Artoadenus dius OPITZ, 2015
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publication ID |
https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.5282503 |
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DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5289239 |
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persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/DC6CBD1D-FFA9-FFF0-6DC2-FACCFBB1A9E7 |
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treatment provided by |
Marcus |
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scientific name |
Artoadenus dius OPITZ |
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sp. nov. |
Artoadenus dius OPITZ nov. sp. ( Figs 64 View Figs 62-69 , 113, 114 View Figs 109-132 , 147 View Figs 145-148 , 175 View Fig )
Holotype: ♂. Panama, Pnma. Prov. K 8-13 El Llano-Carti Rd , 10-13 May 1996, Wappes Huether, & Morris ( FSCA). Paratypes: Three specimens. Panamá: Panamá: 7-11 km El Llano / Carti Rd. , 7-V-1999, Morris / Wappes ( JEWC, 1) ; Canal Zone: Barro Colorado Island , 3- VIII-1978, R.B. & L.S. Kimsey ( UCDC, 1). Venezuela: Tachira: La Morita , 8-14-IV-72, A. D’Ascoli, A. Montague, J. Salcedo ( WFBM, 1) .
Diagnosis: The metatibial glandular pit is prominent in the males of Artoadenus and Platynoptera . But, specimens of A. dius have subsecuriform terminal palpomeres, whereas Platynoptera specimens have securiform terminal palpomeres.
Description: Size: Length 12.0 mm; width 6.0 mm. Form: As in Fig. 147 View Figs 145-148 . Color: Cranium bicolorous, upper frons and region behind eyes black, remainder flavotestaceous; pronotum mostly flavotestaceous, disc with two lateral black lines; mesoscutellum flavotestaceous; elytral disc mostly flavotestaceous, posterior third black. Head: Antennal capitulum very long ( Fig. 64 View Figs 62-69 ), each capitular antennomere longer than combined length of scape, pedicel, and funicle; antennal carina very prominent; EW/FW 20/20. Thorax: Pronotal anterior margin not projected at middle; side margin of disc slightly rounded in posterior third; PW/PL 100/85; elytra moderately flared; EL/EW 180/55. Abdomen: Male pygidium not incised at distal margin; aedeagus as in Figs. 113, 114. View Figs 109-132
Variation: Size: length 12.0-15.0 mm; width 6.0-8.0 mm. The elytral disc may be entirely flavotestaceous, or mostly black with the basal margin and middle fascia flavotestaceous.
Natural history: Specimens were collected during April, May, and August. The specimen from Venezuela was collected at 300 m.
Distribution ( Fig. 175 View Fig ): Known from Panamá and Venezuela.
Etymology: The trivial name dius (= between) is a Greek adjective. I refer to the superficial similarities among specimens of Artoadenus, Platynoptera, and Tarandocerus.
| FSCA |
USA, Florida, Gainesville, Division of Plant Industry, Florida State Collection of Arthropods |
| JEWC |
James E. Wappes |
| UCDC |
USA, California, Davis, University of California, R.M. Bohart Museum of Entomology |
| WFBM |
USA, Idaho, Moscow, University of Idaho, W.F. Barr Entomological Collection |
| FSCA |
Florida State Collection of Arthropods, The Museum of Entomology |
| UCDC |
R. M. Bohart Museum of Entomology |
| WFBM |
W.F. Barr Entomological Collection |
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