11. Phelister parana sp. nov. Figs 7G, H, 8E, F, Map 7

Type material.

Holotype male: " Brazil: Piraquara, Mananciais da Serra, 1,000 m, 25°29.77'S, 48°58.90'W, Arm. intercep. de vôo . 17-31.x.2007, FIT, P. Grossi & D. Parizotto" / "Caterino/Tishechkin Exosternini Voucher EXO-00424" (DZUP). Paratypes (9): Brazil: Paraná, Mananciais da Serra (-25.4934, -48.9786), 12/9/11-12/11/11, FIT, F.W.T. Leivas, M.S. Caterino & A.K. Tishechkin, EXO-00874 (MSCC, 1ex.); Paraná, Mpio. Curitiba, nr. Campina Grande do Sul (-25.2965, -49.0381), 12/7/11-12/10/11, FIT, F.W.T. Leivas, EXO-00875 (MSCC, 1ex.); Paraná, Piraquara (Sanepar) (-25.4961, -48.9817), 7/18/01, P.C. Grossi (DZUP, CESP, 2ex.); Paraná, Piraquara Mananciais da Serra (-25.4961, -48.9817), 1000 m, 11/23/07-12/1/07, FIT, P. Grossi & D. Parizotto (CHND, 3ex.); Paraná, Piraquara Mananciais da Serra (-25.4961, -48.9817), 1000 m, January 2007, FIT, P. Grossi & D. Parizotto (CHND, 2ex.).

Other material.

Brazil: Minas Gerais, Parque Estadual do Itacolomi, Trilha do Forno at 20.4290°S, 43.5075°W, 1350 m, flight intercept trap, 8-9.ii.2014, A. K. Tishechkin (AKTC, 1ex.)

Diagnostic description.

Length: 1.81-2.01 mm (avg. 1.89 mm); width: 1.42-1.81 mm (avg. 1.57 mm). This species is very similar to several others in this group, especially P. blairi and to P. erwini, but is unique in a few characters: body elongate (Fig. 7G), almost parallel-sided, with sides weakly rounded, dark rufescent, with conspicuous ground punctation; frons and epistoma deeply depressed along midline, sparsely but doubly punctate; pronotal gland openings just under halfway back on pronotal disk; pronotal disk with conspicuous secondary punctures throughout, sparser but distinct in middle third; marginal pronotal stria broken with inner ends recurved briefly behind eyes; submarginal pronotal stria short and weakly impressed, in anterior corners only; both propygidium and pygidium with dense secondary punctures; prosternal lobe very short, rounded. Male: basal piece ~ 1/3 length of tegmen; tegmen with sides weakly rounded, apices subacute, weakly separated; tegmen weakly curved, flatter toward apex, in lateral view; weak medioventral process present in basal 1/3; median lobe ~ 1/2 tegmen length, basal apodemes abruptly thinner near bases.

Etymology.

We name this species for the state of its primary occurrence, Paraná, Brazil.

Distribution.

This species is only known from a relatively small area in coastal southeastern Brazil.

Remarks.

The description presents all of this species’ distinguishing characters.