Parinesa jolyi, Escalona & Slipinski, 2012

Escalona, H. E. & Slipinski, A., 2012, Revision of the Neotropical ladybird genus Parinesa Gordon (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae), Zootaxa 3198 (1), pp. 29-53 : 44-46

Parinesa jolyi sp. nov.

( Figs 9–12, 22–42, 92–106, 148)

HOLOTYPE: Venezuela, Aragua, PN Henri Pittier, Rancho Grande , 1225 m, N 10° 21’ 17’’ W 67° 40’ 55’’, 23– vi–2007, J. Lattke, M. Riera, en hojarasca [dissected], ♂ MIZA . PARATYPES: 23 specimens. Venezuela, Aragua, PN Henri Pittier, Rancho Grande : 700 m, 14–ix–1970, J. & B. Bechyne , 1 specimen MIZA . 1080m, Sendero Andy Field , 5–iv–2009, H. Escalona , 1 specimen NMNH . 1100 m: 12–iii–1973, B. Bechyne Leg, 2 specimens NMNH ; 15–iii–1973, B. Bechyne Leg, 2 specimens NHML ; 28–x–1987, N 10° 21’ W 67° 41’, C. Bordon, H. Romero, trampa de interceptación, 1 specimen NHML , 1 specimen MIZA ; camino a la toma, 20–viii–1992, J. L. García, 1 specimen MIZA . 1100 m, 21–vi–1987, M.A. Ivie, tree buttress, 2 specimens MAIC. Paso El Portachuelo , 12–vii– 1987, 1120 m, M.A. Ivie colr ., 6 specimens MAIC. 18–viii–3–ix–1992, 1100 m, L. Masner, maxinet, cloud forest, 2 specimens MAIC. Portachuelo Pass 1120 m, 12–vii–1987, R . S. Miller colr., 1 specimen MAIC. Portachuelo (misspelling), 1120 m, 12–vii–1987, M. A. Ivie, beating & sweeping , 3 specimens MAIC.

Diagnosis. This wingless species is distinguished by its strongly convex body, apex of clypeus barely emarginated ( Fig. 22), external border of protibia curved ( Figs 38, 98), eyes divided by ocular canthus ( Figs 22, 23), densely punctate pronotum ( Figs 28–30), anterior lobe of prosternum well developed ( Figs 27, 96), mesoventral process sulcate ( Figs 32, 33) and elytra surface mostly smooth ( Fig. 35).

Description. Measurements (mm, except ratios): BL: 1.2–1.3. BW: 0.9–1.0. PL: 0.2; PW: 0.7; PL/PW: 0.3; EL: 1.0; EL/W: 1.0; CO: 0.7. Body ovoid and strongly convex ( Fig. 10); wingless. Color dark brown ( Figs 10–12); ventral surface light brown. Head with microsculpture coarser than pronotum; pronotum densely punctate with minute setae ( Fig. 30); elytra ( Fig. 35) smooth, polished and glabrous with fine sparse punctures.

Head slightly convex. Clypeal apex barely emarginated ( Fig. 22). Eyes divided by ocular canthus. Mentum ( Fig. 24) with apical borders rounded. Maxilla as in Figs 25, 94. Mandible as in Figs 26, 95. Labrum as in Fig. 93. Antennal club with last three segments enlarged.

Anterior lobe of prosternum ( Figs 27–29, 96) broadly rounded, margined, covered with irregular punctures; prosternal process slightly sulcate. Mesoventral process ( Figs 32, 33) narrow and sulcate. Scutellum as in Fig. 31. Metaventrite ( Figs 32, 33) microsculptured with coarse punctures, without discrimen. Elytra ( Fig. 10) with lateral stria reaching level of abdominal ventrite I. Abdominal process narrow ( Figs 34, 97); ventrite I microsculptured. Protibia ( Figs 38, 98) external border broadly rounded. Tarsi as in Figs 39, 99.

Male genitalia ( Figs 42, 100–103): penis curved ( Fig. 102); penis guide ( Fig. 101) apex rounded in ventral view. Parameres ( Fig. 100) rounded apically, slightly longer than penis guide. Female genitalia: coxites ( Figs 40, 104, 105) subtriangular; spermatheca ( Figs 41, 105, 106) worm like with a basal gland.

Etymology. Dedicated to Luis J. Joly (MIZA), coleopterist and friend, for his consistent support and guidance of HE.

Distribution. This species is known only from the cloud forest in Rancho Grande, Cordillera de la Costa, Aragua St., Venezuela ( Fig. 148), where it is sympatric with P. saviniae .