Amphelissus meieri ( SCHENKLING 1900), Schenkling, 1900
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Amphelissus meieri ( SCHENKLING 1900) |
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Amphelissus meieri ( SCHENKLING 1900) ( Figs 2 View Figs 1-27 , 29 View Figs 28-43 , 55-58 View Figs 44-56 View Figs 57-58 , 61, 62 View Figs 61-62 , 65-68 View Figs 65-66 View Figs 67-68 , 70 View Fig 70 , 73 View Figs 72-80 , 97 View Figs 97-102 )
Amphelissus meieri (SCHENKLING) 1900: 408.
Type material: Holotype. ♀. Herein restricted to Colombia, Departamento de Magdalena ( SDEI).
SCHENKLING 1910: 128 (Galeruclerus). CORPORAAL 1941: 361 (Galeruclerus); 1950: 282 (Cregya). OPITZ 2017a: 35.
Diagnosis: This is the only species within the Labasiella complex that has the castaneous elytral disc slightly infuscated at the middle, just anterior the elytral apex.
Redescription: Size: Length 4.0 mm; width 1.5 mm. Form: As in Fig. 73 View Figs 72-80 . Integument: Castaneous, except elytral disc with infuscation at middle and just in front of elytral apex. Head: Cranium ( Figs 57 View Figs 57-58 , 59 View Figs 59-60 ) coarsely punctate, antennal funicular antennomeres subfiliform ( Figs 2 View Figs 1-27 , 60 View Figs 59-60 ), capitulum lax, antennomeres 8 and 9 triangular, antennomere 10 ovate; eyes slightly narrower that width of frons (EW/FW 15/20); last maxillary and labial palpomere securiform. Thorax: Pronotum ( Fig. 29 View Figs 28-43 ) with angular tubercle at sides, disc coarsely punctate, without discal knobs; elytral asetiferous punctures arranged into 10 punctiform striae ( Figs 63 View Figs 63-64 , 65-68 View Figs 65-66 View Figs 67-68 ), punctation binodal, punctation extends to elytral apex, epipleural margin serrulate in posterior fourth; legs, ungues as in Fig. 64 View Figs 63-64 . Abdomen: Aedeagus ( Fig. 97 View Figs 97-102 ), distal region of phallobase slightly lobed, tegmen very reduced, submembranous, phallobasic struts confluent with phallobasic apodeme, phallobasic rod spatulate, bifid distally; phallic plates broad, phallic apex small triangular. Male Mesodermal Reproductive Organs: Testes comprised of 4 follicles; one pair of accessory glands ( Fig. 56 View Figs 44-56 ). Female Mesodermal Reproductive Organs: Spermathecal capsule slightly sclerotized, spermathecal gland attached to apex of spermatheca; with saccular bursa copulatrix ( Fig. 55 View Figs 44-56 ).
Variation: The available specimens are quite homogeneous.
Natural history: Specimens were collected from February to May; from 5 to 30 m. According to label data, these checkered beetles have been associated with the plant Caesalpinia coriaria (JACQ.) WILLD. ( Fabaceae ) and the beetle Xylotheca meieri REITT. ( Anobiidae ).
Distribution ( Fig. 70 View Fig 70 ): In addition to the holotype, I examined 16 specimens from: Colombia: Departamento de Magdalena, 12 miles W Santa Marta, 28-IV-1973, Campbell & Howden; Departamento de Magdalena, Tayrona Palangana, 11°20'N 74°2'W, 21-III-5-IV- 2001, 30 m, Malaise, R. Henriquez; Departamento de Magdalena, PNN Tayrona Gairaca, 5-21-III- 2001, 5 m, Malaise, R. Henriquez; Departamento de Magdalena, 12 mi W Santa Marta, 16-V-1973, Campbell & Howden. Venezuela: No other information available. Specimens are deposited in CNCI; IAVH, SDEI, and WOPC.
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