Acrotrichis linea, Darby, Michael, 2015

Darby, Michael, 2015, Studies of Bolivian Ptiliidae (Coleoptera) 2: The subfamily Acrotrichinae including two new genera Petrotrichis and Microtrichis, and eight new species of Acrotrichis, Zootaxa 3999 (2), pp. 190-210 : 199

Acrotrichis linea sp. n.

( Figs. 7A –G)

Habitus Fig 7A . Length 0.85 mm. Colour brown/dark yellow, antennae and legs yellow. Antennomeres 3–11 0.31 mm long Fig. 7 C. Mentum and submentum chaetotaxy Fig. 7 E. Width across eyes 0.30 mm. Pronotum 0.46 mm wide, 0.22 mm long, sides with an insinuation before the hind angle when viewed at 45° Fig. 7 B. Elytra 0.55 mm long, 0.48 mm wide. Mesoventrum Fig. 7 F. Posterior margin of metaventrum and metacoxal plates Fig. 7 G. Pygidium noticeably triangular in shape and with setae on anterior border.

Male: not known.

Female: spermatheca Fig. 7 D.

Etymology. Refers to the linear form of the spermathecal duct.

Diagnosis. The brown/yellow colour and form of the spermatheca will separate this species from all others.

Type data: Holotype: ♀, GPS36, BOL / Nov. 2013/11, Bolivia 2013, Santa Cruz dep., W. Amboro NP, Barientos, 1817m, 29.xi, S. 18°06'00" E.63°48'05", sifting litter, Winkler app. extr., P.Baňař lgt. ( UASC).

Figures

FIGURE 7. A. linea. A, habitus; B, side of pronotum viewed at 45 °; C, antennomeres 3 – 11; D, spermatheca; E, mentum and submentum showing chaetotaxy; F, mesoventrum x 465; G, metaventral posterior margin and coxal plates x 465.