Pelecium negrei Straneo, 1962

Orsetti, Artur & Lopes-Andrade, Cristiano, 2024, A contribution to the taxonomy of the genus Pelecium Kirby (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Peleciini), European Journal of Taxonomy 922, pp. 1-61 : 37

Pelecium negrei Straneo, 1962

Figs 10A–H , 16C , 21J , 27

Specimens examined

BRAZIL • 1 ♀; Bahia, Boa Nova; 28 Feb. 2015; Cerqueira P. et al. leg.; CEMT • 1 ♂; Bahia, Itapetinga; C.M.P. Leite leg.; CEMT .

Notes

The previously known specimens are from Bahia, a state in the Northeast Region of Brazil, in the Caatinga province of the Chacoan dominion. The new records are from the same state in the same biogeographic province.

Complementary description

ABDOMINAL TERGITE IX ( Fig. 10E ). Elongate, asymmetrical; sides subparallel at base and converging at middle to rounded projection on apex; inner anterior angle rounded; apex straight.

AEDEAGUS ( Fig. 10C–D, F–G ). With median lobe ( Fig. 10C–D ) cylindrical, slender, asymmetrical, slightly sinuous, apical portion expanded; ostium very short, confined to apical fourth; apical lamella short, abruptly narrowed; apical edge sharp; basal bulb thin. Parameres ( Fig. 10F–G ) asymmetrical, left paramere securiform, longer and thinner than right paramere.

GONOCOXITE 1 ( Fig. 10H ). Outer and inner sides arcuate; inner side forming acute projection on posterior margin; anterior margin dull.

GONOCOXITE 2 ( Fig. 10H ). Elongate; basal lobe bearing ensiform setae on each side; ensiform setae long, with half to one-third length of gonocoxite 2; inner ensiform setae visibly longer than inner setae; slender setae at apex.

MEASUREMENTS (in mm). Male (n = 1): AL1 0.6, AL2 0.4, EL 4.3, EW 3.1, PL 2.6, PW 2.5, HL 1.3, HW 1.7, TL 8.2, TL/EW 2.6, lp2L 0.4, lp3L 0.5, lp3 W 0.3, mp3L 0.2, mp4L 0.5, mp4 W 0.2. Female (n = 1): AL1 0.8, AL2 0.5, EL 6.5, EW 4.7, PL 3.8, PW 3.7, HL 1.8, HW 2.3, TL 12.1, TL/EW 2.6, lp2L 0.7, lp3L 0.7, lp3 W 0.3, mp3L 0.3, mp4L 0.6, mp4 W 0.3.

Figures

Fig. 10. A–H. Pelecium negrei Straneo, 1962, male from Itapetinga, Bahia, Brazil (A–G) (CEMT) and female from Boa Nova, Bahia, Brazil (H) (CEMT). A. Dorsal view. B. Detail of head. C–D. Median lobe. E. Tergite IX. F. Left paramere. G. Right paramere. H. Genitalia. – I–P. Pelecium nicki Straneo, 1955, male from Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil (I–O) (CERPE) and female from Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil (P) (CERPE).I. Dorsal view. J. Detail of head. K–L. Median lobe. M. Tergite IX. N. Left paramere. O. Right paramere. P. Genitalia. Scale bars: A–B, I–J = 1 mm; C–H, K–P = 0.5 mm.

Fig. 16. Types of Pelecium Kirby, 1817, dorsal view. A. Pelecium laeve Chaudoir, 1854, holotype (MNHN), photograph by Azadeh Taghavian. B. Pelecium longicolle Straneo, 1953, allotype (MCSN), photograph by Michele Zilioli. C. Pelecium negrei Straneo, 1962, holotype (MCSN), photograph by Michele Zilioli. D. Pelecium nicki Straneo, 1955, holotype (MCSN), photograph by Michele Zilioli. Scale bars: 1 mm.

Fig. 21.Labels of type specimens of some species of Pelecium Kirby, 1817. A. Pelecium cyanipes Kirby, 1817, holotype (BMNH), photograph by Keita Matsumoto. B. Pelecium drakei Quedenfeldt, 1890, lectotype (MUB), photograph by Bernd Jaeger. C. Pelecium fulgidum Straneo, 1962, holotype (MCSN), photograph by Michele Zilioli. D. Pelecium fulgidum, allotype (MCSN), photograph by Michele Zilioli. E. Pelecium helenae Straneo & Ball, 1989, holotype (MZSP), photograph by Guilherme Ide.F. Pelecium helenae, paratype (MCSN), photograph by Michele Zilioli. G. Pelecium helenae, allotype (MCSN), photograph by Michele Zilioli. H. Pelecium laeve Chaudoir, 1854, holotype (MNHN), photograph by Azadeh Taghavian. I. Pelecium longicolle Straneo, 1953, allotype (MCSN), photograph by Michele Zilioli. J. Pelecium negrei Straneo, 1962, holotype (MCSN), photograph by Michele Zilioli.

Fig. 27. Map highlighting part of South America with the known occurrences, including new records, of Pelecium laeve Chaudoir, 1854, P. negrei Straneo, 1962, P. purpureum Straneo, 1955, P. striatum Straneo, 1955 and P. violaceum Brullé, 1838.