Proptomaphaginus darlingtoni (Jeannel) 1936

Peck, Stewart B. & Cook, Joyce, 2014, A review of the small carrion beetles and the round fungus beetles of the West Indies (Coleoptera: Leiodidae), with descriptions of two new genera and 61 new species., Insecta Mundi 2014 (397), pp. 1-76 : 7

Proptomaphaginus darlingtoni (Jeannel) 1936

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Proptomaphaginus darlingtoni ( Jeannel) 1936: 78 ; Peck 1970: 241 (ex Ptomaphagus ); 1999: 608. Holotype male (described as female) in MCZC, seen. Type locality: Soledad , Cienfuegos, Cuba.

Diagnosis. Total length 1.5–1.9 mm. This species is very similar to P. apodemus . It differs in the shape of the paired apical projections of the median lobe ( Fig. 5, 6 ). In P. darlingtoni they are short and straight, while in P. apodemus ( Fig. 3, 4 ) they are longer and inwardly curved.

Distribution. Known only from Cuba. Previously known localities, from Jeannel (1936), Peck (1970, 1999) are: Cuba. Cienfuegos Province. Soledad, [the former] Harvard Biological Station. Santiago de Cuba Province. Gran Piedra National Park, 1100 m elevation. Segundo Chorrito, km 8 on entrance road to Gran Piedra, 600 m.

New records. None.

Remarks. Biology: an inhabitant of upland and lowland forests.

Figures

Figures 2–11. Genitalic structures of Eucatops and Proptomaphaginus. 2) Spermatheca of E. annulus. 3, 4) Aedeagus, ventral and lateral views, of P.apodemus (from Szymczakowski 1969). 5, 6) Aedeagus, dorsal and lateral views, of P. darlingtoni (from Peck 1970). 7, 8, 9) Aedeagus, dorsal, lateral and ventral views of P. hispaniolensis (from Peck 1983). 10, 11) Aedeagus, dorsal and lateral views of P. puertoricensis. Scale line = 0.15 mm, Fig. 2; 0.30 mm, Fig. 3–11.