Neaporia hilda Gordon and Hanley, 2017

Gordon, Robert D. & Hanley, Guy A., 2017, South American Coccinellidae (Coleoptera), Part XVII: systematic revision of Western Hemisphere Cephaloscymnini (Coccinellinae) with description of a cryptic new genus and species of Coccidulini (Coccinellinae), Insecta Mundi 2017 (601), pp. 1-158 : 23-24

13. Neaporia hilda Gordon and Hanley , new species

Description. Male holotype. Length 2.0 mm, width 1.6 mm; body slightly elongate, elytra with sides nearly parallel in basal ½, wider than pronotal base, widest at middle of elytra. Dorsal surface entirely shiny, lacking microsculpture. Color black; pronotum black with slightly greenish tint, reflexed lateral margin reddish yellow; elytron with 2 reddish yellow maculae, anterior macula irregularly rectangular from posterior to humeral callus to midpoint, posterior macula irregularly rounded medially on apical declivity ( Fig. 117 ); mouthparts yellow except apical 1/3 of apical maxillary palpomere dark brown; antenna yellow; legs reddish brown except tibia and apical ½ of femur brown; ventral surface dark brown except apical 2 ventrites yellowish brown. Head punctures large, separated by less than a diameter; pronotal punctures about as large as on head, separated by a diameter or less; elytral punctures larger than on head, separated by a diameter or less; prosternal, mesosternal punctures large, separated by less than a diameter; metasternum with large punctures along anterior and lateral borders, punctures on remaining surface small, sparse; punctures on abdominal ventrites 1–2 large, separated by a diameter or less, punctures on remaining ventrites small, separated by about a diameter. Head densely pubescent with frons wider than an eye measured at vertex ( Fig. 118 ); eye canthus short; apical maxillary palpomere long, narrowed to apex in apical 1/3. Pronotum widest at middle, reflexed lateral margin narrow, widened from base to apex. Epipleuron flat, wide in basal ½, as wide as pronotal hypomeron. Prosternum slightly longer than wide, longer than mesosternum, with apical margin slightly arcuate, male anterolateral projection large, prominent, distinctly setose ( Fig. 119 ). Postcoxal line on ventrite 1 long, evenly rounded, extended nearly to apical margin of ventrite ( Fig. 118 ). Apex of ventrite 5 mostly truncate, widely emarginate medially. Genitalia with basal lobe slightly shorter than paramere, slender, parallel sided, abruptly narrowed to apex in apical 1/8; paramere wide, widest medially, apical 1/5 weakly curved, weakly narrowed to abruptly rounded apex, dorsal margin with blunt serrations medially ( Fig. 121, 122 ); sipho wide in basal ½, apical ½ abruptly narrowed ( Fig. 123 ).

Female. Similar to male except head not densely pubescent, spermathecal capsule slender, narrowed medially, apex of cornu rounded. ( Fig. 120 ).

Variation. Length 2.0 to 2.1 mm.

Type material. Holotype male; COLUMBIA; La Union, CND (Cundinamarca), 29–VI–39, alt. 1900 m., Murillo No 5069. ( USNM) . Paratypes; 2,1, Buga , Colombia, Val (Valle) 4.II.41, alt. 1010 m, Murillo No 5416 ; 1, Monterredondo , Cundinamarca, Kolumb.( Colombia), 1400 m, leg. Schneble 1961.18.X ( USNM) .

Other specimens. 2; 1, COLUMBIA, N.de S.(Norte De Santander) 2300m., 25km. S. Chinacota, May 14, 1974, H. &A. Howden ; 2, Colombia, Cund (Cundinamarca) 1900m, La Union, June 28, 1939, Murillo No 5061 ( USNM) .

Remarks. Neaporia hilda is distinguished by its elytral color pattern and Colombian locality. Two female individuals under “other specimens,” also from Colombia, differ by having all elytral maculae reduced in size and are overall slightly smaller than the holotype. They closely resemble the type specimens in all other regards.

Figures

Figures 117–133. Neaporia spp. 117–123) Neaporia hilda 117) Habitus. 118) Basal abdominal ventrites and frons. 119) Pro and mesosternum. 120) Female spermathecal capsule. 121) Phallobase ventral. 122) Phallobase lateral. 123) Sipho. 124–128) Neaporia gwendolyn 124) Habitus. 125) Abdomen. 126) Frons. 127) Pro and mesosternum. 128) Phallobase ventral. 129–133) Neaporia jenny 129) Habitus. 130) Frons. 131) Phallobase ventral. 132) Phallobase lateral. 133) Sipho.