Selenophorus parumpunctatus species group

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 : 77

Selenophorus parumpunctatus species group

Recognition.

Externally, two species with elytron with pre apical notch on lateral margin. Internally, the endophallus of males with numerous short spines.

SBL. Males, 4.28-6.04 mm; females, 4.68-6.24 mm.

Color. Antennae with antennomeres 1-3 pale, antennomeres 4-11 darker. Mouthparts infuscated, testaceous to brunneous. Legs testaceous to dark rufo-testaceous. Dorsal surface brunneous to brunneo-piceous; ventral surface rufo-brunneous to brunneous. Elytral epipleuron paler than disc.

Luster. Dorsal surface dull to shiny, with or without very faint brassy luster, ventral surface dull.

Dorsal microsculpture. Head with mesh pattern isodiametric, microlines well impressed. Pronotum with slightly stretched transverse mesh pattern, sculpticells about 1.5 –2× wide as long. Elytra with slightly to more stretched transverse mesh pattern, sculpticells 1.5 –4× wide as long.

Male genitalia. Apical portion of phallic median lobe moderately long to long, narrowly tapered to triangular, symmetrical in dorsal/ventral aspect. Preapical orifice anopic; endophallus with 4-8 short spines with large bases; without lamina.

Ovipositor and female reproductive tract. Female of S. obtusoides is not known. Bursa copulatrix moderately long, recurved; long spermatheca originating near base of common oviduct, without distinctive narrowing basally; markedly long spermathecal gland duct originating above base of spermatheca. Spermathecal gland very small, bulbous, with moderately large swelling of duct basad gland.

Included species.

The parumpunctatus species group includes two species: S. obtusoides sp. n.and S. parumpunctatus Dejean.

Geographical distribution.

In the West Indies, the range of this species group is virtually co-extensive with the islands themselves.