Scolytocis fritzplaumanni Lopes-Andrade, 2008
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.1832.1.1 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038E87B5-FFA8-CE6C-FF6A-4940FB6EF98B |
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Felipe |
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Scolytocis fritzplaumanni Lopes-Andrade |
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sp. nov. |
Scolytocis fritzplaumanni Lopes-Andrade sp. nov. ( Figs 82–84 View FIGURES 82–84 , 91 View FIGURES 91–93 , 94A, 95A View FIGURES 94–95 , 96–97 View FIGURES 96–97 , 101 View FIGURE 101 )
Etymology
The specific epithet is in honour of the great entomologist Fritz Plaumann, who first collected the species. A German immigrant, Fritz Plaumann lived in Brazil from 1924 until his death in 1994. His collection was considered the biggest private insect collection of Latin America, and the ciids he collected are an unique source of knowledge on the Ciidae fauna of southern Brazil.
Diagnosis
The species belongs to the fritzplaumanni species-group and so it is distinguishable from the other Scolytocis by the biconcave prosternum without longitudinal carina at midline, and the smooth border of the posterior pronotal margin. It differs from the other species in the group by the coarse and dense pronotal punctation, with punctures separated by a distance of one puncture width of less.
Description
Holotype. ( Figs 82–84 View FIGURES 82–84 ) Measurements in mm: TL 1.74; PL 0.68; PW 0.79; EL 0.95; EW 0.84; GD 0.79. Ratios: PL/PW 0.86; EL/EW 1.13; EL/PL 1.40; GD/EW 0.94; TL/EW 2.07. Body dark brown, including antennae, mouthparts and legs; tarsi a little bit lighter than legs. Head with dorsum punctate; puncture coarse, with interstice finely microreticulate. Each antenna ( Fig. 94A View FIGURES 94–95 ) with nine antennomeres (FL 0.095mm; CL 0.148mm; CL/FL 1.55); length of the antennomeres (in mm) as follows: 0.095; 0.038; 0.053; 0.015; 0.015; 0.013; 0.038; 0.043; 0.068. Eyes with greatest width 1.22X the basal width of scutellum. Pronotum coarsely and densely punctate; punctures irregular, shallow, with limits well-distinct, separate by a distance of one puncture width or less; interstice between punctures finely microreticulate; anterolateral margins straight; posterolateral angles broadly rounded; posterior margin without a rugose border. Scutellum smooth, shiny, with sparse punctures, basal width 0.15X the EW. Elytra with coarse and confused punctation; punctures irregular, deeper than those of pronotum, sometimes without distinct limits; interstice between punctures smooth; elytral apex truncate, slightly concave when seen from above, bearing sparse but conspicuous cuticular globules ( Figs 82–84 View FIGURES 82–84 , small arrows). Each hindwing ( Fig. 91 View FIGURES 91–93 ) with apical area bearing two pigmented lines, one conspicuous line near the anterior margin and the other a vague line almost reaching the posterior margin. Prosternum biconcave, bearing a very narrow longitudinal carina at midline; surface shiny, slightly rugose. Metaventrite finely microreticulate at disc to striated near sides; disc delimited by a circular row of obsoles- cent punctures; discrimen one-third the length of the metaventrite at midline; either side bearing some small and sparse setae, each arising from large obsolescent punctures. Abdominal ventrites bearing small and sparse setae. Each metatibia ( Fig. 94A View FIGURES 94–95 ) broadly rounded, less than 3X as long as broad; outer edge with spines (around 25) closer to each other at apical one-fourth, then getting sparser. Male genitalia (in paratypes). ( Figs 96–97 View FIGURES 96–97 ) Genitalia elongate, equally sclerotized; apex of tegmen subtriangular; median lobe around 1.25X longer than tegmen.
Type series
Holotype. ( MZSP) Brazil: / Nova Teutonia Santa Catarina Brazil Fritz Plaumann [printed] XI-64 [handwritten]/ Scolytocis fritzplaumanni Lopes-Andrade HOLOTYPUS [printed on red paper]/. Paratypes. Brazil: 24 specimens (16 ANIC, 8 LAPC) labeled / Nova Teutonia Santa Catarina BRAZIL March F. Plaumann /; 3 specimens (2 ANIC, 1 LAPC) / Brasilien Nova Teutonia 27º11' B 52º23' L Fritz Plaumann 300-500m v. 1960 /; 3 specimens (2 ANIC, 1 LAPC) / Serra do Mar , 1200m 25' 46, 49' 06 BRAZIL May, 1964 Plaumann /; 1 specimen ( ANIC) / Serra do Mar Brazil 1000m May, 1964 [handwritten]/ Fritz Plaumann Collector [printed] /; 4 specimens (3 ANIC, 1 LAPC) / Nova Teutonia Santa Catarina BRAZIL Fritz Plaumann [printed] June 1972 [handwritten]/; 2 specimens ( LAPC) /Boqueirão, 29'16, 52' 32 Rio Grande do Sul Brazil ix.66 / Fritz Plaumann Collector /; 2 specimens ( ANIC) / Boqueirão 29'16 52' 32 600m / F. Plaumann Sept. 1960 /; 121 specimens (2 CAMB, 10 CNCI, 2 GOPC, 2 ISNB, 10 LUND, 2 MCZ, 6 MHNG, 4 RRPC, 10 SMTD) / BRASIL: PR Guaratuba; “ Pontal do Rio Itararé ”; 900m iii.2005 leg. P. Coelho Grossi / Ganoderma sp. /; 85 specimens (49 LAPC, 2 LUND, 30 MCNZ, 4 MHNG) / BRASIL: RS São Francisco de Paula "FLONA SFP"; 2006 leg. L.V. Graf /. All paratypes with an additional label / Scolytocis fritzplaumanni Lopes-Andrade PARATYPUS [printed on yellow paper]/.
Variation
Measurements in mm (n = 25): TL 1.58–2.00 (1.75 ± 0.11); PL 0.63–0.79 (0.68 ± 0.05); PW 0.68–0.89 (0.79 ± 0.04); EL 0.89–1.21 (1.03 ± 0.09); EW 0.74–0.95 (0.85 ± 0.05); GD 0.74–0.89 (0.79 ± 0.04). Ratios: PL/PW 0.8–0.94 (0.86 ± 0.05); EL/EW 1.07–1.44 (1.2 ± 0.08); EL/PL 1.28–1.92 (1.51 ± 0.14); GD/EW 0.88– 1 (0.92 ± 0.04); TL/EW 1.89–2.19 (2.05 ± 0.08).
Distribution
Known from the South Region of Brazil, from various localities in the states of Paraná, Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul ( Fig. 101 View FIGURE 101 ) .
Host fungi
Ganodermataceae , in Ganoderma sp. (specimens from Guaratuba), and Ganoderma australe (Fr.) Pat. (specimens from São Francisco de Paula; L.V. Graf pers. comm.).
Comments This is a common Scolytocis from the South Region of Brazil, being easily collected.
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