Adelopsis brasiliensis Jeannel, 1936

(Figs. 26–27)

Adelopsis brasiliensis Jeannel, 1936: 66 [and Figs. 75–76]; Gnaspini, 1996: 539 (type seen); Gnaspini and Peck, 2001: 429 (tentative assignment to group ascutellaris); Salgado, 2010: 214 (assignment to group capitanea). Here returned to group ascutellaris.

Type material examined: Holotype male [a single specimen in original description, assumed as holotype] in MNHN ( Gnaspini, 1996: 541). Labels: “Blumenau / S.O. [sud oeste = southwestern; but actually southern] Brasilien / (Reitter)” // “ Ptomaphagus braziliensis n. sp. ”. Note: the specimen was previously dissected, and both aedeagus and genital segment were missing [see Note under MNHN, in ‘Methods and Materials’]. Specimen here illustrated.

Length: 3.5 mm (original description); 3.15 mm (our measurement). It has a large size when compared to other species in the genus.

Type locality: Blumenau, Santa Catarina State, Brazil .

Short Redescription. Eyes normal, but slightly less than the usual height (Fig. 26). Winged. No posterior projections on male ventrites. Aedeagus and genital segment missing. Female unknown.

Distribution. Brazil: Santa Catarina State: known only from type locality (original description; here).

Taxonomic Remarks.

1) Unfortunately, both aedeagus and genital segment of the specimen examined were missing, not allowing a proper recognition of the species, even using illustrations in Jeannel (1936: Figs. 75–76). The aedeagus seems similar to that of other species in the group (see also Taxonomic Remarks under Adelopsis ascutellaris, above). However, the species is very large when compared to other species in the group. It is from a locality where it is the only species of the group recorded so far, except for A. curvipes Salgado, 2005 (length 2.75 mm), from a close locality. Therefore, we prefer to keep it as a separate species, and, in the future, compare it to the type of A. curvipes, to check for synonymy.

2) This species is tentatively assigned to subgroup, since the genital segment (which is here considered important for subgroup assignment) is unknown.