Five new species of Dipropus Germar (Coleoptera: Elateridae) from west-central North America, and a lectotype designation for Elater soleatus Say
Author
Johnson, Paul J.
text
Insecta Mundi
2016
2016-12-23
2016
523
1
27
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.5171050
1942-1354
5171050
BB77DBBF-3E2F-4E4B-8C84-55B1D05C11D0
Dipropus sonora
new species
(
Fig. 5–6
,
15
)
Description
. As for
D. pericu
,
except: Length
10.4–12.4 mm
, width
2.9–3.4 mm
. Body piceocastaneous throughout, antennae piceous.
Head with ocular index 53–64. Antenna moderately long, reaching to metafemoral angle of elytra, antennomere 8 reaching apex of hind angle, antennomeres 2–3, 7, 11 length ratio 1.0:6.7, 8.0, 10.3.
Pronotum 1.2x longer than wide, with lateral margin strongly carinate at hind angle, weakening anteriorly; strongly arcuate toward anterior angle in anterior 0.25 of length.
Metaleg with tibia 1.1 length of femur, tarsus same length as tibia; tarsomere length ratio 1.00:0.79:0.25:0.21:0.67.
Aedeagus as in
Fig. 11
; basal piece 0.56 of total length, paramere 0.39 of total length, paramere apex 0.15 of paramere length.
Female: As for male, except body form subparallel; pronotum 0.83x wider than long; antenna short, antennomere 10 reaching apex of hind angle, antennomere 2–4, 11 length ratio 1.0:2.8:2.4, 4.2; metatarsomere length ratio 1.00:0.40:0.25:0.20:0.70; ventrite 5 with punctures small, fine, evenly distributed.
Type Material
.
Holotype
male
MEXICO
:
SONORA
, 15.5 air km SW of
Nogales
, el.
1200m
,
31.19728
,
-111.10139
, leg.
T.R. Van Devender
, A.L. Reina-G.,
12.vii.2012
/ rocky canyon riparian forest/oak woodland (
USNM
).
Paratypes
(45):
MEXICO
:
SONORA
,
same as
holotype
(1,
ASUT
)
;
Rancho
el
Jarazos
,
22.4 km
N of Nacozari de Garcia
,
Sierra la Púrica
,
30.57556ºN
109.73250ºW
,
1595m
,
16 July 2013
,
T.R. Van Devender
, A.L. Reina-G
.; rocky cyn, oak woodland (1,
PJJC
);
10 mi.
E.
Navajoa
,
13.viii.1959
,
blacklight trap
,
W.L. Nutting
&
F.G. Werner
(1,
UAIC
)
.
UNITED STATES
:
ARIZONA
,
Pima Co
.,
Badoquavari
[sic!]
Mts.
, e.s.l.
31 mi
N. Sasabe
/ see note 356,
24.vii.1958
,
R.H. Arnett
, Jr. (1,
FSCA
).
Santa Cruz Co.
,
Pena Blanca
,
12.viii.1983
,
G.W. Ulrich
, U.V. (2,
PJJC
)
;
at light,
13.vii.2013
,
Col. Gareth S. Powell
/ WGS84
31.3883
,
-111.0929
, elv
1190 m
(1,
GSPC
)
;
3.2 km
S
Pena Blanca Lake
,
1250 m
.,
28.vii.1989
;
R.S. Anderson
& S.
McCleve
: UV light (1,
TAMU
)
;
at light 415,
16.vii.1959
, R.H.
Arnett
,
Jr.
(3,
FSCA
)
;
Lot No.
419,
19.vii.1959
,
R.H. Arnett Jr
,
ER VanTassell
(2,
FSCA
)
;
Lot No.
420,
20.vii.1959
(2,
FSCA
)
;
Lot No.
421,
21.vii.1959
(1,
FSCA
)
;
Lot No.
417,
18.vii.1959
(1,
FSCA
)
;
Lot No.
424,
23.vii.1959
(1,
FSCA
)
;
1250 m
.,
28.vii.1989
;
R.S. Anderson
& S.
McCleve
: UV light (1,
TAMU
)
;
Pena Blanca
,
Pajarito Mts.
/
Lot No.
536,
31.vii.1961
,
R.H. Arnett
,
Jr.
, E.
VanTassell
(1,
FSCA
)
;
Lot No.
568,
9.viii.1961
(1,
FSCA
)
;
Lot No.
524,
28.vii.1961
(1,
FSCA
)
;
Lot No.
506,
25.vii.1961
(1,
FSCA
)
;
Lot No.
557,
5.viii.1961
(1,
FSCA
)
;
Lot No.
511,
26.vii.1961
(2,
FSCA
)
;
Lot No.
560,
6.viii.1961
(3,
FSCA
)
;
lot no. 534,
30.vii.1961
(4,
FSCA
)
;
lot no. 600,
6.vii.1962
(1,
FSCA
)
;
Lot No.
498,
20.vii. 1961
(2,
FSCA
)
;
lot no. 600,
1.viii.1962
(1,
FSCA
)
;
lot no. 600,
10.vii.1962
(3,
FSCA
)
;
Pajarito Mts.
,
Pena Blanca
/
Lot
no. 840,
28.vii.1964
,
R.H. Arnett
,
Jr, ER
.
Van Tassell
(1,
FSCA
)
;
Lot
no. 763,
24.vii.1963
(2,
FSCA
)
;
1 mi.
N. Nogales
,
Mariposa Canyon
,
11.viii.1971
,
R.L. Jacques
(1,
FSCA
)
.
Etymology
. The species epithet “
sonora
”
is treated as a noun in apposition and is after the Free and Sovereign State of
Sonora
(Estado Libre y Soberano de
Sonora
),
Mexico
.
Distribution
.
MEXICO
:
Sonora
;
UNITED STATES
:
Arizona
.
Notes
. This species is one of the more commonly collected
Dipropus
species
in the region, especially in southwestern
Arizona
.