Paxillus jamaicensis Hincks, 1950

Jiménez-Ferbans, Larry, Reyes-Castillo, Pedro & Schuster, Jack C., 2015, Passalidae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) of the Greater and Lesser Antilles, Zootaxa 3956 (4), pp. 491-512 : 504

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3956.4.3
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6103220
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scientific name	Paxillus jamaicensis Hincks, 1950
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Type locality. Jamaica.

Diagnosis. 27.2–29.7 mm total length. Clypeus hidden below frons, not visible dorsally, with anterior angles slightly developed. Frons border straight, without secondary medio-frontal tubercles, sometimes with weak notch. Frontal fossae glabrous. Medio-frontal tubercles developed, joined to interior tubercles by a ridge. Internal tubercles smaller than medio-frontal tubercles. Central tubercle with apex not free; basolateral tubercles small but marked. antennal club with five lamellae, first lamellae reduced. Apex of lacinia unidentate. Mentum with medial base flat and glabrous. Prosternal process pentagonal. Mesosternum glabrous with wide scars. Antero-lateral metasternum and lateral groove glabrous, disc entirely delimited by punctures. Humeri pubescent and epipleura glabrous.

Material examined. 14 specimens. JAMAICA: Cumberl Dist. Clarendon, 15-18.XII.1919, about 3000 ft, Paxillus jamaicensis Hincks Reyes-Castillo , det. 88 (1 IEXA); Ecclesdown, 21.VII.60, P. & G. Vaurie, Paxillus jamaicensis Hincks Reyes-Castillo , det. 88 (1♀, 1♂ IEXA); Portland Parish. Hardwar Gap, alt. 1430, 23.XI.68, Col. R.E. Woodruff, Paxillus jamaicensis Hincks Reyes-Castillo , det. 88 (3♀♀, 2♂♂ IEXA); Hardwar GAP 7-XII- 1975 coll. J.H. Frank. In rotting wood (1 UVGC); Portland Parrish, Hardwar Gap, Topotypes, 23.XI.1968, R.E. Woodruff, Spasalus jamaicensis (Hincks) , Paxillus jamaicensis Hincks det. R.E. Woodruff 1969 (4 UVGC); F. Klages, Holl& Collection, Paxillus jamaicensus Hincks Det. : J. Schuster 1988 (1 UVGC).

Distribution. Endemic to Jamaica ( Reyes-Castillo & Fonseca 1992, Ivie & Gillogly 1998).

Comments. Paxillus jamaicensis was described in Paxillus ; Reyes-Castillo (1973) transferred it to Spasalus and Reyes-Castillo & Fonseca (1992) moved it again to Paxillus .