Aglyptinus capitaneus Peck and Cook, 2014

Peck, Stewart B. & Cook, Joyce, 2014, A review of the small carrion beetles and the round fungus beetles of the West Indies (Coleoptera: Leiodidae), with descriptions of two new genera and 61 new species., Insecta Mundi 2014 (397), pp. 1-76 : 48

Aglyptinus capitaneus Peck and Cook , new species

Figures 74, 75

Diagnostic description. Length 1.5–2.1 mm; greatest width 1.0– 1.5 mm. Shining; color light reddish brown to nearly black; sides of pronotum, appendages paler in dark specimens. Head and pronotum moderately finely, sparsely punctate; elytra moderately coarsely, densely punctate. Antennae long, reaching base of pronotum. Maxillary palps unmodified. Eyes large. Wings fully developed. Metasternum finely punctate medially, with fine lines of microsculpture laterally. Male protarsi and mesotarsi densely setose. Major male mesofemur broader than metafemur; metatibia elongate; inner metatibial spine elongate, curved, with sinuate apex. Aedeagus ( Fig. 74, 75 ) elongate, slender, strongly arched dorsoventrally; apex narrow, downturned. Parameres broad at base, narrow apically.

Type material. Holotype, male, with the following label data: “ CUBA: Santiago de Cuba / Parque Nacional Gran Piedra / Gran Piedra Trail / 1180m, 20.011 -75.627, 29.I.2012 / R. Anderson, wet pluviselva litter/ 2012-014” ( SBPC) . Paratypes (44): with same data as holotype (9, SBPC) ; same data except: Near Museo Isabélica , 1115m, 20.007 -75.619, 26.I.2012, 2012-003 (1, SBPC) ; same data except: Estacion Ecologica Gran Piedra , 1080m, 20.010 -75.637, mixed pine litter, 2012-005 (1, SBPC) ; same data escept: near La Isabellica, 1075m, 20.003 -75.613, 27.I.2012, wet pluviselva litter, 2012-008 (3, SBPC) ; Santiago Prov. , Gran Piedra, Isabelica, 7–17.XII.1995, 1100m, elfin forest FITs, S. Peck, 95-84 (20, SBPC; 3, MCZC; 3, FSCA; 3, FMNH) ; Santiago Prov. , Gran Piedra, Met. Radar, 6-17.XII.1995, 1100m, elfin forest FIT, S. Peck, 95-76 (1, SBPC) .

Distribution. Known only from Cuba.

Etymology. The epithet capitaneus (Latin, large) refers to the relatively large size of this species.

Figures

Figures 70–91. Aedeagi, lateral and dorsal apical views, of Aglyptinus. 70, 71) A. bahamensis. 72, 73) A. biseriatus. 74, 75) A. capitaneus. 76, 77) A. fortipunctatus. 78, 79) A. minutus. 80, 81) A. sinuatus. 82, 83) A. dimorphicus (from Peck 1972). 84, 85) A. jamaicensis (from Peck 1972). 86, 87) A. hemipterus. 88, 89) A. maculus. 90, 91) A. parvoculus. Scale line = 0.30 mm, Fig. 70–73, 76–85, 88, 89; 0.35 mm, Fig. 74, 75, 90, 91; 0.45 mm, Fig. 86, 87.