Macraspis fernandezi Neita-Moreno, 2014

Bento, Matheus, Jameson, Mary Liz & Seidel, Matthias, 2022, New species and illustrated key of Macraspis (Scarabaeidae, Rutelinae, Rutelini) from the Amazon biome of Brazil, ZooKeys 1124, pp. 161-189 : 161

Macraspis fernandezi Neita-Moreno, 2014

Figs 1O , 3H-J , 4E-G , 12

Type material examined.

Holotype male deposited at IAVH, labeled: "COLOMBIA, Meta, PNN / La Macarena San Juan de / Arama 03°20'47"N, 73°53'22"W Caño La Curia / 580 m Bos. Galeria 13.iii.1986 / F. Fernández leg." (white, printed; duplicated label) // " Macraspis fernandezi / Neita-Moreno 2014 " (white, printed) // "HOLOTIPO / Macraspis fernandezi / Neita-Moreno, 2014" (red, printed) // "Instituto Humboldt / Colombia / IAvH-E-88479" (white, printed with added QR-code).

Additional material examined

(2 males). Brazil, Roraima, Caracaraí, Parque Nacional da Serra da Mocidade , 15-26.I.2016, F. F. Xavier, R. Boldrini, & P. Barroso (legs.) (♂, INPA) ; Brazil, Amazonas, Manaus, Fazenda Dimona - PDBFF, 19.VIII.2000, R. Andreazze (leg.) (♂, INPA) .

Distribution

(Fig. 12 ). Colombia (1). Meta ( Neita-Moreno 2014). Brazil (2). Roraima, Amazonas.

Remarks.

This species was described based on a single male specimen from Colombia ( Neita-Moreno 2014). Herein, two additional specimens of M. fernandezi from Roraima and Amazonas states are recorded for the first time from Brazil (new country record). Further comparison to the holotype male showed that the paramera of Brazilian specimens are slightly narrower at middle, but they do not differ in the lateral articular areas of the tectum. The male endophallus (Fig. 4E-H ) of the two Brazilian specimens were inflated and showed no conspicuous intraspecific differences. Female specimens of this species have not been described.

Figures

Figure 1. Macraspis spp. (A-O). Lateral and ventral views of pro- and mesothorax of A, B M. morio and D, E M. p. pseudochrysis. Dorsal view of head and anterior portion of pronotum of C M. festiva and F M. c. chloraspis. Anterior view of mesothoracic legs of G M. festiva H M. oblonga I M. p. pseudochrysis and J M. c. chloraspis. Female metatibial spurs of K M. c. chloraspis and L M. phallocardia sp. nov. Anterior view of mesotarsus of M M. p. pseudochrysis N M. c. chloraspis and O M. fernandezi. Scale bars: 1 mm.

Figure 3. Macraspis buehrnheimi sp. nov. (A-G) and Macraspis fernandezi Neita-Moreno, 2014 (H-J) Macraspis buehrnheimi sp. nov. A dorsal view of holotype male and B ventral view of holotype male C dorsal view paratype female and D ventral view view paratype female E-F aedeagus of holotype (E dorsal F caudal G lateral views). Macraspis fernandezi Neita-Moreno, 2014 from Caracarai, Roraima state, Brazil (new country record) H aedeagus dorsal view I aedeagus caudal view and J aedeagus lateral view. Scale bars: 2 mm (A-D); 0.5 mm (E, G, H, J); 0.2 mm (F, I).

Figure 4. Comparison of male endophalli of Macraspis buehrnheimi sp. nov. and Macraspis fernandezi Neita-Moreno, 2014. Macraspis buehrnheimi sp. nov. (A-D) in A dorsal B lateral and D lateral views, with C detail showing lateral sclerite. Macraspis fernandezi Neita-Moreno, 2014 (E-H) in E dorsal F lateral and H ventral views, with G detail showing lateral sclerite. Scale bars: 0.5 mm.

Figure 12. Distribution of Brazilian species of Macraspis treated in this publication. The Brazilian Amazon biome is colored lime green. Brazilian states are abbreviated as follows: AC = Acre, AM = Amazonas, AP = Amapa, BA = Bahia, ES = Espirito Santo, GO = Goias, MA = Maranhao, MG = Minas Gerais, MT = Mato Grosso = PA = Piaui, RO = Rondonia, RJ = Rio de Janiero, RR = Roraima, SP = Sao Paulo, TO = Tocantins.