Aglyptinus fortipunctatus Peck and Cook, 2014

Peck, Stewart B. & Cook, Joyce, 2014, A review of the small carrion beetles and the round fungus beetles of the West Indies (Coleoptera: Leiodidae), with descriptions of two new genera and 61 new species., Insecta Mundi 2014 (397), pp. 1-76 : 49

Aglyptinus fortipunctatus Peck and Cook , new species

Figures 76, 77

Diagnostic description. Length 1.2–1.7 mm; greatest width 0.9–1.2 mm. Moderately shining; color yellowish to light reddish brown, paler maculae at elytral apices. Head and pronotum finely, moderately sparsely punctate; elytra coarsely, densely punctate. Antennae short, reaching middle of pronotum. Maxillary palps unmodified. Eyes large. Wings fully developed. Metasternum finely, sparsely punctate medially; densely covered with fine lines of microsculpture laterally. Male protarsi and mesotarsi densely setose. Major male mesofemur broader than metafemur; metafemur with concave posterior margin; mesotibia elongate; inner metatibial spine elongate with curved apex. Aedeagus ( Fig. 76, 77) weakly curved dorsoventrally, depressed before evenly tapered, acute apex. Parameres evenly narrowing to slender apex.

Type material. Holotype, male, with the following label data: “ CUBA: SANTIAGO PROV./ SANTIAGO, Jardin Botanico / 5.XII.1995, 50 m/ scrub forest litter/ S. Peck, 95-70” ( SBPC) . Paratypes (14): with same data as holotype except: 5–17.XII.1995, scrub forest FITs, 95-72 (10, SBPC) ; same data except: 5 m, disturbed forest, 95-74 (2, SBPC) ; Cuba : Santiago Prov., 6km NE Siboney, Rio Juragua, 150 m, 7.XII.1995, tree base litter, S. Peck, 95-86 (2, SBPC) .

Distribution. Known only from Cuba.

Etymology. The epithet fortipunctatus (Latin forti-, strongly; punctatus, punctured) refers to the heavily punctate elytra of this species.