Paraleucopis boydensis Steyskal

(Figs 13, 33–36, 43)

Paraleucopis boydensis Steyskal, 1971: 2 .

P. boydensis: Steyskal, 1981: 405 [key]; Smith, 1981: 411 [biology].

Type material examined. HOLOTYPE Ƌ, labelled: P.L. Boyd Des[ert]. Res[earch]. Center/ 3.5mi.S.Palm Desert, Riv[erside]/ Co.Calif./ 26 APR.1970 Suzy &/ Saul Frommer”; “UCR.ENT.MUS./ Specimen #/ 24871”; “ HOLO- TYPE / PARALEUCOPIS / BOYDENSIS/ Steyskal [red label]” (USNM). ALLOTYPE: Same data as holotype, UCR. ENT. MUS., specimen #22082 (1 ♀, USNM).

Additional material examined. USA. California: Andrews Canyon, Palm Springs, 10.iv.1955, W.R. Richards (2 ♀, CNC) ; Borrego, 3.iv.1960, A.L. Melander (2 ♀, USNM) ; Imperial Co., Fish Creek Mts, 300 ft, 20.iv.1955, W.R.M. Mason (1 ♀, CNC) ; Palm Desert, 2100 ft, 4.iv.1955, W.R.M. Mason (1 Ƌ, CNC; 1 Ƌ DEBU); Riverside Co., Sec. 19; T. 6S; R.6E, elev. Ca. 2800 ft, NE of Black Hills, 9.v.1973, S. Frommer (5 Ƌ, 3 ♀, CNC) ; San Ber- nardino Co., Mitchells Caverns, 8.vi.1980, T. Griswold (1 ♀, LACM) .

Recognition. This species is characterized by fronto-orbital setae not distinct; antenna yellow; face with pruinescence on upper half; parafacial with pruinescence; clypeus shiny; gena mostly shiny, pruinosity not extended posteroventrally below eye; fore coxa and all femora dark; hind femur without anteroventral preapical setae; surstylus L-shaped, with broad rectangular base bearing several strong setae.

Description. Frons dark to reddish-brown band above antennae; gena dark. Face with pruinescence on upper half (Fig. 13); parafacial pruinose. Fronto-orbital setae not distinct. Antenna mostly yellow, with apical half of postpedicel darkened; antennal bases separated by more than length of pedicel. Clypeus shiny.

Katepisternum with several stiff, dark ventral setae, anterior to mid coxa; short setulae on anterior half. Scutum shiny with dense setulae. Coxae and femora dark, with apex of femora pale; fore tibia mostly pale; mid and hind tibiae darkened in middle, pale basally and apically; tarsomeres on all legs pale, except darkened tarsomere 5 dorsally; mid tibia with dark ventroapical seta, less than one-quarter length of tarsomere 1.

Male postabdomen (Figs 33, 34): epandrium rounded, evenly sclerotized, setose. Hypandrium broad, with pair of long anteriorly setae; with narrow and rounded postgonite apically. Surstylus L-shaped, with broad rectangular base bearing several strong marginal setae; apex slightly curved medially. Distiphallus tapered to narrow apex. Cercus rounded, width subequal to length, shorter than dorsal length of epandrium.

Female postabdomen: tergite 6 (Fig. 35) bilobed anteriorly, slightly narrowed medially with slightly sinuous to straight posterior margin; with 2 pairs of long setae, longer than half length of tergite; spermatheca (Fig. 36) with long pigmented denticles or papillae; without end apparatus.

Distribution. This species is known only from California, USA (Fig. 43).