Operclipygus remotus, Caterino, Michael S. & Tishechkin, Alexey K., 2013

Caterino, Michael S. & Tishechkin, Alexey K., 2013, A systematic revision of Operclipygus Marseul (Coleoptera, Histeridae, Exosternini), ZooKeys 271, pp. 1-401 : 117-118

Operclipygus remotus sp. n. Fig. 33AMap 11

Type locality.

PANAMA: Darién: Cana, Pirre Camp [7°45.825'N, 77°43.325'W].

Type material.

Holotype male: "PANAMA: Darién Prov. Cana, Pirre Camp, 1320, 7°45.825'N, 77°43.325'W, 6-MAY-2008, A. R. Gillogly"/ "Caterino/Tishechkin Exosternini Voucher EXO-00281"(FMNH).

Diagnostic description.

This species is extremely similar to Operclipygus lunulus , differing mainly in the following characters: length: 1.65 mm, width: 1.34 mm; anterior submarginal pronotal stria fine, recurved obliquely to about middle of pronotum; lateral region of pronotal disk with few coarse punctures; mesometaventral stria more broadly arched forward on mesoventral disk; propygidial punctures small, round, sparse, separated by at least 2 × their diameters throughout; pygidium with coarse punctures restricted to narrow basal marginal band. Male genitalia very similar to those of Operclipygus lunulus (see Figs 32 I–K), the aedeagus indistinguishable; S9 only weakly widened toward base (Fig. 33A).

Remarks.

This species can only be recognized by the combination of characters given above.

Etymology.

This species’ name refers to the remoteness of its type locality.