Cephaloscymnus candice 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 : 7

4. Cephaloscymnus candice Gordon and Hanley , new species

Description. Male holotype. Length 2.4, width 2.5 mm. Dorsal surface entirely shiny, lacking microsculpture. Color dark brown (Fig. 13); head with anterior ½ reddish brown, basal ½ dark brown; pronotum red; antenna, legs yellow; mouthparts yellow except apical 2 maxillary palpomeres reddish yellow; epipleuron reddish brown; ventral surface black; abdomen dark brown except apically yellowish brown. Head punctures small, separated by less than a diameter; pronotal punctures about as large as head punctures, separated by less than a diameter; elytral punctures slightly larger than pronotal punctures, separated by a diameter or less; prosternal punctures coarse, separated by less than a diameter; mesosternal punctures absent; metasternal punctures absent medially, small, separated by less than a diameter apically and ventrally; punctures on abdominal ventrites small, separated by less than 3 times a diameter. Head with frons widened from base to apex, twice as wide as eye measured at vertex (Fig. 14); eye canthus short; apical maxillary palpomere narrowed to apex in apical 1/3. Pronotum widest at apical angle, reflexed lateral margin narrow, widened from base to apex. Epipleuron flat, narrow throughout. Prosternum small, slightly longer than wide, about same length as mesosternum, with apical margin medially emarginate. Postcoxal line on ventrite 1 short, evenly rounded, extended slightly more than ½ distance to apical margin of ventrite. Apex of ventrite 5 arcuate. Genitalia with basal lobe longer than paramere, slender, nearly parallel sided in ventral view, apex acute, in lateral view lobe slightly curved, abruptly narrowed to acute apex at apical 1/3; paramere slender, nearly parallel sided to rounded apex, dorsal margin without serrations (Fig. 15, 16); sipho slender throughout to apex (Fig. 17).

Female. Unknown.

Variation. Unknown.

Type material. Holotype male; MEXICO. 20 mi. E. El Salto, 8000', Dgo. (Durango), Mex., Vi. 14.71, H. Howden. ( USNM).

Remarks. This species has male genitalia similar to those C. zimmermanni , but is distinguished from other Cephaloscymnus species by a pale reddish pronotum contrasted with dark brown elytra that presents a striking differential.