Diutius sexpunctatus (Kirsch)
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Pelonium View in CoL ? sexpunctatum Kirsch, 1874: 398 . Lectotype. Female. PERU, Pozuzu, M. Kirsch (SMTD). Corporaal 1950: 290 ( Corinthiscus View in CoL ). Kirsch did not specify as to the number of specimens that were involved in his description. Therefore, I invoke Recommendation 73F of the ICZN (1999) and designate a lectotype for this nominal species.
Diagnosis. Specimens of this species resemble superficially those of Diutius gallerucoides ( Spinola, 1844: 372) , but in Diutius sexpunctatus (Kirsch) specimens the elytral disc shows 6 maculae ( Fig. 5 View Figures 5-8 ) not 8 ( Fig. 6 View Figures 5-8 ) as is the case in its congener.
Redescription. Size: Length 10.0 mm; width 3.2 mm. Form: Oblong, short, rectangular ( Fig. 5 View Figures 5-8 ). Color: Mouthparts testaceous, except mandibles brown; antenna mostly testaceous, posterior margin of capitulum brown; thorax, legs, and abdomen testaceous; elytra mostly testaceous, with 6 brown maculae. Head: Funicular antennomeres progressively shorter, capitulum longer than combined length of funicular antennomeres, capitular antennomeres very long ( Fig. 1 View Figures 1-4 ); eyes coarsely facetted and bulgy, frons slightly narrower than width of eye (EW/FW 22/20). Thorax: Pronotum ( Fig. 2 View Figures 1-4 ) slightly transverse (PW/ PL 72/70), side margin with shallow tubercle, disc finely sparsely punctate; elytral without asetiferous punctation (EL/EW 240/60). Abdomen: Pygidium scutiform.
Variation. Size: Length 9.0-10.0 mm; width 3.0- 3.2 mm. Other than body size, the available specimens are quite homogeneous.
Distribution. In addition to the lectotype, I examined one specimen from: Peru: Tarapoto, Mai a Aut, 1886, M de Mathan. Specimens are deposited in MNHN and SMTD.
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Diutius sexpunctatus (Kirsch)
Opitz, Weston 2016 |
sexpunctatum
Kirsch 1874: 398 |
Corinthiscus
Fairmaire & Germain 1861 |
Pelonium
Spinola 1844 |