Madoniella darlingtoni Opitz, 2010

Opitz, Weston, 2010, New taxa of Epiphloeinae Kuwert (Cleridae) and Chaetosomatidae Crowson (Coleoptera: Cleroidea), Insecta Mundi 2010 (123), pp. 1-28 : 15

Madoniella darlingtoni Opitz , new species

Figure 14 , 54 .

Holotype. Gender not known. Maricao Forest ( Puerto Rico), 2-3,000 ft. P. R. May 30- June 2, ’38 Darlington ( MCZC). (Specimen point mounted; support card, locality label; MCZC acronymic label; Holotype label.)

Paratypes. None.

Diagnosis ( Fig. 54 ): In the key of madoniellan species (Opitz, in press), the Holotype extends to couplet 24(22'), however, there are no setal aggregates on the elytral disc, but the pronotum is vested profusely with small recumbent pale setae.

Description. Size: Length 3.5 mm; width 1.0 mm. Integumental Color: Cranium and pronotum dark red-brown; elytral disc with well-developed insignia, posterolateral extensions of posterior block bifurcated posteriorly. Head: Vertex about as wide as eye in dorsal view; antenna as depicted in figure 14. Thorax: Pronotal side margins slightly sinuous, anterior margin evenly arcuate; elytral form oblong; elytral punctations large, punctation organized into 10 well-defined rows; anterior margin of protibia with 4 spines. Abdomen: Aedeagal information not available.

Variation. One specimen examined.

Natural History. The primary type was collected a point between 610- 915 m. 400 m, temporally between the 30 th of May and 2 nd of June.

Distribution. Known only from the type locality.

Etymology. The specific epithet darlingtoni honors P. J. Darlington, Jr, for his outstanding contributions to zoological systematics.

Figures

Figure 1-15. Antennae. 1) Amboakis ampla. 2) Amboakis capitata. 3) A. stenosis. 4) A. waodani. 5) Madoniella aspera. 6) M. divida. 7) Plocamocera quadrula. 8) P. clinata. 9) Amboakis antegalba. 10) A. diffusa. 11) Madoniella spilota. 12) Amboakis demagna. 13) Epiphloeus erwini. 14) Madoniella darlingtoni. 15) Plocamocera lena.

Figure 47-58. Habiti. 47) Amboakis ampla. 48) A. antegalba. 49) A. diffusa. 50) Amboakis demagna. 51) A. waodani. 52) Epiphloeus erwini. 53) Madoniella aspera. 54) Madoniella darlingtoni. 55). Madoniella divida. 56) Madoniella spilota. 57) Plocamocera clinata. 58) P. lena.