Kiskeya neibae, Konstantinov, Alexander S. & Lourdes Chamorro-Lacayo, Maria, 2006

Konstantinov, Alexander S. & Lourdes Chamorro-Lacayo, Maria, 2006, A New Genus of Moss-inhabiting Flea Beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) from the Dominican Republic, The Coleopterists Bulletin 60 (4), pp. 275-290 : 286-287

Kiskeya neibae new species

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Description. Body length 1.11–1.18 mm, width 0.88–0.94 mm. Color black with light bluish luster. Femur dark brown, rest of legs and antenna dark yellow. Vertex smooth, without punctures or wrinkles. Supraantennal sulcus present. Pronotum with tiny, sparse, sharp punctures. Elytron convex in lateral view [length (from apex to connection with pronotum) nearly equal to height], with sparse punctures slightly larger than in K. baorucae . Proportions of tarsomeres of male as follows: protarsomeres 9:5:6:11; mesotarsomeres 9:3:7:11; metatarsomeres 12:3:6:12. Female unknown. Apex of median lobe of aedeagus ogival in shape with well developed, long, and narrowly rounded denticle ( Fig. 24 ). Apex thick and straight in lateral view.

Etymology. The specific epithet is a noun in apposition based on the type locality.

Ecology. Unidentified moss samples which contained K. neibae were collected in the forest ( Fig. 27 ) from a variety of substrates (rocks, tree stumps, trunks and branches) ( Fig. 28 ) in 2006. One broken specimen and 5 elytra were retrieved by Berlese extraction along with two male specimens.

Type material. Holotype male. Labels: 1) Dominican Republic: Elías Piña Prov., Sierra de Neiba , 1.5 km E of Military Post 204 (SW of Aniceto Martínez), 1597 m 12.VII.2006 18 ° 41.644 9 N, 71 ° 46.457 9 W leg. A.Konstantinov & L.Chamorro; 2 ) Holotype Kiskeya neibae des. A. Konstantinov & L. Chamorro, 2006 ( USNM) . Paratypes: 1 male, same labels as holotype ( USNM) .

28) moss on a tree trunk.

Figures

Figs. 23, 24. Median lobe of the aedeagus of Kiskeya species (ventral, lateral, and dorsal views). 23) K. baorucae; 24) K. neibae.

Figs. 27, 28. Habitats of Kiskeya neibae in Sierra de Neiba. 27) wet forest with mosses;