Plumolepilius antonioi Barrios-Izás, 2020

Barrios-Izás, Manuel A., 2020, Taxonomy of the weevil genus Plumolepilius Barrios-Izás & Anderson (Coleoptera Curculionidae: Molytinae: Conotrachelini): new species from Central America, Zootaxa 4768 (2), pp. 151-192 : 157-158

Plumolepilius antonioi Barrios-Izás , new species

( Figs. 13–23 , 165 )

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Diagnosis: Male. Length (1.50–1.94 mm). Width (0.94–1.38 mm). Subovate, cuticle rufescent. Vestiture of suberect, clavate, ochreous scales, appressed on mesanepisternum and mesepimeron. Head and rostrum up to 1/4 covered with scales, rostrum finely punctate; scrobes lateroventral, reaching the margin of eyes, antenna inserted in middle of rostrum, scape clavate, as long as desmomeres 1 to 3 together, desmomere 1 longer than desmomere 2, both longer than demomeres 3 to 7, funiculus and antennal club setose. Pronotum trapeziform, narrower than elytra, 1.4x wider than long, anterior margin annulate, deeply punctate, scales moderately distributed; postocular lobes bearing vibrissae. Elytra punctate-striate, humeri slightly produced, interstices 4 at base of elytral declivity with a feebly produced tubercle, stria 10 complete. Abdominal ventrites slightly punctate, suture of abdominal ventrite 1 and 2 complete but not articulated, apex of abdominal ventrite 5 excavated, rounded and bearing two tufts of setae. Metanepisternal suture swollen. All femora armed with small spines. Pedon width gradually increasing from base to apex, apex lobed; temones 3.4X longer than pedon; genital sclerites sting-shape.

Female. Length (1.56–1.75 mm). Width (0.94–1.25 mm). Scales only at base of rostrum. Elytral humeri round- ed.

Geographic Distribution. Honduras (Olancho).

Derivation of the specific name. Patronym, named after my dear brother Leonel Antonio Barrios Izás, an agronomist in Guatemala, as gift for his support to the author during the preparation of this paper.

Material examined: 95♂♂ 73♀♀ ( ASUCOB, BMNH, CMNC, EAPZ, USNM). Holotype ♂ ( CMNC): HONDURAS: Olancho, La Muralla N.P., 14km N. La Union, 1450m, 25.VI.1994 -130, R. Anderson, mont.wet evergr. for.litt. / Holotype ♂ Plumolepilius antonioi Barrios-Izás sp. nov. Aedeagus extracted. Paratypes: same data as holotype (1♂ 1♀, ASUCOB, 1♂ 1♀, BMNH, 7♂♂ 7♀♀ CMNC, 1♂ 1♀, EAPZ,, 1♂ 1♀, USNM). Same data except for 16-17.VIII.1994 -207 mont.wet evergr. for.litt. berl. (12♂♂ 5♀♀, 1♂ 1♀, ASUCOB, 1♂ 1♀, BMNH, 9♂♂ 2♀♀ CMNC, 1♂ 1♀, USNM). HONDURAS: Olancho, P.N. La Muralla, 14km N. La Union, 1510- 1550m, 16-17.VIII.1994 -209, R. Anderson, transition cloud for.litt. berl. (2♂♂ 2♀♀, CMNC). Same data ex- cept for 1430m, 16-17.VIII.1994 -208, liquidambar/oak for. litt. berl. (12♂♂ 13♀♀, CMNC; 2♂♂ 2♀♀, ICZ). Same data except for 1450-1500m, 16-17.VIII.1994 -206, montane wet evergreen forest, beating (4♂♂ 6♀♀, 1♂ 1♀ ASUCOB). HONDURAS: Olancho, La Muralla NP, 14km N. La Union, 1350m, 1.IX.1994 -209, S.&J. Peck, montane forest litter, 94-70 (5♂♂). HONDURAS: Olancho, P.N. La Muralla, 8.3km NNW La Unión,

