 7♀♀ " Mexico: Oaxaca, 21 km N Villa Diaz Ordaz, 3100 m, 7.IX.1990, leg. R. Baranowski / sifting litter, boreal forest" [ZMLU, cES]

E t y m o l o g y: Named after the Mexican state Oaxaca were the types were collected.

D e s c r i p t i o n: Body small, 1.9 mm, reddish-brown, membranous wings absent, extremities slender. Surface with moderately strong and dense punctation, more strong on head and pronotum. Pubescence yellowish, long and decumbent ( fig. 3 ). Eyes hemispherical rounded, of normal size and with medium fine ommatidia. Antennae 11-segmented with a 3-segmented club. Segment I nearly long as wide, segment II smaller and slightly longer, segment III nearly 2 x long as wide. Segment IV to VIII decreasing in length, VIII rounded. Segment IX and X hardly transverse, X wider than IX, XI dropshaped. Segments IX, X and XI are asymmetric. Pronotum with moderately rounded, with one small tooth-like anterior callosity and two small teeth on each side. Glandular porus only at the anterior callosity visible. Sides broad flattened, median area convex. Side margin distinctly rimed, also basal margin. Pronotum transverse (about 1,5 x wider than long). Elytra stout and rounded, oviform, humeral callus absent. Tarsal formula 5-5- 4 (females with 5-5-5).

C o m m e n t: See description of Remotophagus nov.gen. Known only from the type locality.

Figures

Fig. 3-4: (3) Remotophagus oaxacanensis nov.gen. & nov.sp., paratype, female; (4) Salebius octodentatus (MÄKLIN, 1852), female.