Paulipalpina, Gnaspini & Peck, 1996

Gnaspini, Pedro & Peck, Stewart B., 2019, Redescription of the ‘ older Adelopsis’ species (Coleoptera: Leiodidae: Cholevinae: Ptomaphagini) based on the analysis of type specimens, Zootaxa 4696 (1), pp. 1-62 : 56-60

Paulipalpina sp.

( Figs. 262–267 )

Material examined: 1 female (MNHN). Locality and data: Colombia:? Magdalena Department. Labels: “Nov. Gren. [Nova Grenada, a former name for Colombia] // Magd…” [not possible to read properly, but probably referring to Magdalena Department]. Specimen here illustrated. Note: specimen (listed as examined in Gnaspini, 1996: 541) misidentified as ‘ Adelopsis filicornis Jeannel, 1936 ’, presently in Parapaulipalpina , labeled “type” and placed together with the holotype of that species (a single specimen listed in original description)—Gnaspini, 1996: 540, and see Notes under Parapaulipalpina filicornis , above.

Short Description of the specimen. Eyes reduced ( Fig. 263 ). Spermatheca with 3-turns placed close to the spermatheca base, followed by additional 3-turns transversal to the spermatheca body, followed by a thick, curved body, ending in an elongate apical bulb ( Fig. 262 ). Proportion spermatheca/elytron = 0.21. Mesotibia slightly curved internally ( Fig. 267 ).

Taxonomic Remarks. We decided to not assign this specimen to a new species, because it would have the status of a ‘species inquirenda’ (because it is based on a single female). However, we should reinforce the fact that this specimen has a [erroneous] ‘type’ label, and it was placed together with the type of Parapaulipalpina filicornis (see Note under that species) and can create confusion in the future if this is not corrected. The spermatheca ( Fig. 262 ) is very similar to the spermatheca here illustrated of the female paralectotype of Paulipalpina dispar ( Portevin, 1903) ( Fig. 242 ), which is also from ‘Colombia’, with no precise locality. Although they are both from Colombia, both without precise locality, we prefer to avoid assigning specimens to species without a high probability of being correct.

Figures

FIGURES 262–267. Paulipalpina sp., female in MNHN, from Magdalena. 262, spermatheca (with a simplified sketch interpretation of its structure); 263, head, lateral view; 264, antenna, dorsal view; 265, maxillary palp; 266, meso and metathorax, ventro-lateral view (of left side of specimen); 267, mesotarsus and mesotibia. Scale lines = 0.5 mm; a for figs. 262, 265; b for figs. 263, 264, 266, 267.

FIGURES 238–244. Paulipalpina dispar (Portevin, 1903). 238–241, lectotype male in MNHN, from ‘Colombia’. 238, head, lateral view; 239, maxillary palp; 240, mesotibia; 241, metatarsus and metatibia; 242–244, paralectotype female (same data), 242, spermatheca (with a simplified sketch interpretation of its structure); 243, antenna, dorsal view; 244, maxillary palp. Scale lines = 0.5 mm; a for figs. 239, 242, 244; b for figs. 238, 240, 241, 243.