1460m, 15.09723°N, 86.73842°W, 4 Oct 2008, M.G. Branstetter, mesic forest, MGB1131 (3♂♂ 3♀♀, CMNC). Same data except for 8.9km NNW La Union, 1530m, 15.10123°N, 86.74527°W, MGB-1133 (1♀, CMNC). Same data except for 8.4km NNW La Union, 15.09862°N, 86.73526°W, MGB-1136 (2♂♂ 1♀, CMNC). HONDURAS: Olancho, LaMuralla N.P., 14km.N La Union, 1450m, 25.VI.1994 -130exc., R. Anderson, montane wet evergreen for. litt. (2♂♂ 3♀♀, CMNC). HONDURAS: Olancho, La Muralla N.Pk., 14km.N. La Union, 1450m, 17.VIII.1994, S. Peck, 94-39, wet mont.for.litter. (2♂♂ 6♀♀, CMNC). HONDURAS: Olancho, PN La Muralla, 15.094 -86.73950 ± 20m, 1420m, 2.V.2010, LLAMA Wa-C-01-2 / WWD0061961 (1♀, CMNC), WWD0061962 (1♀, CMNC), WWD0062113 (1♂, CMNC), WWD0062129 (1♂, CMNC), WWD0062134 (1♂, CMNC), WWD0061957 (1♂, CMNC), WWD0062099 (1♀, CMNC), WWD0062144 (1♂, USNM), WWD0062146 (1♀, USNM), WWD0062174 (1♂, USNM), WWD0062376 (1♀, USNM), WWD0062392 (1♀, BMNH), WWD0062523 (1♂, BMNH), WWD0062524 (1♂, BMNH), WWD0062574 (1♂, CMNC), WWD0062612 (1♂, CMNC), WWD0062661 (1♂, CMNC), WWD0062664 (1♀, BNMH), WWD0062666 (1♀, CMNC), WWD0062667 (1♀, CMNC), WWD0062669 (1♀, CMNC), WWD0062674 (1♂, CMNC). Same data except for 15.094 -86.740 / WWD0062728 (1♂, CMNC), WWD0062732 (1♂, CMNC), WWD0062743 (1♂, CMNC), WWD0062785 (1♀, CMNC), WWD0062787 (1♂, CMNC), WWD0062789 (1♂, CMNC), WWD0062793 (1♂, CMNC), WWD0062794 (1♂, CMNC), WWD0062840 (1♂, CMNC). Same data except for 15.094 -86.739 / WWD0062343 (1♂, CMNC), WWD0062374 (1♂, CMNC), WWD0062384 (1♂, CMNC), WWD0062385 (1♂, CMNC), WWD00627395 (1♂, CMNC), WWD0062402 (1♂, CMNC), WWD0062420 (1♂, CMNC). Same data except for 15.093 -86.740 / WWD0062821 (1♂, CMNC), WWD0062822 (1♂, CMNC), WWD0064837 (1♀, CMNC), WWD0062839 (1♂, CMNC), WWD0062842 (1♀, CMNC), WWD0064844 (1♀, CMNC), WWD0064846 (1♀, CMNC), WWD0064847 (1♀, CMNC). Same data ex- cept for 15.095 -86.739 / WWD0060945 (1♀, CMNC), WWD0061000 (1♀, CMNC), WWD0061028 (1♂, CMNC), WWD0061029 (1♂, CMNC), WWD0061080 (1♂, CMNC), WWD0061090 (1♂, CMNC). Same data except for 15.100 -86.740, 1530m, LLAMA Wa-C-01-1 / WWD0060498 (1♂, CMNC).

Figures

FIGURE 165. Map of Plumolepilius species distribution. P. andersoni (white circles), P. antonioi (red circles), P. camuna

FIGURES 13–18. Plumolepilius antonioi. Male. 13, Dorsal habitus. 14, Lateral habitus. 15, Frontal view. 16, Abdominal ventrites I–V. 17, Aedeagus dorsal view. 18, Aedeagus lateral view.

FIGURES 19–23. Plumolepilius antonioi. Female. 19, Dorsal habitus. 20, Lateral habitus. 21, Frontal view. 22, Genitalia and associated sclerites. 23, Spermatheca.