Paraminotella nigrita, Döberl, Manfred & Konstantinov, Alexander, 2003

Döberl, Manfred & Konstantinov, Alexander, 2003, A New Genus of Flea Beetles from Nepal (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), The Coleopterists Bulletin 57 (2), pp. 205-218 : 214-215

Paraminotella nigrita new species

( Figs. 1–6 , 11, 12 , 14, 16, 17, 19–22, 24 , 26–33 , 36, 37, 39, 42)

Description. Body length 1.65–1.72 mm, width 0.91–1.12 mm. Color black, dorsal side with weak metallic gloss. Legs including coxae and antennae reddish-brown, metafemur slightly darker.

Head smooth. Supracallinal sulcus poorly developed to absent. Frontal ridge below antennal sockets as wide as distance between sockets. Anterofrontal ridge well developed. Proportions of antennal segments as follows: 12:9:6:9:10:9:9:9:10:10:16.

Pronotum with maximum width near middle, finely and uniformly punctured. Anterolateral callosity clearly elongate, more than twice longer than wide.

Median lobe of aedeagus slightly narrowing above base, with well developed denticle on slightly rounded apex. Ventral groove abruptly narrowing toward base and widening just in front of it. Median lobe wide near base abruptly narrowing apically with apex bent ventrally.

Spermathecal receptacle well separated from pump, with maximum width in front of middle. Basal part of duct following in direction of receptacle long. Duct making more than 2 complete coils. Horizontal part of pump well separated from vertical, with denticle bent towards receptacle.

Etymology. Named because of its black color.

Comments. This new species is similar to P. nepalensis but can be separated from it as indicated in the following key.

Type Material Examined. Holotype #. Nepal, Prov. Karnali, vor Pass SE Churta, 3.400 m, BF, 17.V.1995, leg. A. Weipert ( MEEG) . Paratypes: 151 specimens with

same labels as holotype (14 USNM, 25 DCAG, 112 MEEG, 2 NARN). Paratype. Nepal, Prov. Karnali, Garpung Khola E Hurikot, Bachtal , þ 3.800 m, 12.V.1995, leg. J. Weipert ( MEEG) . Paratype. Nepal, Prov. Karnali, Distr. Jumla, 5 km E Churta ,

þ 3.400 m, 5.V.1995, leg. A. Weigel ( MEEG). Paratype. Nepal, Prov. Karnali, Distr. Jumla, Pass 10 km E Churta, þ 3.800 m, 7.V.1995, leg. A. Weigel ( MEEG). Paratype. Nepal, Prov. Karnali, Distr. Dolpa/ Jumla , Pass NW Chaurikot, þ 3.800 m, 17.V.1995, leg. Hartmann ( MEEG) .

Figures

Figs. 1–2. Paraminotella nigrita, habitus. 1) dorsal view; 2) lateral view.

Figs. 3–6. Paraminotella nigrita, head. 3) frontal view; 4) lateral view; 5) ventral view;

Figs. 11–13. Antennae. 11) Paraminotella nigrita male; 12) Paraminotella nigrita female;

Figs. 16–19. Thoracic structures. 16, 17, 19) Paraminotella nigrita. 16) pronotum, dorsal view; 17) pronotum lateral view; 18) Paraminotella nepalensis, anterolateral callosity of pronotum; 19) pro-, meso and metasternites, ventral view.

Figs. 20–21. Thoracic structures of Paraminotella nigrita. 20) meso- and metasternites, dorsal view; 21) meso- and metatergites, dorsal view.

Figs. 22–25. Abdomen of female. 22, 24) Paraminotella nigrita; 23, 25) Paraminotella nepalensis; 22, 23) sternites; 24, 25) last two tergites.

Figs. 26–29. Paraminotella nigrita female. 26–28) hind leg; 29) apex of protibia and protasi.

Figs. 30–33. Paraminotella nigrita male. 30, 31) metatibia; 32, 33) ventral surface of first protarsomere.