Zapotecotoma, Engel, Michael S., Falin, Zachary H. & Batelka, Jan, 2019

Engel, Michael S., Falin, Zachary H. & Batelka, Jan, 2019, A new genus of Pelecotominae from Mexico, with notes on the genera Clinops and Scotoscopus and the description of new species (Coleoptera, Ripiphoridae), ZooKeys 857, pp. 59-84 : 59

Zapotecotoma gen. nov.

Type species.

Zapotecotoma sumichrasti sp. nov.

Diagnosis.

♂: Body slender; head with postocular genae expanded into lobes; compound eye not expanded beyond mandibular base and with a small extra-antennal sclerotous emargination; antenna with eleven antennomeres; antennomeres I–III simple, IV–X with inner-facing, flabellate, compressed rami, XI similar in shape to preceding rami; ultimate maxillary palpomere cylindrical, not compressed or expanded; distal sensory duct on ultimate maxillary palpomere a small, ovoid point. Lateral aspect of pronotum with a ventrally bowed sulcus; pronotal disc without longitudinal medial impression; mesosternum convex but without distinct medial keel; metepisternum with elytron-receiving carina extending along anterior portion only; posterior aspect of metepimeron narrow. Metacoxa with strongly developed posterior flange; ventral surface of pro- and mesofemora in males without densely setose patch; tibial spur formula 0-1-1; pretarsal claws bifid.

♀: Unknown.

Etymology.

The new genus-group name is a combination of Zapotec, the principal indigenous people in the region of the type locality, and -toma (derived from the Greek, tome or tomeus, meaning, “separation”, “cutting”, or “cutter”), a suffix generally used in the generic names of pelecotomines. The gender of the name is feminine.