Omissophagus sandianus, Esser & R & Usa & M, 2018

Esser, Jens, R, Nearctic, Usa & M, New, 2018, New genera and new species of Cryptophagidae (Coleoptera) from USA and Mexico, Linzer biologische Beiträge 50 (2), pp. 1079-1083 : 1081-1082

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.5174073
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/775E87F4-FFE5-FFD9-FF0A-CE69D174FEEA
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Omissophagus sandianus
status	sp. nov.

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Omissophagus sandianus nov.sp. ( fig. 2 View Figs )

T y p e m a t e r i a l: Holotype ♂: " USA: NM Bernalillo Co., 35°14.075N, 106°26.979W, Survey Tr-9968’elev, 09-X-2010 - R. J.Buss " [cES]. GoogleMaps

Paratypes: 1♀ " USA: NM Bernalillo Co., Sandia Mnts , TreeSprTrlHD-detritus, 01-X-2010 - R. J.Buss " [cES] ; 1♀ " USA: NM: Bernalillo Co., SurveyTrl-pitfall trap, 02-SEP-2015, R. J. Buss " [cBU] ; 2♂♂ " USA: NM: Bernalillo Co., 25-XII-2005, detritus, Upper Tree Spring " [cBU, cES] ; 1♀ " USA: NM Bernalillo Co., 35°11.40N, 106°24.96W, 30-X-2006, detritus, 9149' elev., UpTreeSprng" [cBU, cES] GoogleMaps ; 2♀♀ " USA: NM: Bernalillo Co., 35°12.55N, 106°26.13W, 24-XI- 2005, DougFirDetr, 9950', 10K trail" [cBU] GoogleMaps .

E t y m o l o g y: Named after the Sandia Mountains in New Mexico where the types were collected.

D e s c r i p t i o n: Male, 2.1 mm, reddish-brown, membranous wings absent, extremities stout. Surface with fine punctation, on head and pronotum somewhat finer and denser than on elytra (basal third). Pubescence sparse and fine, yellowish and decumbent. Eyes small, flat, with just a few ommatidia. Antennae 11-segmented with a 3-segmented club. Segment I short and drop-shaped, segment II smaller and also dropshaped. Segment III somewhat longer that wide, segment IV to VIII rounded and more or less equal. Segment IX short and transverse, segment X hardly wider than IX, moderately transverse. Segment XI drop-shaped and nearly symmetric, tip rounded. Pronotum convex with sides hardly rounded, with one small tooth-like anterior callosity and two fine teeth on each side. Glandular porus only at the anterior callosity visible. Rim of the sides of pronotum indistinct. Pronotum moderately transverse, 1,25 x wider than long. Elytra elongated, humeral callus absent. Tarsal formula 5-5-4 (females with 5- 5-5).

C o m m e n t: Similar to Omissophagus tsoodzilianus nov.sp. but differs in less transverse pronotum, less rounded eyes and different antennae. So far known restricted to the Sandia Mountains in New Mexico.