Discheramocephalus parvus

Darby, Michael, 2016, Studies of Peruvian Ptiliidae (Coleoptera) 3: the genus Discheramocephalus Johnson including six new species, and validation of the unavailable generic name Phytotelmatrichis Darby and Chaboo, Zootaxa 4097 (3), pp. 416-425 : 423-424

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4097.3.9
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:505726ED-B2C6-49E5-9268-9FAFD40DF3F2
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6079383
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/072E87CA-246D-FFE0-FF17-0B41E175FEAE
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Discheramocephalus parvus
status	sp. nov.

Treatment

Discheramocephalus parvus View in CoL sp. n..

( Figs. 6 View FIGURES 2 – 7 , 12 View FIGURES 8 – 13 , 15 View FIGURES 14 – 15 , 19, 23, 29)

Habitus Fig. 6 View FIGURES 2 – 7 . Length 0.58 mm. Colour dark brown, head black, antennae and legs dusky yellow. Antennomeres 3–11 0.15 mm long.. Mentum and submentum chaetotaxy Fig. 23 View FIGURES 20 – 24 . Width across eyes 0.15 mm. Pronotum 0.18 mm wide, 0.17 mm long with two very fine linear depressions Fig. 12 View FIGURES 8 – 13 . Elytra 0.34 mm long, 0.23 mm wide. Mesoventral collar and keel Fig. 29 View FIGURES 25 – 30 . Ventrite VIII with two pits Fig. 19. Pygidium with +/- 8 teeth. Aedeagus Fig. 19.

. Etymology. From the Latin adjective parvus meaning little, small.

Diagnosis. The small size and dark colouration coupled with the alutaceous pronotum will quickly distinguish this species.

Type data: Holotype: PERU: Cusco Dept.: Villa Carmen Field Station, cafeteria ~ 1.7 km west, research transect, 12.89250°S 71.41917°W, 555m, 21–22.V.2011, D.J. Bennett & E. Razuri, flight intercept trap, PER-11- FIT-007 ( MUSM). Paratype: PERU: Cusco Dept.: Villa Carmen Field Station, cafeteria ~ 1.7 km west, research transect, 12.89221°S 71.41946°W, 560m, 26–28.V.2011, D.J. Bennett & E. Razuri, flight intercept trap, PER-11- FIT-014 ( SEMC).