Prodilis pallidifrons Mulsant, 1850

Gordon, Robert D. & Hanley, Guy A., 2017, South American Coccinellidae (Coleoptera), Part XVII: systematic revision of Western Hemisphere Cephaloscymnini (Coccinellinae) with description of a cryptic new genus and species of Coccidulini (Coccinellinae), Insecta Mundi 2017 (601), pp. 1-158 : 57-58

1. Prodilis pallidifrons Mulsant

50. P. angie , n. sp.

51. P. maryann , n. sp.

52. P. lynda , n. sp.

53. P. madeline , n. sp.

54. P. mamie , n. sp.

55. P. lola , n. sp.

56. P. amelia , n. sp.

57. P. inez , n. sp.

58. P. alberta , n. sp.

59. P. monique , n. sp.

60. P. jodi , n. sp.

61. P. janie , n. sp.

62. P. maggie , n. sp.

63. P. sonya , n. sp.

64. P. cribrata (Gorham) 65. P. unipunctata (Gorham) 66. P. pubescens (Gorham) 67. P. guatemalana (Gorham) 68. P. dubitalis , n. sp.

69. P. pecki , n. sp.

70. P. araguaensis , n. sp. 71. P. bartletti , n. sp. Prodilis pallidifrons Mulsant 1850: 898 ; Crotch 1874: 276: Weise 1904: 363; Korschefsky 1931: 111;

Blackwelder 1945: 444.

Description. Male lectotype (type in pieces so dimensions cannot be accurately ascertained); body apparently oval, widest anterior to middle of elytra. Dorsal surface entirely shiny, lacking microscupture. Color metallic blue except pronotum and head bluish black, head with anterior 3/4 of frons yellow, clypeus narrowly dark brown (Fig. 315, 316); mouthparts mostly yellow except apical palpomere dark brown; venter black, legs dark brown. Head punctures separated by less than a diameter; pronotal punctures separated by a diameter or less; elytral punctures separated by less than twice a diameter; prosternal, metasternal punctures large, separated by a diameter or less, some nearly contiguous; punctures on ventrites 1, 2 large, separated by less than 3 times a diameter, inside of postcoxal lines lacking punctures, punctures on remaining ventrites small, separated by about a diameter. Head with frons about twice width of an eye measured at vertex; eye canthus short, barely visible. Pronotum long, wide, widest at basal angle, reflexed lateral margin wide, of equal width throughout. Epipleuron widest in basal ½, not as wide as pronotal hypomeron. Prosternum with apical margin medially truncate (Fig. 317). Postcoxal line on ventrite 1 short, narrow, evenly rounded, extended slightly more than ½ distance to apical margin of ventrite. Apex of ventrite 5 mostly truncate, slightly emarginate medially. Genitalia with basal lobe longer than paramere, wide in basal ½ then narrowed in apical ½ to bluntly rounded apex; paramere widest medially, narrowed to narrowly rounded apex, dorsal margin with blunt serrations medially, not visible in image (Fig. 318, 319); sipho narrowed, apical 1/8 filamentous (Fig. 320).

Unknown. Unknown.

Variation. Unknown.

Type locality. “Nouvelle Grenade ” ( Colombia).

Type depository. UMZC (lectotype designated by Gordon 1987).

Geographical distribution. Colombia.

Specimen examined. The lectotype.

Remarks. Only the lectotype was available for examination, hence actual species distribution remains unknown. At some point in the lectotype history it was disarticulated so that only a head, pronotum and prosternum remain in one segment, one elytron and abdomen complete with genitalia comprise the other two segments. This is a medium to large species in comparison with other taxa of Prodilis .