Aglyptinus grenadensis Peck and Cook, 2014

Peck, Stewart B. & Cook, Joyce, 2014, A review of the small carrion beetles and the round fungus beetles of the West Indies (Coleoptera: Leiodidae), with descriptions of two new genera and 61 new species., Insecta Mundi 2014 (397), pp. 1-76 : 50

Aglyptinus grenadensis Peck and Cook , new species

Figures 112, 113

Diagnostic description. Length 1.1–1.7 mm; greatest width 0.9–1.3 mm. Shining; color dark reddish brown; clypeus, appendages, pronotal margins and elytral epipleura paler. Head and pronotum finely, sparsely punctate; elytral punctures larger, more dense. Antennae not reaching base of pronotum. Maxillary palps unmodified. Eyes large. Wings fully developed. Metasternum lacking microsculpture medially; dense lines of microsculpture laterally. Male protarsi and mesotarsi densely setose. Major male mesofemur broader than metafemur; metatibia elongate; inner metatibial spine elongate, curved, sinuate apically. Aedeagus ( Fig. 112, 113 ) evenly, roundly curved dorsoventrally; flattened, acute at apex. Parameres constricted before apex.

Type material. Holotype, male, with the following label data: “WEST INDIES: GRENADA / Grand Etang Forest Reserve / N12°04.846’, W61°42.333’ / 9–28.VIII. 10, 360 m, Rain/ forest FIT., S. Peck, 10-61” ( SBPC) . Paratypes (62): with same data as holotype (27, SBPC) ; same data except: forest malaise, 10-60 (1, SBPC) ; same data as holotype except: N12°04.162’, W61°42.162’, 10–28.VIII. 10, 400 m, rain forest malaise, 10-62 (2, SBPC) ; with same data except: rain forest FIT, 10-63 (12, SBPC; 3, MCZC; 3, FMNH) ; same data except: 15–18.VIII.10, carrion trap, 10-70 (5, SBPC) ; same data as holotype except: 15–18.VIII.10, carrion trap, 10-71 (4, SBPC) ; Grenada : Par. St. Andrews, Grand Etang Forest, 29.VIII.1990, nutmeg shell berlese, J. Telesford (3, FSCA) ; Grenada : Grand Etang N.P., Beausejour View Tr., ±1970’, 4.XI.1991, C.W. & L.B. O’Brien (2, WIBF) .

Distribution. Known only from Grenada.

Etymology. The epithet grenadensis ( Grenada + the Latin suffix -ensis, locality) refers to the occurence of this species on Grenada.

Figures

Figures 92–115. Aedeagi, lateral and dorsal apical views, of Aglyptinus. 92, 93) A. puertoricensis (from Peck 1972). 94, 95) A. angulatus. 96, 97) A. grandis. 98, 99) A. longipalpus. 100, 101) A. hispaniolensis. 102, 103) A. kaszabi. 104, 105) A dominica. 106, 107) A. martiniquensis. 108, 109) A. luciae. 110, 111) A. parvus. 112, 113) A. grenadensis. 114, 115) A. vincentii. Scale line = 0.30 mm, Fig. 92-95, 98-115; 0.45 mm, Fig. 96, 97.